COVID-19 has accelerated deglobalization in manufacturing, but that shift was already underway before the pandemic. Between 1990 and 2016, global trade had been growing at average annual rate of 4.9 percent, according to the World Trade Organization.

Although many programming and controlling technologies for industrial robots have evolved over the last several years, one component has remained fairly constant - the robot teach pendant.

When preproduction of the next-generation Tempest fighter jet ramps up next year, assemblers at BAE Systems will be using cutting-edge technology.

Seiuemon Inaba, Ph.D., the founder of FANUC Corp., who turned a fledgling startup into a global manufacturer of robots and machine controls, died Oct. 2. He was 95.

A gentle nudge is often a more effective way to bring out the best in a worker than a firm push. Two common scenarios where this approach applies are just-hired workers and veteran ones that need to learn a new task.

FRANKFURT, Germany—The World Robotics 2020 Industrial Robots report presented by the International Federation of Robotics shows a record of 2.7 million industrial robots operating in factories around the world. This total represents an increase of 12 percent from 2019.

Based in Ilshofen, Germany, Bausch+Ströbel (B+S) manufactures filling and packaging equipment for the pharmaceutical industry.

A construction equipment manufacturer needed a way to feed a family of large, heavy castings. The castings range in weight from a few ounces up to a few pounds and come in many geometric shapes.