Topic: Controllers

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GTC 2025: Vention unveils AI-powered bin picking system

March 18, 2025 · An ABB GoFa robot arm will pick and place McAlpine & Co.’s plumbing products from a bin using Vention’s MachineMotion AI controller accelerated by NVIDIA Jetson Orin at GTC 2025.

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ProMat 2025: Schneider Electric unveils Modicon Edge I/O NTS, TeSys Deca Advanced

March 17, 2025 · At ProMat 2025 in Chicago, Schneider Electric released Modicon Edge I/O NTS for I/O data aggregation and TeSys Deca Advanced for motor management.

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ProMat 2025: FANUC America to showcase new robot arm applications

March 6, 2025 · FANUC will demonstrate new order fulfillment, full-layer depalletizing, tote consolidation, label inspection applications for its industrial robots and cobot arms at ProMat 2025.

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ProMat 2025: Regal Rexnord to showcase conveyor systems, forklift components

February 26, 2025 · Regal Rexnord will showcase its conveyor and forklift systems that can help address operations and maintenance challenges in warehouse material handling applications at ProMat 2025.

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Mobile robots of all shapes and sizes

February 19, 2025 · In this Special Focus issue, examine the various deployment options for mobile robots and AMRs in multiple environments. Also included is a special ProMat 2025 preview section featuring over 50 products that will be at the trade show.

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ProMat 2025: Mobile robots, robot arms, ASRS and more on display

February 19, 2025 · ProMat 2025 in Chicago will feature over 50,000 manufacturing and supply chain professionals to learn, engage and connect with warehouse automation and robotic technology.

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Report: Global robot software market to grow 5x by 2029

February 17, 2025 · Stratview Research and the International Federation of Robotics report that the global robot software market will grow to over $20.5 billion by 2029.

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Igus introduces DR1000 four-axis delta robot

February 15, 2025 · Igus’ DR1000 features a one-meter working diameter, four degrees of freedom including an additional rotary axis to grip and orient items, and a customizable, modular design.

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KUKA to showcase cobots for medical applications at AAOS 2025

February 3, 2025 · KUKA Robotics will showcase two cobots during the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons annual meeting in San Diego. Two KUKA collaborative robots will be on display at AAOS 2025.

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Yaskawa Motoman releases Weld Builder software package for robotic welding

January 29, 2025 · Yaskawa Motoman released Weld Builder, a smart pendant software package that aims to streamline the robotic welding programming process for integrators and end users.

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Freespace Robotics announces strategic partnership, investment from Matthews Automation

January 27, 2025 · Freespace Robotics announced a strategic partnership and investment from Matthews Automation, focusing on automated storage and retrieval automation for warehouse and last mile operations.

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Limelight, Hailo introduce Limelight 4 smart camera at CES 2025

January 26, 2025 · The Limelight 4 camera, powered by the Hailo-8 AI accelerator, can enable low-code robotic vision. FIRST 2025 will use exclusively Limelight Vision cameras and controllers.

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International Federation of Robotics report highlights top 5 global robotics trends of 2025

January 24, 2025 · The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) reported on the top five global robotics trends of 2025, identifying topics including AI, humanoids and sustainability.

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Motlow State College certified for Mitsubishi Electric training

January 13, 2025 · Motlow State College’s McMinnville, Tenn. Automation & Robotics Training Center is now a Mitsubishi Electric Certified Training Center, including for GX Works3 Programming.

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Flexiv, KURABO partner to create KURAVIZON adaptive robot

January 9, 2025 · Flexiv and KURABO introduced the KURAVIZON adaptive robot, combining force control and advanced vision technology to revolutionize precision automation in the Japanese market.

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2025 robotics predictions: Industry leaders vary on impact of humanoids, AI in near future

December 31, 2024 · Robot industry leaders provided their 2025 robotics predictions, focusing heavily on humanoids, artificial intelligence and vision systems for automation in 2025.

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The process of robot integration

December 17, 2024 · In this Special Focus issue, examine how robotic integrations occur across a variety of industries, and the potential challenges associated with integrating multiple types of automation within the same environment.

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Mitsubishi Electric launches MELFA RV-12CRL robot arm

November 2, 2024 · The new MELFA RV-12CRL vertical articulated robot arm for machine tending, case packing, and pick-and-place has the largest reach in Mitsubishi Electric’s low-cost series.

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Rethink Robotics redefines cobots once again

October 23, 2024 · Chris Harbert, Greg McEntyre, and Julia Astrid Riemenschneider of Rethink Robotics describe the relaunched company’s new focus on cobots that can adapt to changing workflows.

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Naviq introduces MTS160 magnetic guide sensor

October 7, 2024 · Naviq’s MTS160 sensor features angle measurement capabilities, point-source disk and reversed polarity detection, and an AI algorithm to manage direction changes at junctions.

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