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…West Campus provides advanced product manufacturing and customized automation systems and includes warehouse space for over 6,000 quick delivery robots and tens of thousands of parts. “This major expansion represents our growth strategy in the U.S. and our steadfast commitment to the future of the automation and robotics industry,” said Mike Cicco, President and CEO, FANUC America. “While manufacturers continue…
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…point where robotics can be applied in “unstructured environments” that feature less repeatable situations (versus the automotive sector, where the processes are all pretty repeatable). For example, companies in the logistics sector deal with a lot of different SKUs, packaging changes and boxes. Their automation has to flexible, and we’re seeing more examples of companies stepping up to the plate…
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…point where robotics can be applied in “unstructured environments” that feature less repeatable situations (versus the automotive sector, where the processes are all pretty repeatable). For example, companies in the logistics sector deal with a lot of different SKUs, packaging changes and boxes. Their automation has to flexible, and we’re seeing more examples of companies stepping up to the plate…
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…and pieces of such capable technology now available, how do we put those pieces together to offer some practical solutions to this “new complexity.” As with any journey, it starts by taking the first step. To help us along this path, we’re joined by: Brock Johns, senior principal analyst at Gartner; Norm Saenz, partner, managing director at St. Onge Company;…
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…Machine Expert software. “As US manufacturing increases, the demand for smart machines is growing and customers are requiring robots with digital twin capabilities that validate machine performance to help them quicky increase production consistently, efficiently, and sustainably,” said Christine Bush, Robotics Center of Excellence leader at Schneider Electric. “We are partnering with our customers to understand their challenges and pain…
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…through support from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech). The inaugural cohort was announced at MassRobotics annual partner’s celebration. The three month accelerator program began on February 5, 2024. $5 million initiative to support R&D, commercialization The MassRobotics Accelerator is funded by a recently-announced $5 million state initiative managed by MassTech to boost the robotics sector in Massachusetts. The initiative includes…
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…accelerate AI development for advanced manufacturing and warehouse robotics applications. iMerit's defect detection application enables AI development teams to build high-precision machine learning models for fully-automated production lines on the manufacturing floor. The solution can be fully customized to streamline defect detection on material surfaces in manufacturing environments, enabling companies to tailor it to their specific factory needs. The new…
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…value and delivery with modern technology, we’re pushing the boundaries of what’s achievable.” This year’s event has been expanded and “reimagined” to include more ways for attendees to delve into the latest technologies, such as tours, inspirational keynotes, and more learning and networking opportunities, noted Rockwell Automation. Attendees will be able to experience the newest industrial automation with 500,000-sq.-ft. Expo,…
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…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…
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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…
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…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…
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…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…
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…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…
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…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.…
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…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…
From geometry preparation to AI-assisted analysis, integrated CFD workflows…
Software-based GripperAI manages mixed picking through basic geometry
Safety, communication and motion control components enable smooth operation
North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down
