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Contoro Robotics, an Austin, Tx.-based robotics company, and Go! Retail Group have announced a partnership that will see Contoro robots unloading Go! containers to enhance warehouse operations. Go! Retail Group has over 650 stores nationwide and this collaboration marks a significant step in the company’s mission to improve efficiency, reduce labor costs and boost worker safety. Central to the partnership…
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The Great Exploding Warehouse - How True Human-robot Collaboration Is the Only Solution
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San Francisco based food preparation robot provider Chef Robotics, which recently announced the launch of its flexible, scalable, AI-enabled robot arm, has released a new feature for its system. Placement QA, a computer vision feature that will supplement the quality assurance at Chef Robotics’ operated food facilities, will allow food companies to see images of every meal assembled by Chef…
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At IMTS 2024 in Chicago, Kawasaki Robotics released Astorino, a unique and affordable educational robotics platform for industrial/technical education providers. Astorino offers the capabilities of a modern industrial robot at a fraction of the cost of other robots for the educational market, enabling educators to more easily equip students with the foundational, real-world skills needed as manufacturing continues to evolve.…
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After announcing a major relaunch and rebranding two weeks prior, Rethink Robotics unveiled a full portfolio of new robotics products at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2024. The trade show was held Sept. 9-14 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. The company unveiled seven Rethink Reacher collaborative robots (cobots), two Rethink Ryder autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and the Rethink…
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When Universal Robots (UR) recently surveyed 1,200 manufacturers across North America and Europe about their use of technology and future investment plans, over 50% of the respondents indicated they are now using AI and machine learning in their production processes. At IMTS 2024, UR showed a machine-tending application with new AI-based perception capabilities running on NVIDIA Jetson and Isaac acceleration…
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Kawasaki Robotics launched its new CL Series of intelligent collaborative robots (cobots), at IMTS 2024 in Chicago. The CL Series of cobots are available for order in multiple payloads. Kawasaki’s new industrial robotic options at the show represent applications such as welding, machine tending and material removal give manufacturers flexibility and advanced capabilities when choosing automation to meet their diverse…
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PickNik Robotics, a Colorado-based developer of advanced robotic software offerings, announced the launch of MoveIt Pro Release 6, a platform the company says is “designed for the AI era.” This latest release enables organizations to quickly tackle robotics applications that previously were not possible or economically feasible with previous generation systems. PickNik says that MoveIt Pro 6 has a new…
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LM"s sister publication, Robotics 24/7, a comprehensive online resource for robot and automation system news in manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, warehouses and other industrial applications, and parent company Peerless Media, have announced the speaker and session lineup for the 2024 Robotics Application Conference (RAC ‘24). RAC ’24 is a virtual, one-day event where speakers from throughout the robotics landscape will…
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Robotics 24/7, the web’s most comprehensive resource for robot and automation system news in manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, warehouses and other industrial applications, and parent company Peerless Media, have announced the speaker and session lineup for the 2024 Robotics Application Conference (RAC ‘24). RAC ’24 is a virtual, one-day event where speakers from throughout the robotics landscape will provide thoughtful…
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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Robotics 24/7, the web’s most comprehensive resource for robot and automation system news in manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, warehouses and other industrial applications, and parent company Peerless Media, have announced the speaker and session lineup for the 2024 Robotics Application Conference (RAC ‘24). RAC ’24 is a virtual, one-day event where speakers from throughout the robotics landscape…
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To address growing fulfillment needs for small package orders, MAHLE Aftermarket has selected and deployed an AutoStore robotic cube storage system empowered by Kardex, Kardex recently announced. The leading global parts and solutions provider to the independent aftermarket was also experiencing storage capacity constraints at its distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi, Kardex explained. MAHLE chose Kardex to implement the…
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For nearly 100 years, researchers at Bell Labs have developed countless technological innovations. The research institution is credited with inventing numerous electronics components that are commonplace today, including the transistor, photovoltaic solar cells, and charge-coupled device (CCD) imaging sensors. Now Nokia Bell Labs, the New Jersey-based research subsidiary focuses on commercialization opportunities for new technologies. One project at Nokia Bell…
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Nokia Autonomous Inventory Monitoring Service
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Electric motor and actuator, motion control subsystems, and related electro-mechanical components provider Johnson Electric recently announced a new fast rotary actuator designed specifically for divert motion in sliding shoe sorters - high-speed automated sortation systems essential to large ecommerce, postal, distribution, and shipping operations. The unit, known as “Solligence,” can deliver actuation times as low as five microseconds - faster…
GENISOM AI makes ICRA debut at conference in Vienna
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
North America’s largest automation and robotics event takes place June 22-25
