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Italy is making its mark as a leader in the European robotics and automation industry, according to a new report from HowToRobot in collaboration with UCIMA, the Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association. With a total of 655 companies, the Italian industry is the largest in Europe by number of businesses, ahead of France and Germany, said the study. “Italy is…
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When it comes to robot safety and the standardization of industrial automation, Roberta Nelson Shea is one of the best-known people in the space. She has served on numerous standards boards and committees for the Robotics Industries Association (now the Association for Advancing Automation or A3), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Nelson…
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The increasing use of robots across sectors has raised concerns about their safety in industrial workspaces. Along with sensing technologies and industry standards, machine vision is helping to improve robot operations, value, and ultimately safety. As manufacturers come to view robotics an asset, machine vision and motion control systems are being integrated for their automation, control, and safety. Machine vision…
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For a technology writer, spending a couple of days at the Automate show is like being a kid in a candy store. There are industrial robots, collaborative robot (cobot) arms, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and plenty of exhibitors with warehouse robotics solutions. The annual event—put on the Association for Advancing Automation (A3)—has evolved to include solutions of value to multiple…
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“Thirty million developers” is the answer to the question “What's driving billion-dollar robot startups?” exclaimed Eliot Horowitz, CEO of Viam Inc., at Automate 2023 last week. The hushed crowd of about 200 hardware entrepreneurs listened intensely to the founder and former chef technology officer of MongoDB (a $20 billion success story). Now, Horowitz aims to take the same approach that…
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Applied Intuition Inc., a tooling and software provider for autonomous vehicle development, and Embark Technology Inc., a self-driving trucking software company, last week announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Under the agreement, Applied will acquire Embark in an all-cash transaction with an equity value of approximately $71 million. “We are excited to acquire Embark,” said Qasar…
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At Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, NVIDIA Corp. announced several products for accelerated computing in the cloud and the growing ecosystem for supercomputing hardware, simulation software, and artificial intelligence. The company also announced the availability of its Isaac AMR platform for autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, and discussed how the electronics industry is using its technology stack. Jensen Huang, founder and…
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Geekplus Technology Co., a global supplier of mobile robots for logistics, and Next Retail Ltd., a multinational clothing, footwear, and home products retailer, last week announced the successful automation of NEXT's Dearne Valley Pallet fulfillment center in the U.K. Faced with high demand in the volatile fashion industry, NEXT decided to streamline processes and scale up efficiently. The company said…
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MassRobotics is working with chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, on a new competition. The AMD Robotics Innovation Challenge invites participants to explore the benefits and advantages of AMD Kria system-on-modules, or SOMs, to create solutions that integrate adaptive computing into their robotics projects. Applications for the AMD Robotics Innovation Challenge will be accepted from May 22 to June…
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DETROIT—With more than 750 exhibitors, over 125 conference sessions, and about 25,000 registered attendees, the Automate 2023 trade show this week was the latest demonstration of the growing interest in industrial automation and robotics, despite economic concerns. Conference sessions about getting started with adopting automation were particularly well-attended, and we saw several Fortune 500 companies' delegations carefully evaluating systems and…
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Dobot said its new CRA Series of cobots incorporate high performance harmonic drive reducers and electromagnetic brakes to offer customers greater performance and safety benefits. The company launched the new series at Automate this year alongside the CRV500 Smart Camera. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, Dobot offers 20 different cobots spread through six product series: CR, CRS,…
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Figure AI Inc. this week announced its $70 million Series A funding round. The startup said it plans to use the financing to accelerate the development of its Figure 01 humanoid robot, build out its data pipeline for autonomous operations, and continue its commercialization efforts. “Figure's near-term goal is to deploy humanoids into the workforce, and we believe that the…
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Savant WMS, a provider of warehouse management system 〈WMS〉 software, and Locus Robotics, a leader in autonomous mobile robot (AMR) solutions, have announced a new strategic partnership. Together, the two companies will offer an integrated solution to provide a cost-effective and flexible warehouse automation solution for mid-market companies, the partners explained. Under the partnership, Savant WMS is now fully integrated…
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DETROIT—For the second time within five years, a key figure at collaborative robotics leader Universal Robots A/S has received the prestigious Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award. Roberta Nelson Shea, global technical compliance officer at Universal Robots, accepted the award in the Application category at a ceremony last night at Automate 2023. Nelson Shea followed in the footsteps of Universal Robots…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
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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…
