Design World

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

igus, a manufacturer of motion plastics, is expanding its broad range of low-cost automation solutions, reflecting the company’s determination to lower the barriers to entering the automation age.

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Automation World

MAY 28, 2024

The International Federation of Robotics reports strong robotics demand across all major segments of U.S. manufacturing in 2023.

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 20, 2024

This report from Automate 2024 consolidates robotic-oriented news from Doosan Robotics, Kossow Robots, InOrbit CoPilot, and Hirebotics. Collaborative Robots, or Cobots, are now just about everywhere. Doosan Robotics’ continued priority on optimal safety across its solutions is also fully present in the new P3020.

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Design World

MARCH 24, 2023

With the rise of smart farming in agriculture, equipment manufacturers face the challenge of maximizing machine uptime in harsh and extreme environments. Companies are leveraging different types of motion systems to improve reliability in their designs, with technology evolving alongside farming practices.

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Design World

MAY 24, 2023

Schaeffler is exhibiting an array of advanced innovations for the industrial automation and robotics industries under the theme “Driving Smart Manufacturing at Every Axis” at the Automate 2023 trade show, which takes place through May 25 in Detroit’s Huntington Place Convention Center.

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Design World

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Over the last six decades, automation and robotics have advanced how functional industrial coatings are applied and used. Functional coatings have been used in industrial applications since… The post Automation advances the application and performance of industrial coatings appeared first on Design World.

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 16, 2024

The second of I don’t know how many reports from the Automate show in Chicago. The main theme of Automate derives from its genesis of the Robot Show, Vision Show, and Motion Show. So mostly we see the evolution of robotics.

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

· Significant upgrade of the site in Västerås follows recent investments in China and the United States · 65,000 m2 integrated Robotics Campus replaces existing site bringing together automated manufacturing, R&D, customer experience, and training centers to develop next-generation AI-enabled technologies, strengthening the company’s global leadership (..)

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Design World

JULY 6, 2023

igus, a leading global manufacturer of engineered components to increase the service life of customers’ machines, has introduced an exciting new feature to its RBTX marketplace — the RBTX Machine Planner.

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 10, 2024

This news brings together things I’m interested in (robotic, automated) with things on my peripheral (3D measurement). It should be interested to all of you within the discrete manufacturing market. Note: they use the term “revolutionalising” (British English), I am more cautious using that term.

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Automation World

JUNE 22, 2023

With the promise of setting up automated systems within weeks at a set price that includes service and support, Rapid Robotics shows why more manufacturers are turning to the robots-as-a-service model.

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Automation World

AUGUST 5, 2024

From basic bin picking and placing to welding, soldering and assembly line operations, manufactures are finding collaborative robots suitable for more applications.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 13, 2024

The robotics industry has seen major growth and maturity in the past decade. Robots also are getting cheaper and more affordable. Robots are taking a greater role and improving automation in many ways, but are humanoid robots the next step? million unfilled positions in manufacturing.

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Automation World

JANUARY 20, 2023

Manufacturing companies are increasingly using mobile robots in CNC operations to move raw materials from storage to machining, transfer cutting tools between a tool room and machines, and deliver semi-finished or finished parts to the next process phase.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The Southland Development Authority is reinvigorating manufacturing in Chicago’s suburbs through programs such as the Metals HUB. Credit: Adobe Stock For decades, the Chicagoland area has played a pivotal role in American manufacturing capability. It uses digital manufacturing technology from MxD , the U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 6, 2024

Robotic arms in large-scale 3D printing deposit materials layer by layer, transforming production. Source: Replique In the realm of modern manufacturing and automation, the integration of robotics continues to redefine industry standards. Additive manufacturing plus robotics can transform industries.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 10, 2024

The Robotics Manufacturing Hub is modular, adaptable, and multi-use, with OEM diversity. Source: The ARM Institute When the ARM Institute launched its Robotics Manufacturing Hub about a year ago, it quickly realized that U.S. manufacturers were, and still are, eager to explore the possibilities.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Rethink Robotics , founded by Rodney Brooks of iRobot fame in 2008, pioneered the concept of robots working collaboratively with humans. Following a successful launch of the companys new product portfolio at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, Rethink Robotics Inc.,

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Automation World

AUGUST 19, 2024

With AI advancing fast, humanoid robots could break new ground for manufacturing. But it will take some time, the outcome is unclear and preparation will be key.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Image: IM Imagery/stock.adobe.com The Western Australia Government has officially opened Australia’s largest robotics and automation headquarters in Perth’s north. The post Australia’s biggest robotics and automation precinct opens in WA appeared first on Manufacturers' Monthly.

