From such simple tasks as separating "lefts" from "rights" to inspecting and rejecting parts using complex vision systems, automation brings tremendous improvements to the plastics production process.

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Almost three weeks ago, we watched the latest version of Boston Dynamics' robot Atlas at work, and it was somewhat impressive. Not only did the humanoid robot manage to improvise a step from a piece ...

Lerrel Pinto says the key to building useful home robots is helping them learn from their mistakes. Lerrel Pinto is one of MIT Technology Review’s 2023 Innovators Under 35. Asked to explain his work, ...

Keri Grieman receives funding from EPSRC and The Alan Turing Institute. Robots are featuring more and more in our daily lives. They can be incredibly useful (bionic limbs, robotic lawnmowers, or ...