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…vison-based guidance, and interfaces for ease of use. Vendors also touted cable management, new sensors, and greater payload capacities for arc welding and other industrial processes. “For 40 years, robotic arc welding evolved incrementally,” said Joe Campbell, senior manager of applications development and strategic marketing at Universal Robots. “Collaborative arc welding is the first disruptive technology to hit the robotic…
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…built into flowbot ONE “The ease of use and being able to retask the system for a new setup are differentiators for flowbot ONE,” Isaksson said. “We've had success with organizations doing tests with an array of robots rather than one big robot.” “The flowbot ONE can have multiple heads—a single, four-, or eight-channel head—with different volume ranges,” Cardella said.…
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…distribution centers. Source: Lucas Systems Ease of use is key, says Lucas The key to transformation in the warehouse is in providing AI that doesn't require users or IT staffers to be experts in AI, said Lucas Systems. The company noted customer interest in its AI-embedded technologies such as voice, dynamic slotting, and in-warehouse travel-optimization systems. “These technologies have strong…
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…for cobots. We'll also discuss ease of use, assessing tasks and environments for efficiency and safety, and the ecosystem for support. Date: September 22, 2021 Time: 02:00 PM EDT/11:00 AM PDT Tune in to learn: The latest developments in cobots, mobile robots, end effectors, sensors, and the software to guide them What collaborative robotics users need to know for adoption…
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…we picked Locus is the ease of use for our human employees. Training typically takes just a few minutes, enabling workers to be productive almost immediately. Because the bots can change their on-screen display to the preferred language of the worker, it helps reduce errors and helps speed up their productivity. Bots and humans can easily coexist and work together…
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…said. “We want to improve ease of use and enable integrators to rapidly add devices without having to hack subpar systems or build them from scratch.” “We want to create a drop-in replacement board for Blue Robotics ROVs that would create space and improve processing performance,” he said. “It's designed for ROVs, but is adaptable to AUVs [autonomous underwater vehicles],…
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…reportedly also impressed with the ease of use of the machines, which leverage a proprietary “teach and repeat” methodology that makes it easy for non-technical employees to deploy and adjust cleaning routes on the fly. “In the wake of the pandemic, nothing is more important than maintaining enhanced cleaning standards to keep students and staff healthy and safe,” said Alan…
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…in terms of adaptability and ease of use. The company today announced that it has raised $850,000 (U.S.) in pre-seed funding. Copenhagen, Denmark-based RiACT was founded in 2018. The company's founders had worked with major European automotive manufacturers for 10 years, recalled Magnus Philip Ritzau, co-founder and chief commercial officer of RiACT. They realized that one of the biggest problems…
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…its pick-and-place software specially for ease of use and control. “It is not a mere machine,” said Souyris. “Wyzo is a co-worker, who is easy to communicate with through a simple interface. Maybe the next generation will even have a conversation with its colleagues.” “Regardless of its conversational skills, however, its ability to be effectively integrated into existing production lines…
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Ease of use has been a mantra among robotics vendors in the past few years as they seek to expand adoption. Sensors and software have proven to be the “secret sauce” in automating new tasks. Realtime Robotics Inc. has developed proprietary motion-control technology to enable industrial robots to collaborate with human workers. Yesterday, the company announced completion of a $31.4…
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…modularity, reliability, durability, ruggedness, and ease of use, Hexadrone chose Fischer Connectors' push-pull connectivity systems. The Tundra comes equipped with a rugged Fischer UltiMate USB 2.0 connector that the companies said is waterproof and reliable in all conditions. The Fischer UltiMate Series interface on the Tundra's body. Source: Fischer Connectors The standard interfaces can accommodate external modules including Fischer MiniMax…
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Software for ease of use has become a differentiator for robots in manufacturing. READY Robotics Corp. today announced the launch of Forge/OS 5, which it described as “the first open, cross-brand operating system for industrial automation.” The Columbus, Ohio-based company said that its offering will enable machine builders and software developers to create applications that scale across robot and automation…
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…“While advances in robot technology, ease of use, and new applications remain key drivers in robot adoption, worker shortages in manufacturing, warehousing, and other industries are a significant factor in the current expansion of robot use that we’re now seeing.” A3 is North America's largest automation trade association, with more than 1,100 members, including robotics manufacturers, component suppliers, systems integrators,…
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…robot welding functionality with consumer-level ease of use,” stated Rob Goldiez, co-founder and CEO of Hirebotics. Cobot Welder is designed to allow workers who are not robotics programmers to teach a collaborative robot new parts and welds. The smartphone app runs on Hirebotics' cloud-based Beacon platform for building and monitoring applications. Launched last year, Beacon is certified in the UR+…
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…for safety as well as ease of use. “We have three-stage safety,” Walker said. “We've integrated systems so that you can take the safety field with you. It's configurable, integrating Vector's 360-degree laser field with the OB7 arm.” “For example, in a front-docking application where the arm is operating at non-collaborative speeds, you could set 2 meters to slow if…
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