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June 24, 2026 · Automate 2026 started to wrap up in Chicago, as robotics and automation professionals took another look at the latest technological innovations.
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June 16, 2026 · igus will demo two platforms at Automate 2026 in Chicago: the new RBTX Machine Planner tool and the Fairino FR20 palletizer.
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December 16, 2025 · In this Special Focus issue, examine how various robots and automation systems navigate the e-commerce landscape, from shipping and delivery to reverse logistics and all the related processes necessary to navigate materials handling and logistics.
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September 19, 2025 · At PACK Expo 2025 in Las Vegas, igus will showcase its Fairino FR20 collaborative palletizing robot (cobot) for conference attendees.
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July 25, 2025 · Motion plastics provider igus entered the humanoid robot space with Iggy Rob, designed to support industrial and service applications.
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May 12, 2025 · Automate 2025 began at Detroit’s Huntington Place, with robot manufacturers, integrators, systems components vendors and more taking in the sites and sounds.
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April 23, 2025 · In this Special Focus issue, examine the various deployment options for pick-and-place robots for packaging, picking, palletizing and more across multiple industries. Also included is a special Automate 2025 preview section featuring over 30 products that will be at the trade show.
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April 14, 2025 · With 277 new motion plastics components introduced in 2025, igus is marking global growth and sustainability initiatives, including a new ReBeL humanoid mobile manipulation robot.
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February 19, 2025 · In this Special Focus issue, examine the various deployment options for mobile robots and AMRs in multiple environments. Also included is a special ProMat 2025 preview section featuring over 50 products that will be at the trade show.
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February 15, 2025 · Igus’ DR1000 features a one-meter working diameter, four degrees of freedom including an additional rotary axis to grip and orient items, and a customizable, modular design.
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October 2, 2024 · Motion plastics component provider igus opened its new robotics campus and injection molding facility, the company’s first outside Germany, in Rhode Island.
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September 28, 2024 · The JEEVES autonomous hospitality robot is utilizing the igus E2.10 series of e-chain plastic cable carriers. JEEVES can replace up to 300 hotel minibars in one use.
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August 15, 2024 · At IMTS 2024, igus will showcase its motion plastics components, igusGO app, and RBTX marketplace, including an all-plastic bicycle with an interactive VR system.
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May 26, 2024 · Motion plastics producer igus announced its 9th biennial vector awards winners, a competition for projects that incorporate igus e-chain cable carriers.
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April 25, 2024 · Motion plastics component producer igus introduced its igusGO app at Hannover Messe 2024, which the company said optimizes the part selection process for designers.
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January 17, 2024 · MassRobotics' second annual Form & Function Robotics Challenge encourages university teams to submit robotics or automation projects for cash prizes.
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December 5, 2023 · Pipetting is a highly technical skill, requiring precision and repetition over potentially long periods of time. Without the proper training & execution — along with steady hands and a healthy dose of patience — pipetting results can vary wildly. Automation can solve these challenges and make pipetting a highly consistent & easy process.
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December 5, 2023 · The precise dosing of minute liquid volumes in a matter of seconds is crucial to the fields of medicine and natural sciences. As a result, the use of automated pipetting systems has become increasingly necessary in modern analytics.
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October 26, 2023 · The e-skin soft is an abrasion-resistant cable carrier for SCARA robots designed to trap the particulates cables generate during rapid movement and prevent them from reaching the surrounding air. Rotary connections are used at each end of the cable carrier to all but eliminate mechanical stress during operation.
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October 26, 2023 · It is imperative that designers of food packaging machines ensure the suitability of their components used in hygiene-sensitive areas.
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North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down