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ROME—Automation firm Comau and aerospace supplier Leonardo S.p.A. are working together to develop self-adaptive robotic technology that can autonomously inspect helicopter blades up to 7 meters long.

Nominees include AI software, a fast and precise robot, and a smart workbench for error-proof assembly.

Humanoid robots were once the stuff of science fiction. Now, robots with two arms and two legs may soon be deployed in assembly plants and warehouses.

The ASSEMBLY Show South hosts numerous robot OEMs, as well as multiple suppliers of grippers and other robotic peripherals. Here’s a sampling of the new robotics technology that can be found on the show floor.

More than a decade ago, Northrop Grumman adopted production technology from the auto industry and unveiled an automated assembly line to mass-produce fuselages for the F-35 jet fighter.

Lion expects to produce approximately 14,000 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles per year at its.
new assembly plant in Mirabel, Quebec. Meeting that sort of production volume requires automation.

The process of disassembling EV batteries is mostly a manual process. Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory are trying to change that.

FREMONT, CA— On March 5, Anyware Robotics announced an add-on for its Pixmo robot for truck and container unloading. The add-on includes a vertical lift with a conveyor belt that is attached to Pixmo between the robot and the boxes. The integrated Pixmo software processes the heights of the boxes in the container and then controls the conveyor of the add-on to move up and down to these positions to “meet” the robot arm as it unloads. The add-on enhances unloading efficiency, weight capability, and reliability.

Systems integrator develops unique automation process to disarm mortar rounds filled with deadly mustard agent.

SPARTANBURG, SC—BMW Manufacturing Co. plans to use humanoid robots at its flagship assembly plant here.