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Automation World

AUGUST 20, 2024

To accelerate humanoid robot development, Nvidia is providing robot manufacturers, AI model developers and software makers with a suite of services, models and computing platforms to develop, train and build the next generation of humanoid robots.

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 15, 2024

My first stop on May 7 at Automate was at one of Rockwell Automation’s newest acquisitions— Otto Motors. They manufacture autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). These mechanisms are used for material handling logistics within a manufacturing plant.

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 8, 2024

It’s material handling, so lots of robotics news. This one from Kawasaki Robotics and Olis Robotics. Olis Robotics, a leader in the remote error recovery for industrial robots, announces a new partnership with Kawasaki Robotics Inc., Partnerships are how things get moved forward these days.

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 1, 2024

More robotics news with the added bonus of more NVIDIA AI-chip news. Usually I have written about Universal Robots and MiR, but each has been acquired by Teradyne. Looks like a new marketing angle with Teradyne Robotics. This company has collaborated with NVIDIA to add AI-type compute to its robot line.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Premier Automation LLC today announced Premier Labs, a venture studio focused on building businesses that use proven automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence to address industry challenges. The company said it has worked with some of the world’s largest manufacturers and leading engineering companies.

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Automation World

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Automating without a plan is a guarantee for failure. By approaching the decision with a clear idea of its place in your operation can make nearly any automation technology an accessible solution for manufacturers of any size.

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Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

ABB already has a strong robotic presence. Expanding the idea of automation assisting humans, here is a statement from the ABB Robotics President. The post ABB Acquires Sevensense AI-enabled Mobile Robotics appeared first on The Manufacturing Connection. This should be good for them.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 13, 2024

No, its because someone got their collaborative robot on someone elses autonomous mobil robot (AMR). Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) announced the MC600 mobile collaborative robot (cobot), the latest addition to its growing list of MiR Go Approved products. OK, a stretch. But why not add to the capabilities of an AMR.

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 9, 2024

Another article just appeared on my news feed—Will Robots Take My Job? I first worked with robotics in the 1980s. Writers tripped over themselves to write doom articles either about Japan having so many more robots than America or about how robots will take all the jobs. Fewer people to work, more need for automation.

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Automation World

APRIL 28, 2023

Robot implementations continue to become simpler, despite the explosion of robotic growth and manufacturing of the last few years

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Credit: Universal Robots Universal Robots A/S is looking to significantly expand its presence in China, the world’s largest market for industrial robots. To meet increasing Chinese demand, Universal Robots ( UR ) has established manufacturing capabilities in Nantong, China. while the UR12e has a 12.5kg (27.5

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 20, 2024

GrayMatter automated manually intensive tasks at Lawrence Brothers. Source: GrayMatter Robotics Like businesses in other industries, U.S. manufacturers face widening labor shortfalls and need automation to help fill those gaps. GrayMatter Robotics today announced that it has raised $45 million in Series B funding.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 31, 2024

The Robot Report Podcast · The inside scoop on food manufacturing with Chef Robotics In Episode 152 of The Robot Report Podcast, editors Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman discuss the news of the week. Our featured guest on the show this week is Rajat Bhageria, founder and CEO of Chef Robotics.

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Automation World

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Small and mid-sized manufacturers comprise the bulk of manufacturing companies nationwide and they often need help assessing the application of robotic automation. The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute is public-private group designed to help with this.

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 10, 2024

Yokogawa has sent a couple of process automation announcements recently. The first is the release of OpreX Robot Management Core, an application in the Asset Management and Integrity family. OpreX Robot Management Core Yokogawa Electric Corp. OpreX Robot Management Core is a key product in the Yokogawa robot operations solution.

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Robotics Automation News

JUNE 20, 2024

A new partnership between an industrial parts manufacturer and a virtual reality robotics company is proving that high levels of variability are no obstacle to achieving rapid automation of production.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Efficiency and sustainability are becoming increasingly important to industrial automation users. ABB Robotics today launched an Energy Efficiency Service to provide manufacturers with a package of consultation, analysis, and tools to increase the energy efficiency of their robots. Click here to enlarge.

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