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Kassow Robots, a developer of 7-axis industrial cobot solutions for machine tending, material handling, dispensing, and various other applications, has established a U.S.-based team focused on sales and support. Regional Channel Partner Managers Jim Adamski and Collin Ayres and Technical Support Engineer Chris Hapsias will support Kassow Robots' sales partners, system integrators, and distributors in the U.S. market. Kassow Robots…
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Call it flexible automation or warehouse robotics, but by almost any measure, the highest growth categories in the materials handling world are autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and smart pick-and-place robotics that make use of artificial intelligence (AI). But that doesn’t mean they’re the only solutions to consider. The many robotic variants include AMRs that do assistive picking, AMRs that do…
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For anyone interested in industrial innovation, there's a lot in the news right now about uses of autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, in manufacturing and supply chain processes. Companies are figuring out many ways to improve or scale operations with these types of systems. Thanks to improving perception, artificial intelligence, and fleet management tools, AMRs are finding new uses on…
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Despite the Dallas metropolitan area adding more than 10,000 manufacturing jobs over the past 10 months, the region still has more job vacancies than applicants, noted Olympus Controls. In Texas, there are currently 0.8 unemployed people per job opening, a gap that is especially pronounced in manufacturing, it said. “Historically low labor-participation rates in our area means manufacturers are often…
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As autonomous vehicles move from proofs of concept to trials on public roads, developers need to demonstrate and protect their innovations in a competitive industry. TuSimple Holdings Inc. in August announced that it had received 72 patents in the first half of 2023. “We have been working on developing practical technologies and intellectual property to improve and to bring autonomous…
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Brain Corp. and Dane Technologies today said they have expanded their partnership to develop inventory-scanning systems for retailers built on Brain Corp's robotics platform. The companies said they will combine Brain Corp's expertise in artificial intelligence and autonomous systems and Dane's experience in manufacturing and deploying retail technologies. “We're excited to be working closely with Brain Corp to deliver a…
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FORTNA today announced a global strategic partnership with Geekplus Technology Co. to bring Geek+'s goods-to-person and mobile sortation systems to FORTNA's customers. The companies said multiple projects are already in different stages of deployment in the U.S. and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. These include robot installations for several large retailers in the sports and home appliance sectors, as…
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Vecna Robotics today announced a performance guarantee to reduce risk for newcomers to automation and to simplify and accelerate the deployment of mobile robots in warehouses and factories across the U.S. The Waltham, Mass.-based company said it based its guarantee on customer-defined success criteria such as throughput, workflow tasks completed, and uptime. Warehouses are between 10% to 25% understaffed, with…
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ATI Industrial Automation Inc. today announced the MC-50 Manual Tool Changer, which it claimed “provides unmatched performance, reliability, and quality for the manual exchange of robotic tooling.” The patent-pending MC-50 has an intuitive design and ergonomic lever operation to enable fast changes of robotic end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) by hand, said the company. It also includes a safety latch button on…
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Porsche Consulting GmbH and ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation recently announced that they are collaborating on a pilot project to develop new practices in automated manufacturing of modular housing. The companies said the project is intended to meet the need for more affordable and environmentally sustainable buildings, as well as to help the construction industry address widespread labor and skills…
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Most of Finland’s robotics industry specializes in automation for small-series production—in line with a growing global manufacturing focus—according to a new report from HowToRobot in collaboration with the Robotics Society in Finland. Getting robots to work in a manufacturing environment with many variations and small production series can prove challenging. Yet, this is precisely what the robotics industry in Finland…
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In a PAVE panel today, two autonomous vehicle CEOs will explore the world of robot navigation. Aaron Nathan, founder, chief technology officer, and CEO of Point One Navigation, and Dr. Anuja Sonalker, founder and CEO of STEER Tech, will explain how the pieces of the autonomy stack work together, create redundancies, and provide autonomous vehicles with a full-picture view of…
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Promise Robotics, which is developing a industrial production platform for robotic construction and assembly, today announced that it has raised $15 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding raised to date to $25 million. The Toronto-based company's stated mission is to enable the construction industry to harness automation to build more affordable and sustainable homes. Promise Robotics said…
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Nulogy Corp. and Formic Technologies Inc. this month announced a strategic partnership to jointly offer Nulogy's software-as-a-service and Formic's robotics-as-a-service, or SaaS and RaaS, products. The companies claimed that their technologies will enable customers to implement digital shop-floor systems “with speed, agility, and flexibility – without requiring outsized capital investment.” “As manufacturers and their supply chain partners continue to grapple…
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Skyline Robotics today announced that it has partnered with Principle Cleaning Services to bring its award-winning Ozmo cleaning robot to London. The companies said they plan to go beyond cleaning to provide data, insights, and analytics on the health of building facades. Skyline said in a release that it and Principle's ultimate goal is to deliver environmental, social, and governance…
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