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Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. recently unveiled a new robotic system that enables remote collaboration by reproducing the movements of engineers.

ABB has integrated the Baldor Electric Co. into its global brand as a part of its Next Level initiative. A member of the ABB group for more than seven years, Baldor Electric is now known as ABB.

Engineers at Harvard University have developed soft robots that can sense touch, pressure, movement and temperature. The devices feature embedded sensors that were inspired by nature and the human body's sensory capabilities.

The North American robotics, machine vision and motion control market continues to set new records. According to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the industry achieved several milestones in 2017.

Delta robots are becoming increasingly popular for many types of applications, because they're fast, have small footprints and feature large work envelopes.

Fixtures are essential to most assembly and machining processes. Their design is vital, as they have a direct effect on productivity, cost and quality. It is estimated that 40 percent of rejected parts stem from inappropriate fixturing.

Electric motors have been used in industry for more than 150 years. Siemens AG has been making them at its plant in Bad Neustadt, Germany, for 80 of those years.

From the outside, a robot appears to be an independent entity that can do many great things all on its own. But, in truth, it's the internal technology and end-of-arm tooling that enable the robot to effectively perform many types of assembly.