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Samuel is CEO and co-founder of Robotiq. His mission is to free human hands from repetitive tasks. He is also the author of Lean Robotics: A Guide to Making Robots Work in Your Factory. He lives in Québec City with his wife and four children.

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Kinect in Industrial Robotic Application

We've already discussed how the Microsoft Kinect can be used in robotic mobile manipulation. See the following video showing what is to my knowledge, one of the first commercial integrations of the Kinect with an industrial robot. Signal from standard webcams is also used. Software from Universal Robotics crunches the data to obtain a 3D representation of the scene. The application shown is the palletizing of randomly placed boxes with Motoman robots.

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Sep 16, 2014 in Robotics. 1 min read time
Kinect in Industrial Robotic Application

We've already discussed how the Microsoft Kinect can be used in robotic mobile manipulation. See the following video showing...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Sep 16, 2014
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Grippers for Collaborative Robots VS Grippers for Industrial Robots

The force-limited collaborative robots are robots that can work side-by-side with human workers. The most prominent examples...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Sep 08, 2014
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Robot gripper: How much does it cost?

The decision has been made to automate a manual handling process. The automation concept has been chosen. Now is time to look...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Aug 17, 2014
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What Are The Differences Between Ethernet and Ethernet/IP ?

The following article is written to clarify the confusion between Ethernet and Ethernet/IP. First, if you do not know what the...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Aug 17, 2014
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Top 5 Advantages of Servo-Electric Grippers

In an elecric gripper, or servo-gripper, electric motors control the movement of the jaws using electric input from the robot...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jul 20, 2014
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Robotic Gripper Repeatability Definition and Measurement

On any robotic gripper spec sheet, you will find a measure of the repeatability. What does that term really mean? This blog...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jul 08, 2014
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Robotics in Investment Casting

Investment casting (also known as lost wax casting) is a fairly old manufacturing process. It is used in several industries to...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jul 06, 2014
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5 Reasons Why Industrial Robots are Stagnating

More than 50 years ago, the first robot was introduced in manufacturing, the first man landed on the Moon, the laser was...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jun 15, 2014
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10 Differences Between Industrial and Service Robotics

Robotiq makes components that can be installed both on industrial robots and service robots. Even if both fall technically...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jun 06, 2014
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