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MODEX 2024: Tuesday recap of robotics news and notes from Atlanta
Day 2 of MODEX 2024 saw a busy day on the floor at the Georgia World Congress Center, as attendees from all over the world took in the sights and sounds from...

6 Business Use Cases for Mobile Robots in Manufacturing
Mobile robots are improving in capabilities, thanks to improvements in software and hardware, and here are some examples of potential benefits.

AMD Releases Kria K24 SOM and KD240 Drives Starter Kit to Aid Developers With Edge Compute
AMD noted that the energy savings from its Kria K24 edge processor can add up when multiplied across electric motors and industrial robots.

PBC Linear to Demonstrate Deeper CNC Integration for Cobot Feeder at FABTECH
PBC Linear this week plans to show how its Applied Cobotics Cobot Feeder works with Universal Robots' technology to accelerate machine tending for manufacturers.

igus Partners With MassRobotics Associated Network to Aid Small and Midsize Businesses
igus, which offers numerous motion plastics and low-cost automation products and services, has joined the MassRobotics Associated Network to expand its audience in North America.

Apollo Humanoid From Apptronik Designed to Transform the Nature of Work
Apollo, a new humanoid from Apptronik, is the result of years of development work and is designed to be easy and affordable to manufacture and use.

RoboSource Showcases Best Practices for Robotics Innovators and Entrepreneurs
RoboSource, a networking and information event held by MassRobotics and Venture Cafe, provided advice from robotics suppliers, startups, integrators on hardware development.

Yaskawa Offers to Boost Stability, Increase Flexibility, and Scale Up Production at PACK EXPO
Yaskawa Motoman and Yaskawa America plan to display robots for packaging, logistics, and bin picking for food and beverage, consumer goods, and other industries.

ST Robotics Integrates Controllers With igus Robots
ST Robotics said its systems, which integrate its controllers with igus Cartesian and delta robots, offer enhanced performance.

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Unitree Introduces Quadruped Robot of Embodied AI, the Unitree Go2
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.

Development of Battery-Free Multi-Rotation Absolute Mechanical Encoder
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...

Everything You Need to Know About Stepper Motors
Stepper motors are often misconceived as the lesser of servo motors, but as a matter of fact, they are highly reliable just like servo motors.

DNP to Enter into Development and Manufacture of Encoder Disks that Support Factory Automation
As demand for factory automation increases, DNP said there is an increased need for these types of components.

Automate 2023 Shows Renewed Focus on Manufacturing, Partnerships, and Data as a Differentiator
Automate 2023 featured hundreds of exhibitors, and Robotics 24/7 spoke with many of them, as well as attendees and speakers to cull the latest manufacturing trends.

Schaeffler Presents Advanced Gears, Sensors, and Bearings for Industrial Robotics at Automate 2023
Schaeffler showed its Precise Silent Constant-series planetary gears, RT1 heavy-duty and RT2 standard-duty precision strain wave gears, and RT1-T heavy-duty RT1-T strain wave gear with integrated torque sensor.

Festo to Feature UR+ Certified Multi-Axis System, Mechatronic Learning Systems at Automate 2023
Festo will show its multi-axis system, which uses the Festo Motion Control Package for UR cobots, as well as its Simplified Motion Series actuators, decentralized I/O, and educational content.

igus Shows Offerings and Support for Low Cost Automation at Hannover Messe
igus showed not only its motion plastics, cable carriers, and free configuration software at Hannover Messe; it also gave examples of how its low-cost automation can enable many applications.

maxon Partners With MassRobotics to Support Advances in Drive Technology for Robotics
maxon, which provides motors for robots in demanding applications, has teamed up with the MassRobotics collaborative to encourage innovation in motion control technologies.

J&M Manufacturing Wins International Golden manus Award 2023 From igus
J&M Manufacturing received the 11th annual manus Gold award for creative use of igus' bearings, which are designed to enable corrosion- and lubrication-free motion in robots and other equipment.

Amazon Apprenticeship Program Upskills Workers for Robotics Careers
Amazon's Mechatronics and Robotics Apprenticeship program provides paid training to diverse employees to give them the necessary skills to become electromechanical technicians.



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