Opinion

A new revenue stream is a win, but if you’re not prepared, the result is rushed production, increased risk of costly quality issues, product failure in the field, and losing your customer’s confidence in your ability to deliver future orders.  

Based on a survey of 250 companies across multiple industries, ABB identified three trends that will shape the demand for robots in 2022 and beyond.

To successfully introduce robots to the public at scale, we need to acknowledge robotics as a more open-ended endeavor that requires more diverse tooling than traditional software development.

Thomas Low, the director of the robotics laboratory at SRI International, writes about what roles robotics will grow into in coming years.

Carter Schultz of AMP Robotics shares his three rules for making a successful transition from prototype to production.

Our editorial team perused CES virtually this year and still found no shortage of new robots and technologies to cover.

New opportunities are attracting more pioneers of new robotic applications, here are five pitfalls automation industry startups need to avoid.

Georg Stieler, managing director for China at international consulting firm STM Stieler, shares his thoughts on China’s five-year plan.

Leading robotics experts such as Juan Aparicio and Ken Goldberg, share what they’ll be keeping an eye on in 2022.

A look back at the most memorable robotics moments of 2021, including the Mars 2020 mission, confused robotaxis, Tesla Bot and more.

These are four tips for making the jump from academia to creating a product and commercialization.

In 2021, we covered over fifty acquisitions worth billions of dollars. Here are 10 acquisition stories that stood out to us.

As we head into 2022, what is the current state of interoperability for the robotics industry? Where are we making progress and where do we need to do more work?

Over the past year, we spent nearly 40 hours talking to key members of the robotics community. Here are the best episodes of The Robot Report Podcast in 2021.

Collaborative robot markets are expected to see the biggest growth in the years ahead, with end effectors representing the largest component market.

Samir Menon, founder and CEO of Dexterity, joined The Robot Report Podcast to discuss the company’s full-stack robotic picking systems. The show also discussed how China’s new regulations killed an autonomous vehicle SPAC.

We got the scoop on the new AMR solutions from Fetch Robotics and recap the week that was in robotics.

Amazon unveiled its much-anticipated consumer robot earlier this week. We share our thoughts about Astro and hear from callers who share their opinions about Amazon’s first consumer robot.

We’ve seen several multipurpose home robots – Buddy, Cozmo, Jibo, Kuri – crash and burn over the years. Will things be different with Amazon Astro?

The two companies offer compatible solutions that will extend Locus Robotics’ portfolio of solutions.

John Deere and Bear Flag Robotics discuss what their partnership means for the future of autonomous tractors.

This week Steve and Mike talk to Sami Atiya, CEO of ABB Robotics and Verónica Pascual, CEO of ASTI about the recent news of the acquisition of ASTI by ABB. Also on the show is Ash Sharma from Interact Analysis to discuss the story.