Engineers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are developing a self-fixturing process that would enable ...

ABB Limited has released a spot-welding robot capable of being inverted, floor mounted, tilted or shelf-mounted. Its compact design makes it ideal for use in confined areas and as part of ...

Vision guidance also increases flexibility. Instead of swapping fixtures to run a new part, assemblers can simply reprogram ...

Robots that can weld, lift and bolt are being developed to help cope with a shortage of human workers at Japanese construction sites. However, their use will be limited to night shifts when no human ...