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The Association for Advancing Automation, or A3, had some encouraging growth news at the start of its Automate show in Detroit last week: After a record year in North America for industrial robot orders in 2021, that momentum carried into the first quarter of 2022. A3’s figures showed that North American companies started the year by purchasing the most robots…
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Not only do automation adopters need to overcome supply chain challenges; so too do robot providers. Resgreen Group International Inc. announced this week the arrival of various long-lead materials allowing it to start large-scale production of its PullBuddy fleet of automated guided vehicles, or AGVs. “Our manufacturing area has experienced a large influx of material this week that is necessary…
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Some providers of industrial automation are expanding beyond the factory and warehouse. At the LogiMAT 2022 trade show last month, Continental AG announced that it had started volume production of mobile robots for intralogistics. At the GreenTech horticultural trade show this week in Amsterdam, the company said it has agreed to collaborate with Octiva to develop mobile robots for horticulture…
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SIP Global Partners, a U.S.-Japan venture capital firm specializing in early stage technologies, this week announced its investment in READY Robotics Corp. SIP co-led the strategic investment round with NVIDIA alongside existing investor Micron Technology. Columbus Ohio-based READY Robotics has developed Forge/OS, an industrial operating system for robots in factories and warehouses. Forge/OS provides a hardware-agnostic software layer that controls…
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Robotics suppliers are making it easier for Asian businesses to earn about warehouse automation. In April, AutoStore opened a new office in Singapore to serve local partners and clients in the Asia-Pacific region. “AutoStore sees strong growth in automation in the region,” said Philipp Schitter, vice president of business development for APAC at AutoStore. “Two of our partners are headquartered…
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Robots are starting to come to commercial kitchens worldwide. Miso Robotics Inc. today announced that it has partnered with Americana Group, which operates leading food and beverage brands in the Middle East and North Africa, or MENA. The collaborators plan to begin with a pilot of the Flippy 2 frying robot at the flagship Wimpy restaurant in Dubai. “In the…
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DETROIT—Last week at the Automate 2022 trade show and conference here, Covision Quality was awarded the $10,000 top prize in “The Cowen Startup Challenge: Automate to Outperform” competition. South Tyrol, Italy-based Covision Quality makes software using machine learning and computer vision that scales and automates “visual inspection and defect inspection on metals and plastics,” according to its website. The startup…
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Mobile Industrial Robots ApS, or MiR, today introduced a new version of its software designed to improve the planning and navigation capabilities of its mobile robots. The software is available today for both individual autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and entire fleets. The Odense, Denmark-based company said the user interface was designed to help customers plan and re-plan navigation on the…
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Space is a precious resource in warehouses, especially in Europe. Attabotics Inc. yesterday announced a strategic partnership with Körber Supply Chain Automation to equip European companies with Attabotics’ 3D storage and retrieval technology. The automated system features efficient order picking at high speeds, including built-in sequencing and buffering, all within an ultra-high-density storage structure, said the Calgary, Alberta-based company. “Attabotics…
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HAI ROBOTICS this week announced a new partnership with Zion Solutions Group, an Atlanta-based supply chain integrator. As part of the agreement, Zion will now have access to HAI's full range of products as it works to build out its goods-to-person services in North America. “We look forward to working with the HAI team to deliver extraordinary solutions to solve…
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Last week, thousands of people headed to Detroit to participate in the Automate 2022 trade show and conference. For the first time in 20 years, the show headed back to Motor City. Automate was held at the Huntington Place convention center by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). It was also the first time the show was held since the…
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For electric vehicles to successfully replace those using more conventional internal combustion engine, charging needs to be easy and widely available. EV Safe Charge Inc. today unveiled its ZiGGY mobile charging robot. The Los Angeles-based company said ZiGGY will bring electric vehicle (EV) charging to parking facilities, shopping and entertainment centers, hotels, fleet operators, and property owners. The system is…
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Data affects every department, and each one needs it for different reasons. From CFOs trying to understand the operating cost per robot, to operations focused on deployment times and mission achievements, and engineering monitoring individual mission performance, the insight data can provide is key to a robotic company’s success. Therefore, it’s crucial that companies collect the data they need and…
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Just as robot arms and mobile platforms have helped spread automation to industries beyond factories and warehouses, new technologies promise to further democratize robotics. Brad Porter, former vice president and distinguished engineer in robotics at Amazon, today announced that he and his team have raised $10 million to launch Collaborative Robotics. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based startup said it will use…
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