Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2024

Rapid iD uses 3D vision and generative AI to quickly identify new objects. Source: Rapid Robotics Many companies are racing to apply the latest advances in artificial intelligence to robotics. Kimberly Losey, CEO of Rapid Robotics. “It’s really exciting right now in robotics with the growth of AI.”

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 23, 2024

Source: igus At its annual press conference last week, igus GmbH previewed numerous new products in advance of the Hannover Messe trade show. The Cologne, Germany-based company announced 247 new products, including lubrication-free drives using motion plastics and new robots for educational, service, and industrial applications.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 19, 2024

Source (clockwise) | Steel 21, Trumpf, Molder’s World and TCI Precision Metals. Over the last few years, a focus on “next-generation” technologies has permeated the manufacturing industry — particularly regarding 3D printing and mold materials complementary to this process.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 8, 2024

Source: MassRobotics MassRobotics announced the winners of its second Form & Function University Robotics Challenge at the Robotics Summit & Expo last week. Twelve teams from across the globe showcased their robotics and automation projects for the challenge and competed for cash prizes.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 1, 2024

Recently, Tormach introduced its new 1500MX CNC mill that can be operated with the ZA6 industrial robot via the company’s free and open source PathPilot ® control software. How does Tormach differ as a company from other CNC machine and robot vendors? Tell us about the ZA6 industrial robot arm.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 31, 2024

For humanoid robots to be useful in household settings, they must learn numerous tasks. 1X Technologies today released a video (above) showing how it is applying artificial intelligence and teleoperation to training its robots and controlling sequences of skills via voice. “Autonomy is hard. .” “Autonomy is hard.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 30, 2025

Source | Zero Tolerance Murphy Forsyth is the injection molding general manager at Zero Tolerance , a rapidly growing plastic injection mold machine shop located in Clinton Township, Michigan. This innovative technique combines the methods of 3D printing and injection molding to create molded parts.

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i4.0 today

JULY 25, 2022

CEMEX and COBOD have been working together over the last year to innovate in the 3D printing space. Through this partnership, they recently introduced a 3D printing solution that utilizes conventional ready-mix concrete in the building process. COBOD 3D printed Europe’s first building in 2017. About COBOD.

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Dinesh Mishra

JULY 25, 2022

CEMEX and COBOD have been working together over the last year to innovate in the 3D printing space. Through this partnership, they recently introduced a 3D printing solution that utilizes conventional ready-mix concrete in the building process. COBOD 3D printed Europe’s first building in 2017. About COBOD.

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MESA

MAY 26, 2023

The project call is also seeking innovative solutions for robotic AM process planning for continuous fiber-reinforced composite structures. America Makes strives to accelerate the development and deployment of innovative, cost-effective, energy-efficient AM and 3D printed (3DP) technologies to meet defense and/or commercial needs.

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Additive Manufacturing

JULY 28, 2022

Additive manufacturing (AM), more commonly known as 3D printing, is an innovative process where objects are created one layer at a time. 3D Printing in Action. From 3D printing rocket motors to using advanced materials to produce aircraft parts, the company uses AM across the enterprise. FALLS CHURCH, Va.,

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The company integrated 10 collaborative robots from Universal Robots using only internal resources. SEAT decided to integrate 10 UR10e collaborative robots to carry out the unloading. UR collaborative robots at SEAT Componentes. UR robot arms transfer parts. The cobots passed the test. “We

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2024

[link] Robot Utility Models, or RUM for short, are a new area of research and development for the advancement of AI training for robotics. How do Robot Utility Models work? Credit: Robot Utility Models team For task training, the team invented “The Stick,” which includes off-the-shelf parts. According to Prof.

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 19, 2024

Not only did 3D printing a manual EOAT greatly reduce cost versus using a robot, but it increased operator safety and shortened the effective molding cycle time versus loading inserts by hand into the hot mold cavity (left showing operator using the claw to rapidly load inserts). Source | Westec Plastics Corp.

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21st Century Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

It intends to explore and teach the transitioning of today’s manufacturing systems into on-demand, custom-designed processes that use 3D printing or additive manufacturing, and artificial intelligence (AI). space agency, that recently started revealing hardware for spacecraft designed using 3D printing and AI?

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E&T

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Much of the infrastructure for water, sewage and gas runs in pipes under the ground that require regular inspection to find the source of leaks or needed repairs. The team has developed a robot called Joey that can navigate by itself through mazes of pipes as narrow as 7.5cm across without needing a camera.

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Additive Manufacturing

JANUARY 11, 2023

Desktop Metal Welcomes X-Series Line of Additive Manufacturing Systems for Metal and Ceramics into Growing Portfolio: Desktop Metal launched the X-Series line of binder jet 3D printing systems for metal and ceramic powders in a wide range of particle sizes. 3DQue Launches QuinlyVision for 3D Printing: 3DQue Systems Inc.

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i4.0 today

APRIL 25, 2023

At the Machine Vision Conference (MVC) , co-located with the brand-new BARA exhibition Automation UK , Scorpion Vision (Stand 21) will show how Mech Mind’s new generation AI+3D robot vision tech can support rapid development of 3D vision for robot picking challenges.

