New technology could enable six-axis robots to approach the precision of classic machine tools.
December 17, 2025
STADE, Germany—Robots are great tools for manufacturing and assembly processes that require motion, such as cutting, welding, dispensing, sanding and painting. They are less good at machining solid steel or following complex milling paths. That’s because what robots offer in flexibility, they lack in stiffness.
DUNCAN, SC—Staubli Robotics has introduced a new robot, the RX170 high-speed machining robot, for fast, accurate milling of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers and other composite materials.
