Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.87
…robotics and sophisticated sensing capabilities. This system redefines manufacturing operations, particularly in sanding processes, by significantly increasing speed, maintaining consistency, and enhancing overall effectiveness. One of the key advantages of Scan&Sand is its user-friendly interface, enabling operators with no prior robotics or automation experience to operate the system with ease. For BetterWay Products, the introduction of this innovative solution resulted in a 4x throughput increase, a reduction of a third of consumable usage, and reduced onboarding time from two months for sanding parts manually to one day of sanding parts with robots, effectively alleviating workforce stress and increasing overall efficiency.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.94
…products are developed.” Salt Lake City-based Sarcos has developed robots, exoskeletons, and software to improve workforce safety and productivity. The company said its teleoperated systems address challenging, unstructured environments for markets that require a high degree of autonomy, accuracy, and efficiency, including maritime, defense, and energy. In July, Sarcos laid off a portion of its staff and moved manufacturing from Pittsburgh to Salt Lake City. Since then, it has partnered with Blattner Co. on robots for solar construction, won a $13.8 million U.S. Air Force contract, and delivered a Guardian Sea Class system to Atlantas Marine Ltd. Sarcos makes Peterson…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 31.97
…automation, Epson will debut new high power density SCARA robots with Epson’s GYROPLUS® Technology. These advanced robots combine a small form factor with high payload capabilities, from 4 to 20 kg and feature longer reach up to 1,000 mm. They are ideal for Cleanroom, ESD, and IP65 Washdown environments and applications. The new SCARA units feature ultra-high precision, flexibility, and integrated SafeSense™ technology to help maximize productivity for the most challenging applications. At the Epson display booth, attendees will have the opportunity to experience live product demonstrations of Epson’s 6-axis robots, the IntelliFlex™ Parts Feeding System, and RC+® industrial automation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.34
…featured presenter at the 5th International Conference on Mobile Robots and Industrial Logistics and Warehousing Solutions, or CeMAT Asia 2023. The St. Sulpice, Switzerland-based company plans to lead an interactive keynote session on “Making AGVs & AMRs Work Together – 3 Interoperability Approaches Explained.” It will describe the recent surge of interest in the interoperability of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), wrote Rachel Rayner, marketing and digital content manager at BlueBotics. BlueBotics will also explain the benefits of interoperability, describe the forces driving a surge of interest in systems using natural navigation, and forecast where the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.66
…defect detection, real-time asset tracking, autonomous planning and navigation, human-robot interactions, and more.” “All of these capabilities are arguably greater than anything we've done in the past 10 years in the areas of embedded computing and robotics,” said Deepu Talla, vice president of embedded and edge computing at NVIDIA, at a press briefing. Developers must keep up with AI, market needs AI and robotics are addressing increasingly complicated scenarios, leading to longer development cycles to build applications for the edge, according to NVIDIA. Programmers need expert skills and a lot of time to reprogram robots and AI systems “on the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.84
…focused on it for years. For example, autonomous mobile robot (AMR) provider Locus Robotics uses RaaS for all its offerings. Other AMR vendors also lead with RaaS, and analysts predict strong growth. The RaaS market could grow from $1.33 billion in 2023 to $4.12 billion by 2030, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.5%, according to a report from Grandview Research. The RaaS trend involves more than mobile robots. Vendors of smart picking robots may offer RaaS, as do some providers of automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS). In short, RaaS or lease-based opex models aren’t just…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.37
…“delivers a secure data platform to operate fleets of robots at any scale through a single pane of glass.” “Formant is uniquely positioned to meet the business objectives and technical requirements of large enterprise companies operating at global scale looking to expand their robotics footprint,” said Jeff Linnell, co-founder and CEO of Formant. “Our platform now powers tens of thousands of production robots around the world across dozens of different industries.” Formant marks year of growth This latest fundraising came after a year of record growth for Formant, which reported a revenue increase of more than 500% year over year.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.08
…combines hardware and software to offer “elegant,” flexible goods-to-person robots that can improve efficiency, add resilience, and improve working conditions for warehouse operations. The company's customers include Carrefour and UNIQLO. Exotec expands around the world North America to be one-third of business Exotec noted that it entered the North American market in 2020, “ready to take on the world's largest economy.” The company now has more than 70 employees at its North American headquarters in Atlanta and it plans to continue hiring to support strong customer demand in the region. Currently, Exotec has over 20 customer sites across the U.S.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.66
…facilitate the handling of lightweight goods with autonomous mobile robots from Mobile Industrial Robots ApS, or MiR AMRs. The companies said the integrated offering will serve as a flexible bridge between fixed conveyor systems and production lines, empowering customers worldwide to streamline internal logistics. “Selecting MiR as a partner for the LCP AMR top module was a strategic choice,” stated Jens Strüwing, executive vice president for product and technology at Interroll Group. “Like Interoll, MiR is a global market leader in material handling.” “After testing the MiR robots in our own facility, we are confident in their ability to optimize…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.30
…cup of coffee could be in part thanks to robots. ForwardX Technology Co. last week said that it has collaborated with DHL Supply Chain to deploy assisted picking systems in a flagship warehouse that provides daily replenishment for about 600 chain coffee shops in a single city. “By leveraging our solution, the DHL warehouse has empowered itself with the steadfast ability to expand in capacity and elasticity, a formidable force prepared to conquer the challenges of a rapidly expanding business,” stated ForwardX Robotics. Founded in 2016, ForwardX said it has more than 250 employees from leading universities and enterprises around…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.91
Robots offer the possibility of more efficient and profitable recycling, keeping more waste out of landfills. The Can Manufacturers Institute today said it is using an innovative financing model to deploy a robot at a Caglia Environmental material recovery facility, or MRF, in California. Ardagh Metal Packaging and Crown Holdings, two members of the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), will fund a two-year equipment lease for a robot from EverestLabs. The companies said they expect the robot to capture more than 1 million used beverage cans (UBCs) a year at the Caglia MRF, which sorts single-stream recyclables. Caglia will share with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.92
…to form Oceaneering International. The Houston-based company supplies underwater robots for inspection, maintenance, repair, and decommissioning operations to the oil and gas industry. Oceaneering has also developed products and services for the aerospace, defense, entertainment, maritime logistics, renewable energy, and science and research markets. Oceaneering meets demand for remote services Oceaneering said it is a leader in remote operations. In 2015, the company established its first dedicated onshore remote operations facility in Stavanger, Norway. It said it has conducted more than 100,000 hours of piloting from shore. In addition, Oceaneering claimed that it has pioneered Remotely Operated Survey since 2016,…