... Innovation Steels Metals Honda Motor Co., Ltd announced that it has newly developed a robotic technology for the continuous welding of steel and aluminum based on the friction stir welding process (FSW) and applied it to its flagship product, the Accord 2013 (Figure 1) now in production...

...Richard Bloss Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the most recent AUVSI unmanned vehicle show, with emphasis on the new robot innovations and applications on display. Design/methodology/approach In‐depth interviews with exhibitors of unmanned vehicles. Findings Unmanned vehicles...

.... Richard Bloss can be contacted at: rbloss@umich.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Robotics Assembly Innovation Robots play an important role in most automated assembly systems. At the 2009 Assembly Technology Expo, the robots were out in force again and reflected the industry...

..., and thus has been mainly sponsored by industry. A variety of innovative techniques and methods have emerged either addressing specific industrial problems, or suggesting a number of generic solutions. This paper closely examines the international research effort of automatic manipulation of flexible...

...Anna Kochan Reports from the Hanover Fair on new developments in robotic automation, outlines the latest robot hardware and software innovations to be launched on the market, and describes new applications being taken up by industry. The first Visual Servo installation, expected end 2002...

... at the end of the previous decade by the introduction of robotic surgery systems. Discusses the backgrounds for development of the Intuitive Surgical “Da Vinci” systems and gives an overview of current status and functionality. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Robotics Hospitals Innovation Another...

... lend their skills to the demands of managing CEC funded projects rather than to developing robots themselves, given that it would appear robots are no longer a priority research theme. European Union Robotics Innovation Robotics has been a popular topic in the past for CEC project funding...