Research conducted by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has found that robotic assistance can improve the production process of wind turbine blades, increasing both the consistency of the finished products and the safety of the working conditions.
Framos Product Manager Sam Leboe and Field Application Engineer Emma Atkinson talk to Imaging & Machine Vision about the challenges, the applications and the future of optical imaging in automation.
During a 16-month proof-of-concept period, Walmart employees at the firm’s distribution centre in Brooksville, Florida, US, have been working alongside a new autonomous forklift system, developed by Fox Robotics.
The recent Vision/VDMA round table event in Stuttgart brought together VDMA members, members of the Vision Advisory Board, alongside key association partners and members of the press for a sneak preview of what to expect at this year’s Vision event, and an update on the state of the market.