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ValTara SRL has released the PKR-Dual Delta Robot Cell. The company said the cutting-edge automatic case packing machine redefines efficiency and flexibility in the packaging industry. The PKR Dual Delta Robot Cell is designed with a compact and modular structure, enabling operation of both cells either together or separately. This feature empowers customers to adapt to varying production demands, maximizing…
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Industrial robots in Europe are on the rise: The European Union´s (EU) 27 member states installed almost 72,000 units in 2022 – up 6% year-on-year. Those are preliminary results presented by the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. “The top five adopting countries within the EU are Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Poland,” said Marina Bill, president of the International…
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Telexistence, or TX, has successfully raised $170 million U.S. in a Series B round. In addition to the follow-on investments from the lead investors in previous funding rounds, including Monoful Venture Partners, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, and Airbus Ventures, TX has also secured funding from new investors including SoftBank Group Corp, or SBG, to promote their business collaboration globally, with…
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Tokyo, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., or DNP, will enter into the development and manufacturing of Encoder Disks, or ED, employed in electronic components that detect the position, movement direction and rotation angle of industrial robots. An ED is a disk onto which fine scales have been engraved. Mounted inside the encoder, various sensors detect reflected light on, or transmitted…
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IVECO, the commercial vehicle brand of Iveco Group, and Plus announced today that the IVECO S-Way truck equipped with PlusDrive, Plus’s enhanced driver-assist solution based on its open autonomy platform, has started operating on public roads in Germany. IVECO designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles, off-road trucks, and vehicles for applications such…
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Epson Robots recently honored its top robotics distributors of its fiscal year 2023. Approximately 60 AutomateFirstSM partners were in attendance, representing nearly 30 different organizations, at the Robotics Distribution Conference that took place on June 28, 2023 at the Epson America, Inc. headquarters in Los Alamitos, Calif. The conference was held in Epson’s new state-of-the-art Executive Briefing Center which allows…
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Systems integrator RobotLAB will host the “AI, Robotics & the Future of Work” summit on Wednesday, July 12 at 11 a.m C.T. The company said the educational event will bring together industry experts to discuss the transformative potential of AI and robotics in the workforce, highlighting both the challenges and opportunities such technologies present. Packed with interactive discussions led by…
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With the opening of a new plant in Querétaro, Mexico, Bosch Rexroth said it is creating more manufacturing capacity for the growth markets of mobile hydraulics and factory automation in North America and shortening delivery routes. The Lohr a. Main-based company is investing about 160 million euros in the new location and will create about 900 jobs by 2027. The…
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A market study conducted by HowToRobot in collaboration with the Association for Advancing Automation, or A3, reveals a trend of diversification in the U.S. robotics and automation industry. The study shows that beyond traditional manufacturing, a substantial number of suppliers in the U.S. are now catering to diverse sectors like logistics, healthcare, energy, aerospace & defense, construction, and agriculture. “The…
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Advanced Navigation has been awarded a Moon to Mars Initiative: Demonstrator Mission Grant by the Australian Space Agency to support NASA’s endeavor to explore the Moon and beyond to Mars. The grant will accelerate the development and production of the company’s light detection, altimetry and velocimetry (LiDAV) technology, the Sydney, Australia-based Advanced Navigation said. Supported by this award, Advanced Navigation…
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Recently, Sereact announced the release of PickGPT – a robotics transformer that combines large language models, or LLMs, with computer vision. The company said PickGPT opens the possibility of instructing robots using natural language. The Robotics Transformer can recognize and identify objects and products in real time based on their visual characteristics. PickGPT automatically analyzes product images and matches them…
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Bluegrass Supply Chain has announced a partnership with Locus Robotics, a global provider of autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, for warehouse automation. The companies said the strategic collaboration aims to enhance operational efficiency, optimize order fulfillment, and elevate customer experience through advanced automation technology. Bluegrass Supply Chain is a third-party/contract logistics provider based in Bowling Green, KY. Founded in 2002,…
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Realtime Robotics last week announced that it has secured an additional $9.5 million in funding from Shinhan GIB and Kyobo Life Insurance. The Boston-based company develops collision-free autonomous motion planning solutions for industrial robots. Realtime said it will use this additional investment to drive further product enhancements, incorporate feedback from customers and partners, and scale to support additional go-to-market efforts.…
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New research by Interact Analysis shows the market for robotic picking is in the early stages of growth but presents huge potential. The market was worth $236 million in 2022, but by 2030 this will increase to $6.8 billion. Rising labor costs and supply chain constraints are likely to be key drivers for the market, as companies turn to automation…
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In a recent collaborative effort with FORCE Technology and Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence using ESPRIT additive toolpath programming, an industrial robot was programmed using RoboDK’s simulation software. ESPRIT and RoboDK, a powerful combination of toolpath programming and robot digital twin with post-processing and analysis capabilities, were used to create the final part. The system included a 6-axis KUKA robot arm mounted…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse robots and software that will be on…