Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.37
…tending manufacturing operations.” Applied Cobotics Cobot Feeder standardizes part loading Since 1983, PBC Linear (Pacific Bearing Co.) said it has created and patented linear motion systems and has greatly expanded its technology, expertise, and services. Through its partnerships in Europe and Asia and its worldwide network of distributors, the company added that it is a trusted global leader in bearing products. The Applied Cobotics Cobot Feeder includes a base storage-and-retrieval unit with a Universal Robots (UR) collaborative robot pedestal, an enclosed steel rack dunnage tower that can store up to 50 lb. of material, and a touchscreen display for easy…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.54
…Place from Sept. 11 to 14. The company will also exhibit high-speed handling systems, high-precision motion platforms, and CNC loading and unloading applications. Han's Robot will also show its One-Stop Intelligent Palletizing Workstations, Elfin-Pro cobots, and STAR mobile manipulators, as well as application demonstrations, at its FABTECH booth. Editor's note: For more about FABTECH, visit Robotics 24/7's special coverage page.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.98
…design of new systems. Whether it's tray packing or loading other equipment for further processing, mGripAI can slot into an existing operation and have an immediate impact on yield.” Soft Robotics said it designs and builds systems to enable OEMs, systems integrators, and end users to automate complex production processes, particularly in the food industry. The Bedford, Mass.-based company will exhibit its high-speed picking systems in Booth N-10311 at PACK EXPO, which will be from Sept. 11 to 13 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Soft Robotics focuses on food Soft Robotics claimed that mGripAI gives industrial robots the sensory,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.08
…and the Flexxbotics FlexxCNC to control the process of loading and unloading trays into a pneumatic vise. The modular and easily re-taskable Cobot Feeder empowers one machinist to do the work of up to eight machinists while increasing the amount of raw materials available to cobot machines tending work cells, said the companies. About Universal Robots Founded in 2005, Universal Robots said it is a leading provider of collaborative robots used across a wide range of industries and in education. The Odense, Denmark-based company introduced what it said was the world’s first commercially viable cobot in 2008. Since then, Universal…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.58
In addition to the each-picking robots that received attention during the recent e-commerce boom, many automation providers have focused lately on the need to handle totes, boxes, cases, and pallets. From high-bay lift trucks and truck-unloading systems to heavy-duty mobile robots and automated pallet jacks, robots have specialized for these applications. More affordable and capable collaborative robots, improving machine vision, and software to manage the movement of goods and workers are also contributing to new use cases. It’s still up to warehouse and factory operators and their technology partners to identify the best ways to automate the storage and transport…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.20
…blank load system – The conveyor feed case blank loading system accepts three 26-in. stacks of blanks at a time. The XCP Series includes the XCP-30, XCP-40, and the XCP-C30, which are customized versions of the case packer. Brenton said the addition of the XCP Series to its case-packing portfolio “gives customers a reliable option with speeds reaching up to 70 cases per minute that is competitively priced and ready to perform.” The XCP Series is designed for easy access to all areas. Source: Brenton Brenton at PACK EXPO 2023 Brenton plans to demonstrate the XCP in Booth C-3822 at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.77
…repair, assembly, and inspection. These are also used in loading/offloading of objects within the space shuttle. Three of the most widely known space manipulators are: Canadarm1—14.7 m (48.8 ft.) long arms Canadarm2—17.5 m (57.7 ft.) long arms Special-Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) or Dextre—3.3 m (11 ft.) long arms Why is robotics the only way into space? Future space missions will be longer A typical one-way trip to the International Space Station (ISS) takes about two days, a trip to the moon is a minimum of three days, and a trip to the closest planet would take several months. As humanity…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.10
…in containers by package size or destination, rather than loading them directly onto a truck, the company's software enables robots to work more efficiently, he said. “With four or five standard containers moving through buildings, it's easier to load and unload trucks rather than a collection of e-commerce packages,” Szopa said. “There's not an infinite number of pallets and containers.” CloudSort's system includes logic to provide a point of origin for how things should be grouped,” he added. “Some organizations have already done that, but we can just provide the execution system.” Time to deployment “The procurement process for package-delivery…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.74
…unpredictable environments.” PDP 3.0 features “PDP 3.0 makes pallet loading and unloading effortless for third-party logistics (3PL) providers, retailers, apparel manufacturers, and other material handlers,” claimed Dexterity. The company said its software release includes the following new features to expand warehouse operators' ability to automate their pallet operations: Print and apply integration—PDP 3.0 enables 3PLs to automate their case-in, case-out labeling processes. Dexterity automates Amazon FNSKU case-labeling process and other case relabeling value-added services. Pallet stacking—By enabling picking from up to five pallets stacked on one another, PDP 3.0 unlocks the utilization of work cells by minimizing the time for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.93
…would be great to do learning faster for staging, loading, and unloading. It's still early yet for AI technologies. We collect so much information, it would good to automatically turn more of it into actionable insights with analytics. We're evaluating simulation and digital twins, which we already use at an early stage, for training systems. There has been a lot of talk about Chat GPT benefitting human-machine interaction. What do you think? Buena-Franco: The most successful implementations of automation have been when we can ensure that labor is integrated into the process upstream and downstream for materials flow. It's about…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.11
…provides automated packing systems, inspection systems, and products for loading and unloading heat-treatment furnaces. The Karter Lyft AMR. Source: Karter Karter AMRs offer agility, ease of integration The Karter AMRs are the first result of the company’s close technical partnership with BlueBotics SA. Since these vehicles use BlueBotics' Autonomous Navigation Technology (ANT) natural feature navigation, they do not require any permanent infrastructure changes such as laying magnetic tape or installing reflective targets, noted the companies. Capable of operating for eight hours after just 10 minutes of charging, Karter claimed that its AMRs are easy to integrate into a site’s existing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.76
…for the eT-Litocran700 add-on module for telescopic handlers and loading cranes. The “red gazelle” system combines telescopic handling and vacuum lifting to help facade construction specialists install fragile elements at height quickly and precisely and with minimum staffing, it said. The system avoids the challenges of mounting windows from within a building, since robots for that process can be heavy and difficult to maneuver, noted euroTECH. The vacuum module allows a telescopic forklift from manufacturers such as MAGNI Telescopic Handlers to smoothly lift loads up to 500 kg (1,102.3 lb.), it said. Blickle GmbH, a manufacturer of wheels and castors,…