Topic: Controllers

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General-purpose humanoid developer Figure AI exceeds $1 billion after Series C funding round

September 16, 2025 · Figure AI exceeded $1 billion in capital through its Series C financing round, with a post-money valuation of $39 billion for further development of its general-purpose humanoids.

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PACK Expo 2025: Wexxar Bel to debut next-generation automation suite

September 15, 2025 · Wexxar Bel announced it will display three new offerings, BEL300 Random Case Sealer, BEL615 Fully Automatic Case Erector and BEL625 Robotic Case at PACK Expo 2025 in Las Vegas.

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Faulhaber launches new motors, gearheads and encoders with 16 mm compliance

August 19, 2025 · Faulhaber launched new motors, gearheads and encoders capable of 16 mm compliance, expanding its SXR motor and GXR family.

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Sensrad delivers first radar series powered by Arbe Robotics’ chipset for defense, smart infrastructure projects

August 4, 2025 · Sensrad delivered the first of a new radar series for the defense sector, powered by the Arbe Robotics chipset, to customers.

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Cardinal Kinetic highlights InoDrive motion control card for precise servo applications

July 27, 2025 · Cardinal Kinetic released more information on its InoDrive motion control card, touting it as the primary driver of the company’s InoWorx Motion Control Platform.

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Report: Joint actuators play a crucial role in humanoid robot power, dexterity and adoption

July 7, 2025 · An Interact Analysis report on humanoid robots indicates that short-term to mid-term growth is hindered by joint actuators and components related to movement and motion control.

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ABB evolves IRB 1200 small robot family

July 7, 2025 · ABB announced the evolution of its IRB 1200 small robot family, with four new generation robots that offer higher cycle times and precision for users.

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Automatica 2025: Comau unveils new cobot family, AMR family and welding gun

June 27, 2025 · At Automatica 2025 in Munich, Comau unveiled its MyCo family of collaborative robts, a new single-body design for the N-WG welding gun and the MyMR AMR family.

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Automatica 2025: BizLink launches careDP, AI-powered condition monitoring system for robotic dresspacks

June 26, 2025 · Cable management and automation provider BizLink launched careDP, an AI-powered condition monitoring system for robotic dresspacks at Automatica 2025 in Munich.

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Automatica 2025: ABB expands large robot portfolio, adds AI-powered AMR

June 26, 2025 · ABB announced the launch of four new robots at Automatica 2025 in Munich, three large robots for industrial manufacturing, and an AMR with a 1500 kg payload capability.

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Automatica 2025: NVIDIA, partners highlight humanoids, automation and AI technologies

June 25, 2025 · At Automatica 2025 in Munich, NVIDIA and its partners revealed several robotic advancements in humanoids, machine vision and intelligent manufacturing.

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Dr. Vipul Patel performs Africa’s first robotic telesurgery from Florida

June 20, 2025 · Dr. Vipul Patel performed a radical prostatectomy on an Angolan man in an Angolan hospital remotely from Orlando, Florida in Africa’s first robotic telesurgery.

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Grinding gears: Components and sensors that make robots work

June 17, 2025 · In this Special Focus issue, examine the various components that make up a robot, including sensors, cameras, motors, actuators, end-of-arm tooling and batteries/charging.

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Foxglove publicly releases SDK for toolkit integration

June 11, 2025 · Speaker applications are open for Foxglove’s Actuate 2025 robot developer conference coming to San Francisco Sept. 23-24. The company publicly released its SDK to streamline integration.

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National Forklift Safety Day: Explore lift truck innovations that make warehouses safer

June 10, 2025 · National Forklift Safety Day celebrates technological safety innovations that improve workplaces with forklifts and lift trucks. Explore offerings from Raymond, Yale Lift Truck and more in this photo gallery.

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Wieland Electric samos PRO MOTION controller wins award

June 4, 2025 · Wieland Electric’s samos PRO MOTION controller won the Plant Engineering 2025 Product of the Year for control systems. It integrates safety and motion control functionalities.

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U.S. Representatives relaunch bipartisan Congressional Robotics Caucus

June 2, 2025 · Four U.S. Representatives relaunched the bipartisan Congressional Robotics Caucus, which looks to bring Congress together to identify and discuss issues in the robotics and automation industries.

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Beckhoff Automation expands MX-System with new 3-row baseplate, larger function modules

May 26, 2025 · Beckhoff Automation expanded its MX-System control cabinet-free automation platform by adding 3-row baseplates and larger function modules in size 3.

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KEB America demonstrates motion control coordination at Automate 2025

May 23, 2025 · KEB America demonstrated an integrated servo drive, motor, controller, and interface setup driving interlacing screws at Automate 2025.

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Texas Instruments isolated modulators improve feedback loop sensing

May 20, 2025 · Texas Instruments marketing manager Kia Rahbar explains how TI’s latest analog-to-digital converters equipped with isolated modulators offer greater precision in a smaller package.

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