Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.58
…in electric vehicle (EV) charging. Automotive manufacturers including Ford, General Motors, and BMW have committed to transitioning to the NACS by 2025. Scythe said an industry-wide move toward standardized charging infrastructure will streamline user experiences by providing reliable and simple charging solutions. “With the US moving towards the adoption of NACS across the board, it's clear that this standardized charging solution will be the optimal and most convenient method for charging any EV or machine - including M.52 - for the foreseeable future,” said Davis Foster, Co-founder and chief engineer of Scythe. Existing Scythe M.52 mowers to be forward compatible…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.30
…Baoding, Hebei, EA is a subsidiary of Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. (GWM), responsible for the development of intelligent equipment and the design and integration of automated production lines for GWM and other auto companies. These new capabilities have been verified in EA's 5G-Advanced industrial Internet lab and will deployed on the company’s commercial production lines in short order. “Digitalization is a must for the transformation and upgrade of manufacturing enterprises,” said Yuan Zhanjiang, deputy general manager of EA's Industry Intelligence Department, at a press conference announcing the collaboration. “5G-Advanced features ultra-high reliability, low latency, and easy deployment. We will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.77
…SIP Global Partners, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Denso Global, General Motors Ventures, Maniv Mobility LP, and Xerox Ventures. New investors included Honda Motor and Cubit Capital, among others. “Seurat has an innovative concept and technologies for metal additive manufacturing, and Honda has high expectations for their future potential,” said Manabu Ozawa, managing executive officer of Honda Motor Co. “The metal additive manufacturing technology will enable the enhancement of the value of products through innovative design, and as Honda strives to create the joy and freedom of mobility, we envision that this technology will be necessary for us.” “Honda will continue…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.93
…acquire Clearpath Robotics Inc., the parent company of OTTO Motors. The companies claimed that the transaction demonstrated the strength of demand for robots for materials handling. Earlier this month, Rockwell completed its acquisition of Kitchener, Ontario-based Clearpath, which makes development platforms, and OTTO. The Milwaukee-based company is adding OTTO Motors' autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and navigation and fleet management software to its existing industrial automation offerings. It stated that the brands will give it “end-to-end autonomous production logistics solutions.” Matt Rendall, co-founder of Clearpath and OTTO, replied to the following questions from Robotics 24/7 about the acquisition: OTTO and Clearpath…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.44
…Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) Jim Lawton, vice president and general manager for robotics automation at Zebra Technologies Joe Oliaro, vice president of sales and chief real estate officer at Wagner Logistics Kait Peterson, senior director of product marketing at Locus Robotics John Santagate, vice president of robotics at Körber Supply Chain Suppliers harness data for continuous improvement How have mobile robots evolved in the past year? We've seen a mix of larger models, higher reaches, and more sophisticated software. Kait Peterson, Locus Robotics Peterson: Locus is continually improving our robots' hardware and software capabilities based on customer needs, use cases,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.44
…in the world, including Airbus, Boeing, Google, Apple, and General Motors. Advanced Navigation has multiple research facilities across Australia and sales offices around the world. Advanced Navigation demonstrated its technologies at the new facility opening. Source: Advanced Navigation UTS, community, and industry collaborate Collaboration with academia and the local technology community is key, stated Orr. “There is a critical need to improve Australia’s economic complexity and sovereign capabilities,” he said. “A key step is to build our industrial capacity in high-tech, as well as drive knowledge exchange and propel collaborative initiatives between government agencies, academic institutions and industry leaders.” In…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.72
…this week received a gold award in the actuators, motors, and drives category in Plant Engineering's 2023 “Product of the Year” program. Robotics 24/7 spoke with Martin Buena-Franco, product marketing manager of automation at Raymond, about the company's lift trucks, telematics, and service strategy. Areas of customer interest This past spring, there were plenty of trade shows—what products received the most interest? Buena-Franco: A big portion of our space at ProMat 2023 was AGVs [automated guided vehicles], which we're very excited about. We've had a pallet truck for some time, but it's enhanced. It's now faster and able to do…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.89
…already gained the trust of major industry players like General Motors, Tesla, Ford, and Chrysler, demonstrating their ability to meet the needs of some of the biggest organizations in the world.” “Their reputation for manufacturing high-quality industrial vehicles aligns perfectly with Cyngn's commitment to helping organizations tap into future-facing technologies and bring reliable autonomous solutions to their facilities,” he said. Menlo Park, Calif.-based Cyngn said it develops and deploys scalable, self-driving systems to allow existing workforces to increase productivity and efficiency. The company said it addresses significant challenges, such as labor shortages, costly safety incidents, and increased consumer demand for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.46
…in the world, including Airbus, Boeing, Google, Apple, and General Motors. Advanced Navigation has carbon-neutral operations, including manufacturing and research facilities throughout Australia and sales offices around the world. Last week, it received $5.2 million from the Australian Space Agency for lunar exploration. Advanced Navigation claimed that Boreas is “the world's only fully digital FOG.” The company said it is targeting the product range is targeted at applications requiring always-available, ultra-high-accuracy orientation and navigation. The Boreas line contains Advanced Navigation’s sensor-fusion algorithm, which it said “is more intelligent than the typical extended Kalman filter and is able to extract significantly…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.99
…investment behavior well known in this segment. In the general industry, the main customer was the metal industry that installed 4,200 units (+20%) in 2022. This is above the pre-pandemic level that fluctuated around 3,500 units per year with a peak level of 3,700 units in 2019. Installations in the plastic and chemical products industry were back at a pre-pandemic level - up by 7% to 2,200 units in 2022. Italy on the rise Italy is the second largest robot market in Europe after Germany. An all-time high of almost 12,000 units (+10%) were installed in 2022. This was a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.84
…to want to fix a problem,” said Duncan Turner, general partner at pre-seed venture capital firm SOSV. “Frustrated founders with the ability to fix are what you want,” added Oliver Mitchell, partner at ff Venture Capital. He cited the example of a startup that pivoted from servicing solar farms with drones to doing it with mobile robots. Investors are looking for founders with a “penchant for commercialization,” explained Sarah Liu, a partner at Fifth Wall. “In the past, there were too many solutions coming out of academia looking for problems,” she said. “Have you been on a construction site?” asked…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.19
…in 1989, The J-series was part of Kawasaki Robotics general-purpose lineup. This very robot ran for over 26 years, welding everything from the frame sides of a Kawasaki Vulcan 800 motorcycle to steering shafts for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), the company noted. The current state of the art is at Automate Kawasaki Robotics said it has been perfecting its arc-welding lineup to perform accurate and consistent welds. Its systems include features such as touch sensing, advanced weaving, endless positioner rotation function and built in weld data base and standard AS language. The company is showing its family of new K-positioners for…