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Amazon to Buy Mechatronics Maker Cloostermans to Expand Warehouse Efforts

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…of the popular Roomba robot vacuum cleaner. During its re:MARS event in June, the company announced that it was building its first autonomous mobile robot (AMR), Proteus. It claimed the new robot uses “advanced safety, perception, and navigation technology to maneuver around employees without being confined to restricted areas.” Amazon continues to invest in innovation In May 2021, the company…


The Evolution of Mobile Robots And What It Means For RaaS

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…now being widely automated. Roomba vacuums are one of the most basic versions of a cleaning robot, allowing users to vacuum their home with a few taps on a smartphone app- but now these machines are evolving to do more than simply pick up crumbs. Automation for medicine Healthcare workers have been through a lot in the past few years:…


Apptronik CEO Discusses Humanoid Robots, Amazon Acquisition of iRobot

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…of our daily lives, from vacuum cleaners to fast fulfillment of e-commerce orders. How close are adaptable robots to reality? Apptronik Inc. is developing humanoid models and is watching how the rest of the robotics industry is advancing. “We're really at an exciting inflection point where robots are becoming more and more useful and expanding the number of people who…


NFI to Pilot Boston Dynamics Stretch Robot at Georgia Warehouse Next Year as Part of $10M Deal

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…seven-degree robot arm, an adaptive vacuum gripper, and a high-capacity battery that Boston Dynamics said can last up to 16 hours on a single charge. The robot can carry a variety of packages up to 50 lb. (22.6 kg.). As part of its vision system, the robot does not require SKU number pre-programing or box size information. It is also…


NFI to deploy Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robot in a $10 million deal

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…battery option. With a powerful vacuum gripper and advanced vision system, the robot handles a variety of package types up to 50 pounds, requires no SKU number pre-programming or box size information, and can autonomously recover any packages that shift or fall during the unloading process. The Stretch project is being overseen by NFI’s Integrated Design and Solutions (IDS) team…


Robotics and Automation Help Companies Through Economic Challenges, Says Thomas H. Lee Partners

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…consumes less electricity than a vacuum cleaner, for example.” “Lastly, automation can help fuel revenue growth, which is often not what people think of first,” he said. “Companies that automate could be six times more likely to generate greater than 15% growth than those that don't.” Robotics to ride out 'headwinds' Robotics 24/7 has tracked more than $19.2 billion in…


euroTECH eT-Litocran700 Robot Gives a Lift to Construction Work

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…that it has applied its vacuum technology expertise to facade construction. The Rosenfeld, Germany-based distributor claimed that its new eT-Litocran700 is the fastest device of its kind. “What do a giraffe gazelle (lat. Litocranius) and an installation attachment for telescopic handlers have in common? The answer to this becomes apparent when observing the ease with which the giraffe gazelle stands…


Amazon to Acquire Consumer Robotics Leader iRobot for $1.7B

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…including its popular Roomba robot vacuums, which it introduced in 2002. Its other products include Braava Robot Mops, Aeries air purifiers, and H1 handheld vacuums. The company said it has shipped more than 6 million home cleaning robots to date. In May, the Bedford, Mass.-based company introduced its new platform, iRobot OS, which it said is “an evolution” of its…


EndFlex Offers New Delta Robotic Pick & Place Cell for 3PLs

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…gentle product handling by either vacuum or mechanical means and can be customized for a wide variety of case or tray sizes and pack patterns. “Our clients needed faster, more compact and precise modular cells to compete in their respective industries. They came to us with their wish lists and trusted us to find a solution. Our team of engineers…


David Pinn, New Brain Corp CEO, Discusses His Outlook for the Mobile Robot Software Company

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…numbers of the Whiz autonomous vacuum with partner SoftBank Robotics. Pinn brings experience to Brain Corp Pinn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a Masters in Business from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. He was a co-founder of Snaptracs, Qualcomm’s consumer electronics subsidiary.…


GITAI to Demonstrate Robot Arms Outside International Space Station Airlock

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…assembly, and manufacturing in the vacuum of space. The arm was delivered last August via a SpaceX capsule. The company tested this same model in the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) 8 m (26.2 ft.)-class thermal vacuum chamber in February. The robot then reached NASA's Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 following this ground system test. GITAI said it expects to…


Warehouse Automation: Why Software Is the Star

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…mobile phone, or a robot vacuum, knows that good hardware needs good software to be effective. That dual nature has long existed in the warehouse automation market as well, with warehouse control system 〈WCS〉 software having been applied for decades to configure and monitor automation. But market observers say that what is happening now with software is less about governing…


Festo Introduces Four Axis UR+ Certified Cobot System

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…company. Festo also offers a wide range of grippers such as vacuum, mechanical, and its Magswitch magnetic grippers, including the cobot smart gripper E30 cobot smart gripper. Automatic tool changers are also available.


A Nod to Interoperability: OnRobot Reveals New Palletizing System Compatible With Multiple Robot Arms

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…ready to be palletized and gripping the boxes using a traditional vacuum gripper is not possible.”


Stop Spending Millions on Robot Downtime Now

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…not familiar, looks like a vacuum cleaner hose. It is a tube that has a fixed diameter, resists torsion and bending and is hollow inside. Cables and hoses are inserted inside and left free to mingle, abrade and twist against each other. This Process Engineer, we’ll call him Jim, studied the methods the maintenance staff were undertaking to reactively “replace”…


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