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WIN Enterprises, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of embedded x86 motherboards and appliances for OEMs, announces the WIN MB-65040 Mini-ITX motherboard for IoT gateways, robotics and industrial control. MB-65040 supports the Intel Skylake-S CPU and Intel H110 chipset. The device features six COM ports and other robust I/O, making it a good fit in IoT gateways. The S-series 6th generation…
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Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has begun in-process inspection of additive manufactured parts using a customized digital radiology vault and specialized additive manufacturing systems designed by Auburn University researchers. The new system was acquired through a $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded to Auburn's Center for Additive Manufacturing. Auburn's Center for Additive…
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GreyOrange, a global software and robotics company that leverages AI and machine learning to optimize supply chains, today formally announced partnerships with eight warehouse industry leaders in the United States. Avik Services, Bricz, Hy-Tek, Info-Sun, McCombs-Wall, S&H Systems, TREW and UST Global will join forces with GreyOrange to help sell, deploy and service GreyOrange technology. “We partner with some of…
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People and Robots When Gregory Moss walks into work at a California-based fulfillment center and approaches his work station for the day, 15 robots are by his side, delivering bins of items for him to sort, stow, or count. Moss is also one of 25-30 people in his shift who wear a robotics tech vest, allowing him to send a…
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The Robotic Industries Association (RIA), part of the Association for Advancing Automation, has reported the North American robotics market is up 7.2% in the first half of 2019. From January to June, North American companies ordered 16,488 robots, valued at $869 million. The largest driver of the year-to-date growth was an 83% increase in units ordered by automotive OEMs. Other…
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Editor’s note: The following column by Evan Hammersley, warehouse automation and robotics product manager for NITCO, is part of Modern’s Other Voices column, a series featuring ideas, opinions and insights from end-users, analysts, systems integrators and OEMs. Click here to learn about submitting a column for consideration. As robotics and automation continue to grow in popularity, innovative warehouse automation trends…
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America Makes announces that Gold-level member JuggerBot 3D, a Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI) portfolio company, hosted a special screening of the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) video, Rethinking Manufacturing, that aired on Monday, August 19 at 4:30 p.m. at YBI’s “Tech Block Building Five.” The Rethinking Manufacturing video features two Youngstown natives and promising engineers, America Makes Project…
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Epson Robots, a leading SCARA robot manufacturer in the world, announced the AutomateElite Authorized System Integrator Program as part of the Epson Advantage Partner Program. The authorized system integrators are hand-selected by Epson based on automation experience, technical competency, and Epson Robots portfolio expertise. The new program will help them grow their business through sales of Epson Robots and makes…
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CoreTech System Co., Ltd. (Moldex3D) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wittmann Battenfeld, a global manufacturer and supplier of plastics processing equipment on July 5, to collaborate on new innovations in liquid silicone rubber (LSR) injection molding. The MoU was signed on behalf of Moldex3D by Dr. Rong-Yeu Chang, CEO and on behalf of Wittmann Battenfeld by David…
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SparkFun Electronics announces the release of the JetBot AI Kit powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Nano and the Course Materials Kit for “Getting Started with AI on the Jetson Nano” from NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Institute. SparkFun’s version of the JetBot merges the machine learning capabilities of the NVIDIA Jetson Nano with the vast SparkFun ecosystem of sensors and accessories. Packaged…
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There are two basic approaches to picking and put-away with lift trucks—man-down and man-up. With the former, the operator remains at floor level as the truck moves the load, perhaps as much as 25 feet or higher in racks. With man-up, the operator travels along with the load to the rack position for a bird’s eye view of what’s going…
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Slate River Systems, Inc. (SRSI), a leading material handling systems integrator, has joined Honeywell Intelligrated’s network of integration partners. Honeywell Intelligrated, headquartered in Mason, Ohio, is an internationally recognized material handling automation and software engineering company. The SRSI team will employ Honeywell Intelligrated’s line of high-speed conveyor and sortation systems, automated storage and picking systems and intelligent software as essential…
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Since the close of the 2019 Automate show, more than 250 exhibitors have booked more than 150,000 square feet of exhibit space for Automate 2021. This is the largest early sign-up in the history of the event, which dates back to 1977, and the first since the show’s move to its new home in Detroit, Mich. Automate will run May…
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Markforged announces UK-based automotive manufacturing company Dunlop Systems and Components used Markforged 3D printer solutions to produce custom tooling for its facility, reportedly saving tens of thousands of dollars, the companies report. Since purchasing the printer, the division has seen an increase in tools available, lead times cut, and a decrease in costs, the companies report. Onyx and continuous carbon…
GENISOM AI makes ICRA debut at conference in Vienna
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Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
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