Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.77
…technology from some of the university’s corporate sponsors including Mitsubishi Electric for the PLC, HMI and collaborative pick-and-place robot, and Keyence for the vision systems and area scanners. To facilitate learning and experimentation throughout the semester, the robotic cell was specifically designed to enable students to work with and modify the code, the university said. At the end of the term, the staff resets the code to the baseline program, ensuring the same opportunities to the next group of students. This thoughtful approach ensures that every student who utilizes the robotic cell is able to delve deeply into the material…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.42
…provided by program mentors. MassRobotics introduced Eureka to partner Mitsubishi Electric, and the startup signed an agreement with Mitsubishi as a gobal platinum partner. The program helped Eureka’s leadership to explore applications in surgical lens manufacturing, which is an extension of its focus on traditional manufacturing. Bionomous provides laboratory equipment to automate the screening, sorting, and pipetting of miniature biological entities for more ethical and faster research in life science. CEO Frank Bonnet said that with the aid of the Catalyst Program, Bionomous was able to run a pilot program in the U.S., leading to the company’s first sales outside…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.65
…such as Toyota Material Handling Europe, Jungheinrich AG, and Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe Oy (Rocla) to create autonomous logistics automation. With Kollmorgen NDC, companies can automate virtually any type of vehicle or robot and integrate it for any materials handling application, in any industry, worldwide, it claimed. 5G offers robot advantages 5G could enable new levels of artificial intellligence and machine learning, simplify infrastructure requirements, and increase network stability, said Kollmorgen. The company said it could “dramatically increase performance and cost efficiency” for its partners and end users. 5G has several advantages compared to Wi-Fi, noted Kollmorgen. Its higher bandwidth allows…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.64
…robots in cooperation with companies such as NVIDIA, Intel, Mitsubishi, and others. Investment to grow sales, marketing teams Participants in Cogniteam's Series A round included previous investors Seabarn Management, Andrew Owens, and U.K.-based Panthera family office members. “We seized the opportunity to increase our investment in Cogniteam following the successful launch of Nimbus and the team’s demonstrated ability to surpass critical milestones,” said lead investor Owens. “Cogniteam’s proven capabilities have generated exciting demand from the market, which the investors are excited to facilitate.” Cogniteam said it will use the investment to address growing commercial and consumer demand for robotics. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.62
…to operate all major elevators including OTIS, Schindler, TK, Mitsubishi, and KONE. This enables RelayRx to navigate throughout an entire hospital, connecting departments such as the pharmacy and blood banks with patient rooms with an average delivery time of seven minutes, Relay said. About Relay Robotics “We're proud of the technology and design advancements we've made in RelayRx to expand the delivery capacity and better serve hospital staff and their use cases like lab deliveries and chemotherapy from the pharmacy to the infusion center,” said Steve Cousins, founder and chief technology officer of Relay Robotics. Relay Robotics said it is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.53
…Robotunits, Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC), Spira Vision, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), Zebra Robotics. Universal Robots and Mitsubishi Electric are platinum sponsors.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.41
…applications. It controls robots from top vendors FANUC, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi, and Yaskawa Motoman using advanced sensing and real-time motion planning. The MujinController guides the movement of any robot arm via machine intelligence, a new category of artificial intelligence that manages potential downtime through perception and decision making without the need for human intervention. Mujin will also show autonomous systems from Material Handling Systems (MHS) and Tompkins Robotics at MODEX. The company said the robots use MujinController for logistics applications. MHS and Universal Robots will exhibit robots using the controller at their booths. MHS (Booth B7255): MHS will present its micro-fulfillment…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.14
…Automation and Robotics, Denso Robotics, Epson Robotics, Kawasaki Robotics, Mitsubishi Electric, Nachi Robotic Systems, Rethink Robotics, TM Robotics and Universal Robots. Further, the industrial robotics market in the heavy industry report states that robotics vendors typically take long lead-times to fulfill small-sized orders, and this deters companies from investing in robotics. Small-sized orders arise from customers that have limited cash flows, and this is a challenge for the market. Another related report is Global Industrial Robotics Market in Electronic and Electrical Industry 2015-2019: Analysts forecast global industrial robotics market in electronic and electrical industry to grow at a CAGR of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.80
…and other existing investors including Blume Ventures. They join Mitsubishi, Flipkart, and the Project Verte as investors in the company. Ajay Royan, Co-Founder and Managing General Partner of Mithril Capital, will join the GreyOrange board. “As a global investor focused on emerging category leaders, Mithril is proud to partner with the GreyOrange team to advance our shared vision of a universal platform for flexible automation. As online and offline channels converge across a wide range of industries, we are excited to support robotic solutions that thoughtfully bridge the world of bits and the world of atoms, driving better health, safety…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.59
…received strategic investment from IDG Capital and automakers including Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi (RNM) Alliance and Yutong Group. With its latest $310 million, WeRide said it has raised more than $600 million in the past five months, bringing its valuation to $3.3 billion. This is the second investment on WeRide from Alliance Ventures, the venture capital fund of the RNM Alliance. It took part in WeRide’s Series A funding round in 2018 as the leading strategic investor. Alliance Ventures said its participation in WeRide’s Series C follows Nissan’s strategy to develop Level 4 autonomous driving technology for China. “Nissan has a long history…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.36
…improving their efficiency and effectiveness at the Automate 2022 conference. It will again display its technology with Kawasaki and Mitsubishi Electric Automation at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) next week in Chicago.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.31
…CNC machines and general automation parts from FANUC, Siemens, Mitsubishi, ABB, and more than 200 other manufacturers. “I came from an industrial engineering background, starting my career in compressors and pumps at Ingersoll Rand,” Wisniewski told Robotics 24/7. “I worked in the aftermarket side of the business, then in global operations and human augmentation at ABB. I also worked at Caterpillar, and the common thread was the aftermarket side of the business.” T.I.E. asserted that its customization of hardware and software will “make integration faster, easier, and more cost-effective for smaller manufacturers looking to automate.” It said it contributes to…