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The collaborative robotics sector is expected to increase roughly tenfold between 2015 and 2020, reaching more than $1 billion from approximately $95 million in 2015, according to a new study published by ABI Research entitled Collaborative Robotics: State of the Market / State of the Art. The growth will be fueled by three key markets: electronics manufacturers and electronics manufacturing…
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SpaceX
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The Robotics and Biology Laboratory (RBO) at the Technische Universität Berlin won the first Amazon Picking Challenge last week, marking a milestone in the development of commercially viable automated piece picking in unstructured environments. The centerpiece of the record-attendance IEEE Conference on Robotics & Automation in Seattle, the challenge was created to help develop a robotic system that autonomously grasps…
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Transparency Market Research (TMR), a market intelligence firm based in the U.S., has released a report forecasting the global industrial robotics market will reach a market value of $44.48 billion by 2020, growing from $29 billion in 2013. TMR estimates the market will grow at a CAGR of 6.2% between 2014 and 2020, in a report titled “Industrial Robotics Market…
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Teradyne and the shareholders of Universal Robots (UR) have announced they have signed an agreement under which Teradyne will acquire privately held Universal Robots, the Danish supplier of collaborative robots, for $285 million, plus $65 million if certain performance targets are met extending through 2018. The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2015. Universal Robots is…
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Jabil
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The Second Harvest Food Bank of Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties in Ohio is a not-for-profit clearinghouse that collects, stores and distributes dry and frozen surplus food. To improve working conditions for volunteers, the company installed a fabric curtain wall that reduced noise and temperature variations in the warehouse. Since 2001, the food bank’s volunteers have worked out of the…
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Fetch Robotics
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With recalls taking center stage in today’s media, manufacturers must closely evaluate the cost of poor quality (CoPQ) to their business. CoPQ is typically defined as the costs that would disappear if your manufacturing process was perfect. These costs include lost goodwill and expenses incurred from replacement, refund, rework, and scrapping. It has been estimated that CoPQ amounts to approximately…
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To help companies receive the wide variety of trailers and containers arriving at the dock, Rite-Hite (Booth 1827) is showcasing the Dok-Lok SHR-5000 restraint. “With today’s global economy, shipments arrive in traditional trailers, intermodal containers and trailers with rear-impact guard (RIG) obstructions,” explained Troy Bergum, product manager. “This new restraint uses a patented, universal ‘shadow hook’ to secure any type…
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Omron Adept Technologies
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Inser Robotica
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KION North America
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Robert Half Technology
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SuperValu is the third-largest food retailer in the United States, operating 2,500 stores and serving as primary distributor to a 2,200 more. To separate grocery products from refrigerated and freezer areas, the company installed fully automatic high-speed doors that are approaching their five millionth cycle. Prior to installing the new door in 2001, the company’s 324,000-square-foot distribution center in Fargo,…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse robots and software that will be on…
