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Robot sales reach record high in North America for third straight quarter

Control Engineering

For the third-straight quarter, robot sales in North America hit a record high, driven by a resurgence in sales to automotive companies and an ongoing need to manage increasing demand to automate logistics for e-commerce. Courtesy: Automate.

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PUDU T300 marks Pudu’s move from service to industrial robots

Robotics Business Review

and is specifically designed to serve in the material logistics of discrete manufacturing, handling tasks like delivering supplies to production lines, transferring materials between different production areas, and assisting in the delivery of samples for quality inspection. PUDU T300 in shelf mode.

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Pudu Robotics launches industrial robot PUDU T300

Canadian Manufacturing

Engineered to enhance material logistics in discrete manufacturing, the PUDU T300 streamlines operations by delivering supplies to production lines, transferring materials across diverse production zones, and facilitating the transport of samples for quality checks.

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Autonomous mobile robots’ role growing in industrial operations

Control Engineering

Automotive. Chinese logistic startup Geek+ partnered with domestic smart logistics and integrated solutions provider Engero to create the world’s first fully automated intelligent cold chain port warehouse in Tianjin, China. Ford has developed a KUKA-built AMR ‘Javier’ that can operate a 3D printer to print car parts.

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Automation Fair, Nov. 6-9: What’s possible with automation, productivity, resilience, sustainability?

Control Engineering

Thought leaders, product experts, partners and customers will share experiences in industry forums, partner solutions, customer voices, insights and education and product intro labs.

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When will the mobile robot vendor base consolidate?

Control Engineering

From automated tugger trains on automotive production lines, through to mobile manipulators picking individual items in a fulfillment center. Other potential buyers could be retailers or logistics companies (a lá Amazon/Kiva) or larger warehouse automation system integrators (the likes of Dematic or Honeywell Intelligrated).

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Picking robots’ role in manufacturing facilities expected to grow

Control Engineering

It’s often mentioned that the industrial robots on the market today, which are designed for the automotive industry, are largely over-spec for logistics applications. Firstly, the cost of robotic picking is still prohibitively high in many scenarios, particularly for one shift operations.