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

• ABB introduces PickMaster Twin, with digital twin technology to reduce commissioning times
  15 percent faster picking times for increased productivity, increases output and total line efficiency by 40 percent...
• ABB to showcase robotic innovations that help packagers manage high mix, low volume production at Pack Expo 2019
  ABB’s technological advances provide the efficiency to package more products on the same lines, switch between products with minimal downtime,
• Weekly Bot Brief Newsletter on Robotics 9/13/2019
  "There is no force on earth more powerful than an idea whose time has come." - Victor Hugo
• US Tax Treaty Updates Japan and Spain
  Long-awaited treaty protocols, signed in 2013, were finally ratified in July 2019. 
• Avidbots Provides Neo Robots in Select DHL-Managed Warehouses in North America
  Avidbots is working with DHL Supply Chain to deploy Neo floor-scrubbing robots in select warehouses it manages in North America.

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.