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The Automate 2022 Show and Conference celebrated the most successful event in its history, setting new records for registrants, exhibit booths and online engagement during its four-day run June 6-9, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan. The show organizer, the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), expects next year to be even bigger with nearly three-quarters of an expanded show floor already booked…
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Gudai-Darii, mining company Rio Tinto’s most technologically advanced mine, was officially opened today in the Pilbara region of Australia. With an expected life of more than 40 years and an annual capacity of 43 million tons, Gudai-Darri will underpin future production of Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Blend product. It’s expected to increase iron ore production volumes and improve product mix from…
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As demand for robotics skills increases, students, workers, and employees need guidance on the best educational programs in the U.S. The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute announced that it has chosen three more programs to receive ARM Endorsement. The new programs include associate's degrees at two community colleges and a FANUC training course. “The entire ARM Team congratulates…
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Soft Robotics Inc. has learned a lot in the years it has spent primarily focused on automation in food processing. The Bedford, Mass.-based company makes grippers and high-speed 3D vision software using artificial intelligence. Harley Green, director of business development at Soft Robotics, said the company initially took more of a “shotgun approach” and tried to go after the automotive…
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Robotics developers and integrators are getting more options for 3D perception. Orbbec today announced that it has begun shipping its Femto line of time-of-flight cameras, which can capture the exact position and shape of static or moving objects and scenes with high accuracy. “Time-of-flight [ToF] technology has become one of the hottest and most exciting fields in 3D imaging,” noted…
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While they may not be as fast or precise as industrial automation, collaborative robot arms are becoming more capable. Universal Robots A/S today announced that it is adding a cobot with a 20-kg payload capacity to its product line. The company said that its first new robot in several years is an all-new design. “This is not just a bigger…
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Keenon Robotics was ranked highly in a recent report from International Data Corp., or IDC, entitled “Market Share of Commercial Service Robots in China Catering Industry.” The company was ranked No. 1 in market share and growth in China’s commercial service robots for the catering industry for 2021. The Shanghai-based company had a growth rate of 153.4%, with a market…
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Downtime is the enemy of profitability in manufacturing, according to FANUC America Corp. The company today said its new Industrial Internet of Things, or IIoT, software is designed to prevent production problems before they occur. AI Servo Monitor uses artificial intelligence to predict possible failures of the drive systems for FANUC servomotors and spindle motors. “The power of IIoT software…
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At Automatica in Munich this week, automation buyers from across Europe will be able to see leading Danish robotics companies. The event, which expects 45,000 attendees, will serve as an opportunity for Danish automation to gain the approval of demanding German customers, according to the Danish robotics cluster. Eight vendors are working on the export promotion at Automatica with the…
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The appetite for consumer and commercial drones has skyrocketed over the past decade and isn’t expected to dissipate anytime soon. Drones are proving useful across a myriad of verticals, including military, commercial, and consumer applications that require high-quality video and aerial photographs. Mapping, inspection, and search-and rescue missions have all benefited from the use of drones. However, uncrewed aerial vehicles…
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Robotics companies are seeking to advance the ability of their technology to perceive and understand their work environments and by cultivating the capacity to adapt dynamic operating conditions on the fly. This situational awareness is enabled by a synergy between sensors and machine learning. By giving mobile and picking robots more human-like perception of their physical environments, developers are also…
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Pizza-making robot maker Picnic Works this week announces an expanded university partnership with contract food service management company Chartwells Higher Education. The announcement follows successful pilot programs at Texas A&M and the University of Chicago. Chartwells said it realized the efficiency benefits of Picnic’s technology during the pilot program and has decided to deploy the Picnic Pizza Station across an…
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Semiconductor startup Acceleration Robotics S.L. this week launched ROBOTCORE, its hardware acceleration framework for the Robot Operating System, or ROS. Acceleration Robotics said it focuses on designing customized brains for robots to hasten their response times. Delivering semiconductor building blocks for robots, the Vitoria-Gastiez, Spain-based company said it creates custom compute architectures for high-performance robots through hardware acceleration while remaining…
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As developers build robots that adapt to their environments, handle diverse items, or interact safely with people, they need tools that facilitate the training of machine learning systems. NVIDIA Corp. today announced the availability of the 2022.1 release of NVIDIA Isaac Sim. “With Isaac Sim, developers can generate production-quality datasets to train AI perception models,” wrote Gerard Andrews, senior product…
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GENISOM AI makes ICRA debut at conference in Vienna
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
