ABB IRB 390 FlexPacker Delta Robot for Fast Picking Wins Red Dot Award
July 21, 2022
ABB said the FlexPacker’s compact design quality, innovation, and concept of focused productivity helped it become the the first industrial Delta robot to win the Red Dot award
What is a Pick and Place Robot? Uses and Types
July 20, 2022
From retail to food and beverage, industries throughout the globe have started using pick and place robots to improve their supply chains and help their ROIs.
HAI Robotics Partners With Systems Integrator Popcapacity to Reach More Warehouse Customers
July 18, 2022
Popcapacity has added HAI Robotics to its list of robotic manufacturers and has started selling its autonomous case-handling robotic systems.
COMAU Unveils New Six-Axis Robot Arm for Sensitive Environments
July 15, 2022
Comau is the latest robot maker to design a robot arm to be used in cleanrooms and other areas outside of typical manufacturing facilities.
Robotics Company Setbacks Belie Industry Strength, Say Experts
July 15, 2022
Robotics companies recently announced layoffs, but they reflect misaligned expectations, noted industry observers, who said they're still bullish on technologies that solve real problems.
VulcanForms Raises $355M for Digital, Additive Manufacturing
July 5, 2022
VulcanForms, which combines proprietary digital thread and additive manufacturing systems, said it is now worth more than $1 billion. It opened two production facilities for metal parts and assemblies.
Siemens Xcelerator and NVIDIA Omniverse to Accelerate Digital Twins for Manufacturers
June 29, 2022
Companies can connect NVIDIA Omniverse and Siemens Xcelerator platforms to enable full-fidelity digital twins and connect software-defined AI systems from edge to cloud
Robot Sales Grow by Nearly 30% Worldwide, Reports International Federation of Robotics
June 27, 2022
After two years of disruptions, sales of industrial robots increased worldwide in 2021, said the IFR. The organization said demand in Asia and Australia grew the most.
MassRobotics Announces Second AWS Robotics Startup Accelerator Is Open for Applications
June 24, 2022
MassRobotics and Amazon Web Services are again teaming up to offer robotics startups the opportunity to learn to use the latest IIoT tools, gain mentoring, and speed the path to...
Rizon 10 Robot from Flexiv Given ‘Best of the Best’ Award in Red Dot Design Award Competition
June 23, 2022
Rizon 10's lead designer said winning the award was a dream come true for him and his team, noting they went through countless design iterations to get to the final...
German Robotics Industry Gets More Orders but Faces Supply Chain Disruptions, Reports VDMA
June 23, 2022
German orders for robots are increasing again after the pandemic disruption, reports the VDMA, but supply chain and labor challenges have persisted.
ARM Institute Endorses Three Additional Robotics Training Programs
June 21, 2022
The ARM Institute's Endorsement Program is designed to identify the best educational offerings in the U.S. for robotics careers in manufacturing, and it has named 15 to date.
FANUC Announces New Machine Learning Tool for Predictive Maintenance
June 20, 2022
FANUC America said its AI Servo Monitor works with its MT-LINKi software for preventive maintenance of the drive systems for its servomotors and spindle motors.
Danish Robotics Producers to Demonstrate Manufacturing Systems at Automatica
June 20, 2022
Danish robotics companies will exhibit with the Odense Robotics cluster and on their own, showing how they can serve the demands of the larger German manufacturing industry.
Acceleration Robotics Launches ROBOTCORE to Speed up ROS 2 Processing
June 17, 2022
Acceleration Robotics said its new hardware framework for the Robot Operating System will enable developers to design custom compute with faster response times.
AutoStore Opens Singapore Office, Works With Partners to Address Asian Market
June 16, 2022
AutoStore has opened regional headquarters in Singapore to get closer to customers, partners, and production of its automated storage systems in the Asia-Pacific region.
Covision Quality Wins $10,000 Grand Price in Cowen Startup Challenge at Automate 2022
June 15, 2022
Covision Quality beat out nine other startups to win the top spot and plans to use the money to cover some of its costs, but the biggest benefit from winning...
EV Safe Charge Previews ZiGGY Mobile Robot for Charging Electric Vehicles
June 14, 2022
EV Safe Charge said its ZiGGY robot can charge electric vehicles in commercial and residential parking lots and structures while displaying ads without additional infrastructure.
Zebra Technologies Sees Accelerated Adoption of Automation, Acquires Matrox Imaging
June 13, 2022
Zebra Technologies, which has added Fetch Robotics' mobile robots and now Matrox Imaging's machine vision systems to its portfolio, shared market observations at Automate 2022.
SiLC Partners With Cloud Light for Volume Manufacturing of Eyeonic Vision Sensors
June 9, 2022
SiLC has turned to Chinese optical module manufacturer Cloud Light Technology as it scales up production of its Eyeonic Vision Sensor.
