Scientists designed a new type of controller for the robotic arm used in robotic surgery. Their controller combines the two distinct types of gripping used in commercially available robotic systems to ...

While robot original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) each offer their own tightly integrated controllers, recent developments now enable control by a programmable logic controller, or PLC. For ...

It’s the main hub that ties everything together—sort of like the conductor for the orchestra that is a robot. It takes in data from sensors, runs that through some code (which you or someone else ...

The company behind some of the coolest strength-multiplying robots in the world has a new trick up its sleeve: A wearable controller garment that enables teleoperated robots to do a user's bidding.

The use of Cartesian and six-axis robots, as well as selective-compliance-articulated robot arms (SCARAs) is on the rise. They automate tasks to accelerate cycle times, increase throughput, and ...