Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.44
…universal translator that removes the need for robot brand-specific programming experts, enabling companies with smart automation to reduce costs and increase productivity. With Realtime’s platform, workcell implementations become significantly less complex and consequently less expensive, lowering the bar of automation and allowing manufacturers to automate a broader range of tasks more quickly and cost-effectively. See our technology overview video. The functionality is provided in deployment by inserting an industrial PC [IPC] with our special hardware and software on-board into the workcell network, logically connecting our IPC to the robot controllers and the task sequencer—PLC [programmable logic controller], pick system, or…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.82
…The expanded coursework provides technical skills training in robotic programming and various collaborative robotic tasks such as machine tending. The 40,000 square-foot workforce training facility offers an accelerated five-month program for adults and a 10-month program for young adults. The Robotics Center has the support of many companies that operate in the robotics and automation space, with many of them providing robots, software, services, and accessories. Sponsors and supporters of the new center include: Teradyne, owner of Universal Robots (UR), Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), and AutoGuide Mobile Robots Heartland Automation Yaskawa Motoman OhmniLabs READY Robotics ROEQ Robotiq Vention FedEx Appalachian…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.63
…robots can be deployed, updated, and/or re-deployed with minimal programming, said the company. Its motion-control technology is intended to empower companies to automate more processes by removing engineering complexity and reducing cycle time. The goal is to reduce overall expenses, increase throughput, drive greater operational efficiency, and improving returns on investment, it said. Realtime Robotics said it plans to deepen its reach in the warehouse automation industry, while continuing to serve global automotive manufacturers and their supply chain. Working closely with long-term partners and customers, Realtime added that it will continue to perfect its “holy grail” collaborative system. It incorporates…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.32
…programs will have to fill the gap through direct programming or investments in partnership programs with third-party vendors. “We know workforce development works,” stated Karin Norington-Reaves, CEO of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership. “For me, it is really about scale and quite frankly the bandwidth of organizations within our network. We will never be able to fully meet the needs of all of the people who so desperately want to work and who need the additional skills. It’s not a question of will people be successful; it’s a question of will they be able to gain access to the program.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.93
…and engineering services such as turnkey industrial controls, robotic programming, and automation consulting, combining “best-in-class technologies and custom automation.” In addition, AMT designs customized hardware and software packages to support automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) and distribution centers. They are designed to speed up and optimize the order-fulfillment process for e-commerce providers, it said. AMT said it works closely with customers in the warehousing, food and beverage, consumer products, and other industries to provide material transport systems for a variety of types of cargo. Manufacturers in automotive, aerospace, medical, alternative energy, fabricated metal, industrial machinery, and rubber and plastics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.52
…made it a challenge to continue to provide robotics programming to students, said Robotify. “I am delighted to partner with such a fantastic team at Woz ED,” stated Adam Dalton, CEO of Robotify. “I have always admired Steve Wozniak, so to be able to work with his team and share the same vision of nurturing the makers of the future by making STEM education more accessible to all students across the globe, is really exciting for me and the whole team at Robotify,” Robotify, Woz ED plan to offer equitable access Robotify said the deal is part of its commitment…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.82
…cost is not in the hardware but in the programming, because you have to have an expert come and write the code to describe an object,” he said. “I was in a factory in Germany before COVID-19, and the box to control a camera was locked. Posted was the phone number of the only staffer who knew the software. That's not a scalable approach.” “We dramatically reduce the cost with deep learning in the cloud and bringing it back to the camera,” said Montanari. “With dual Ethernet ports on the cameras, connected with the PLC [programmable logic controller], we can…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.95
…Mech-Vision graphical machine vision software, and Mech-Viz intelligent robot programming environment. In addition to its deep learning algorithms and motion-planning technology, the company offers staff training, deployment planning, marketing support, and collaboration on challenging projects. The company offers systems for palletizing and depalletizing, bin picking, order sorting, machine tending, and assembly/gluing/locating in logistics and manufacturing. Mech-Mind added that its robotics systems are used in automotive OEM plants, appliance factories, steel plants, food-processing plants, warehouses, banks, and hospitals in countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, Germany, and the U.S. Mech-Mind has more than 350 employees worldwide and said it is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.89
…said the enhanced UR10e retains the small footprint, intuitive programming experience, repeatability, and performance that its customers have come to expect. The vendor claimed that the cobot's increased payload capacity enables users to do more, including the following: The UR10e can now be used in palletizing applications with cartons weighing up to 10kg (22 lb.) and a 2.5kg (5.5-lb.) gripper. The UR10e can be used in other materials handling tasks, such as loading and unloading heavier workpieces in machine-tending deployments and packaging of heavy items. The enhanced payload capacity of the UR10e can relieve humans from more lifting tasks, leading…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.18
…needs to be done. It uses an API [application programming interface] and calls on whatever robot is best for the task. You don't want a floor scrubber in the way of pallet movers in a loading bay.” “Every organization has to make its bets,” Rocos' Inggs said. “Automated warehouses are part of a wider food chain, ranging from autonomous trucks for the container yard all the way through pick and place off conveyor belts. It's an end-to-end journey. We're starting to see bespoke applications in addition to one-stop shop systems integrators.” Other companies working on robot interoperability include Formant, Körber…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.92
…minimal space and allows layout and installation flexibility. Web-based iRProgrammer user interface for intuitive and easy robot setup and programming on a PC or tablet (a teach pendant is optional). Standard CE/NRTL compliance on the R-30iB Compact Plus controller allows global deployment without any additional cost. Same software options across the entire FANUC robot line, including iRVision for integrated vision, iRPick Tool for conveyor tracking, fieldbus connectivity, and integrated safety. “With over 715,000 robots installed globally, FANUC is a household name in manufacturing,” Potter said. “Now, with our expansive line of SCARAs, we’re able to help more companies solve their…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.75
…their own automation without needing deep expertise in robot programming, it added. Forge/OS 5 has been built to facilitate third-party development, said READY Robotics. Software developers can focus on use cases that scale across top robotic brands and benefit from its intuitive core services, it asserted. “Forge/OS is built on Linux, C++, and Qt 5.15,” said Josh Seabloom, vice president of engineering at READY. “Forge/OS at its heart is a device-centric operating system. ... We have made it possible for third parties to build custom device drivers in Forge.” The operating system can reduce the complexity for those with multiple…