Topic: Robot Arm

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Scalable Robotics Gets ABB Investment to Enhance Welding System Portfolio

October 5, 2022 · Scalable Robotics, whose technology enables users to program welding robots without prior experience, is working with ABB as it expands its partner ecosystem.

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Robot Block Party Held by MassRobotics Shows Off Massachusetts Innovations

October 3, 2022 · At its Fifth Annual Robot Block Party, MassRobotics and numerous companies showed the public how robots have developed to help companies and consumers.

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Will the Tesla Optimus Chart a New Path for Humanoid Robots? Experts Weigh In

September 30, 2022 · Elon Musk plans to demonstrate a prototype of Tesla's humanoid robot at the company's AI Day, and experts are both excited and skeptical about what he will show.

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Recycling Robot Provider EverestLabs Raises $16.1M in Series A

September 30, 2022 · EverestLabs will use the funding to scale up production and address the needs of manufacturing recycling facilities.

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Sumitomo and Dexterity Partner to Deploy 1,500 Robots in Japanese Warehouses

September 30, 2022 · Sumitomo, which previously invested in Dexterity, will demonstrate and distribute the company's software-as-a-service robotics offerings in Japan.

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Dextrous Robotics Introduces DX-1 System for Speedy Unloading of Shipping Containers

September 30, 2022 · Dextrous Robotics is making the second version of its DX-1 two-armed robot for swiftly loading and unloading trailers available to customers early next year.

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United Natural Foods Inc. to Use Symbotic Case-Handling Robotic Systems at Five Distribution Centers

September 27, 2022 · Aiming to lower costs and increase storage space, United Natural Foods Inc. has decided to invest in Symbotic’s multilayered case-handing system.

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In a Post-COVID World, Experts Point to Automation

September 26, 2022 · The manufacturing sector is experiencing a crisis. Post-COVID demand and severe labor shortages have pushed many businesses to their breaking point. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

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Festo and SICK’s New Safety Program Designed to Teach Students the Importance of Risk Assessment

September 26, 2022 · FESTO and SICK have developed a curriculum designed to inform students about the many facets of robotic safety.

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How Many Degrees of Freedom Does My Robot Arm Need?

September 25, 2022 · Degrees of freedom represents the ability of a robot to move in multiple directions, but more isn't always better. The number of axes in a design should be tied to the application.

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Belgian Traditional House Provides Tourist Attraction With Low-Cost Automation From RBTX

September 22, 2022 · Who says automation has to be expensive? In Bruges, Belgium, the chocolate shop Roose’s Chocolate World has a robot called Chocomatic built at a bargain price. It packs chocolates in front of customers. A robolink® robot from igus® is used, which moves on a seventh axis.

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The Rise of Low-Cost Automation

September 22, 2022 · Skilled workforces are working with automation in unprecedented ways to increase morale, productivity and profitability.

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MAXXgrip Promises to Advance Material Handling Robotics Performance

September 22, 2022 · The Gripper Co. said its new MAXXgrip robotic gripper combines compliance with suction for hybrid grasping with speed and gentleness for e-commerce.

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ASTM International Creates Subcommittee on Robotic Grasping and Manipulation

September 20, 2022 · ASTM International's new subcommittee intends to help robotics users select end effectors by developing standards for grasping and manipulation.

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MassTech Hosts Second Annual Manufacturing Mash-Up at Polar Park

September 19, 2022 · The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative designed the Manufacturing Mash-Up to give manufacturers and potential partners opportunities to network and accelerate innovation.

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Aerobotix and FerRobotics Create End of Arm Tool for Sanding in Hazardous Environments

September 15, 2022 · Aerobotix and FerRobotics said their new Class II, Division 1 sander tool can eliminate the risk of silicosis and combustion in hazardous environments.

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Amazon to Buy Mechatronics Maker Cloostermans to Expand Warehouse Efforts

September 14, 2022 · The Cloostermans agreement comes a month after Amazon said it was purchasing iRobot and several months after it announced it is building its own mobile robot.

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Reshoring Is at Risk From Global ‘Education Gap’ in Automation, Finds ABB Survey

September 13, 2022 · ABB is investing in robotics training programs as a global survey finds that over 70% of U.S. and European businesses plan on reshoring and need skilled workers.

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RapidPlan Motion Planning Software From Realtime Robotics Integrates With Siemens Process Simulate

September 12, 2022 · Realtime Robotics' integration of its RapidPlan software allows Siemens customers to visualize, simulate, and validate robot task plans within the Process Simulate environment.

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A Domino’s Pizza in Berlin is Piloting a Picnic Works Pizza Station

September 10, 2022 · Picnic Works said it has been working with Domino's since 2021 to secure a pilot.

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