Machine Control & Robotics

The MQ-9 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been deployed to help with firefighting efforts in Northern California.

Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) certainly seem to have a lot of potential. They can be used to spray pesticides on a large farm to boost crop yields, for example, or to move materials at a mining site.

Swift Navigation and Carnegie Robotics (CRL) today rolled out their first joint product, a real-time…

The team at the GE Healthcare Milwaukee repair facility is always looking for ways to improve efficiencies and to automate more processes — like moving materials through the 280,000 square foot building.

Clearpath Robotics recently partnered with Xtreme Terrain Robots (ARGO XTR) to launch the Warthog, a…

Clearpath Robotics recently raised $30 million to grow its industrial division, OTTO Motors. The investment will be used to expand the indoor self-driving vehicle market.

Cockroaches seem to be indestructible at times. They can easily squirm in and out of…

Results show importance of integrating human experience.

DRC-Hubo, the robot representing Team Kaist of Daejeon, Republic of Korea, took home first place…

The $4 trillion construction industry is a complicated, big business fraught with danger. Every project requires a tightly choreographed symphony of people, equipment and materials. Yet, to date, the use of robotic systems on construction jobsites has been minimal.