INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

• Testing Thresholds for Collaborative Robot Safety
  Cobots could someday corner the market. Get the latest collaborative robot safety standards updates at IRSC.
• Cultivating Robotics and AI for Sustainable Agriculture
  Robots and AI relieve labor shortages, increase farming efficiency and support new, sustainable agriculture methods across the food supply chain.
• Autonomous Mobile Robots Push Robot Boundaries
  There’s a new robot in town that is moving and shaking things up in a big way: Autonomous Mobile Robots
• ROS-Industrial for Real-World Solutions
  No longer confined to the halls of research, open-source robotics takes on real-world challenges with ROS-Industrial.
• Trades Embrace Robotics on Construction Sites
  From remote-controlled earthmovers and demolition robots, to automated masons and digital fabrication, robotics will revolutionize construction.

NEWS

• Dürr Announces 13,000th Robot Installed in Korean Plant
  Dürr is pleased to announce the installation of robots in the paint shop of a GM manufacturing facility in Korea.
• Service Robots: Global Sales Value Reaches 12.9 billion USD
  Logistic systems such as autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) represent the largest fraction in the professional service robot market (41% of
• Industrial Robots: Robot Investment Reaches Record 16.5 billion USD
  IFR forecasts shipments in 2019 will recede from the record level in 2018, but expects an average growth of 12
• Omron supports flexible production needs with its most advanced and versatile safety light curtain to date
  Omron Automation Americas, a global leader in industrial automation and safety solutions, recently announced the launch of a cutting-edge safety
• Harmonic Drive LLC announces new gear unit with large Hollow Bore
  Harmonic Drive LLC announces new gear unit with large Hollow Bore

EDUCATION

• Artificial Intelligence: Take this survey and help us mold our initiatives
  The Association for Advancing Automation wants to better understand how artificial intelligence is changing our industries.
• Infographic: Global Industrial Robotics Market Overview
  As you plan for success in 2019 and beyond, it’s important to look back at the most powerful forces shaping the global industrial robotics market. Understanding the history of the current market can help you chart a course for the future.
• NEW - Collaborative Robots White Paper: Free Download
  The field of collaborative robots is currently the hottest area of interest within the robotics industry, and with good reason.
• ARCHIVED WEBINARS: Catch up on our offerings on your schedule
  It's never too late to watch a Robotics Webinar hosted by RIA. Watch from anywhere to take advantage of the free access to all of our archived webinars!
• Download the TR R15.606-2016 Robots and Robotic Devices - Collaborative Robots
  Published on December 25, 2016, the RIA TR R15.606-2016, like its ISO predecessor ISO/TS 15066:2016, provides safety guidance for collaborative industrial robot systems where a robot system and people share the same workspace.