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Dobot said its new CRA Series of cobots incorporate high performance harmonic drive reducers and electromagnetic brakes to offer customers greater performance and safety benefits. The company launched the new series at Automate this year alongside the CRV500 Smart Camera. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, Dobot offers 20 different cobots spread through six product series: CR, CRS,…
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Figure AI Inc. this week announced its $70 million Series A funding round. The startup said it plans to use the financing to accelerate the development of its Figure 01 humanoid robot, build out its data pipeline for autonomous operations, and continue its commercialization efforts. “Figure's near-term goal is to deploy humanoids into the workforce, and we believe that the…
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Savant WMS, a provider of warehouse management system 〈WMS〉 software, and Locus Robotics, a leader in autonomous mobile robot (AMR) solutions, have announced a new strategic partnership. Together, the two companies will offer an integrated solution to provide a cost-effective and flexible warehouse automation solution for mid-market companies, the partners explained. Under the partnership, Savant WMS is now fully integrated…
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DETROIT—For the second time within five years, a key figure at collaborative robotics leader Universal Robots A/S has received the prestigious Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award. Roberta Nelson Shea, global technical compliance officer at Universal Robots, accepted the award in the Application category at a ceremony last night at Automate 2023. Nelson Shea followed in the footsteps of Universal Robots…
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NVIDIA Corp. today said it will present more than a dozen robotics research papers at this year's IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, or ICRA, which will be held in London from May 29 to June 2. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) will recognize one of the company's papers, titled “Geometric Fabrics: Generalizing Classical Mechanics to…
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At Automate this year, ForwardX Robotics is showcasing for the first time in North America its new AMR designed with the automotive industry in mind. The Lynx AMR tugger has a payload capacity of 3,306 lb. (1,499 kg.) and can complete heavy-duty rack towing tasks. As automotive companies increase their production of electric and self-driving cars, they are developing new…
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Exotec SAS has gained recognition for its development of supply chain systems. Yesterday, its Tokyo-based subsidiary, Exotec Nihon Co., announced that Alps Logistics Co. will use the Skypod goods-to-person system in a new warehouse in Nagoya, Japan. The Croix, France-based company also said today that it has won the 2023 MVP Excellence Award in the Technology & Solution category award…
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Techman Robot is showcasing for the first time the TM AI Cobot TM25S at Automate this week. The robot has a payload capacity of 25 kg, or 55 lb., and has a reach of over 190 cm, or 74 in.. It is the newest member of the company's TM AI Cobot S Series. Founded in 2015, Techman Robot designs and…
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The warehousing and logistics industry is booming. Volumes are up, warehouse capacity is tight, and labor is hard to find. But that doesn’t mean warehouse management should cut corners on floor cleaning. It’s essential to the health and hygiene of workers—as well as the overall health of the operation. Robotic cleaning in warehousing and logistics has come at the right…
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Rockwell Automation, a major industrial automation provider, and autonox Robotics have announced a strategic partnership that the partners say enables companies in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa to achieve new manufacturing possibilities through unified robot control solutions. The two companies have collaborated to bring the Kinetix motors and drives of Rockwell together with the robot mechanics of autonox…
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DETROIT—As companies increasingly rely on collaborative robots to support factory-level tasks and compensate for labor shortages, Schaeffler is exhibiting its growing lineup of high-precision planetary gearboxes and strain-wave gear sets at Automate 2023 this week. “For several decades, Schaeffler has provided a comprehensive range of solutions for industrial robotics based on conventional bearing components and specialized products,” said Ulrich (Uli)…
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The North American robotics market showed strong growth: Total installations in manufacturing rose by 12% and reached 41,624 units in 2022. Number one adopter is the automotive industry: companies based in the US, Canada and Mexico installed 20,391 industrial robots – up 30% compared to 2021. These are preliminary results, presented by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). “North America…
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DETROIT—In 2022, the North American robotics market showed strong growth, according to the International Federation of Robotics. Total installations in manufacturing rose by 12% and reached 41,624 units in 2022, it said yesterday. The No. 1 adopter of robotics is the automotive industry, said the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). Companies based in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico installed 20,391…
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DETROIT—Soft Robotics Inc. is demonstrating its mGripAI robotic picking system for the food industry at the Automate 2023 trade show this week. The Bedford, Mass.-based company said mGripAI's “no-code interface enables any machine builder to leverage the power of AI in complex picking applications.” “Ease-of-deployment is at the core of every mGripAI system,” stated Austin Harvey, vice president of product…
GENISOM AI makes ICRA debut at conference in Vienna
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Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
North America’s largest automation and robotics event takes place June 22-25
