Opinion & Briefings

Industry briefings, distilled for engineers

Daily industry briefings distilled from robotics research and industrial automation news — each links back to its original source.

ArchiveOpinion · Oct 10, 2023

Munich Airport and Dabico to Develop Autonomous Passenger Boarding Bridges

Munich Airport and Dabico sign LOI to develop fully automated passenger boarding bridges, aiming to improve efficiency and reliability.

ArchiveOpinion · Oct 7, 2023

Interroll launches AMR Top Module for Light Conveyor Platform

Interroll introduces an AMR Top Module for its Light Conveyor Platform, tested with MiR and Omron, targeting autonomous material handling.

ArchiveOpinion · Oct 7, 2023

Yaskawa Motoman GP20: New Industrial Robot for Versatile Automation

Yaskawa launches Motoman GP20 industrial robot, touting precision, speed, versatility, and reliability for material handling, assembly, inspection, welding, and machining.

ArchiveOpinion · Oct 3, 2023

Clevon Marks Delivery of Nearly 1,500 DHL Express Packages in Estonia Pilot

Clevon's autonomous robot carrier completes year-long DHL Express Estonia pilot, delivering nearly 1,500 packages and expanding to business and private customers.

ArchiveOpinion · Oct 3, 2023

WPI's Lizard-Like Soft Robot Inspects Tight Spaces in Aging Buildings

Worcester Polytechnic Institute develops a lizard-inspired soft robot to inspect and map hard-to-reach areas in aging infrastructure.

ArchiveOpinion · Sep 30, 2023

Orlando and Beep Launch Six-Month Autonomous Shuttle Pilot

City of Orlando partners with LYNX and Beep to test autonomous shuttles on a one-mile route in Creative Village, gathering data for future mobility planning.

ArchiveOpinion · Sep 28, 2023

DHL eCommerce Opens $74M Automated Hub in Kentucky, Its Largest US Sorting Center

DHL eCommerce's new 307,000 sq ft Kentucky hub features high-speed sorters and solar power, boosting US network capacity.

ArchiveOpinion · Sep 26, 2023

GlobalData: Robotics Market to Reach $218B by 2030

GlobalData forecasts the robotics market will hit $218 billion by 2030, driven by AI advances, labor shortages, and expanding use cases.

ArchiveOpinion · Sep 16, 2023

Learning Framework for Human-like Control of Robotic Manipulators

A human-in-the-loop learning framework enables redundant manipulators to mimic human arm postures, improving HRC safety and user acceptance.