Industrial Robot: Volume 36 Issue 2

Jaguar lifts XF robot total to 179

The purpose of this paper is to describe how Jaguar Cars in the UK has increased the number of industrial robots at its XF body‐in‐white (BIW) facility at its Castle Bromwich site…

Robots boost for GMM van production

The purpose of this paper is to describe how General Motors (GM) Manufacturing has increased the number of installed robots at its Luton, Bedfordshire, UK van making facility as a…

Larger is the key word at the latest IMTS show

The purpose of this paper is to review the International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago with emphasis on innovative robot applications on display.

A minimum‐time algorithm for intercepting an object on a conveyor belt

The purpose of this paper is to provide a minimum time algorithm to intercept an object on a conveyor belt by a robotic manipulator. The goal is that the robot is able to…

Use of infrared light reflecting landmarks for localization

This paper aims to present a novel localization scheme using infrared light reflecting artificial landmarks.

Humanitarian demining: path planning and remote robotic sweeping

Humanitarian demining is addressed as an engineering‐driven duty, aiming at optimal price/effectiveness figures, joining low‐cost robotics and flexible automation. The mine…

Floor‐cleaning robot using omni‐directional wheels

The purpose of this paper is to present an omni‐directional floor‐cleaning robot equipped with four omni‐directional wheels. The research purposes are to design a robot for…

Bridge transported servo manipulator system for remote handling tasks under a radiation environment

This paper aims to describe bridge transported servo‐manipulator (BTSM) system, which was developed to overcome the limited workspace of the conventional mechanical master‐slave…

Vehicle scheduling in 2D shop floor environments

The purpose of this paper is to develop an efficient method for solving a vehicle scheduling problem (VSP) in 2D industrial environments. An autonomous vehicle is requested to…

Web sites

Transdev helps race car motion simulation system to surge

KTM automates TIG welding of motorcycle frame parts

Stäubli Robotics announces the new Stericlean robot for VHP Environments

Robotic Welding, Intelligence and Automation

TIA’s Net F/T Sensor System puts six-axis F/T measurement onto industrial networks

Diary

2008 Engelberger Robotics Awards honor industry veterans from South Korea and Belgium

Adept Technology announces new solar product line

Fun and games

Robotic waterjet cleaning system from KMT Robotic Solutions helps General Electric to reduce costs and improve productivity

The world’s largest production robot

Patent abstracts

ABB aerospace seminar

Robotics issues on vision-based human motion analysis