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ATI Industrial Automation yesterday announced the availability of its CGV-900, a compliant angle grinder. The robotic end-of-arm tool is designed to be used for grinding and finishing processes and eliminate the need for humans to do those tasks manually. An end-of-arm tool is installed onto a robot arm to extend its capabilities. In a video demonstration, the company highlighted the…
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The North American market for materials handling automation is still growing, prompting more supplier partnships. Jungheinrich AG and Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Inc. today announced their plans to launch Rocrich AGV Solutions. The joint venture will build on their existing partnership and offer mobile systems for factories and warehouses in North America. Jungheinrich and Logisnext will hold equal shares in the…
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TÜV Rheinland has certified 13 different safety functions on Mobile Industrial Robots' MiR600 and MiR1350 autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, in accordance with ISO 13849-1 industry standard. With this stamp of approval from the respected third-party testing and certification organization, customers looking to use MiR’s AMRs now have the independent assurance that the safety functions are implemented and meet international…
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While the COVID-19 pandemic increased interest in robots for disinfection and social distancing, robots also promise to help shorthanded hospital staffs diagnose patients while reducing the spread of pathogens. Touchlab yesterday said that a hospital in Finland is using its Välkky system, which is designed to give remote clinicians a sense of touch. “In the past, telerobots have been limited…
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More than 200 investors, tech innovators, and serial entrepreneurs gathered last week to discuss how to identify and support robotics as its own investment class that can enable multiple industries. “We want to help create and scale the next generation of robotics unicorns,” said Fady Saad, general partner at Cybernetix Ventures, which co-organized the event at Artists for Humanity in…
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Cleveron AS, an Estonian technology company specializing in parcel robots and lockers development, yesterday unveiled the Cleveron 354, a battery-powered outdoor parcel locker., Cleveron's aim is to the disrupts the last-mile market with a grid-independent parcel solution with a mission to reduce 70% in CO2 emissions across the entire last-mile sector. Cleveron claimed its solutions help companies effectively reduce last-mile…
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Addverb today announced that it has partnered with Amazon Web Services to improve the efficiency of its warehouse automation solutions. The partnership with AWS will allow Addverb to leverage the cloud platform's machine learning, analytics, and Internet of Things, or IoT, connectivity capabilities to enhance the capabilities of its robotic solutions. Founded in 2016, Addverb offers AI-enabled fixed & flexible…
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One challenge for autonomous systems has been the need to see in varied lighting conditions. Photoneo s.r.o. last week introduced the third generation of its Ambient Light Suppression technology in its 3D sensors. It brings “superior scanning performance under the most challenging lighting conditions,” claimed the Bratislava, Slovakia-based company. “Photoneo has been known as a brand of quality—a trusted developer…
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Realtime Robotics, a provider collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, today announced that it will be on-site at the upcoming Automatica 2023 trade show, taking place from June 27-30, 2023, in Munich, Germany. There will be several opportunities for attendees to experience Realtime’s innovative motion control and collision avoidance technology on the show floor, the Boston based company said.…
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If you think of Pitney Bowes as a mailing meter company, you’d be half right. The company has enjoyed a century-long partnership with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and is its largest workshare partner, sorting more than 16 billion pieces of mail each year. But while mail metering and services built the company, it’s only half of Pitney Bowes’ revenue…
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ABB Robotics today said that a pilot project with Junglekeepers, a U.S. non-profit organization, is demonstrating how robotics and cloud computing can make reforestation efforts faster, more efficient, and scalable. “ABB’s collaboration with Junglekeepers demonstrates how robotics and Cloud technology can play a central role in fighting deforestation as one of the major contributors to climate change,” said Sami Atiya,…
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Pitney Bowes Lockport, Il Square Footage: About 360,000 square feet Throughput: The facility sorts up to 24,000 parcels per hour for the USPS Shifts: 2 shifts per day, 5 days per week plus one shift on Saturday Read the full lenth article on the upgraded Pitney Bowes distribution center Pitney Bowes’ newest facility in Lockport, Ill., is an example of…
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Increased demand for fruit and vegetables across retail and foodservice channels is driving supply chains to invest in automation and other tools that make the transfer of product more efficient while reducing waste, according to Stöcklin Logistics. The company today said it is launching Stöcklin CasePicker to address the specific logistics challenges and opportunities now facing produce shippers. “Until recently,…
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Innovation Works announced last week that Kevin Dowling will serve as interim leader of the Robotics Factory. Dowling, a tech leader who was involved with three IW companies and a founding member and board chair of the Pittsburgh Robotics Network, or PRN, brings with him an impressive repertoire of experience and leadership to helm the Robotics Factory program, the organization…
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Automation and simulation promise to help manufacturers build facilities and manage their production lines. Hexagon AB today announced that it is working with NVIDIA Corp. to enable multi-user workflows through a unified view for factory planning and design, as well as optimization of process quality and operations. “Our Hexagon innovation team has been working with NVIDIA to develop opportunities that…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
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