Robotics Business Review

JUNE 27, 2024

Agility Robotics continues to have a leg up in the humanoid race. The first official deployment of Digit is already up and running, generating real revenue for Agility Robotics , the inaugural RBR50 Robot of the Year winner. The logistics provider is paying Agility Robotics under a robotics-as-a-service ( RaaS ) model.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 17, 2024

Søren Elmer Kristensen, CEO of Odense Robotics, greets global delegates at R-24. Credit: Eugene Demaitre ODENSE, Denmark — Last week, the R-24 conference for robots, automation, and drones demonstrated why the city of about 206,000 residents is one of the most vibrant for technology in Europe and the world.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 29, 2024

LIG Nex1 has acquired the maker of the Vision 60 Q-UGV quadruped robot. Credit: Ghost Robotics LIG Nex1 Co., a South Korean defense technology company, has taken a controlling 60% share in Ghost Robotics Corp., co-founder and CEO of Ghost Robotics. . co-founder and CEO of Ghost Robotics. Register now and save.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 23, 2024

Universal Robots, along with other cobot manufacturers, cobots can now use SRCI, a standard interface between PLCs and robots. Source: Universal Robots Just before Hanover Messe, Siemens announced its cooperation with two collaborative robot vendors, UR and JAKA. There are two main ways of doing this.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 4, 2024

Source: Agility Robotics Agility Robotics made a couple of strategic moves this week as it continues to commercialize its Digit humanoid. Manhattan has similar partnerships with Exotec , a provider of automated storage and retrieval systems ( ASRS ) and Locus Robotics , the leading developer of autonomous mobile robots ( AMRs ).

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2023

A number of robotics companies shut down in 2023. There are many reasons robotics companies fail. From an ill-conceived idea to poor execution, tough economic headwinds or the inability to raise funding, building and running a sustainable robotics company is challenging. Here are some of the robotics companies we lost in 2023.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2024

Soft Robotics spinoff Oxiptal AI’s vision tech can detect bruises on produce, excess fat on proteins, burn marks on snacks, and more. Credit: Oxipital AI After two straight record years during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, industrial robot sales have crashed back to reality, especially in North America.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

With over 75 years of experience, A1 specializes in designing and manufacturing high-volume injection molds that deliver durability, efficiency and precision. A seamless Design for Manufacturability (DFM) process, combined with on-site mold tryouts, guarantees production-ready molds with minimal adjustments.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 13, 2024

robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Mich. The company said the site will support ABB Robotics’ development and production of leading systems in and for the Americas. robotics headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., robotics headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., Robotics Division.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 7, 2024

Companies in North America bought 31,159 robots in 2023. And that’s not sitting well with robotics industry veteran Juan Aparicio. “We don’t sell and deploy enough robots in this country. There is no human contingency to the need to reshore manufacturing in the short term, and the stakes are high,” said Aparicio.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 4, 2024

Agility Robotics kicked off the week by naming Peggy Johnson its chief executive officer. Agility Robotics co-founder Damion Shelton has served as CEO since the company’s founding in 2015. Agility Robotics co-founder Damion Shelton has served as CEO since the company’s founding in 2015. This is Agility’s time.”

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Source: PickNik Robotics PickNik Inc. today launched MoveIt Pro Release 6, the latest version of its platform for developing robotic arm applications that were previously not possible or economically feasible. stated Dave Coleman, founder and chief product officer of PickNik Robotics. 16 and 17 in Santa Clara, Calif.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The Kinisi KR1 uses a wheeled base and robot arm to fulfill use cases in a warehouse. Credit: Kinisi Robotics Brennand Pierce is the founder and CEO of Kinisi Robotics. These robots are designed to work safely alongside humans and can adapt to various warehouse environments through machine learning.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2024

this week claimed that a surgeon has performed the worlds first procedure using two different surgical robots. The surgical robotics developer said the operation shows how platforms from different manufacturers might deliver better patient outcomes when used together. . | Source: Levita Magnetics Levita Magnetics Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Gearbox manufacturer SEAT Componentes needed to automate the unloading of 18,000 machined gears a day at its plant in Spain to guarantee the quality of the parts. The company integrated 10 collaborative robots from Universal Robots using only internal resources. UR collaborative robots at SEAT Componentes.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 18, 2023

From starting out in a Sydney garage in late 2015, RoboHelix now exports globally. RoboHelix’s founder and CEO, Hayel Smair, said he started the company as a response to what he saw as major deficiencies within the flight manufacturing industry. This manufacturing process has been around since the industrial revolution,” Smair said.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 10, 2024

Source: SMW Electronics SMW Autoblok Group yesterday launched its new quick-change PRS Robotic Tool Changer line, which can be combined with a variety of pneumatic grippers and C40 Inductive Couplers for contactless, wear-free energy and signal transmission. The Wheeling, Ill.-based An optional electronic signal interface module is available.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 16, 2024

The Shanghai-based company said the strategic move reflects its commitment to expanding its innovations in humanoid robotics and rehabilitation technology. Founded in 2015, Fourier said it has developed robots equipped with dexterity and intelligence for medical rehabilitation, scientific research, and other applications.

