Industrial Robot: Volume 33 Issue 2

A packaging robot for complex cartons

To demonstrate the feasibility of designing a versatile packaging machine for folding cartons of complex geometry and shapes.

An industrial solution to automatic robot calibration and workpiece pose estimation for semiconductor and gene‐chip microarray fabrication

For semiconductor and gene‐chip microarray fabrication, robots are widely used to handle workpieces. It is critical that robots can calibrate themselves regularly and estimate…

Research on embedded MAS based manipulator control

Presents an embedded MAS (Multi‐Agent System) based control method for multi link series manipulators.

Interplas Show brings cheer to UK plastics

To review manufacturing automation products and technology on show at Interplas 2005, the UK's premier exhibition of equipment for the plastics and rubber industry.

CLAWAR highlights research progress on climbing and walking robots

Aims to review the Clawar 2005 conference on climbing and walking robots.

Automated processes for composite aircraft structure

This paper provides a general review of automated processing methods currently being used to fabricate aircraft composite structure.

Trimming a fiberglass challenge to save money, production time and improve quality

To relate how even a smaller manufacturing operation can benefit from the application of robotic methods to manual operations.

The harmonious robot

To describe the design methodology and human‐centre functionality of the whole arm manipulator (WAM) developed originally at MIT and brought to commercial fruition by Barrett…

Robot show features faster and cheaper models, free drinks and physical therapy

To report on new products and applications at the 2005 International Robots and Vision Show, Chicago, USA.

New shelf robot saves vital space in the foundry environment

Patent abstracts

US second quarter is industry's best ever

US and UK teams share the prizes

Composite fabrication – a route for cutting assembly costs?

Coriolis launches robotic automation for composite wind turbine blades

Web sites

PickMaster, a productivity enhancing software concept for high speed picking applications

Infra-red welding helps Hepworth automate production process

Axiomatic Design and Fabrication of Composite Structures: Applications in Robots, Machine Tools, and Automobiles (Oxford Series on Advanced Manufacturing)

Changing the face of robot remote fault diagnosis and service

Sony and Tordivel collaborate to deliver integrated robot inspection systems

Diary

2005 Engelberger Robotics Awards honor four industry leaders

Innova Holdings, Inc. appointed as value-added reseller for Barrett Technology Inc.

Problem solutions

World's largest robots and vision show increases attendance by 55 percent

Researchers focus on man-robot interaction

Machining with robots