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Mobile Industrial Robots has appointed Jean-Pierre Hathout company president, effective May 1, 2023. Hathout replaces Walter Vahey, who will remain with the company as an advisor until his planned retirement in 2024. Founded in Denmark in 2013, MiR has grown to become a leading autonomous mobile robot maker with nearly 220 distributors and certified system integrators in 60 countries. MiR…
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OSARO Inc. today announced the OSARO Robotic Kitting System, which uses artificial intelligence and end effectors to pick and place products into kits. The e-commerce robot addresses the growing market for subscription kits, which bundle items into a customized bundle shipped as a single stock-keeping unit, or SKU. “Demand for subscription packages and kits is surging, but people are in…
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Konica Minolta Inc. earlier this month announced the availability of CoboVox, a voice-enabled programing platform for robots. The company said the new platform is compatible with cobots made by Universal Robots and can be used for a myriad of manufacturing videography, and education applications. “CoboVox is unlocking tremendous efficiency and cost savings for manufacturers looking to benefit from the potential…
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The Community College of Allegheny County, or CCAC, and the ARM Institute last week announced that the Southwestern Pennsylvania Region's Build Back Better initiative is funding a makerspace. The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded the educational program through the initiative. “Community colleges are engines of regional economic development,” stated Dr. Justin Starr, endowed professor for advanced technologies at CCAC, in…
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Productive Robotics LLC will showcase its OB7 model cobots and enhanced vision system later this month at Automate 2023 in Detroit.The Santa Barbara, Calif.-based company designs and manufactures its industrial collaborative robots in the U.S. Its systems include the OB7, OB7 Stretch model, MAX 8, and MAX 12. It has also developed a proprietary, “no programming” user interface that allows…
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Many industry analysts are bullish about the mobile robot market, given the growing demand for labor-saving assistance in warehouses. However, automation vendors are facing challenges from e-commerce shifts, competitive pressures, and the constrained availability of venture capital. Last week's acquisition of 6 River Systems LLC came as a reminder for robotics startups, established suppliers, and their customers that the market…
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As lift trucks have proven every day for the past few years, the easy part their information management is collecting the data. The hard part is figuring out how to make good use of it. Roger Tenney calls it intimidation by data. And he should know. For the past 35 years, he’s focused on telematics and how people react to…
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Montreal is a North American fashion capital. For more than a century, the Garment District established the city as a hub of innovation in design, manufacturing, and handling of textiles. Planiform was founded in the 1970s to deliver systems for demanding garment manufacturing and dry-cleaning applications. Just as styles have changed over the past 50 years, Planiform’s conveyance and garment-on-hangar…
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Cardinal Health’s Dorval, Quebec, distribution facility is the company’s first in Canada to implement autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, helping to drive efficiency, improve employee safety and increase picking and packing accuracy. Twenty-seven Locus robots now support the work of the over 200 employees at the 225,000-sq. ft. facility. “Our customers and suppliers look to us for supply chain expertise,…
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ASTM International today said it has awarded Dr. Roger Bostelman with its Award of Merit for his extraordinary productivity, outstanding contribution, and leadership in advancing the development of standards related to exoskeletons and exosuits. At the recent F48 Committee on Exoskeletons and Exosuits meetings in Denver, the standards organization presented Bostelman with his award and an ASTM Fellow Pin. “There…
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Today the ARM, or Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, Institute announced the funding of four makerspaces provided by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Region’s Build Back Better initiative awarded through the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The Makerspaces are led by the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC), Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), Penn State New Kensington, and Westmoreland County Community College. This funding…
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Advanced Navigation last month announced what it claimed will be Australia's largest subsea robotics facility. It said the research and development and manufacturing facility in Balcatta, Western Australia, will accelerate production of the company's underwater technologies, including its Hydrus autonomous robot. “Now more than ever, there is a need to open up the earth's oceans, to make data and knowledge…
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PITTSBURGH—A venture capitalist has plenty to consider when investing in a robotics or artificial intelligence startup. Is the company developing a product or service that has a strong product-market fit? Does its leadership team understand the industry it is serving? How does this company's technology stand out among the competition? The past year has undoubtedly been challenging for technology companies…
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THIRA Robotics Co. this week announced that it plans to exhibit its optimized autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, at Automate 2023. The South Korea-based company said its AMRs are designed to overcome the weaknesses of the previous generation of AMRs in complex facilities. “[The] first-generation AMR was optimized for facilities with low human traffic and smooth flooring conditions,” said Peter…
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Here we are in 2023 and words like “chaotic,” “overwhelming,” and “uncertain” are still being used by top analysts to define the environment in which we find logistics professionals operating. There’s no doubt that the readers of Logistics Management have never been under more pressure to balance rates, capacity, and service, and the need to apply more technology to better…
GENISOM AI makes ICRA debut at conference in Vienna
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
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