Topic: Controllers

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Emerson to Acquire Afag to Enhance Factory Automation Line

August 21, 2023 · Emerson Electric said it will add Afag's electric linear motion to its existing pneumatic factory automation to gain access to new, growing manufacturing segments.

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Olis Robotics Raises Funding to Enable Remote Robot Troubleshooting

August 11, 2023 · Olis Robotics said its Olis Connect addresses growing demand for remote control of industrial robots to enable faster and easier recovery for manufacturing processes.

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Sereact Raises Seed Funding for PickGPT AI to Make Warehouse Robots More Accessible

August 9, 2023 · Sereact has raised seed funding to continue developing its PickGPT software, which uses large language models to allow users to communicate with robots through speech or text.

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Strengthening the Alliance With Robots for Deeper Space Exploration

August 6, 2023 · Space robotics offer safer and more economical ways to explore the moon, Mars, and beyond in this look at the opportunities.

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Yaskawa Offers to Boost Stability, Increase Flexibility, and Scale Up Production at PACK EXPO

August 4, 2023 · Yaskawa Motoman and Yaskawa America plan to display robots for packaging, logistics, and bin picking for food and beverage, consumer goods, and other industries.

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Mitsubishi Electric Automation to Debut New 3D Bin Picking Multi-Robot Demo at PACK EXPO

August 1, 2023 · Mitsubishi Electric Automation plans to demonstrate a work cell including 3D vision, three robots, and 3D bin picking for automating packaging processes in Las Vegas.

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ST Robotics Integrates Controllers With igus Robots

August 1, 2023 · ST Robotics said its systems, which integrate its controllers with igus Cartesian and delta robots, offer enhanced performance.

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Hyundai Elevator Signs Pact With LG Electronics, KT to Coordinate Elevators and Robots

July 28, 2023 · Hyundai Elevator last year released an open API to enable its elevators to communicate with service robots, and its new agreement intends to promote more connected systems.

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Jet Automation Partners with Omron to Develop Cobot Palletizing System

July 24, 2023 · Jet Automation, which provides services for industrial automation and controls, has joined Omron's Certified Systems Integrator program to develop and service robots.

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Unitree Introduces Quadruped Robot of Embodied AI, the Unitree Go2

July 24, 2023 · Unitree said its new Unitree Go2 quadruped robot is designed to be more perceptive, rugged, interactive, and affordable than its predecessor models, opening up new applications.

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Mitsubishi Electric Automation Launches Machine Tending Offering for LoadMate Plus

July 21, 2023 · Mitsubishi Electric Automation has made it easier to implement machine tending with its LoadMate Plus product line, which includes a robot arm and controller.

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Development of Battery-Free Multi-Rotation Absolute Mechanical Encoder

July 18, 2023 · In recent years, greater accuracy, better reliability, and safety are demanded of motors, especially motors used in critical positioning applications. Such systems typically utilize servo motors with encoder feedback along with battery backup, allowing it to perform closed loop absolute control. From these requirements, a battery-free, multi-rotation absolute mechanical encoder was developed. The AZ Series, a closed loop system, adopted this type of sensor and is currently on the market today.

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Universal Robots Introduces PolyScope X Software for Machine Tending

June 28, 2023 · Universal Robots said its PolyScape X platform includes a new, customizable user interface to make it easier to program collaborative robots for high-mix, low-volume tasks.

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ABB Robotics Adds Four Energy Saving Models, 22 Variants, New Cobots to Product Line

June 27, 2023 · ABB Robotics said its latest IRB large robots and GoFa cobots offer a wider range, more accurate performance, and energy efficiency to improve production quality.

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As Mobile Robot Market Matures, Vendors Continue to Improve Fleet Capabilities

June 27, 2023 · Mobile robot fleets need to be easy to manage and scale before they can be adopted across industries, and operations software and interoperability standards offer to help.

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Photoneo Releases AI Extension Modules for Faster, More Efficient Pallet Unloading

June 23, 2023 · Photoneo said its new Depalletization module for its existing 3D picking enables rapid unloading of varied boxes, while the Delayering tool can pick a full layer at a time.

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READY Robotics and the Industrial Solutions Network of CED Offer ForgeOS for Faster Deployment

June 20, 2023 · READY Robotics, a Rockwell Automation Technology Partner, is collaborating with the Industrial Solutions Network of CED to widen the availability of its ForgeOS software.

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BYD and Cyngn Provide Preview of AI Powered Autonomous Forklift

June 16, 2023 · BYD is combining its electric forklift with Cyngn's AI-driven autonomy technology for a fully autonomous industrial vehicle, according to the partners.

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Top 10 Noteworthy Robotic Systems at Automate 2023

June 8, 2023 · Automate 2023 highlights included a skin-like add-on for industrial robot arms, high-paylod cobots, and a new wireless charging system designed for smaller mobile robots.

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Xaba and Rolleri Collaborate to Develop Autonomous Cobot Welding Workcell

June 6, 2023 · Xaba and Rolleri Robotic conducted tests proving that the integration of Xaba's xCognition machine learning model with Rolleri's collaborative robots improved welding operations.

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