Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 41.94
October 03, 2016
Universal Robots, a Teradyne company and a global leader in the collaborative robot market, has named Jürgen von Hollen president effective immediately. He succeeds Enrico Krog Iversen who relinquished the post in June 2016 to pursue other interests. Von Hollen was most recently the executive president of Bilfinger SE, a leading international engineering and services company, in its engineering solutions division, which includes the automation and controls business, in Mannheim, Germany. In his role at Bilfinger, he was responsible for a global staff of nearly 10,000 and annual sales in excess of €1.0 billion. Von Hollen began his career with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 34.52
March 25, 2021
…most promising vendors of autonomous handling robots. They include Teradyne, Fetch Robotics, BlueBotics, Seegrid, Gideon Brothers, Agilox, Baylo, IAM Robotics, Vecna Robotics, and Forward X. ABI said its ranking criteria include the companies' innovations, mass deployments, and partnerships. It said the following automation providers performed the best: Market leaders: Teradyne, Fetch Robotics, BlueBotics Top implementers: Teradyne, Fetch, BlueBotics Top innovators: IAM Robotics, AGILOX, Seegrid, Gideon Brothers, Vecna Robotics, Fetch Robotics Teradyne led the field through its industrial automation business, which includes the acquisitions of autonomous mobile robot (AMR) developer Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) and heavy automated guided vehicle (AGV) developer…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 33.94
October 05, 2022
…some consolidation is inevitable, especially when brands are complementary. Teradyne Inc. today announced that its Mobile Industrial Robots ApS and AutoGuide Mobile Robots units have merged to become a single supplier of AMRs as of the end of September. The integrated company is officially known as Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), and Teradyne named longtime executive Walter Vahey as president. He led Teradyne's acquisitions of MiR in 2018 and of AutoGuide in 2019. “By joining forces, we will uniquely meet our customers’ need for automation of internal logistics, from a single supplier offering easy-to-deploy, reliable, scalable AMRs with common fleet management…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.22
May 09, 2023
…system integrators in 60 countries. MiR was acquired by Teradyne in 2018, and in 2022, Teradyne combined AutoGuide Mobile Robots with MiR to deliver a broad AMR product line from low to heavy payloads. Jean-Pierre Hathout Hathout comes from SIT Controls USA, where he served as president. Prior to this, he built a 17-year career at Bosch, including several international management roles. Hathout has a Doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and he brings deep technological expertise and global leadership skills, including management of operations in the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey, and China, according…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.06
April 29, 2021
…than 60 countries. In 2018, automated test equipment supplier Teradyne Inc. acquired Mobile Industrial Robots. Reading, Mass.-based Teradyne also owns AutoGuide Mobile Robots, Energid Technologies, and Universal Robots. Teradyne this week reported Q1 2021 revenue of $782 million, with $80 million in industrial automation. MiR credits demand in logistics, healthcare Mobile Industrial Robots said its Q1 orders demonstrate that automotive and electronics companies are continuing to automate internal transport. Mobile robots are also widely used in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector, the pharmaceutical industry, and logistics, it said. MiR added that the global pandemic has propelled the development and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.30
June 07, 2022
…Northrop Grumman's Automation and Information Systems group. Greg Smith, Teradyne Greg Smith, president of the Industrial Automation Group at Teradyne. Smith oversees Universal Robots, Mobile Industrial Robots, and AutoGuide. He was previously the president of the semiconductor test business, Teradyne’s largest operating segment. Smith began his career as a test engineer at Raytheon and held numerous engineering and management roles in the semiconductor test industry before joining Teradyne in 2006. Greg Brown, UPS Greg Brown, vice president of Global Advanced Technology Group at UPS. He has more than 23 years of experience in multiple areas of package sortation and logistics.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.42
January 04, 2023
…in 2013 in Odense, Denmark and was acquired by Teradyne in 2018. In 2022, it merged with AutoGuide Mobile Robots, which is also owned by Teradyne. The company makes a range of mobile robots designed for manufacturing, logistics, and warehouse operations. The company said it has nearly 200 distributors around the world and system integrators in 60 countries. In addition to its headquarters in Odense, the company also has regional offices in Holbrook, New York, San Diego Calif., North Reading, Mass., Georgetown KY, Singapore, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai. MiR said its robots improve safety within a warehouse, increase…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.92
February 14, 2022
…($113,640) to DKK 74 million ($11.2 million) in capital. Teradyne president to give keynote When robotics companies in Odense are acquired, the founders invest exit capital in new robotics start-ups, which thus gain experience, networking and growth capital. Greg Smith, president of the Industrial Automation Group and president of Teradyne, will be one of the keynote speakers at the the Odense Investor Summit. “With the acquisition of Universal Robots in 2015, we saw the potential of Odense in the field of robotics,” he said. “In 2018, we acquired Mobile Industrial Robots and reaffirmed our commitment to Odense as an important…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.63
January 27, 2022
…has 15 offices worldwide and is owned by Boston-based Teradyne Inc. Q4 2021 breaks UR records Universal Robots noted that the fourth quarter of last year also broke records, with sales increasing 22% over Q4 2020 and 28% up on Q4 2019. “Our growth is driven by several long-term trends, including workforce shortages and growing awareness of the contribution automation can make to productivity,” said Povlsen. “As well as reaching new consumers, we see repeat business from manufacturers extending their use of cobots after seeing the impact of the technology.” UR's earnings announcement came on the heels of Mobile Industrial…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.58
May 31, 2023
…steady growth trajectory In April 2018, North Reading, Mass.-based Teradyne Inc. acquired Mobile Industrial Robots, adding it to its portfolio alongside Universal Robots. From just three employees at the start of 2015, MiR currently employs more than 420 people globally, with an annual turnover of $77 million (U.S.) in 2022. MiR said large multinationals, including Toyota, Ikea, Novo Nordisk, Denso, DHL, and Schneider Electric, account for a majority of its sales. Last year, Teradyne merged Mobile Industrial Robots with AutoGuide Mobile Robots. This added high-payload AMRs to MiR's portfolio, advancing its strategy of being a trusted supplier for a full…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.40
August 31, 2017
…as newer, smaller firms, are developing and introducing innovative collaborative robotics technologies into the market. Examples include Universal Robots (Teradyne), KUKA, Rethink Robotics, ABB, Kawada Industries, Fanuc, Franka, Denso, and Comau. These findings are from ABI Research’s Industry Survey: Transformative Technology Adoption and Attitudes – Robotics report. This report is part of the company’s Robotics, Automation & Intelligent Systems research service, which includes research, data, and analyst insights.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.80
February 26, 2020
…2017 to 2018. In 2018, MiR was acquired by Teradyne, the leading supplier of automated test equipment. For more information, visit http://www.mobile-industrial-robots.com. “MiR has provided AHS with the opportunity to solve non-value-added movements within a distribution center or a warehouse. There are a number of options available to the market, but MiR provides the ultimate capability to customize top modules, secondary equipment, or software. We are excited and have seen significant interest in the technology over our last two years working with MiR. Our alignment will provide further access to systems integration solutions for our current and future customers” says…
