Tactile Telerobots and Robot Hands

https://www.shadowrobot.com/telerobots/


A robot hand was demonstrated that helps a person to feel the touch and manipulate the fingers and the grip.

Rethinking Automation with Robots

2015




Up to 90% of manufacturing tasks still can’t be practically automated. But that number is falling steadily. Smart, collaborative robots that adapt to real-world variability, excel in semi-structured environments and change applications quickly have arrived. And they are becoming the solution of choice for companies looking to boost flexibility, efficiency and quality in their operations.

An industry that once looked to automation to drive volume production is now seeking to gain an edge in flexibility.

These days, a lot of companies are calling their robots collaborative. Or intelligent. Or safe

Baxter Robots

http://www.rethinkrobotics.com/products-software/

Sawyer
HIGH PERFORMANCE COLLABORATIVE ROBOT
Introducing Sawyer – revolutionary new high performance collaborative robot designed for machine tending, circuit board testing and other precise tasks that are not practical to automate with traditional industrial robots.  Sawyer will be sold in North America, Europe, China and Japan, with limited availability beginning in the summer of 2015.

Baxter

With no safety cages, complex programming or costly integration required, not to mention a game-changing $25,000 price point, Baxter is a  collaborative robot useful for plants of all sizes.  Powered by the Intera platform, Baxter is a technology that improves itself over time.

Baxter Research Robot

What happens when you combine an industry-tested automation solution loaded with embedded features with an open source ROS API?  You get Baxter Research Robot – a safe, affordable, robust platform that is quickly becoming a must-have for labs and schools around the world.

The Intera Platform

A robot is only as good as its operating software.  With the Intera platform, your robots will always be improving their performance, adapting to meet your needs and updating to the latest technology available.

Accessories

Need to get a grip with our versatile end effector options? Want to put your robots on a pedestal? Rethink Robotics offers a complete range of versatile accessory options you’ll need to get up and running quickly and easily.  Whether it’s standard accessories or the platform to support a fully customized solution, Baxter provides you the right tools for your job.

Robots in Manufacturing - 2015

http://www.rethinkrobotics.com/baxter/


China may have the largest number of robots by 2017.
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/04/01/why-china-may-have-the-most-factory-robots-in-the-world-by-2017/

http://www.wsj.com/articles/japanese-industrial-robot-maker-fanuc-ramps-up-production-1424055501


http://www.audiusa.com/newsroom/news/press-releases/2015/02/new-human-robot-cooperation-in-audis-production-processes

http://qz.com/196200/toyota-is-becoming-more-efficient-by-replacing-robots-with-humans/

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/530696/how-human-robot-teamwork-will-upend-manufacturing/

CHIMP Robot from NREC, Carnegie Mellon University 2013

It can walk on all four limbs or can walk on two limbs and use the other two limbs as hands. It is human size robot.


CHIMP's  normal mode of locomotion will be much like that of a tank, with the tracks of all four limbs on the ground. This configuration would offer a particular advantage when moving over debris and rough terrain. But CHIMP also can move on the treads of just two limbs when needed, such as when it must use its hand like limbs to open a valve, or to operate power tools.


Press Release of CMU
http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2013/march/march12_chimprobot.html

Robot Manufacturers and Sellers - India

KUKA Robotics (India) Private Limited
Phone: +91 124 4635774
Fax: +91 124 4635773
http://www.kuka-robotics.com/india/en/


PRODUCT RANGE: PALLETIZERS AND WELDING ROBOTS

As a pioneer in robotics and robotic arm technology, the KUKA Robot Group is one of the leading suppliers and manufacturers of robotic systems worldwide.  KUKA offers a unique and wide range of industrial robots and robot systems, covering all common payload categories and robot types.
That means KUKA has a robot perfectly customized for your application and industry – or can design a custom robotic system for your unique needs.  With our cutting-edge robotic arm technology and ingenious engineering, we offer a huge product range, including:
Six-axis robots of all sizes
Palletizers
Cleanroom robots
Heat-resistant robots
SCARA robots
Welding robots
For standard or shelf-mounted robots and heavy-duty versions, mounting is possible on the floor or on the ceiling, making them multifunctional and flexible. Due to the modular structure of KUKA robots, reconfiguration for other tasks is quick and easy.


