Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.71
…advanced industrial markets. The Bedford, Mass.-based company said its precision encoders, motors, and customized mechatronic systems can help customers solve challenging motion-control problems. Novanta Inc., which counts Celera Motion as a business unit, said it has deep proprietary expertise in photonics, vision, and precision motion technologies. The company recently partnered with MassRobotics to help robotics startups in Massachusetts. Aura compensates for eccentricity Aura solves the largest source of angular error, eccentricity, which is caused by off-center scale mounting and bearing runout, claimed Celera Motion. Robotics developers often use two encoders to compensate for the error, increasing cost and power consumption.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.64
…empowers aerospace MROs with an unparalleled tool that enhances precision, reduces downtime, and increases overall operational efficiency,” he asserted. “A recently installed system proved successful. After I provided training to the customer, they were able to introduce 40 unique part models to the production system easily.” Automating aerospace blade repair Acme Manufacturing said Robotic Auto Path Generation can simplify the robotic programming process and is suitable for high-mix and low-volume manufacturing. The company added that its system is three to four times faster than traditional CNC grinding or manual finishing. Acme automates different processes within aerospace maintenance, repair, and operations.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.45
…Adapts to varied box sizes within mixed pallets, maintaining precision and consistency. Each function of the VPick suite incorporates slipsheet and empty pallet detection, comprehensive fault troubleshooting and variable pick tool alignment, all of which are designed to support high levels of picking accuracy and operational reliability. “These products are crafted to tackle the hurdles encountered in contemporary warehousing and logistics industries, which are in need of automation solutions that are both efficient and dependable,” said Bob Berry, president & CEO of Liberty Robotics. “We are excited to roll out these new products to industry.” VPack for packaging options VPack…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.41
…2019, and it expects particpants to help it enhance precision technology in agriculture and construction equipment. “This year's group shows the importance of connecting with the startup community across a broad range of applications and technologies,” stated Julian Sanchez, director of emerging technology at John Deere. “These connections help John Deere better understand opportunities to advance precision technology in agriculture and construction.” Deere & Co. said its agricultural, turf, construction, and forestry equipment includes the John Deere Autonomous 8R Tractor, See & Spray, and E-Power Backhoe. At this year's CES, it announced its ExactShot fertilizer robot. The Moline, Ill.-based company…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.40
…product line designed specifically for surgical robotics and other high-precision applications,” said Facundo Lay, motors and mechatronics product manager at Celera Motion. “This groundbreaking series offers an unmatched combination of raw power, exceptional smoothness, and integration flexibility, setting a new standard for excellence in the precision-motion field. With Omni+, manufacturers can attain smoother, more accurate movements with less noise and vibration, all while optimizing space and simplifying their design.” Designed with customers’ needs in mind, this product line offers a range of axial lengths and winding options, providing the flexibility to achieve optimal system integration effortlessly, the Bedford, Mass-based company…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.37
…their beehives. The company calls the whole system its “Precision Pollination as a Service Platform.” “BeeHero’s mission is to deliver pollination accountability for commercial crop growers, by leveraging big data analytics and machine learning to help them mitigate pollination risk. Thus allowing them to focus on producing more food, securely, and sustainably,” said Omer Davidi, CEO of BeeHero. BeeHero said it will use the funding for research and development to help it develop its “Sustainable Agriculture Ecosystem” and address the issue of global food security. “We have seen firsthand,” Davidi added, “the challenges our growers face from insufficient and inadequate…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.32
…Cloud Light’s proven capabilities in optical module design, high-volume precision assembly, testing, and reliability engineering complement and complete SiLC’s manufacturing ecosystem, which includes its proprietary chip-fabrication process with another major ecosystem partner in Asia. Early sample shipments and the transition to volume production are expected this year. “To integrate all of the functionalities needed for a coherent lidar into a single photonic chip is a complex art that takes many years to master,” said Dr. Mehdi Asghari, SiLC’s CEO and founder. “The combination of precision optical assembly and automotive capabilities make Cloud Light an ideal partner for manufacturing our vision…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.32
…tinier sizes after the fact. 3D Print with Nanoscale Precision Using a technique called implosion fabrication, researcher Ed Boyden and his team have been able to print complex shapes and structures at very tiny sizes. “It’s a way of putting nearly any kind of material into a 3-D pattern with nanoscale precision,” said Boyden, the Y. Eva Tan Professor in Neurotechnology and an associate professor of biological engineering and of brain and cognitive sciences at MIT. MIT had previously created the technique (known as expansion microscopy) to do exactly the reverse – it was used to magnify details in brain…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.23
…DWFritz. “By leveraging our global supply chain, technology partnerships, precision automation, and advanced manufacturing capabilities, we can support the rapidly expanding demand for Ambi’s warehouse automation products.” Established in 1973, DWFritz Automation designs, builds, and supports engineer-to-order automation systems and high-speed, non-contact metrology products. The Wilsonville, Ore.-based company, which has offices in France and China, also provides build-to-print manufacturing capabilities to clients. DWFritz to enable rapid AmbiSort deployment Founded in 2018 as Ambidexterous Laboratories, Ambi Robotics said its systems can help scale e-commerce operations to meet demand while empowering humans to work smarter. The Emeryville, Calif.-based company’s AmbiOS configurable operating…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.19
…in the field-to-finish workflow. Malling, Denmark-based TinyMobileRobots specializes in high-precision outdoor robots to perform marking and stake-out, combining artificial intelligence with techologies from the land-surveying industry. TinySurveyor automates site marking “TinySurveyor is the ultimate high-precision instrument for the surveying, civil engineering, construction, and infrastructure industries,” Cansel claimed. The tablet that accompanies the robot gives the operator full control of the TinySurveyor robot as well as job parameters, said the company. With the pre-installed app, the operator can customize marking settings, apply projection shifts, and adjust robot velocities directly from the tablet. Existing CSV and DXF files can be sent directly…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.19
…claimed that its new robot “offers unmatched space efficiency, precision, and integration flexibility to accelerate the automation of small component design, inspection, and assembly applications.” Mecademic designs and manufactures small industrial robotic arms. The award-winning company said its customers work in aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, electronics, jewelry, and other industries. MicroDASH Early Access program a success The formal launch of MicroDASH came just a few months after Mecademic showed its micro-SCARA robots at Automatica earlier this year as part of an Early Access program. The company stated that the Early Access program was successful, resulting in robot design advancements and pre-orders…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.10
…patients through seamless integration of technology and efficiency.” “The ability of these robots to navigate complex indoor environments with precision and reliability is remarkable and we are thrilled to explore the efficiencies in operations that will result,” said Molly Matthews, CEO Sodexo Healthcare & Seniors U.S. There are pilots of the technology in the United States slated for 2024.