Industrial Robot: Volume 35 Issue 1

KUKA robotics open architecture allows wireless control

This paper aims to investigate a high‐profile marketing stratagem staged by a robot manufacturer.

DaimlerChrysler installs new robot‐based flexible assembly line

This paper seeks to describe a new flexible, robot‐based welding line, installed at an American DaimlerChrysler vehicle assembly plant.

Vision and robotics team up at the 2007 Show

This paper aims to review the 2007 Bi‐Annual International Robotics and Vision Show in Chicago.

Mechanisms for collaborative teleoperation with a team of cooperative robots

This paper aims to present a teleoperation system that allows one to control a group of mobile robots in a collaborative manner. In order to show the capabilities of the…

A model‐based approach to cooperative operation of multirobot systems

This paper aims to report a novel practical algorithm for manipulation planning of multiple articulated robots.

Stiffness optimization for two‐armed robotic sculpting

Recent research has considered robotic machining as a dextrous alternative to traditional CNC machine tools for complex sculptured surfaces. One challenge in using robotic…

Metaheuristic scheduling of multiple picking agents for warehouse management

This paper aims to develop a scheduler for multiple picking agents in a warehouse that takes into account distance and loading queue delay minimization within the context…

Laser‐based corridor detection for reactive navigation

Recently there has been a strong trend towards automation in the mine industry. This paper seeks to describe and analyse an algorithm that can be used as a part of an…

Microsoft forms alliance with Tmsuk robot manufacturer

CoroWare CoroBot gains momentum within research and development community Academic and commercial buyers opt for affordable and flexible mobile robots

Robotic Industries Association

Mars rovers just keep on going

Jaguar benefits from advanced robot-based sealing system from ABB

Book review

Robots cut lettuce labour issue

PenTec Robotics combines two robot technologies

New flexible solution to pot-filling and packing

New ARCMate weld robot gets fully integrated “base to torch” cable management

Patent abstracts

The ICRA Robot Challenge

First robot solutions integrator for Elau

Creating cooperative robots with intelligence capabilities

Adept wins $1.2 million robotics order for use in prescription drug fulfillment system

CLAWAR news

Web sites

13-axis robot to assemble flanges with guidance of 3D vision systems

Floor panel palletising cell incorporates latest Mitsubishi robot

US company opens world's first fully automated fuel cell production line

Super SCARA, improved aesthetics, extends array of robots

Robots stick it to the ceramics sector

KUKA Robotics introduces 6-axis tabletop cleanroom robot

Diary

Dassault Systemes announces enhancements to DELMIA V5

Robot sales jump 39 percent in North America in first half of 2007

Advancements in robotic manipulation broaden their application scope

Ambidextrous robots