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Most supply chain operations are under stress. Many are dealing with a strategic re-alignment of the facilities and changing operational profiles. The near universal need is for speed. Operating with speed puts pressure on nearly every process within the four walls and requires cross-functional integration beyond the warehouse. Meanwhile labor is often constrained and the future uncertain. As warehousing professionals…
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Rather than ruining picnics, some ants are opening new vistas for robotics. BlueBotics SA yesterday launched “ANT everywhere,” a new extension to its Autonomous Navigation Technology designed to allow mobile robots to effectively operate outdoors. “Prior to today, use cases such as transporting components or finished goods from one building to another have not been an easy proposition for AGV…
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Mecademic announced today its new micro-SCARA robot at Automaticia. The Montreal-based company said the robot builds on the success and design principles of its Meca500 six-axis robotic arm. Members of the company's Early Access Program have been testing the robot for the past month, the company said. Mecademic said the SCARA robot is ideal for small component design and manufacturing…
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OSARO, which provides robots using machine learning, today announced that it has partnered with systems integrator Mission Design & Automation. The companies said they plan to develop and deploy a range of automated systems optimized for e-commerce fulfillment. “Our close partnership with OSARO allows us to deliver a strong integration of new technologies and ensure a happy end customer experience,”…
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At Automatica this week, Micropsi Industries announced that MIRAI, its AI-powered robot controller that trains robots through human demonstration, will soon be hardware agnostic. The company has partnered with KUKA to demo the new version of the system at the German trade show in Messe Müchen. Visitors to Micropsi Industries' exhibit (Hall B4 Booth 401) will see a MIRAI-controlled KUKA…
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ABB Robotics this week announced that it is expanding its large robot range with four new models and 22 variants, offering more choice, improved energy efficiency, and greater performance. It also released new variants of its GoFa collaborative robots. The next-generation large models include the IRB 6710, the IRB 6720, the IRB 6730, and the IRB 6740. They are suitable…
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Florian Pestoni, CEO of InOrbit Inc., said he has noticed a change in the past year. Large users of autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, are increasingly mandating that their systems must be interoperable with other robots. Warehouses often have challenges integrating robots into their warehouse management systems (WMS), and it doesn't help that each robot vendor has its own software…
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At Automatica this week, robotics suppliers are touting how the latest hardware and software are easing adoption for companies that do not have a lot of robotics experience. NVIDIA Corp. said that it and its partners will show the future of robotics in Munich. Many of the joint demonstrations will feature “easy-to-program and no-code robotics solutions that enable anyone to…
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The objective sounds relatively simple: On a designated day in a single distribution center, pick, pack, and ship a particular set of SKUs in a range of desired quantities to 24 retail stores. Or 50. Or 100. That’s what a distribution center (DC) does, right? Yes and no. But there’s a problem—all those new robots. Fulfilling orders is not all…
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Powermat Technologies last week announced its PMT350 600W wireless power platform, the next generation in its family of platforms based on the company’s SmartInductive hybrid inductive/resonance technology. Building on the company’s previous-generation 40W, 200W, and 300W platforms, Powermat’s new 600W platform is optimized for mid-power industrial, micro-mobility (e-bikes, e-scooters, golf carts), robotics, medical and telecom applications. The company demonstrated its…
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With a focus on flexibility, FANUC will demo a range of robot arms at Automatica this week in Munich, Germany. One highlight of the show is that the company will showcase how it was able to increase the payload capacities of the CRX-25ia and the CR-35iB robot arms, which can now handle payloads of 30 kg and 50 kg, respectively.…
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PBC Linear last week announced that Universal Robots A/S has granted 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…
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With all the interest lately in artificial intelligence, robotics, and ethics, it's worth noting some of the ongoing research in the field. The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, or AI2, last week announced Ali Farhadi as its new CEO. He is an AI researcher, executive, and Forbes Top 5 AI entrepreneur, said the organization. It also presented the Phone2Proc robot…
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Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are one way of measuring the financial activity in a specific sector, such as robotics. Earlier this month, Indxx announced the licensing of its Indxx US ETF Industry Top 10 Index to South Korea-based Samsung Asset Management. The index will serve as the underlying benchmark for the KODEX US ETF Industry Top10 Indxx ETF, said Indxx.…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
