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ABB Robotics, CMES Robotics Inc., and BHS Robotics Inc. will be working together at the Automate 2022 trade show in June to show off their new package depalletization system. The system is made up of CMES Robotics vison sensors and artificial intelligence software, BHS Robotics’ depalletizing platform, and ABB Robotics’ IRB 2600 ID robot arm. The companies said their systems…
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Managing Mobile Robot ROI
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Ten cutting-edge startups will compete for a $10,000 prize in “The Cowen Startup Challenge, Automate to Outperform,” June 7 at the Automate 2022 Show and Conference, North America’s largest automation and robotics showcase hosted by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). Sponsored this year by Cowen, a multinational, independent investment bank and financial services company, the competition will honor young…
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I will never forget ProMat 2007. That’s the first industry event where I saw what we now call autonomous mobile robots (AMR); more importantly, these were robots targeting warehousing and distribution. The exhibitors were Kiva Systems, now part of Amazon; RMT Robotics, now part of Cimcorp; and Seegrid. Each had relatively small booths where their vehicles moved around the space…
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After the aerial drone industry pivoted from consumers to commercial markets, it has seen increasing interest in applications such as inspection, delivery, and security. Earlier this month, Flytrex Inc. and Jersey Mike's Subs partnered to delivery food orders in Holly Springs, N.C. In addition to its deal with Jersey Mike's, Flytrex today announced that it has partnered with The Ice…
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At the Automate 2022 Show and Conference next month in Detroit, 10 startups will compete for a $10,000 prize in “The Cowen Startup Challenge: Automate to Outperform.” The competition will recognize young companies and entrepreneurs driving innovations in robotics, machine vision, artificial intelligence, and other automation technologies. “Our startup challenge at Automate has grown to be a favorite event, where…
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This week, Elite Robots announced that its new CS Series collaborative robots will be showcased at a number of upcoming exhibitions worldwide. The new cobots will be first shown at the Detroit Automate show, which will be held from June 6 to 9 in the Huntington Place Convention Center. The CS Series includes three models—CS63, CS66, and C612, with each…
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Companion robots offer to help people “age in place” and combat social isolation. The New York State Office for the Aging, or NYSOFA, yesterday announced that it will include the ElliQ system from Intuition Robotics Ltd. in a program for more than 800 older adults. Under the program, NYSOFA will work with public and private partners, as well as local…
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The next generation of robots could benefit from open-source software designed to take advantage of the latest compute hardware. NVIDIA Corp. and Open Robotics today announced two features in the Humble ROS 2 release intended to improve performance on platforms that offer hardware accelerators. “The Robot Operating System evolved in a CPU-only world, but newer SoC architectures with onboard hardware…
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This week, Universal Robots A/S announced that its collaborative robot arms will be displayed at more than 30 booths at the Automate 2022 trade show next month in Detroit. The Odense, Denmark-based company said it cobots provide new opportunities for manufacturers who are plagued by the inability to ramp up production that requires complex tungsten inert gas (TIG) or laser…
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Automotive parts maker Continental AG will present its autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, for the international market at the LogiMAT 2022 trade show next week. Hanover, Germany-based Continental said its years of experience with robotics have helped it add mobile robots to its portfolio. “We are pleased to confirm that from now on, volume production of the AMRs has started…
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Locus Robotics Corp. today announced the the expansion of its relationship with Radial, a bpost group company. The e-commerce fulfillment provider will deploy Locus autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, at its warehouse in Romeoville, Ill. The companies said the AMRs will support high-volume order fulfillment for SKIMS, a retail apparel brand. “This new deployment expands Radial’s ability to strategically scale…
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MassRobotics, a public-private nonprofit dedicated to growing Massachusetts' robotics ecosystem, is calling for nominations for its new annual award. It will be presented to a female researcher who has made substantial contributions to robotics. The name of the award is the Robotics Medal. Along with the recognition, the recipient will receive $50,000. The purpose of The Robotics Medal is to…
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HAI ROBOTICS announced today that will exhibit HAIPICK A42T, the company’s tallest autonomous case-handling robot, for the first time in Europe next week at the LogiMAT 2022 tradeshow in Stuttgart, Germany. Featuring a telescopic lift, the robot can reach a maximum picking height of 10 meters (32 ft.). It can descend as low as 0.28 m (11 in.) to pick…
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Hyundai Motor Group, or HMG, today announced it plans to invest more than $10 billion in the U.S. by 2025. That’s above the $7.5 billion it announced last year, according to Reuters. The announcement came after U.S. President Joe Biden met with Euisun Chung, executive chair of Hyundai Motor Group, in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday. “We have come a…
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North America’s largest automation and robotics event takes place June 22-25
