As labor shortages in the manufacturing industries continue to swell, a continued uptick in demand for robotics is expected. Along with this surge in robot hardware, growth in accompanying software ...

YuMi, a human-friendly dual-arm robot design for assembly work alongside humans, is scheduled for release in 2015. The past year has been, in many ways, a landmark year for advances in robotics. I say ...

If a human worker can do it, why not a robot? Swiss robotics giant ABB recently unveiled a new concept robot that showcases how the company is aiming to have humanoid machines work side by side with ...

BRAMPTON, ON, Dec. 15, 2015 /CNW/ - Sheridan's Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies (CAMDT) has become the first facility in Canada to acquire ABB's YuMi® robot. A special event ...

ABB's new 75,000-square-foot factory will use software meant to allow people and robots to work safely in close proximity, the company said, adding its YuMi robots -- designed to work side-by-side ...

ABB Robotics has expanded its modular large robot portfolio with the introduction of the new IRB 7710 and IRB 7720. The new robots, combined with recently launched IRB 5710-IRB 5720 and IRB 6710-IRB ...

In an age where automation is king, ABB’s latest move to expand its robot line-up in China represents a seismic ...

Coming soon to China: A factory where robots will build robots. Swiss firm ABB Group plans to build a $150 million “Factory of the Future” in Shanghai, it said in a statement Saturday. It will become ...

How hard is it to build a robot today? Not as hard as you'd think. MarketWatch's Jurica Dujmovic discusses. Photo: Lego Robot makers are promoting a new generation of robots designed to work safely ...

Robots will make robots at a new ABB factory in China, which the Swiss engineering group said on Saturday it plans to build for $150 million in Shanghai as it defends its place as the country's ...