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PITTSBURGH—RE2 Robotics Inc. has had an interesting few years. The Pittsburgh-based robotics company makes mobile manipulation systems that are used in the defense, aviation, construction, energy, medical, and subsea industries. Like every company, RE2 has faced hardships during the pandemic, but according to Jorgen Pedersen, former president and CEO, the company doubled the size of its staff in the past…
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Picking robot maker RightHand Robotics this week announced that online pharmacy Apotea is now using its RightPick 3 Item-Handling System at its facility in Morgongåva, Sweden. Apotea ships more than 1 million parcels per month on average. During the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for order fulfillment skyrocketed. To keep up with order volume, Apotea invested in RightHand Robotics’ RightPick 3 platform…
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Robots and other automation are critical in meeting the logistics and supply chain challenges that businesses face today today, according to presenters at the Reuters Supply Chain Execution 2022 Conference in Chicago this week. “We’ve come a long way since we started making the investments [in automation],” said Sally Miller, CIO for North America at DHL Supply Chain. Perhaps most…
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As supply chain challenges and environmental concerns rise worldwide, automation is part of the solution. AMP Robotics Corp., whch provides artificial intelligence, robots, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry, has been expanding its presence in Europe to meet demand and provide dedicated local support. The company exhibited at the IFAT 2022 trade fair for water, sewage, waste, and…
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OnRobot this week launched its OnRobot Palletizer, a collaborative palletizing system. The Odense, Denmark-based company argued that the OnRobot Palletizer extends its application-first approach to collaborative automation by letting users choose a palletizing system that works for their specific application needs. This is thanks to its space-saving footprint and ability to handle different boxes, packages, patterns, pallets, and stacking heights.…
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Realtime Robotics Inc. today described its planned exhibits and discussions for Automate 2022, which will take place at the Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit from June 6 to 9. The Boston-based company's RapidPlan software generates collision-free motion plans in milliseconds for industrial robots and autonomous vehicles. Realtime Robotics said its technology allows robots to function together in unstructured and…
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Significant changes in consumer behavior, including the e-commerce boom and the demand for more product choice, plus shorter product lifecycles, are requiring manufacturers to respond to continually evolving production requirements. In response, ABB Group said it has developed more than 20 new robot, software, and digital products in the past year to help customers of all sizes increase productivity and…
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Epson Robots today announced a new line of SCARA robots designed to be a class above its high-end G Series. The company is launching its GX Series with the GX4 and GX8 robots, which it said can handle payloads up to 4 kg (8.8 lb.) and 8 kg, (17.6 lb.), respectively. That’s up about 33% from the G-Series, the company…
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Quite often, when a robot cell is designed, the method with which the cables and hoses will be managed is something that is considered entirely too late in the process. When it is time to design a cable management solution, the factors that typically dominate the decision making process are upfront cost, availability and previous experience. Fast forward to that…
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Genesis Electronics Group Inc. this week announced that it has launched a new business plan focusing on acquisitions or license agreements with autonomous technology companies. The Salt Lake City, Utah-based company will focus on identifying companies and/or technologies in industries such as transportation, security, flight, and artificial intelligence where autonomous technologies will be an explosive accelerator to new business growth.…
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Robot Cable Management Made Easy
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SVT Robotics, whose software accelerates the deployment of industrial robotics, and Locus Robotics, an industry leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for warehouse fulfillment, have joined forces to accelerate the integration of Locus’ multi-bot AMR fulfillment solution in fulfillment warehouses, the companies announced today. SVT Robotics partnered with Locus Robotics to develop and launch a pre-built integration connection between SVT’s…
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation will be demonstrating with several robotics companies at the Automate 2022 trade show and conference next week, including SICK, Thinking Robotics, and Realtime Robotics. The company said its booth will include live discussions with several companies throughout the four-day show. These sessions will focus on not only product features and benefits, but also use cases and the…
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SVT Robotics Inc. and Locus Robotics Corp. today announced that they have partnered to develop a prebuilt connection between SVT's SOFTBOT software and Locus' multi-robot offering. The companies said it will shorten the time and complexity for integrating Locus' autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, into fulfillment centers. “Locus customers can now rapidly integrate and deploy Locus Robotics solutions without lengthy…
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