Topic: Sensors

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3D Printing Shows its Strengths

May 7, 2020 · Desktop Metal's Jonah Myerberg on how 3D printing helps companies respond quickly during a crisis.

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Safety Laser Scanner Enhances Use of Small Mobile Robots

May 5, 2020 · Safety laser scanner for mobile applications: space problems banished, performance increased.

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Keeping Automated Vehicles on Track with 2D LiDAR Localization

May 4, 2020 · LiDAR Localization software uses measurement data from safety laser scanners as a supplement to magnetic and optical tracking guidance technologies.

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GPU-Driven Engineering

May 1, 2020 · Mainstream engineering technology embraces shift to GPU-based real-time rendering.

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Yale robotic reach truck wins gold Edison Award

April 14, 2020 · Robotic reach truck can perform at 30 feet and reach into double-deep storage locations, enabling operations to automate new processes beyond floor-level, point-to-point transportation.

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Fictiv Donates Tool to Make Millions of Face Shields Available to Hospitals at Cost

April 6, 2020 · New tool and injection molding process can produce millions of face shields a month with lead times as fast as 1 day.

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How to Use AMRs to Improve Safety and Productivity in Logistics

March 30, 2020 · Workplace safety and productivity go hand-in-hand, and while manually operated material handling equipment can undergo a great deal of wear-and-tear for a variety of reasons, many are turning to automated solutions.

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MiR launches faster, shorter and narrower MiR250

March 11, 2020 · Mobile Industrial Robots (Booth 9435) launched the MiR250, a collaborative autonomous mobile robot (AMR) that is faster, safer and more agile for operations where space is at a premium.

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ForwardX debuts computer vision AMR fleet

March 10, 2020 · ForwardX Robotics (Booth 1207) recently launched in the Americas what it claims is the world's only computer vision-based AMR fleet, which has already been installed in logistics, manufacturing and retail facilities abroad.

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Precise Fine Positioning for Single and Double-Deep Racking

March 9, 2020 · SICK's new Rack Fine Positioning app and InspectorP 2D vision sensor provides a more efficient method to accomplish fine positioning tasks.

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ABI Research: Installed base of machine vision systems in manufacturing to reach 100 million by 2025

March 2, 2020 · Advanced chipsets, software and standards to usher in next-gen machine vision technology.

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Amazon’s Highly Automated Robotic Fulfillment Center - Delivering Customer Preference Experience

March 2, 2020 · Visiting Amazon's Robotic Fulfillment Center, North Haven, Connecticut; the materials handling systems and robots are impressive, but what makes Amazon Amazon is delivering customer experience, you don't get that by automation alone.

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New Lift Truck Options Are Powering Productivity

February 3, 2020 · Fleet owners and forklift OEMs are exploring new options of motive power.

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Protolabs’ 3D Printing Service Lands Wayzn CES Innovation Award Honors

January 14, 2020 · Wayzn Slide allows dog owners to let their pets out, even while away.

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MSC Accelerates Safe Autonomous Vehicle Development

January 10, 2020 · Company now capable of plugging vehicle dynamics into virtual test drives.

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AEye and ANSYS Accelerate Autonomous Driving Safety

January 7, 2020 · ANSYS enables virtual prototyping of AEye solutions to speed design, testing and validation of automotive perception technologies in real-world scenarios.

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ABI Research: Robotics industry set for change

December 19, 2019 · Of the 8 million robots shipped in 2030, nearly 6 million will be mobile

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North American machine vision market falls 4.6% through third quarter

December 9, 2019 · Just over half of industry experts believe machine vision market will increase in the next six months, 38% believe sales will remain flat. Seven in 10 expect flat performance in the machine vision market, 24% believing sales will increase in the next six months.

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Autonomous Vehicles for Fulfillment and Delivery a ‘$250B revolution,’ Says IDTechEx

December 2, 2019 · Suppliers following a traditional model of equipment sales should consider "a subscription platform in their business model to offer maintenance and upgrades, especially cloud-based software updates."

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ABB and B&R launch first fully integrated machine-centric robotics solution

December 2, 2019 · Solution to improve flexibility at all levels, including machines, to support shorter product cycles and smaller lots of greater variety.

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