Topic: Machine Tending

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FANUC Introduces Compact Robot for Machine Tending, Warehousing, Logistics Applications

November 11, 2021 · FANUC America said the new LR-10iA/10 robot arm is designed to be easy to mount on floors, walls, ceilings, or mobile platforms to help automate machine tending and picking.

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OMRON to Acquire 10% Stake in Cobot Maker Techman Robot

November 8, 2021 · OMRON and Techman said their growing partnership will provide industrial automation and collaborative robots to help factories increase productivity without compromising safety.

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Learn OnRobot Platform Guides Users for Collaborative Applications

October 28, 2021 · OnRobot aims to ease the design and deployment of common collaborative robot applications using its tooling by offering the free Learn OnRobot Web-based training platform.

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ABB Launches FlexLoader M for Modular Machine Tending

October 27, 2021 · FlexLoader M line offers machine loading and unloading options for foundries, die-casting operations, and machining centers. ABB says its modular approach makes scaling up easy.

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Mech-Mind Robotics Closes $155M Series C Funding for Robotic Vision

September 29, 2021 · Mech-Mind Robotics said it has raised $155 million in Series C1 funding for its computer vision products and services to help logistics and manufacturing with picking.

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What Is a Cobot, and Does My Company Need One?

September 25, 2021 · Depending on the application, power- and force-limited collaborative robot arms can help businesses with tasks involving automation alongside humans, says the SwRI.

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Fabtech 2021 Exhibitors Offer Systems for Small and Midsize Manufacturers

September 18, 2021 · As manufacturers struggle with skilled staffing shortages, exhibitors at Fabtech 2021 displayed robots for gripping delicate objects, painting, and other production processes.

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Made4CNC Launches Automatic System for Robotic CNC Door Opening

August 23, 2021 · A Danish startup said it has solved a challenge in the metals industry. Made4CNC has developed a system for robotic machine tending that it said can be fitted in under an hour.

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Rapid Robotics Raises Series B Funding for Robotic Machine Operator

August 18, 2021 · While the pandemic has exacerbated labor shortages in manufacturing, Rapid Robotics has raised funds for its robotic machine operator, which uses cobots and doesn't need programming.

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Universal Robots Adds Cobot Systems Integrators, to Demonstrate ActiNav Picking Across the U.S.

July 12, 2021 · Universal Robots will be demonstrating its ActiNav system for flexible machine loading at five U.S. locations, and it has added four integrators to its network.

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Micropsi Industries Updates MIRAI Robot Control System for Faster Implementation

June 24, 2021 · Micropsi said its latest version of MIRAI enables fast, easy, in-house training of robot for applications handling multiple variations without requiring additional hardware.

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eKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute Opens New Training Center, Adds Robotics Coursework

June 3, 2021 · eKAMI is opening a new Robotics Center in Eastern Kentucky that will include hands-on experience with a variety of robot arms and mobile robots to retrain workers for rewarding careers.

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Mech-Mind Robotics Raises Series C Funding for AI Plus Industrial Automation

May 19, 2021 · Mech-Mind Robotics, which provides computer vision systems for industrial applications, said it has raised $100 million to date. The startup plans to expand its offerings.

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Universal Robots Increases UR10e Cobot Payload by 25%

May 18, 2021 · Universal Robots has increased the capacity of its UR10e cobot arm to 12.5kg (27.5 lb.), opening up potential applications in palletizing, machine tending, and packaging.

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