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Warehouse management software, or WMS, maker Synergy has released a new product designed to help its customers orchestrate all their automation and robotic systems within a warehouse using one centralized platform. The company has named the software SnapControl, and noted that one of its customers has already been using it at its distribution center. Using the software, the customer has…
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As demand for certain metals rises with the electrification of vehicles, interest is rising in undersea mining. Impossible Metals Inc. today revealed its roadmap for sustainable harvesting of polymetallic nodules from the seabed with automated systems. “In 2022, our Eureka-1 demonstrated the concepts of selective harvesting, and in less than 12 months, we will prove this technology at depth on…
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If you ever play soccer against a robot, the approach of an opponent dribbling with determination would feel familiar, according to MIT researchers, who have developed a new quadruped system. While a human-robot soccer game is not a common occurrence, nor is it close to a well-matched adversary to Lionel Messi, the dribbling system is impressive in the wild, noted…
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I had a fascinating conversation with Brett Wood, the president and CEO of Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA). Wood noted that if you based your view of the economy on television news, you’d think we’re in the doldrums. Now, the long-predicted recession may be coming – we’ve never had this many consecutive years of growth without a downturn in…
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Wohlers Associates, powered by ASTM International, last week announced the release of Wohlers Report 2023. This year’s report examined the growth of the additive manufacturing, or AM, industry with insights from 10 industry sectors. New content included an examination of large-format additive manufacturing applications, including in aerospace and construction, as well as a look at the growing number of AM…
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DEEP Robotics Co., a developer of quadrupedal robots, earlier this month announced that a team of five Jueying X20 robots successfully completed a series of autonomous collaborative searches in a trial using eight different scenarios across an unknown environment of 3,000 square meters. The success of the four-legged X20 robots in the trial reveals the potential for their deployment in…
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Dobot launched its new robot aimed at the education market this week at Bett UK, a global education technology conference at ExCeL London. The DOBOT Magician E6 is a 6-axis collaborative robot that has a payload capacity of 500g, or 1.1 lb. and a 450 mm, or 17 in. radius. It can accurately simulate real world automation to bring relevant…
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Berkshire Grey has announced the company has entered into a definitive merger agreement with SoftBank Group Corp. and its affiliate. Under the agreement announced on March 24, 2023, SoftBank will acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of the warehouse robotics company not currently owned by SoftBank for $1.40 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $375 million.…
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CHICAGO—At ProMat 2023 last week, Unbox Robotics Pvt. Ltd. said it plans to expand from India's intralogistics market and offer its automated fulfillment technology to the U.S. market. The Pune, India-based company cited successful deployments of its sortation systems and mobile robots at e-commerce provider Flipkart. “We are excited to present our revolutionary parcel-sorting and order-consolidation robotics tech—UnboxSort—at ProMat 2023…
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Venti Technologies announced earlier this week that it has raised $28 million in a Series A funding round. The Weston, Mass.-based company provides autonomous logistics technologies for global supply chains and other industrial hubs. It said it will use the funding to accelerate its growth and meet increasing demand from customers worldwide. Venti claimed that its full-scope autonomy solutions require…
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The Raymond Corp. today launched the Energy Essential Distributed by Raymond, a new battery available in multiple configurations to meet a variety of intralogistics customer demands. “The 48-volt drop-in lithium-ion battery offers customers a smart alternative energy solution to upgrade existing or new lift trucks,” said Damon Hosmer, senior product marketing manager for energy storage technology and integration at Raymond.…
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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Peerless Media is seeking speakers for the 2023 Robotics Applications Conference, presented by Robotics 24/7. The second-annual virtual event is designed to share user perspectives on how to evaluate, deploy, manage, and monitor robots and automation in manufacturing, supply chain, and logistics applications. “While robotics is increasingly prominent at trade shows and conferences worldwide, we think our…
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Epson Robots will be demonstrating its robotic automation solutions at The Assembly Show South at Booth 535. The event will take place at Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., from April 5 to6. Epson will offer attendees the opportunity to experience Epson Robots with live demos of its high-performance automation solutions, including its GX-Series SCARA robots, industrial automation software and…
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Celera Motion Control today launched its Field Calibration IncOder, a new absolute inductive encoder that it claimed “achieves next-level accuracy angle measurement in motion control applications and position feedback in robotics in the most demanding environments.” The Bedford, Mass.-based Novanta Inc. unit said it designed the Field Calibration IncOder for applications that need precise measurements in conditions not suited for…
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