Springing up all over Israel are new companies determined to make an impact on robotics.

The multi‐national forklift truck manufacturer has set up a factory to build a new range of trucks.

A team from Oxford University claims to be leading the world on real‐time robot vision using lasers

Increased demands from North Sea oil has provided the opportunity for a Kent manufacturer of electrical terminal boxes to build a new factory.

Philip Wadsworth, who specialises in robotic welding at Loughborough University, reports on arc welding robots

New BMW welding lines are built around the KUKA IR 200 gantry‐mounted robot. John Hartley reports.

Hydraulic cylinders may not be the most glamorous components in industrial robots but they are here to stay.

At Imperial College, Professor Tom Husband has been able to form the UK's second robot centre.

Tallent Engineering, a member of the Charles Colston Group, hit the headlines last year when it won an order to supply parts for the Ford Sierra. Michael Colston, chairman of the Colston Group, in an interview with Brian Rooks discusses some aspects of that deal, and outlines his views on...

While Toyoda and Seiko are getting to grips with the use of assembly robots, Fujitsu is making a belated entry into the robot business.