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…control, easy onboarding, a user interface designed for intuitive programming, and collaborative workflows Enterprise-class automation to historically underserved workflows, including pallet and tote consolidation, pick-to-packout, quality assurance/quality control/rework, and dunnage retrieval Productivity boosts with collaborative human-robot workflows at large, multi-shift enterprise sites with tight spaces Intelligent human-robot orchestration, autonomy, interoperability, remote monitoring, and analytics powered by Vecna’s Pivotal software Vehicle vendors join forces There are more 5 billion pallets in circulation and nearly 5 million manual pallet jacks at work moving them every day, according to the Vecna Robotics and Big Joe. With 70% of the total cost of moving…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.96
…types of robots. The Windows-based AnyApp software uses visual programming to make robots easier to use. “Users can download our free software to test before they invest,” Mühlens said. “It communicates with the cameras and gripper for data such as the tool center point. They can then select an axis and drag and drop onscreen.” ReBeL can be mounted on a mobile robot. Credit: Eugene Demaitre RBTX bundles, free consulting to ease adoption Through igus' expanding RBTX online marketplace, customers can also choose validated end-of-arm tooling and vision systems from partners, as well as Delta and SCARA robots from other…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.93
…versus robots. Traditional robot teach pendants. Source: SwRI Cobot programming and usability Because cobots are intended to work with people, they are often designed to be easier to use for simpler tasks than traditional robots. Traditional robots are designed with expert users in mind, while cobots are frequently designed under the assumption the operator is not a robotics expert. The cobot user interface, or teach pendant, is frequently a large touchscreen, which can be navigated with relatively little instruction. This is a departure from the complex, button-based interfaces used in traditional robotics and dramatically reduces the time it takes for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.92
…to humans. That safety and the relative ease of programming are why collaborative robot arms continue to grow across a variety of applications, from food handling and palletizing to plasma cutting and piece picking. But what is the story behind the sensors and underlying technologies that enable robots to perform their tasks safely alongside people? What advancements give these robots an even better understanding of the world around them? PAL provides robots all-around vision Philadelphia-based DreamVu makes omnidirectional 3D vision systems that give cobots and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) the perception data for obstacle and human detection. The company prides…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.91
…machine vision subsystems. XINK can take care of low-level programming, freeing developers to use cut-and-paste coding for application-specific design while reducing design cycles for quicker commercialization, said eYs3D. XINK also has imaging signal processing (ISP) support features. The system opens to integrate internal ISP, as well as external ISP products such as eYs3D's eSP87x-series stereo video and depth processor. The eYs3D stereo camera can be connected to the XINK platform via USB to capture video and depth stream for 3D data creation and for AI and machine learning analysis. eYs3D said its new eCV1 chip handles edge AI processing. An…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.91
…model for $25,000 per year, and it requires no programming, systems integration, specialized hardware, or robotics skills, said Rapid Robotics. This enables manufacturers to easily deploy a pretrained cobot in hours, moving it between tasks as needed and seeing return on investment (ROI) in months, according to the company. Rapid Robotics aims to address factory shortage Until recently, manufacturers were caught between a scarcity of machine operators and an inability to automate. Deloitte estimates that by the end of the decade, U.S. manufacturers may have 2.4 million unfilled jobs, putting $454 billion of business at risk. The shortfall is especially…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.91
…Vulkan SC API CoreAVI developed the Vulkan SC application programming interface (API) in close partnership with the Khronos Group based on the Vulkan and OpenGL low-overhead, high-performance graphics standards. The company said its Platforms for Safety Critical Applications are based on VkCore SC, which is aligned with the Vulkan SC API and addresses the needs of safe graphics and compute applications across markets. “We looked at how to achieve the maximum GPU performance with the Vulkan API and talked as a working group, with individual suppliers, and with customers,” Stroud explained. “We're seeing some convergence of safety and security standards…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.87
…processes. Among the digital services are HP 3D Application Programming Interface (API), HP 3D Process Control, and HP 3D Center. Autonomous Manufacturing (AMFG), an MES and workflow software provider, is enabling customers like Henkel to integrate the HP 3D API to help centralize end-to-end-workflows, provide real-time status of their HP Jet Fusion systems and receive critical alerts and information for more efficient processes and less downtime. “Henkel aims to provide innovative solutions for Additive Manufacturing that are accelerated by reliable partners such as HP and AMFG,” said Chris Liddiard, Market Segment Head for Automotive and Industrial Parts, Adhesive Technologies Group,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.83
…automation system that requires no robot expertise or robot programming to use. High-torque screwdriving and 360° gluing Universal Robots' booth, which will show multiple applications, will include zones not only for welding and machine tending, but also assembly and packaging application areas. In the assembly zone, companies with the need to automate high-torque processes will get a hands-on demo on how UR+ partner Estic’s screwdriving system can handle these tasks. It uses a patented pulse technology, which significantly reduces torque reaction and the wear on cobot joints. For assembling parts that require an adhesive, Robatech will offer 360° Gluing, a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.83
…integration,” Boyalakuntla said. “We partner with customers' APIs [application programming interfaces]. If anything goes wrong with the warehouse management system [WMS] or warehouse execution system [WES], we're responsible.” Overhead view of BG RPS pick cell. Source: Berkshire Grey Change management and RaaS One of the biggest challenges for fulfillment center operators is change management, Boyalakuntla acknowledged. “A warehouse is like a plane in flight,” he said. “With e-commerce all year, it can't stop operations to put in a system.” Berkshire Grey claimed that the modular design of its RPS allows enterprises to scale the number of orders fulfilled simultaneously into…
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 4.81
…Waypoint Robotics. “In addition, setting it up requires no programming, and either robot can be the primary controller for an operation.” Waypoint's Vector includes precise positioning “We could have had a moble manipulator a while ago, but some things were missing that we felt we could do differently,” said Walker. “First, we had to find a cobot arm that was as easy to use as our AMRs, with no code interface.” The omnidirectional mobile manipulator. Source: Waypoint Robotics “We have sample functions prebuilt in Vector's controls, using a block interface,” he told Robotics 24/7. “A user can load OB7 functions…