Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.78
…support our customers throughout their entire value chain.” Odense, Denmark-based Mobile Industrial Robots sells collaborative autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). It said they can enable companies to quickly, easily, and cost-effectively manage internal logistics and free employees for higher-value activities. Hundreds of midsized through large multinational manufacturers and logistics centers, along with several hospitals around the world, have installed MiR’s innovative robots. The vendor has a distribution network in more than 60 countries and is owned by Teradyne, a supplier of automated test equipment. Autonomous pallet jacks to meet customer demand The companies said the new autonomous pallet jacks will supplement…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.28
…production monitoring, device diagnostics, and data analytics. The Odense, Denmark-based company said WebLytics is designed to gather data from multiple collaborative robot applications simultaneously and transform it into easy-to-understand, visualized device and application-level intelligence. The goal is to enhance productivity and minimize downtime, it said. “The launch of WebLytics is an important landmark for OnRobot, our customers, and our global integrator network,” said Enrico Krog Iversen, CEO of OnRobot. “WebLytics is the first software solution to provide real-time, application-focused data for collaborative applications across major robot brands.” “As our first software product, WebLytics marks the beginning of OnRobot’s journey into…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.94
…the 2021-2022 school year and onward, said the Odense, Denmark-based company. “These endorsements mean the world to schools hoping to introduce hands-on cobot courses in their classrooms,” said Corey Adams, channel development manager at Universal Robots. “The educational legitimacy of UR cobots opens the door to applying for both expanded federal funding and in Ohio also state funding to acquire cobots. And it gives schools confidence that they are not only offering students a diploma, but also an instant career path.” Industry support leads to Ohio credentials In order to make the Ohio Department of Education’s credentialed list, numerous companies…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.24
…to maximize the success of their automation deployment.” Odense, Denmark-based OnRobot makes all-electric tools that don't require pneumatics. They include vacuum and magnetic grippers, the bio-inspired Gecko gripping technology, force/torque sensors, a 2.5D vision, robotic screwdrivers, sanding kits, and tool changers. The company said it serves applications such as packaging, quality control, and materials handling, as well as machine tending, assembly, and surface finishing. Learn OnRobot designed for easy reference Learn OnRobot provides step-by-step guidance for tasks using the company's grippers, vision cameras, processing kits, and sensors in setups with all major cobot and light industrial robot brands, said OnRobot.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.26
…the IFR. Some countries, such as Singapore, Sweden, and Denmark, have a relatively high rate of automation but smaller populations, noted the Frankfurt, Germany-based nonprofit organization. Source: International Federation of Robotics Robotics market increases after 2019 dip While robot shipments dipped from 422,000 in 2018 to 382,000 in 2019, that was because of a temporary, pre-pandemic decline in manufacturing, according to the IFR. “Two main industries were affected in 2019,” said Dr. Susanne Bieller, general secretary of the IFR. “In automotive, there were fewer new vehicles, and the electronics industry experienced lower demand, postponing installations.” She also noted that “political…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.02
Denmark-based Danfoss Power Solutions is a multinational company with more than 71 factories in 20 countries and $7 billion in revenue. Its North American headquarters in Ames, Iowa, has 200,000 sq. ft. of production space, along with office space and 1,000 employees. As a manufacturer of hydraulics for the construction, agriculture, and other off-highway vehicle markets, the company’s primary materials handling requirement at its North American headquarters was the connection of its assembly lines to its fixed paint line. Danfoss had automated processes in assembly and then again at the paint line, but nothing to bridge the two islands of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.79
…beverage market. UVD Robots is a brand of Odense, Denmark-based “venture factory” Blue Ocean Robotics. The company's service robot portfolio also includes the GoBe telepresence robot and PTR Robots for safe patient transfer and rehabilitation. Blue Ocean was recently included on Fast Company’s Top 10 “Most Innovative Robotics Companies 2021.” Disinfection and data in grocery stores A 2017 study found that grocery store carts have 361 times more bacteria than a bathroom doorknob — with 75% of the germs found on those carts considered harmful to humans. Refrigerator doors can have as much as 1,235 times more bacteria than a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.79
…in two top modules for mobile robots. The Vissenbjerg, Denmark-based company said its new products will help end users achieve productivity goals and mitigate workforce shortfalls while avoiding the need to make major capital investments in automation. Founded in 2017, ROEQ said it develops mobile robotic equipment (MRE) to bridge the gap between the warehouse and production, allowing industry to achieve fully automated internal logistics. It offers top modules, cart, rack, and lifter and roller systems for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) from Mobile Industrial Robots ApS (MiR). ROEQ said it enables MiR robots to pick up, transport, and drop off…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.80
…logistics and free employees for higher-value activities. The Odense, Denmark-based company said that hundreds of mid-sized through large multinational manufacturers and logistics centers, as well as several hospitals around the world, have installed its AMRs. MiR has a distribution network in more than 60 countries, and it is owned by Teradyne, a leading supplier of automated test equipment. CSi integrates MiR robots CSi palletising’s Taros palletizer has previously integrated with multiple conveyors for the transport of finished goods into warehouses and empty pallets towards the machine. The company said it will now integrate MiR’s AMRs for transporting pallets to a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.19
…a tedious and hazardous task for laboratory personnel. Copenhagen, Denmark-based Flow Robotics A/S, which makes the flowbot ONE system to automate pipetting tasks, this month announced the establishment of a North American subsidiary. Princeton, N.J.-based Flow Robotics Inc. will bring flowbot ONE to wider academic, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals markets. “We are excited to expand our operations in North America,” said Annika Isaksson, CEO of Flow Robotics. “The flowbot ONE helps labs achieve a more sustainable setup by taking over many repetitive and burdensome manual pipetting tasks. In turn, lab personnel can engage in other, more valuable activities. flowbot ONE also…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.86
…research and development—and offices in the U.S., China, and Denmark. Oqton said its MOS platform can deliver increased productivity and provide scalable, sustainable, and efficient manufacturing for any size of company. Oqton MOS to facilitate workflows Spending in smart manufacturing is an estimated $1.5 billion today, with an expected expansion to $6 billion by 2025, said 3D Systems. Oqton claimed that its MOS uses the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), AI, and machine learning to help customers automate their digital manufacturing workflows, scale their operations, and enhance their competitive positions. “Our agnostic, cloud-based Manufacturing Operating System automates the end-to-end workflow…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.52
…few other new employees over to our headquarters in Denmark for more weeks of additional training, plus a lot of on-the-job training,” Rakos said. “He'll be working with teams in the region and our headquarters as needed, building his internal knowledge base and proficiency, as well as communications and service skills.” “I look forward to it—it would be my first international trip,” said Porter. Serving wider needs “MiR needs people with diverse skill sets, with electrical, mechanical, knowledge of computers, as well as customer-service skills,” Rakos said. “I had considered doing some teaching in retirement myself to help people qualify…