Jaguar Cars has invested millions of dollars in two new facilities – a press shop and a body‐in‐white shop – to produce aluminium bodies for the next generation XJ luxury passenger car.

Robotic technology in North America is moving in opposing directions, toward smaller more compact pre‐engineered packages and faster operating speeds and to reach more applications, into greater payload capacity and greater reach. Suppliers of end of arm equipment are matching the greater...

Recycling of glass and paper found in household refuse is recognized as environmentally desirable but, as yet, little has been done to facilitate the recycling of hard‐wearing consumer goods, the majority of which are either dumped in land‐fill sites or incinerated. Complex consumer durables...

Reports on the progress made and problems experienced by the University of Hull while working in conjunction with J.H. Turner to develop a prototype water‐powered robot.

Describes the fully automatic robot cell used by Dutch propeller manufacturer Van Voorden, in particular the Multicraft 560 robot at the heart of the cell. Explains the mechanics of the robot and its applications, and benefits for companies such as Van Voorden.

Describes the approach adapted by Robot Simulations Ltd in their development of successive versions of the Workspace software package, namely to place the emphasis on using the knowledge of the geometry of the parts and machines in a production cell to automate those aspects of the traditional...

Foundries have made massive investments in computerized casting systems. Suggests that Cosworth Castings, Worcester, and VAW West Yorkshire Foundry, Leeds, are setting new standards in foundry automation.

A new efficient controller has been designed for the Aria‐Delta parallel robot family to help increase their capabilities and reduce the required resources and development time. Introduces briefly the robot structure and characteristics, then the controller itself, the hardware components and...