European cobots quietly outsell US humanoids by 50 to 1

For all the humanoid hype, the workhorses of industrial automation are still collaborative arms. New figures show the gap is widening, not closing.

Marcus Bauer · 23 May · 3 min

Toyota and FANUC quietly co-develop a new generation of factory humanoid

A joint development agreement between Toyota and FANUC has the potential to reshape industrial humanoids in Asia. Neither company is saying much.

Kenji Watanabe · 23 May · 3 min

Why warehouse robotics is the first place humanoids will pay off

Auto factories get the photo opportunities. Warehouses pay the bills. New deployment data explains why.

Tom Aldridge · 23 May · 3 min

A new EU proposal would require traceability metadata on every industrial robot sold into the bloc. Manufacturers have mixed feelings.

Marcus Bauer · 22 May · 3 min

Three different startups are pitching themselves as the operating-system layer for industrial robotics. Only one of them is likely to win the position.

Nadia Rahman · 8 May · 3 min

The logistics giant is standardising on a single AMR platform for its European network. The vendor choice surprised analysts.

Tom Aldridge · 4 May · 3 min

New survey data shows small and medium German manufacturers are deploying cobots at twice the rate large firms report.

Marcus Bauer · 3 May · 3 min

Integration, training, and change management account for 60 to 70 percent of total deployment cost. The hardware is the easy part.

Kenji Watanabe · 2 May · 3 min

A side-by-side pilot in Memphis compares humanoid picking with established goods-to-person systems. Early numbers are mixed.

Tom Aldridge · 1 May · 3 min

The open-source robot operating system has reached a maturity level that is drawing serious industrial adoption.

Nadia Rahman · 30 Apr · 3 min

The two largest cobot makers see different growth drivers. Their divergence tells you where industrial automation is splitting.

Marcus Bauer · 29 Apr · 3 min