Topic: Robot Arm

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Technica Truck Loading and Unloading System to Work With GreyOrange GreyMatter Orchestration Platform

October 12, 2022 · Technica's innovative truck loading and unloading system, iTLS, will work with GreyOrange's GreyMatter fulfillment orchestration platform to improve warehouse efficiency and safety.

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How Plastics Recycling Can Improve With Robotics and Machine Learning

October 8, 2022 · Plastics recycling is increasingly necessary in the face of global pollution and shipping challenges, but automation is making the dirty and dangerous task of sortation easier.

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igus Acquires Majority Stake in Commonplace Robotics, Partner in ReBeL Affordable Cobot

October 7, 2022 · igus has been collaborating with Commonplace Robotics for the past six years on its ReBeL collaborative robot and is continuing its North American expansion.

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Berkshire Grey Makes Equity Purchase Agreement Worth Up to $75M With Lincoln Park Capital

October 6, 2022 · Berkshire Grey, which provides robots for picking, sorting, and moving items in warehouses, plans to use the capital to continue its growth and make strategic transactions.

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Yaskawa Starts Selling Its PL800 Palletizing Robot in North and South American Markets

October 5, 2022 · Yaskawa said the robot has the highest payload in its series of PL Series robots.

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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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