Robot Programming Time Comparison by Teach Method
Choose the wrong teach method and robot downtime can cost your shop tens of thousands.
Theo Osei-Bonsu
The Cycle Time
Deployment, integration and reprogramming cost
Safety Revalidation Costs After Robot Reprogramming
Reprogramming a robot restarts the full safety revalidation cycle, not just testing.
ROS 2 Integration With Legacy Factory Control Systems
ROS 2 bridges to decades-old factory control systems without replacing them.
Daniel Ferreira-Lopes
More From The Cycle Time
Robot Cell Commissioning Timelines in Discrete Manufacturing
Early planning and week-one rigor prevent delays that compound during production ramp.
Ingrid Solheim
Total Cost of Ownership for Collaborative vs. Industrial Robots
Hidden costs in integration, safety, and maintenance dwarf the sticker price on robots.
Daniel Ferreira-Lopes
Retasking Industrial Robots for New Production Lines
Manufacturers are moving idle robots to new lines instead of buying new ones as production shifts.
Theo Osei-Bonsu
Reward Function Design for Industrial Manipulation Tasks
Closing the gap between what robots are rewarded to do and what you actually want them to do.
Daniel Ferreira-Lopes
Continual Learning for Robots Handling New SKUs
Robots must learn new products without forgetting old ones to keep warehouses running.
Ingrid Solheim
Simulation Fidelity Requirements for Manipulation Policy Transfer
Researchers must identify which simulation parameters matter most for real-world robot grasping.
Daniel Ferreira-Lopes
Imitation Learning From Operator Demonstrations on the Line
Robots learn factory tasks directly from human demonstrations, avoiding hand-coded programming.
Daniel Ferreira-Lopes
Domain Randomization Strategies for Industrial Robot Training
Picking the right uncertainties to randomize matters more than randomizing everything.
Ingrid Solheim
Sim-to-Real Transfer Failures in Production Deployments
Specific simulator gaps cause real-world failures, not generic noise.
Daniel Ferreira-Lopes