Topic: SICK

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Automate 2026: Cobots, components, safety sensors and more from day one in Chicago

June 22, 2026 · The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) welcomed the world to Chicago’s McCormick Place for Automate 2026, with robotics and automation innovation on display.

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SICK acquires AMR navigation software provider Accerion

February 4, 2025 · With the acquisition of computer vision startup Accerion, SICK is adding infrastructure-free, AI-powered localization, navigation, and positioning software to its portfolio.

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Universal Robots announces Collaborate North America 2025

December 20, 2024 · The free-to-attend cobot conference and tradeshow will feature hands-on demos, speakers from A3, Siemens and MIT, and 'surprise speakers' from automotive and AI chip manufacturers.

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Universal Robots shows deep learning-based part detection for machine tending cobots at IMTS 2024

September 13, 2024 · Universal Robots showcased its new deep learning-based part detection for machine tending cobots at IMTS 2024, running on NVIDIA Jetson and Isaac.

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SICK celebrates groundbreaking of $64 million expansion in Bloomington, Minnesota

May 22, 2024 · As a global leader in sensor technology, SICK’s expansion in Minnesota will enable the creation of more high-quality jobs in the technology and manufacturing sectors.

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InOrbit Connect Orchestrates Robot Missions for Growing Ecosystem

October 26, 2023 · InOrbit missions is a new enhancement to InOrbit's robot operations software that provides communications for multi-vendor fleets.

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Industrial Mobile Robot Safety Standard Now Available, A3 Announces at Pittsburgh Conference

October 9, 2023 · Industrial mobile robot deployments will get more clarity with the latest safety standard, which covers safe systems integration.

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Mitsubishi Electric Automation to Debut New 3D Bin Picking Multi-Robot Demo at PACK EXPO

August 1, 2023 · Mitsubishi Electric Automation plans to demonstrate a work cell including 3D vision, three robots, and 3D bin picking for automating packaging processes in Las Vegas.

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Robot Safety Experts Outline Updates to Key Industrial Safety Standards

May 31, 2023 · Robot safety standards organizations are working to keep up with the technology and industrial applications. Experts weigh in on where robotics standards are heading.

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Festo to Feature UR+ Certified Multi-Axis System, Mechatronic Learning Systems at Automate 2023

May 19, 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.

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Webinar: How SICK Is Successfully Navigating the Automation Journey

April 18, 2023 · SICK will explain in this webcast how it transformed its flagship facility in Minnesota through the adoption of robotics and AI-powered software with help from inVia Robotics.

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ASI Logistics and SICK Enable Yard Trucks to Autonomously Reverse Into Trailers

January 25, 2023 · ASI Logistics uses SICK lidar sensors to get data for its autonomous yard trucks to reverse into trailers, identify how hitch to them, and move them around safely.

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Industrial Robotics Applications in Warehousing and Distribution

December 8, 2022 · Learn how industrial robots can pick, sort, and inspect items moving through warehouses and distribution centers from experts at SICK in this podcast.

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SICK Sensor Intelligence Displays New Object Detection and Sensing Technologies at PACK EXPO

October 24, 2022 · SICK Sensor Intelligence is at PACK EXPO this week in Chicago, showcasing its object detection and vision technologies.

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Frost and Sullivan Names SICK 2022 Global Industrial Internet of Things Sensor Company of the Year

October 6, 2022 · Frost & Sullivan’s Company of the Year Award is its top honor and recognizes market participants that embody visionary innovation, market-leading performance, and unmatched customer care.

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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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Students to Test Their Skills in Competition Hosted by Festo, Didactic, SICK, and Siemens at IMTS 2022

September 13, 2022 · The competition will take place during the popular tradeshow and features lessons on robot risk assessments, in-depth data collection, and more.

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SICK and Aeva Partner to Bring 4D Lidar to Industrial Sensing Applications

August 2, 2022 · Six months after introducing its newest lidar system, Aeva has teamed up with SICK to bring the technology to more customers.

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Precision and Automation in Manufacturing

July 25, 2022 · In this Special Focus Issue, learn how robot precision is improving with advances in perception, software, and controls, leading to new applications in manufacturing and other industries.

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SICK Demonstrates Sensors for Precision Automation and Production at Automate

June 8, 2022 · SICK is demonstrating digital twin and 3D safety concepts, part localization for bin picking, and lidar localization for mobile robots and autonomous vehicles this week in Detroit.

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Automate 2026: Forklifts, physical AI, vision systems and more from day three in Chicago
Automate 2026: Forklifts, physical AI, vision systems and more from day three in Chicago

North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down