Looks at the employment of robots at Triumph Motorcycles, detailing the areas in which they are used and how they are beneficial.

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.

Reports on a number of new robotic products launched at the industrial fair in Hanover 1996. Details various robotic controllers and their characteristics used by, for example, Kuka, Reis, Fanuc, Cloos.

Reports on the industrial robots papers presented at the two‐day International Workshop on Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Machines held at the University of Salford. Subjects included: development of robotics in the UK; work on a generalized framework for intelligent robotic systems to...

Summarizes the main characteristics of Stäubli’s V_Trajsig software option which the company claims provides a unique way of achieving an optimum path‐following performance.