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AU Manufacturing

APRIL 18, 2023

South Korean global manufacturer Doosan Robotics announced today the launch of its E-SERIES, the company’s National Sanitation Foundation -certified collaborative robot line specifically created for the food and beverage (F&B) industry.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2024

Credit: Eugene Demaitre BOSTON — One measure of success for a robotics cluster is how much funding its member companies obtain. “This remarkable achievement underscores the vital role MassRobotics plays in accelerating robotics innovation, commercialization, and adoption of advanced technologies,” stated the organization.

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i4.0 today

APRIL 3, 2024

an award-winning EMS provider of turnkey contract manufacturing services, offers a perfect factory environment that seamlessly blends robotic automation with human expertise. In today’s rapidly evolving industrial landscape, the integration of robots alongside human workers has become the new norm. Absolute EMS, Inc.,

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Organization: Exotec Country: France Website: [link] Year Founded: 2015 Number of Employees: 500+ Innovation Class: Application & Market Many warehouse operators are struggling with increasing complexity and recent innovations in automation promise to help them adapt and scale their businesses.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 2, 2023

As the director of CSIRO’s Lab 22, Australia’s centre for additive innovation, I have witnessed the rapid and impressive growth of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. Automotive businesses have adopted AM for rapid prototyping and parts manufacturing, expediting the design process.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 19, 2025

SEER Robotics’ SPT-1000 features a patented design, AI integration, and a highly adaptable navigation system. Source: SEER Robotics SEER Robotics debuted its SPT-1000 at ProMat this week. SEER Robotics said this addresses a long-standing challenge in automated logistics by efficiently moving a variety of pallet types.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 21, 2024

Source: Hirebotics As robots increasingly make their way into the world, automation providers are focusing on making the end-user experience faster and easier than ever. The Auto DeltaWeld System is a MIG/Flux-cored, pulsed-capable power source designed for collaborative robots , according to Miller Electric Mfg. The Appleton, Wis.-based

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Weld Australia sponsored the 2022 Endeavour Awards for the category of Best Industrial Internet of Things Application, which recognised the most outstanding application used in a smart factory to improve the manufacturing process. China, Korea, Singapore and Japan are making significant national investments in robotics.

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AU Manufacturing

JULY 27, 2022

Geekplus, the global leader in autonomous mobile robots, has expanded collaboration with electronic components manufacturer Siemens Switchgear Ltd., Shanghai with the second phase of a smart manufacturing automation project. Siemens Switchgear Ltd., Geekplus and Siemens Switchgear Ltd.,

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Robotics insights. Developments in hardware, software and artificial intelligence (AI) are making robots more flexible and resilient and able to perform more tasks in applications they couldnt’t before.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 16, 2023

ABB started construction starting on the expansion of its existing North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Mich. – Edited from an ABB Robotics press release by CFE Media and Technology. – Edited from an ABB Robotics press release by CFE Media and Technology.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 17, 2024

As shown at CVPR, Omniverse Cloud Sensor RTX microservices generate high-fidelity sensor simulation from an autonomous vehicle (left) and an autonomous mobile robot (right). Industrial robots could use FoundationPose to identify and track the objects they interact with. Sources: NVIDIA, Fraunhofer IML (right) NVIDIA Corp.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 12, 2023

Manufacturing insights Future-proofing manufacturing uses digitization and digitalization and eventually digital transformation to help companies make better and more informed decisions. Leading manufacturers are making the digital transition with help from trusted partners. We started with just the line operator’s body.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The World Food Programme has deployed drones to assess areas affected by natural disasters, such as the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. However, cost-effective manufacturing processes involved with low-end asymmetric drones also makes them highly susceptible to high-powered lasers.

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Canadian Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

JOHN’S — Kraken Robotics, a marine technology company, receives several orders totalling approximately $3 million for Miniature Synthetic Aperture Sonar (MINSAS) systems from three separate customers. Kraken has been selling MINSAS systems since 2015 to defence and commercial customers in more than 15 countries worldwide.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

When contemplating automation, it is easy to envision a robot moving material from point A to point B, parts coming out of a machine and being ferried by conveyors to the next step, or pallet changers reloading fresh stock back into a machine. Utilizing the U.S. measurement. measurement.

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Robotics insights. China passed the United States in robot density for the first time as the nation is putting enhanced emphasis on robotics and automation to keep up with manufacturing demand. The world’s top 5 most automated countries in manufacturing 2021 are: South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Germany and China.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MAY 28, 2023

These characteristics are ideal for applications in medical and precision robotics, semiconductor and wafer handling systems or high-end machine tools. This axial kinematic is responsible for the compact outer dimensions of the new Galaxie ® in the standard sizes typically encountered in robotics applications.

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i4.0 today

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Traditionally confined indoors for tasks like intralogistics and material handling, AGVs are breaking free into the great outdoors, driven by advancements in navigation technologies and the emergence of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs). The hurdles are real, but so is the determination to overcome them. battery and rotors, etc.)

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