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Aerospace, energy and other sectors now have an easy way to efficiently produce high-strength, high-temperature parts in volume with IN625 across a portfolio of 3D printing options. Shop System, a plug-and-play turnkey binder jet 3D printing system that reduces costs, shortens lead times and increases revenues for machine shops.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Astorino is a 3D printed educational robot—Kawasaki Robotics’ first entry into the educational robot space. Image source: Kawasaki Robotics Students and long-time machinists will both find robots matched to their needs at Kawasaki Robotics ’ booth.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 22, 2024

Source | Getty Images As we mark the halfway point of 2024, it’s a good time to take a moment to step back and assess where everything is, and whether any improvements can be made. PET Injection Molder Introduces rPET Capabilities Source | Husky Technologies Husky Technologies has launched the HyPET6e molding platform.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Kawasaki says that if students can learn to program Astorino, then they can learn to program any kind of Kawasaki robot. Source: Kawasaki Robotics There are currently 174,213 robotics engineering jobs in the workforce today, according to the College Board. Kawasaki Robotics (USA) Inc. Register now.

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Automation Mag

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

RoboDK, a Canadian-European robot programming software company, released the design and assembly instructions for its TwinTrack Probe. Available from September 2023, the tool reportedly allows users to record complex paths in RoboDK with an off-the-shelf HTC VIVE tracker and a simple 3D printed tool.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 12, 2024

Image: Maple Glass Printing Nick Birbilis, the co-founder of Maple Glass Printing, spoke to Manufacturers Monthly’ and explained how his company created novel glass 3D printing technology, and successfully commercialised it. Maple Glass Printing (MGP) was first conceived by a relatively simple idea.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 25, 2024

.” For early to intermediate-stage start-ups, the Innovation Seed Fund grants help advance innovation initiatives and better position them to attract further investment from traditional funding sources. This will pave the way to local manufacturing, job creation, and regulatory approval. billion sovereign wealth fund.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The Automation Job Manager feature simplifies setup without robot programming. Source: Hurco Market Dynamics and Business Strategies Reshoring trends are leading to increased emphasis on domestic production in many markets. Source: CGS North America Inc. Source: Dynamic Tool Corp.

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i4.0 today

MAY 25, 2023

ABB Robotics is continuing to close the global education gap in automation and prepare students for the future of work with the launch of a ready-to-use education package. The heart of the package is the Education Cell, which features a fully functional ABB GoFa collaborative robot.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MAY 26, 2023

V=SDCSXKL53_S Students as young as 15 can use the robot, with no need for any prior engineering knowledge thanks to ABB Robotics’ lead-through and ABB’s Wizard Easy Programing. Barriers include the lack of teachers trained in robotics and automation and the difficulty in incorporating robotics training into the curriculum seamlessly.

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Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 27, 2024

Source: ZF North America The central challenge around electrification in the automotive industry is “the challenge of transformation,” says Vaden Lillard, director of operations for ZF North America. 3D printing to support “speed of change.” “When is electrification coming?

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Ultra Accuracy enables GoFa robots to address new industrial applications, claims ABB. Source: ABB Robotics ABB Robotics today launched Ultra Accuracy, a new feature for its GoFa collaborative robot line. Editor’s note: John Bubnikovich, president of ABB Robotics U.S., offices in Auburn, Mich. Register now.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 25, 2022

Our speaker line-up features industry leaders across both conferences which include KNAPP, IFM, Western Parkland City Authority, Nano Dimension, Universal Robots, Mitsubishi Electric, CSIRO, AusIndustry, MYOB and Kellogg Australia, among others,” Kinsella said. . Smart-sourcing new technologies and equipment; .

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Automation Mag

JANUARY 10, 2025

The MAS creates a common context across disparate factory data sources, analyzes data using the latest AI techniques, and makes the results accessible through a suite of interoperating applications. EthonAI is developing the EthonAI Manufacturing Analytics System MAS, a software suite designed to achieve operational excellence at scale.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 12, 2024

Source: Getty Images Lincoln Electric has announced that its large-scale 3D metal printing solution has been selected by Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. As part of the development program, Lincoln Electric will be 3D printing large-scale propulsion components measuring almost 10 feet in diameter and weighing up to 20,000 pounds.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 4, 2023

Global printing technology company Memjet is boosting manufacturing in Australia with advanced robotics at its new factory in North Ryde, Sydney. . With new robotics and ultra-smart software, our manufacturing is competitive with Asia.” Now, all of them will be sourced from Australia.”

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2024

Source: Tesla In Musk , Walter Isaacson’s biography of Elon Musk, we learned how Tesla planned to use artificial intelligence in its vehicles to offer its long-awaited full self-driving mode. One example was Olli, a 3D-printed electric vehicle (EV) that was a highlight of IMTS 2016 , the biggest manufacturing show in the U.S.

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E&T

JULY 10, 2023

This could lead to robots with enhanced human-like sensory capabilities and to more sensitive prostheses, among other technological advances. A team of engineers led by the University of California San Diego also used a mixture of cameras, sensors and algorithms to enable a four-legged robot to avoid obstacles and run on challenging terrain.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 3, 2024

Source (clockwise) | DMS, Lyndex-Nikken, SprutCAM and Hasco. Source | DMS 3D-Printed Hot Runner Nozzles Yield Consistent Temperature Profile Selective laser melting (SLM) metal 3D printing, combined with artificial intelligence (AI), produce DMS Monolith hot runner nozzles, tailored precisely to part and process specifications.

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