YuMi, a human-friendly dual-arm robot design for assembly work alongside humans, is scheduled for release in 2015. The past year has been, in many ways, a landmark year for advances in robotics. I say ...

If a human worker can do it, why not a robot? Swiss robotics giant ABB recently unveiled a new concept robot that showcases how the company is aiming to have humanoid machines work side by side with ...

As labor shortages in the manufacturing industries continue to swell, a continued uptick in demand for robotics is expected. Along with this surge in robot hardware, growth in accompanying software ...

ABB Robotics has expanded its modular large robot portfolio with the introduction of the new IRB 7710 and IRB 7720. The new robots, combined with recently launched IRB 5710-IRB 5720 and IRB 6710-IRB ...

ABB’s new combination system features a robot with a 330-lb payload capability and a large, scalable working area, for flexibility and functionality that contribute to productivity and ...

The Swiss-based robotics group ABB opened its first global healthcare research hub in the U.S. and unveiled a new concept robot that could assist laboratory staff with their day-to-day tasks. The YuMi ...

The factory is due to be operating by the end of 2020 and will produce robots for China as well as for exports elsewhere in Asia. (Bloomberg pic) Robots will make robots at a new ABB factory in China, ...

ABB has secured a contract to deliver more than 250 robots to Valmet Automotive. The machines, which are to be installed at Valmet’s Uusikaupunki body shop in Finland, will be used to produce the new ...

Robots will make robots at a new ABB factory in China, which the Swiss engineering group said on Saturday it plans to build for $150 million in Shanghai as it defends its place as the country's ...