Fuji Robotics India
Number-One Robotic Palletizer manufacturer in the world. With over 10,000 Robotic Palletizers installed worldwide, FUJI ROBOTICS™ is unmatched in "Palletizing" technology.
http://www.fujirobotics.in/


Pari Robotics

PARI integrates standard robots from most manufacturers, manufactures a standard range of gantry & portal robots, and designs & builds integration components like transporters, trunions, auxiliary axis, robotic enclosures & end-arm tooling. PARI manufactured standard products are available for third party system integrators and partners for use in systems being built or integrated by them

Standard Articulated Robot
Gantry Robots
Portal Robots
Robot Transporters
Robotic Enclosures
Auxiliary Axis Modules (Linear & Rotary)
http://www.parirobotics.com/standard_products.html

Fanuc India



FANUC is the worlds largest manufacturer of Industrial Robots with over 200,000 installations across the world. In India also FANUC maintains its leadership position with total robot installation in excess of 2100.

FANUC believes in providing Robot System Solution to customers. FANUC India has State of the Art System Engineering facilities to provide variety of System Solution on Turnkey Basis. A well trained and experienced team of Engineers involved in Design, Engineering, Manufacturing and Commissioning of Robot Systems.

FANUC Robot is used in a variety of Industry Applications such as Material Handling, Spot Welding, Arc Welding, Machine Tending, Press Tending, Die Cast Extraction & Spray, Ladling, Sand core handling, Forge Tending, Fettling, Ultrasonic Welding, Plasma Spray, Plasma Cutting, Laser Cutting, De burring, Sealant Dispensing, Assembly, Painting & Inspection.

FANUC offers the most extensive range of Robots with carrying payload capacity ranging from 0.5 Kg to 1200 Kg. These Robots come with various mounting configurations such as Floor Mount, Ceiling Mount, Rail (Shuttle) Mount and overhead Gantry Mount. FANUC also offers Application Specific Robots such as Painting Robot, Food Grade type Robot, Wash Down (IP67) type Robot, Arc Welding Robot and Spot Welding Robot.

FANUC Robots are known for very high reliability and performance. FANUC manufactures many components of Robots in-house such as Servo Motor, Servo Amplifier, Mechanical Unit, Robot Controller etc., there-by exercising great control on quality and performance.

Robots - Current State of Use and Production - December 2013

Google plus post  by Koen De Paus

https://plus.google.com/108487783243149848473/posts/HixYFP1ZZSc


yesterday (21 December 2013 we saw NASAs Valkyrie and many other bots compete at the DARPA Robotics Challenge! The challenge was a phenomenal success and was won by SCHAFT, which you can see in action in the video given in the above Google+ post.



In 2011, there are 1.15 million industrial robots.
Sale in 2012 160,000 industrial robots
Robotics industry : Market value$8.7 billion + $26 billion software, service and peripherals
View the presentation   http://www.dis.uniroma1.it/~deluca/rob1_en/01_IndustrialRobots.pdf



> Apple, Amazon & Google getting into robotics
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/apple-amazon-and-now-google-an-exciting-time-for-robotics
> Google adds to its menagerie of robots
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/14/technology/google-adds-to-its-menagerie-of-robots.html
> Boston Dynamic showcase
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/17/google-boston-dynamics-robots-atlas-bigdog-cheetah
> Meet the DRC teams
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/video-friday-darpa-robotics-challenge-trials-meet-the-teams
> DRC trials wrap-up
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/darpa-robotics-challenge-trials-results
> Matternet's package delivery drones
http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/aerospace/aviation/matternets-package-delivery-drones
> Amazon Testing Drone Delivery System
> Gaia Space Telescope Soon to Map the Milky Way [HD]
> Swarm; orbiting magnetism to light converter maps earths magnetic field
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/test-and-measurement/orbiting-magnetism-to-light-converter-maps-earths-magnetic-field
> China's Jade Rabbit Moon rover sends back first photos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25393826
> Astronaut chats with Kirobo
http://www.universetoday.com/107382/this-hilarious-conversation-with-a-space-robot-makes-kirobo-seem-almost-human/
> Robot dragonfly DelFly Explorer flies autonomously 
> NASA Unveils Valkyrie
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/military-robots/nasa-jsc-unveils-valkyrie-drc-robot
> Robonaut Legs In Motion
> The Cubli: a cube that can jump up, balance, and 'walk'
> BBC/NHK docu; Robot Revolution, will machines surpass humans (2013-05-04) Full HD 1080P

Humanoid Robots

World's Greatest Android Projects

http://www.androidworld.com/prod01.htm



Mind Controlled Humanoid - HRP-2

About HRP-2

http://global.kawada.jp/mechatronics/hrp2.html

http://www.jsk.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/research/hrp2/

HRP series is further developed.

HRP-4C
http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/latest_research/2009/20090513/20090513.html

Mind Controlling a Robot
http://cntnews.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/mind-controlling-a-robot/