Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.07
January 04, 2023
…increase safety, productivity MiR was founded in 2013 in Odense, Denmark and was acquired by Teradyne in 2018. In 2022, it merged with AutoGuide Mobile Robots, which is also owned by Teradyne. The company makes a range of mobile robots designed for manufacturing, logistics, and warehouse operations. The company said it has nearly 200 distributors around the world and system integrators in 60 countries. In addition to its headquarters in Odense, the company also has regional offices in Holbrook, New York, San Diego Calif., North Reading, Mass., Georgetown KY, Singapore, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai. MiR said its robots…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.65
November 30, 2022
…are significantly below the global average for robot adoption, Odense, Denmark-based MiR has argued. Every day, U.K. workers spend a lot of time and effort on internal logistics, it said. Now, several robotics experts in the U.K. have come together to show how British manufacturing can become more competitive through the automation of manual tasks. With more than 49,500 units sold worldwide in 2021, mobile robot solutions are becoming more established in transportation and logistics and sales of AMR and AGV increased 45% from 2020 to 2021. However, most of the robots were mainly shipped to other countries than the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.36
November 23, 2022
…to automate internal logistics and optimize materials handling. The Odense, Denmark-based company said both small and midsize companies and large enterprises in industries ranging from manufacturing and logistics to healthcare. Teradyne Inc. acquired MiR in 2018 and recently combined it with AutoGuide Mobile Robots. DENSO deploys growing MiR fleet DENSO is one of Mobile Industrial Robots' largest global customers, running MiR AMRs in two other U.S. locations, three facilities in Europe, and two in Asia. The company chose AMRs over automated guided vehicles (AGVs) because they can navigate on their own without the need for costly infrastructure built into the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.77
November 10, 2022
…recently adding the new UR20 to its portfolio. The Odense, Denmark-based company has sold more than 50,000 cobots worldwide. As Universal Robots has thrived, so too has the Danish robotics scene, centered around Odense, a city of 200,000 people. The number of people employed by Danish robotics companies is forecast to reach 23,000 by 2025, while total revenues from the industry are already more than €2.8 billion, according to Universal Robots. Odense Robotics was featured in Robotics 24/7's “10 Robotics Clusters Around the Globe” list. During the past year, Universal Robots said it has hired more than 200 employees to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.29
November 01, 2022
…and application kits in the UR+ ecosystem, said the Odense, Denmark-based company. Universal Robots, which is a unit of Teradyne Inc., has offices in 14 countries and said it has installed more than 50,000 cobots worldwide. Vectis Automation, Hirebotics, Kinetic approach welding From Nov. 8 to 10, Vectis Automation will show its new Park’N’Arc at Universal Robots' booth, No. C-11045. Park’N’Arc is a “diving board” rotational range extender that allows for the base of the cobot to be manually moved to various locations. “Compared to a short linear track, the Park’N’Arc is an improved design for increasing range as the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.83
October 10, 2022
…limitations restrain that market. Similarly, ReportLinker forecast a CAGR of 40.1% to $10.8 billion by 2028. Founded in 2005, Odense, Denmark-based Universal Robots is the market leader in cobot arms. The company's product line includes a range of reaches and payloads, supported by end effectors, software, accessories, and application kits in the UR+ ecosystem. Universal Robots, which is owned by Boston-based Teradyne Inc., said it has installed more than 50,000 robots worldwide and reported $83 million in second-quarter 2022 revenue.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.43
October 05, 2022
…more than 7,000 AMRs. The new combined company employs 450 employees, including 250 engineers. MiR's headquarters will remain in Odense, Denmark, and the company has regional offices in Holbrook, N.Y.; San Diego; Chelmsford, Mass.; and Georgetown, Ky., as well as Singapore; Frankfurt, Germany; Barcelona, Spain; Tokyo; Seoul; and Shanghai.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.11
September 02, 2022
…in Chicago. Unveiled in June, the UR20 is the Odense, Denmark-based company’s newest collaborative robot in years. The cobot can carry payloads of up to 20 kg (44.1 lb.) and has a reach of 1,750 mm (68.9 in.). Before the UR20, the UR16e was the company’s highest-payload cobot. It can carry items up to 16 kg (35.3 lb.) and has a reach of 900 mm (35 in.). “More than half of all U.S. manufacturing tasks are automatable, a fact that businesses start to realize as they simply cannot fill open positions,” stated Joe Campbell, senior manager of applications development and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 41.58
August 25, 2022
Kim Als, business development manager at Odense Robotics, recently partnered with students from the University of Southern Denmark to analyze Blue Atlas Robotics ApS’ supply chain processes. The Odense, Denmark-based company develops underwater inspection robots for the maritime sector. Its robots conduct self-operating underwater visual inspection of port structures and vessel hulls. The company is currently scaling up and a vital part of this hinges on creating a well-structured supply chain and production setup, it said. As a startup in the transitional phase, all its focus has been on tech development and sales with limited resources for optimizing production flows.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.66
August 09, 2022
…can automate. It’s not always just pick-and-place tasks.” The Odense, Denmark-based company decided to host the open house at Robert E. Morris’ facility because it is a partner of Universal Robots. Robert E. Morris is a machine tool distributor and sells CNC machines and other industrial equipment, said Mike Locke, productivity specialist at the Morris Group. Its other partners include Tsugami, Okuma, Trumpf, Geminis, Soraluce, Momentum, Velocity, National, MP Systems, Chevalier, and Desktop Metal. Morris teamed up with Universal Robots two years ago as more of its customers requested automated systems in response to the pandemic. “It’s excellent pairing—– putting…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.34
July 26, 2022
…space and improve picking and storage operations for any industrial sector or environment. The company debuted its system with Odense, Denmark-based MiR at this year's LogiMAT trade show in Stuttgart Germany. Modula plans to present the system to U.S. at the Las Vegas Groceryshop 2022 trade show in September. Businesses can contact Modula’s representatives for personalized consultation and estimates.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.45
June 21, 2022
…showed off its new OnRobot Palletizer. Kristian Hulgard, the Odense, Denmark-based company’s general manager for the Americas, said the EOAT maker is moving toward offering application-focused products rather than only selling grippers. Hulgard said the palletizer uses both OnRobot's hardware and software. “The hardware is a telescopic lift that can lift the robot up to palletize tall stacks of boxes,” he said. “It also comes with two different tools to handle different types and different sizes of boxes.” OnRobot is trying to expand its horizons and sell more than just grippers, acknowledged Hulgard. “We've come a long way introducing the…
