This gateway acts as a "translator," connecting one end to the Beckhoff PLC's EtherCAT network and the other end to various Modbus devices via an RS485 physical interface. Its working principle is as ...

Vision guidance also increases flexibility. Instead of swapping fixtures to run a new part, assemblers can simply reprogram ...

Exclusive: After being struck with ‘the force of an approximately 8,000-pound counterbalance weight,’ court filings say Peter ...

A robotics technician at Tesla’s troubled Fremont, California, manufacturing plant is suing the Elon Musk-owned automaker for $51 million after he says an out-of-control robot suddenly struck him ...

Who needs a gigapress when a megapress will do? Honda's smaller metalworking machine is at the heart of its EV plans.

Though automation reduces the number of jobs in the auto industry, there are still plenty of human workers needed to oversee the robots.