Jim Romeo

North American robotics includes strengths in automation innovation, AI investment, and manufacturing end users. How are the U.S., Canada, and Mexico building their industries and responding to international competition?

How companies are finding benefits from using aerial drones in construction, agriculture, industrial inspection, and public safety.

New machine learning techniques are helping to create robots that are better and faster for moving products from origin to destination.

Download: How robots are transforming the warehouse into a modern and strategic asset.

An aging population is driving demand for therapeutic and companion robots within the home. Here are some examples.

Soft Robotics has developed compliant grippers that mimic biological designs. This approach to robot grasping is less complicated and more affordable than other methods.

While a robot surgeon can reach into areas where a human surgeon can't, most doctors still view such devices as an extension of human capabilities rather than a replacement.

Several locations worldwide are testing airport automation, which can help travelers in multiple languages and check luggage. Where can service robots help operations at busy international airports?

While they may take some jobs, robot store clerks are likely to spread among retailers looking for a competitive edge. See which functions will be the first to use retail automation.

SoftBank Robotics is working with MasterCard and other partners to widen the uses for its Pepper robot, as its parent company bids on chip maker AMD.