Tag: Robots
Robots can improve the flow of blood donations
Media Release by Swinburne
Swinburne researchers have taken on a believed-impossible project – to automate the processing of blood donation packs – and proved that...
MIT researchers develop “robotic” breath-regulating textile
Researchers at MIT have developed a new kind of soft robotic fiber that can act as artificial muscles and react to body movements.
The OmniFiber...
How Australian firms can embrace lean manufacturing for improved competitiveness
Media Release
The COVID-19 pandemic has created innumerable challenges for Australian business. However, it may also have created opportunities for some sectors, including the Australian...
adidas unveils first shoe made almost entirely by robots at its Speedfactory facility
adidas has unveiled the adidas Futurecraft M.F.G. (Made for Germany) shoe – the first product created at its industry-changing SPEEDFACTORY facility in Ansbach, Germany.
The...
Researchers build “biohybrid” robot from sea slug muscles and 3D printed body
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have built a crawling robot by combining 3D printed parts and sea slug materials.
Although this biohybrid robot is...
MIT researchers 3D print robotic hand that will make robots more flexible (VIDEO)
A team of engineers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have managed to make a robot hand that can grab and...
Young engineers from Australia and New Zealand to face off in robotics live final
After the dazzling Robotronica festival that took place at the Queensland University of Technology last month, another exciting robotics event is scheduled to take...
ABB lands major order to boost manufacturing flexibility at Ford’s newest factory in China
Leading power and automation technology group ABB has been awarded a $52 million contract by Changan Ford to boost the flexibility and efficiency of...
Robots can learn to handle e-waste – researchers claim
The dismantling of most end-of-life products is labour intensive and costly. Many attempts of automating the disassembly process have been unsuccessful. However, researchers from...
RMIT Design Hub features 3D printers, robots and CNC milling
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Design Hub — a creative environment that facilitates researching, archiving, exhibiting, discussing and critiquing design — has announced...
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Building resilience as manufacturing requirements become more complex
The industrial machinery and heavy equipment manufacturing sector is critical not only for its direct outputs, machines, and equipment that pave the way for construction, agriculture and manufacturing but also for its crucial role in economic development and innovation.
