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Automation specialists, Vecna Robotics announced Karl Iagnemma as its new CEO and secured an additional $14.5 million from existing investors. This funding aims to accelerate technology enhancements to meet growing automation needs in automotive, manufacturing, and large-scale warehousing sectors. Iagnemma, a seasoned robotics expert, brings a wealth of experience to Vecna Robotics as the company enters a crucial phase of…
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Flexible material handling automation systems provider Vecna Robotics recently announced it has brought on Karl Iagnemma as CEO and closed $14.5 million in additional funding from existing investors. Proceeds of the funding round are earmarked to accelerate technology and product enhancements, which Vecna said will help address the automation needs of operators in automotive, general manufacturing, high-volume warehousing. Vecna had…
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Registration is now open for PACK EXPO Southeast, which will launch March 10-12, 2025, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Organized by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, this event marks a new addition to the PACK EXPO portfolio, tailored for the Southeast's thriving manufacturing sector. Expected to draw 7,000 attendees, PACK EXPO Southeast will showcase…
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Autonomous mobile robot (AMR) software provider Brain Corp recently announced that its fleet of over 37,000 AMRs powered by the BrainOS AI-enabled Robotics Platform have now autonomously covered more than 250 billion square feet of space globally. To put this scale into perspective, 250 billion square feet is equivalent to covering the entire landmass of New York City almost 30…
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Industrial camera designer and manufacturer LUCID Vision Labs, Inc. recently announced the launch of its new Triton2 EVS event-based 2.5GigE camera, featuring the IMX636 and IMX637 event-based vision sensors. The cameras were developed in collaboration with Sony and Prophesee. “We’ve established a very productive relationship with LUCID to enable the full potential of our event-based sensors in their high-performance machine…
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Retail e-commerce distributor Amazon recently began delivering packages via drone to the West Valley of the Phoenix, Ariz. Metro Area. Customers who live near the same-day delivery site in Tolleson, Ariz. and purchase an eligible item weighing five pounds or less can have it delivered by drone in under an hour. Since starting its Prime Air last mile delivery service…
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Software provider NVIDIA recently revealed new AI and simulation tools and workflows for robot developers, including humanoid developers, at the Conference for Robot Learning (CoRL) in Munich, Germany. The lineup includes the general availability of the NVIDIA Isaac Lab robot learning framework. These include six new humanoid robot learning workflows for Project Generalist Robot 00 Technology (GR00T) and new world-model…
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Automation systems for person-to-goods picking provider Locus Robotics recently announced its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have picked four billion units across its global customer deployments. This latest achievement comes 28 weeks after reaching three billion picks, which Locus said underscores its rapid growth and expansion, along with the rapidly-increasing adoption of its AI-enabled automation systems for warehouse operations globally. “This…
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Doosan Robotics, a global provider of high-payload collaborative robots (cobots), will demonstrate the versatility and wide range of applications of its cobots at PACK Expo 2024. PACK EXPO 2024 is at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center November 3-6. Doosan cobots on display at eight partner booths At PACK, Doosan will present its various cobot offerings at several partner booths, highlighting…
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When it comes to automatic guided vehicles (AGV), repetitive, low-value tasks are the name of the game in today’s warehouses and distribution centers. AGVs are increasingly being called on to help move goods back and forth, offering labor cost savings, a safer work environment and higher accuracy. “It’s all about movement of goods, whether that’s delivery to a production line…
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Industrial robot arm provider Mitsubishi Electric Automation recently added the MELFA RV-12CRL vertical articulated robot arm to its low-cost series of robots. “The launch of the RV-12CRL robot marks an exciting opportunity for our customers to experience the quality and performance known by our industrial robot lineup at the price of a collaborative robot,” said Curtis Sylliaasen, Mitsubishi Electric robot…
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OSARO, a global provider of machine learning-enabled robotics for high-volume fulfillment centers, has launched OSARO AutoModel. The company says the launch of AutoModel signifies and advancement in its OSARO SightWorks perception platform. Speed, adaptation play a major role in AutoModel In order fulfillment, where speed is critical, businesses often face days or weeks of costly downtime to update their robots…
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Formant, a California-based cloud robotics provider, announced a new strategic commercial partnership with Holman, a global automotive services provider, to further advance Formant’s robot fleet and data management offering. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in the continued integration of robotics technology and fleet management services, combining Formant’s cloud robotics platform with Holman’s fleet and automotive expertise, according to…
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Industrial robot arm provider ABB recently launched its RB 1000i-S paint atomizer for automotive paint shops. The new paint atomizer mounted on top of ABB robots can improve transfer efficiency by upwards of 10%, and can reduce paint waste by a minimum of 30%, ABB said, along with carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, compared to its predecessor the RB 1000i. “Major…
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