The Association for Advancing Automation (A3), North America’s largest automation trade association representing more than 1,300 organizations, has announced the winners of the inaugural Automate Innovation Awards. The winners, AMD, ECM and GrayMatter Robotics, will be honored at a special ceremony on May 6 at Automate 2024 in Chicago. New awards highlight companies that push technological boundaries The Automate Innovation Awards recognize and celebrate the most groundbreaking automation products and offerings introduced to the market in the previous 12 months. The winners showcase innovative and unique technologies in the field of industrial automation that also demonstrate a clear and measurable…
CHICAGO - As McCormick Place welcomes the annual gathering of automation enthusiasts, professionals, educators and more from May 6-9 in Chicago, Automate 2024 attendees can expect an exciting four days filled with sessions and demonstrations. Robotics 24/7 will be in attendance at the largest automation show in North America, covering the news about the robotics industry and taking in the sights and sounds of demonstrations from companies all around the world. Automate 2024 general information McCormick Place will serve as the home of Automate 2024, with vendor booths, theaters, press conference rooms, keynotes and sessions taking place in the South…
Comau, a global technology company, will be at Automate 2024 to present its digital-driven technology designed to accelerate deployment, increase quality and ensure sustainable productivity inside and beyond the smart factory paradigm. The company’s theme for the vision of its future is the “Power of Automation.” Automate attendees can visit Comau at Booth #4441 to learn more about the new offerings. What to expect from Comau at Automate Visitors will experience the power of perception-guided picking systems, vision-backed handling products, advanced arc welding systems and wearable robotics that help increase operator well-being during heavy and repetitive tasks. All of these…
InOrbit.AI, a provider of robot operations (RobOps) offerings, introduced InOrbit RobOps Copilot at Automate 2024. This innovative product harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to turn robot operations data into actionable insights in order to optimize autonomous robot fleets. Automate attendees can learn more about RobOps Copilot by visiting InOrbit at Booth #3256. Actionable insights to handle data As robotics adoption rapidly accelerates and enters new industries, from supply chain to healthcare, end users must grapple with the complexity of running hundreds of robots across multiple locations, collectively generating vast amounts of data. Now, with RobOps Copilot, actionable insights are…
Caster Concepts, a Michigan-based industrial mobility provider, will showcase a range of mobility solutions developed to improve Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) design and performance at Automate 2024 in Chicago. The company produces customized casters for manual and automated applications for use across many industries. Show attendees can visit Caster Concepts at Booth #3486. What to see at the Caster booth “AGV battery performance and vehicle maneuverability are critical in material handling,” said Doug Backinger, vice president of sales at Caster Concepts. “Specifying the right casters can significantly improve an AGV's performance, and create additional design options for application engineers. Caster…
Third Wave Automation, provider of autonomous high-reach forklifts powered by Shared Autonomy, announced the commercial availability of its Armada fleet management system, the central interface for the company’s Shared Autonomy platform. Third Wave Automation offers proactive collision avoidance and tools to minimize the time it takes to address delays that could impact pallet movement and throughput. The Armada FMS enables a single operator to safely and effectively manage multiple TWA Reach and TWA Extended Reach forklifts simultaneously. Operators can execute and monitor workflows, and configure warehouse zones dynamically, all while integrating with other warehouse management systems. Third Wave Automation’s Shared…
Very Technology, a Montana-based fully distributed IoT technology firm, is attending Automate 2024 in Chicago. With a focus on helping companies unlock the full potential of IoT to accelerate business growth, Very is an end-to-end IoT development company with more than a decade of experience building smart and connected mobile, IoT and data science products for their customers. Very helps enterprises including SUN Automation, Koller, Fortifyit and many others bring industrial digitization to their new and traditional business with custom hardware, edge and cloud computing, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. What to expect at the Very Technology booth Very experts…
WiBotic, a Seattle-based advanced wireless charging and power optimization company will demonstrate its new 1kW (1000 Watt) wireless charging system at Automate 2024 in Chicago. WiBotic’s new platform will provide a larger class of mobile robots with greater range, flexibility and reliability than contact-based charging. WiBotic’s new 1kW system uses resonant wireless charging, operating at higher frequencies than inductive charging to deliver power efficiently over longer distances. Wireless charging system boosts safety The platform removes the need for robots to physically connect to a charger, eliminating safety risks from electrical shorts and fire risk from sparking across contacts. Because the…
Industrial robot provider Stäubli Robotics recently announced it will exhibit a variety of robots at Automate 2024 in booth 2250. The trade show will be held May 6-9 at the McComick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois. Attendance is free. A3 said this year’s show is the biggest yet, featuring more than 365,000 square feet of exhibit space, over 800 exhibitors, and an expected 30,000 registrants, with learning and networking opportunities. Attendees will be able to see the latest in robotics, machine vision, artificial intelligence (AI), and motion control. Stäubli said its portfolio of four- and six-axis industrial robot arms,…
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CynLr, an India-based startup specializing in visual object intelligence robotics and cybernetics, recently launched and showcased its all-purpose, reusable visual robot platform that doubles as a semi-humanoid called ‘CyRo’ at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston. CyRo, powered by CynLr’s proprietary vision object intelligence stack, is a multi-arm vision guided robotic manipulator that can grasp objects it has never seen before, under extreme variable lighting conditions, require no lighting engineering and can handle complexities like reflective objects such as transparent/translucent packaging, according to the company. Multi-purpose humanoids CyRo represents a paradigm shift in robotics technology through its multi-purpose applicability…
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