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The past year has been challenging for manufacturing, supply chain, and other industries, but it has also provided opportunities for improving safety, efficiency, and productivity with robots and automation. Milton Guerry, president of tooling supplier Schunk as well as the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR, recently answered questions from Robotics 24/7 about current trends in technology and industry. Recession…
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Universal Robots A/S today announced that its collaborative robots will soon be part of Siemens' Totally Integrated Automation, or TIA, portal. This will enable systems integrators and machine builders to integrate cobot arms into complex manufacturing environments, it said. The UR cobots will become part of the Simatic Robot Library in the TIA environment through an interpreter interface expected to…
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COVID-19 has disrupted global manufacturing, supply chains, and conferences, but commercial robotics applications have continued to mature. This week's Automate Forward virtual event demonstrated the growing interest in automation for the manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain industries. “Q4 of 2020 was the second-highest ever for robotics sales,” said Jeff Burnstein, president of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). “People are…
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Blue Ocean Robotics ApS today announced that Gallup-McKinley County Schools in New Mexico will use 37 of its UVD Robots in 34 schools, two administrative buildings, and one warehouse to help fight against the novel coronavirus. The Odense, Denmark-based company claimed it is the largest deployment of disinfection robots to a school district in the U.S. so far. ”COVID has…
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Robotics 24/7 is a new resource from Peerless Media serving developers, systems integrators, and operations managers across the robotics ecosystem. Its primary focus is on applications in the supply chain, logistics, and manufacturing sectors, with the goal of representing end users as much as technologists. “The more voices we have out there, the better,” said Aaron Prather, senior technical advisor…
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One of the biggest challenges facing U.S. manufacturers is the shortage of skilled talent to work with robots and automation. The East Kentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute, or eKAMI, has been retraining workers to be robotics technicians. This week, Kentucky officials announced the funding of economic development projects, including $3 million for eKAMI's Advanced Robotic Instruction Project. “These projects are creating…
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Industrial automation in general and collaborative robots in particular found contracting markets in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the demand for robot flexibility is changing and growing. Warehouse and distribution center operators face challenges retaining workers, and end-of-line tasks such as palletization can cause strain and are costly, according to gripper maker OnRobot. The company said its latest…
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Normally, tens of thousands of people from around the world would converge on Las Vegas in January to see the latest in consumer electronics and commercial applications. While CES 2021 was virtual because of the COVID-19 pandemic, that did not keep major vendors from making a host of announcements promising more autonomous systems in the coming year. The Consumer Technology…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
