Topic: Motion Control

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FANUC to Demonstrate Multiple Warehouse Robot Applications at ProMat 2023

March 15, 2023 · FANUC plans to demonstrate at ProMat 2023 its growing line of collaborative robots, industrial automation, and software that it said make it easy for supply chains to automate.

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ULC Technologies’ CISBOT Seals 50,000 Joints in Live Gas Mains

March 9, 2023 · ULC Technologies said its CISBOT system, which goes into live gas lines for inspection and repair, has sealed joints equivalent to 114 mi. over the past 14 years.

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A3 Announces 2023 Joseph F. Enbelberger Robotics Award Recipients

March 8, 2023 · The Association for Advancing Automation has named Universal Robots' Roberta Nelson Shea and its own Jeff Burnstein as receipients of the 2023 Engelberger awards.

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Surgical Robotics Innovation Worldwide to Accelerate With New Investments

March 4, 2023 · Surgical robotics innovations, from new business models to vendor-neutral approaches to implants, are expanding the types of procedures and patients that can benefit.

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Virtual Incision Completes FDA Investigational Device Exemption Clinical Study for MIRA

February 24, 2023 · Virtual Incision claimed that it was the first robot-assisted surgical developer to complete a study to support a De Novo request for MIRA to conduct bowel resection procedures.

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To Help Recover Balance, Robotic Exoskeletons Have to Be Faster Than Human Reflexes

February 18, 2023 · In a new paper published in Science Robotics, a group of Georgia Tech professors discuss the balanace stability for exoskeletions.

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BMW Group Names Realtime Robotics as an Official Motion Control Supplier

February 15, 2023 · BMW Group has chosen Realtime Robotics' RapidPlan motion-planning and control software to ease the programming of industrial robots in its automotive production lines.

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Brightpick Autopicker Is a New Mobile Robot Designed to Both Pick and Consolidate Orders

February 14, 2023 · Brightpick Autopicker combines a mobile platform, a robot arm, machine vision, and totes for picking and consolidating e-commerce orders while traveling in warehouse aisles.

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Flexiv Announces New Parallel Robot, Gripper at FLEXIVERSE Event

February 6, 2023 · Flexiv unveiled two new products during its FLEXIVERSE event last week that will be available later this year.

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Celera Motion Introduces Compact Denali Servo Drives

February 2, 2023 · Celera Motion claimed that its new Denali Series servo drives are the "world's smallest," designed for use in surgical robots, industrial grippers, and other compact applications.

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ASTM International Continues Work on Mobile Manipulator Performance Standard

January 23, 2023 · ASTM International will discuss a performance standard for mobile manipulators, as scientists announce progress in research into finray-effect grippers for high-speed assembly.

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Soft Robotics Uses NVIDIA Isaac Sim to Apply Automation to $8T Food Market

January 19, 2023 · Soft Robotics has used synthetic data and simulation to train its mGripAI system to accurately and safely pick food items that may be occluded in a pile or reflecting light.

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Atlas Humanoid Robot Gets a Grip in New Videos From Boston Dynamics

January 18, 2023 · Atlas is now able to do more humanlike motions, thanks to software and electrical development around perception, locomotion, and manipulation at Boston Dynamics.

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OLogic, Vicor Help Dusty Robotics Optimize Power for Construction Robots

January 17, 2023 · OLogic, which provides engineering services to robotics developers, worked with Vicor on power management for Dusty Robotics' FieldPrinter, which transfers BIM drawings to construction sites.

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Digital Twins Direct 3D Printing to Accurately Repair Metal Parts, Finds Tokyo University of Science

January 16, 2023 · Digital twins, in the form of automatically generated metal powder deposition elements and predictions of forming process conditions, can help mechanical repairs.

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Universal Robots Predicts That Automation Will Help Manufacturers Meet 2023 Goals

January 13, 2023 · Universal Robots predicted that turnkey workcells including collaborative robots, end effectors, sensors, and software, will help welding and other companies adopt robots in 2023.

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NVIDIA Updates Isaac Sim to Advance Simulation for Robotics

January 3, 2023 · NVIDIA has added features to its simulation platforms, including Isaac Sim and DRIVE, to apply AI and accelerate the development of robots and autonomous vehicles.

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CES 2023 ‘Best of Innovation’ Award Winner German Bionic to Present New Wearables, Smart Power Suits

January 2, 2023 · CES 2023 innovation award winner for wearable technologies German Bionic has announced the Apogee power suit, the SmartSafetyVest, and the German Bionic IO platform.

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Bosch Rexroth Opens Factory Automation Customer Innovation Center in Texas

December 16, 2022 · Bosch Rexroth's new facility in Round Rock, Texas, provides a space where customers can collaborate and develop automation prototypes with its technology experts

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Trajekt Sports Goes After the Major Leagues With Its Robotic Baseball Pitching Machine

December 9, 2022 · Trajekt Sports' pitching system is already being used by the Chicago Cubs and several other Major League Baseball teams.

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