Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.51
September 11, 2023
PBC Linear plans to demonstrate CNC integration for its Applied Cobotics Cobot Feeder at FABTECH 2023 in Chicago this week. The Roscoe, Ill.-based company said its application kit delivers and stages parts to be placed inot a machining process. “By increasing the amount of raw materials to a workcell, the Cobot Feeder’s 17-tray, high-density, part-storage solution enables a machining, welding, stamping, forming, or deburring center to operate for longer periods of time without human interaction, significantly increasing productivity by up to 300% or more,” asserted Beau Wileman, Applied Cobotics and 3D platform product manager at PBC Linear. “In many cases,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.35
August 25, 2023
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM Institute today announced that it will award a total of $3.26 million across eight new projects that identify challenges facing U.S. manufacturers and propose technology solutions. The institute said it has funded and managed more than 150 robotics, artificial intelligence, and workforce development projects to date. “Our selections in this latest project call address diverse areas of need in manufacturing – from identifying and road-mapping needed robotics developments to directly creating solutions for the problems that manufacturers are facing today,” stated Dr. Chuck Brandt, chief technology officer of the ARM Institute. “These projects…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.65
August 17, 2023
…shortages, reduce labor costs, and enhance workplace safety in manufacturing and logistics,” stated Lior Tal, CEO of Cyngn. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company provides self-driving technology for industrial vehicles that it said can mitigate labor shortages, reduce safety incidents, and increase productivity to meet e-commerce demand. Cyngn works to ease materials handling “We conservatively estimate that the addressable market for self-driving industrial vehicles is over $200 billion today,” said Tal. “We are well-positioned to deliver the next generation of autonomous driving solutions to some of the most pressing problems in the industrial space. AI is transforming the way work gets…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.71
August 11, 2023
…Seattle-based company specializes in remote monitoring, control, and error-recovery technology for industrial robots. It said it plans to use the funding to support additional brands representing more than half of all industrial robots, expand partnerships with systems integrators in North America, and develop new software products. A record 517,385 new industrial robots were installed worldwide in 2021, according to the World Robotics Report 2022 from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). That ongoing growth was driven by factors including labor shortages, reshoring initiatives, and rising e-commerce demand, said the IFR. A spinoff of the University of Washington, Olis Robotics claimed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.50
August 09, 2023
…a practical, user-friendly way.” The company claimed that its technologies can help businesses operate more efficiently and continuously. PickGPT uses large language models (LLMs) to enable users to give instructions and feedback to robots through speech or text, according to Sereact. “By combining large language models and robotics, Sereact has created the world’s most accessible way of interacting with robots,” stated Ralf Gulde, co-founder and CEO of Sereact, in a release. “Today’s milestone will accelerate our mission of using fully autonomous robotics to overcome labor shortages, fix supply chains, and boost productivity.” PickGPT to democratize robot access Sereact asserted that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.90
August 06, 2023
…for the Perseverance rover, it was less as $49. Technology has evolved much since the Apollo program, and conducting a crewed mission to the moon today could cost less than it did back then. Even so, manned missions cannot be conducted without essential supplies like oxygen, water, and food, which eventually add to the weight of the spacecraft and thus make the trip costlier. The biggest and the most apparent advantage of having a rover on board rather than a human is that no one’s life is on the line, and all the possible catastrophes en route are just visible…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.44
June 26, 2023
…Robots A/S has granted UR+ partner certification to its Applied Cobotics Cobot Feeder, an application kit that delivers and stages parts to be placed into a CNC machining process. “Machine tending is a critical process in manufacturing and one of the most popular applications for UR cobots,” said Joe Campbell, senior manager of applications development at collaborative robotics leader Universal Robots, in a press release. “By constantly feeding the cobot new parts to accurately pick and place, Applied Cobotics optimizes this process significantly,” he added. “We’re excited to include the Cobot Feeder in the UR+ product portfolio, benefitting our rapidly…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.80
May 23, 2023
…company also announced today that it has partnered with Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) to installed the first robots at Rehrig Pacific Company. “Together, AMT and OTTO Motors implemented a material handling workflow to transport Rehrig's plastic bins and totes. At the Florida facility, the totes move down the conveyor and are labeled with a unique barcode,” OTTO said in a statement. “A FANUC robotic arm stacks the totes onto a pallet, and once the pallet is full, an OTTO 1500 with a lift attachment arrives at the front-of-line station,” the company added. “OTTO picks up the pallet and drives the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.90
May 19, 2023
…information and education and by delivering the latest robot technologies and innovations to meet their factory automation needs. Epson Robots will feature talks and its technology The company said its automation speaking session and booth demos will include: Speaking engagement—“May the Quartz Be With You. Learn How Quartz Derived Sensors Can Help Master the Most Challenging Motion and Assembly Projects” – Aaron Donlon, product manager, Epson Robots, will explore the key pain points and trends impacting manufacturing in the automotive space as well as how quartz-based vibration sensing technology enables advanced robot motion and assembly tasks. The session will take…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.87
May 19, 2023
…company. Beyond Festo's booth, Festo Didactic will have Robotic Manufacturing Production System (MPS) training stations at AUBO Robotics USA, Booth 4413, and SICK Inc., Booth 1332. The MPS is used to teach the core competencies of robotic material handling and vision. The MPS stations will be outfitted with a 360-degree Safety Awareness package that consists of two area scanners tightly integrated through a safety PLC. To facilitate training, Festo and SICK said they developed a training curriculum covering the basics of robot safety and risk mitigation using an easy-to-follow six-step method. Festo presents at conference At 10:00 a.m. EST on…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.93
May 18, 2023
…can see the company's full range of AMRs for manufacturing and warehouse environments, learn how MiR Insights optimizes AMR fleets, and hear about the role artificial intelligence can play in maximizing the value of AMRs, it said. “Advancements in AMRs, from artificial intelligence to fleet management and data-analysis capabilities, make the decision to automate or expand robot fleets to handle new applications easy while delivering increased efficiencies and faster ROI [return on investment],” said Jane Heffner, director of sales for the Americas at Mobile Industrial Robots, in a press release. “Seeing our user-friendly and highly flexible robots in person—whether in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.85
May 02, 2023
…which claims to be the largest synthetic dataset in manufacturing. The dataset lets manufacturers develop powerful AI models and create digital twins that optimize the efficiency of factories and warehouses. With Green Physics AI, they also can optimize energy and CO2 savings for the factory’s products and the components that go into them. Green Physics AI allows manufacturers to build and evaluate digital twins. Source: NVIDIA Meet your smart valet Imagine a robot that could watch you wash dishes or change the oil in your car, then do it for you. Boston Dynamics AI Institute (The AI Institute), a research…
