We hope you enjoy the 2019 Design World Robotics Handbook, which was produced by The Robot Report.

Here is a breakdown of the topics covered inside the Robotics Handbook:

Design & Development
– TRI teaches mobile manipulator for household use with VR, simulation
– DHL on the state of warehouse robotics
– Robotics and 5G enable remote surgeries in China
– 5 design process elements for successful robot production

Mobile Robots
– 6 River Systems acquisition: Mobile robots a must in new economy
– Ford Spain uses MiR mobile robots to optimize internal logistics
– 6 trends to watch in autonomous mobile robots

Software
– OpenAI teaches robot hand to single-handedly solve Rubik’s Cube
– How the power of cloud computing benefits robotics

Collaborative Robots
– When will high-DOF robot arms matter?
– UR5 cobot makes automation a snap at Zippertubing
– Surgical system uses KUKA cobot for sensitive precision

Motion Control
– Examining motion control at the Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum
– Consider your environment when designing or selecting robot joints

Exoskeletons
Designing lightweight, upper-body exoskeletons

End Effectors
– Grippers grow with collaborative robotics market
– How to design precise parallel grippers for cobots

Sensing/Vision
– 6 common mistakes when setting up safety laser scanners
– Cleo Robotics compact drone taking on dangerous jobs

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