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…Robots is a unit of Epson Group, which is led by Japan-based Seiko Epson Corp. and reported annual sales of more than ¥1 trillion ($7.7 billion U.S.). The company's regional headquarters for the Americas is Epson America Inc. in Los Alamitos, Calif.
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…increasingly serious labor shortage in Japan and the gap between the growth of e-commerce demand and the growth of physical volume,” said Yusuke Arima, a member of the System Development Group at Geekplus. “After evaluating various integration platforms, Geekplus chose Boomi’s intelligent, low-code, cloud-native platform for its versatility, development speed, and ease of use,” he added. “The Boomi platform will…
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…users in North America. Osaka, Japan-based Kubota Corp. develops a range of machinery designed for the agriculture industry. Its products include “lawn mowers, utility vehicles, construction equipment, agriculture tractors, and hay equipment,” according to its website. Kubota’s M5 tractors start at around $50,763 and were designed to be used by professionals in the agriculture space. The series was launched in…
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…Suwa University of Science in Japan. They have collaborated with the Thermal Spray Technology Development Laboratory of TOCALO Co. to develop a repair technique using LDED. “Using our technique, the surface shape of a metal structure can be completely restored onsite, and the disposal of the metal powder required for repair can be significantly reduced,” explained Prof. Arai, who has…
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…mobile robots, or AMRs, in Japan to help connect builders with materials. DesignFuture Japan Inc. and Locus Robotics last week announced that they plan to deploy LocusBots in Material Bank Japan's distribution warehouse. Founded in 2019, Material Technologies Corp. said its system combines a multi-brand cross-search and bulk-billing capability with established logistics facilities. It said this enables next-day delivery of…
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…annual installations of industrial robots—China, Japan, the U.S., South Korea, and Germany, plus the European Union—have very different R&D strategies. Governments drive robotics R&D programs in Asia In China, the 14th Five-Year Plan for Robot Industry Development, released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in Beijing on Dec, 21, 2021, focused on promoting innovation. The goal is…
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…and introducing innovative technologies in Japan and beyond. Ossia and Marubun have been jointly developing a wirelessly powered IoT sensor receiver that can be embedded within a wide variety of electronic devices. “It simply makes good business sense to leverage wireless power for IoT that comes in the many hundreds of thousands, like ESLs and RFIDs,” said Satoshi Fujino, senior…
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…of North America, Europe, and Japan by the end of 2023. “Hiring Ana brings Dexterity’s ability to deploy next generation robotic technology in warehouses to the next level,” said Dexterity CEO, Samir Menon. “Her wealth of operational experience will help our customers solve their toughest material handling challenges across their logistics network.” Prior to Dexterity, Pinczuk served as the Chief…
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…pioneers robotic therapy In 1993, Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology started building a robotic companion seal for the country’s rising elderly population, called Paro. Almost a quarter of Japan’s population is over 65, and robots are deployed in a variety of jobs aiding the disabled, including feeding, physical therapy, diet, and exercise coaches. In 2009, Paro…
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…deployed its service robots in Japan in 2019 and is expanding to markets around the world. aeo is designed to navigate safely around people. Source: Aeolus Robotics aeo's dual arms have seven degrees of freedom (DOF), and each can lift up to 8 lb. (3.6 kg). The robot can perform tasks such as delivery or disinfection with one arm, while…
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…Family Mart convenience stores in Japan. Cobot leader Universal Robotics is using Isaac Sim for workforce development to train end operators from the cloud. NVIDIA also touted six companies that have used its Jetson edge AI platform, including Agrist for its bell pepper-harvesting robot, John Deere for its autonomous tractor, Skydio for its Scout drone, Neubility for its delivery robot,…
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…company.” GITAI, headquartered in Toyoko, Japan, said it is developing space robots “designed to build and maintain satellites, space stations, lunar bases, and even cities on Mars.” The company did not share the local space company it is working with. Earlier this year, the company announced that it had opened a U.S. headquarters in in Los Angeles, noting that the…
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…top home-improvement center chain in Japan. Once tags have been added to carts, the robot can recognize them automatically and move the goods wherever they are needed in the store, said the company. “By operating in the dark after hours, productivity is improved to the maximum possible extent,” according to Fuji. Fuji's NRF 2023 display model of its new AMR.…
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…It is headquartered in Oshino, Japan, where FANUC produces its robots in highly automated factories at the base of Mount Fuji. FANUC America is based in Rochester Hills, Mich. FANUC produces more than 100 models of robots, most of which are distinctively yellow. They range from large and small articulated robots for handling and welding to SCARA and Delta robots…
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…capital firms in California, Israel, Japan, and Asia. New hardware, same price for ElliQ Intuition Robotics said its latest hardware improves on the pilot version. It includes user-interface enhancements such as simpler tablet charging, an upgraded screen, and higher-quality, far-field microphone performance. The new design does not affect ElliQ's price, Skuler told Robotics 24/7. “We wanted to continue providing new,…
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