A robot equipped with an adaptive gripper can provide an alternative to maintaining multiple jigs for automated welding. 

PLEASANTON, CA—Adept Technology Inc. will host a series of educational webinars this fall on topics such as vision-guided robotics, automated packaging, and control software.

AUBURN HILLS, MI—ABB Robotics and SVIA Industrial Automation have developed a vision-guided robotic machine tending cell for a Texas manufacturer of rock-drilling equipment.

Assemblers must work quickly while meeting strict quality requirements.

Fixed automation systems and conventional blind robots have a role in automated assembly, but it’s limited.

LETCHWORTH, UK—Engineers at systems integrator Alphr Technology have developed a vision-guided robotic automation system to assemble plastic spigots.