Dematic has founded the "Robotics Center of Excellence" division. The new division is responsible for the application and implementation of robotics solutions designed to make on-demand and omni-channel shipping more efficient, productive and responsive.
read more...Kuka has been part of the Midea Group since 2016. The company has now announced that it will continue to drive forward its business in China.
read more...How will AI affect automation technology - both directly in the machine and in the cloud? These and other questions will be explored at the Artificial Intelligence Forum, which will take place in Stuttgart on May 17.
read more...Universal Robots has reported record sales of around 151 million euros for the 2017 financial year. This means that the increased demand for collaborative robots has brought the Danish company a 72% increase in turnover compared to 2016.
read more...Schunk Expert Days on Service Robotics
At the tenth Schunk Expert Days on Service Robotics, it became clear that there are more and more intersections between industrial robots, transport systems and smart assistants for commercial and private use. On the other hand, success in service robotics is increasingly determined by the willingness to form networks and cooperate.
read more...Optimized application software
A complete update of Optoforce's application software enables lightweight robots from Universal Robots to complete automation tasks even faster and with even higher quality when using Optoforce sensors. The update also further reduces the integration time required for the touch sensors.
read more...ASA has designed and built a picker cell for the packaging of gluten-free foods for Dr. Schär, a food specialist for special dietary requirements, which can be reliably integrated into a line that has been in operation for twenty years.
read more...As part of the "Vision 2025" strategy, Yaskawa is currently concluding agreements with start-up companies around the world relating to the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI).
read more...With the Care-O-bot 4, Mojin has developed a robot that can support specialist staff. The service robot is already being used in the field of smart services as a sales assistant, a museum guide and in patient care.
read more...The new Soto robot is the first perception-controlled robot that acts completely autonomously and can pick up objects such as boxes, store them temporarily and place them at their destination. Magazino is presenting this new development for the first time at Logimat.
read more...Automatic washing cell. A Kuka robot from the KR Quantec Foundry family is installed in a washing cell at a car manufacturer in southern Germany. There it feeds components to the cleaning nozzles for cleaning with millimeter precision.
read more...The ARC Mate 100iD welding robot is the first model of a new ARC Mate generation. The successor to the well-known ARC Mate 100iC/12 is the first in a series of new variants that are now being launched on the market.
read more...Rethink Robotics has introduced the new Software Development Kit (SDK) for its cobot Sawyer. The software upgrade was developed for scientists and students to test programs on Sawyer. The software includes improved compatibility with ROS and the latest open source robotics tools.
read more...Back in the 1920s, futurologist Roy Amara noted: "We tend to overestimate the impact of a technology in the short term and underestimate it in the long term. This also applies to collaborative robots (cobots), says Rethink.
read more...With mobile collaborative robot applications from Universal Robots, distribution partner Müller Maschinentechnik is presenting flexible automation solutions for modern metalworking at Metav 2018. Most of the accessories for the applications come from the Universal Robots+ online ecosystem.
read more...Schneider modernizes its machinery
Schneider Kunststofftechnik has expanded and modernized its production at the company headquarters in Kirchheim. Three new fully automated production cells are now in use, which has increased production by a third.
read more...Planar Motor introduces Hoverbots, which are based on field-pinching technology to manipulate each individual work-piece without any contact in six degrees of freedom: unlimited planar translation in X and Y in addition to limited Z translation and pitch, yaw or roll rotation.
read more...New offices and production hall
After a nine-month construction period, Yaskawa has put its extension with 5,000 square meters of floor space into operation at the Allershausen site. Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs, Ilse Aigner, also attended the official opening.
read more...The Hungarian company Optoforce has announced its entry into the German market and would like to give industrial robots in German-speaking countries a sense of touch with its HEX-70-XE six-axis force/torque sensor.
read more...Versatile plant automation. Whether pick and place or joining operations, speed or precision - Epson's Scara and six-axis robots can be used to implement a wide range of applications in plant automation.
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