Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Realtime Robotics, a developer of collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, says Valiant TMS, a full-service Industry 4.0 system integrator, has partnered with the company to apply its innovative Optimization-as-a-Service solution to customers’ manufacturing operations.

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Gary Mintchell

JUNE 13, 2024

This one in the robotics area should be noticed when we consider the usual lifecycle path of a start up technology company. Realtime Robotics , the leader in collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, today announced that it has secured a strategic investment from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 27, 2024

The Optimization system generates motion plans and avoids collisions in multi-robot workcells. Source: Realtime Robotics While conventional manufacturing involves robots working along a well-defined production line, software can enable multiple robots to work together more closely without collision for more complex and flexible processes.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 4, 2025

MMG (formerly named NSA Industries) is a leading manufacturer partner to OEMs and product manufacturers, offering a full suite of in-house metal manufacturing and value-added capabilities across a range of markets including semiconductors, medical, robotics, aerospace and defense. “Previously, it was taking us 12.5

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 26, 2024

The amount of activity in the robotic sector continues to amaze me. I can remember Comau from my earliest trips to the Robot Show in Detroit in the 80s. The news is that the latest version of Comau Roboshop Next Gen software now fully integrates with RoboDK robotics simulation and offline programming.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 18, 2024

Realtime Robotics demonstrates a multi-robot workcell during Mitsubishi Electric’s visit. Credit: Eugene Demaitre BOSTON — As factories and warehouses look to automate more of their operations, they need confidence that multiple robots can conduct complex tasks repeatedly, reliably, and safely.

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

More robotics news emanating from IMTS, the International Manufacturing Technology Show. This from Olis Robotics who provides remote monitoring, diagnostics, and debugging across complete industrial cells thanks to PLC functionality built into the company’s flagship solution.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 28, 2024

Source: Realtime Robotics Manufacturing can benefit from increasingly intelligent robots as much as any other industry. Realtime Robotics today announced that it has secured a strategic investment from Mitsubishi Electric Corp., leading its recently opened Series B round.

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Robotics Automation News

MARCH 5, 2023

fruitcore robotics has unveiled what it describes as a new “all-rounder” industrial robotic arm – the Digital Robot HORST1000, which has a payload of up to 8 kilograms. The robot also has a reach of 1,018 millimeters, and short cycle times.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

ABB Robotics introduces its IRB 7710 and IRB 7720 robots. Combined with the IRB 5710-IRB 5720 and IRB 6710-IRB 6740 robots, these robots offer a combined total of 46 different variants capable of handling payloads between 70-620 kg, which can give customers flexibility, greater choice and improved performance in their operations.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2024

Olis’ PLC system alerts users to what went wrong when a robot stops working. Source: Olis Robotics End users turn to automation because it promises consistent work with minimal downtime. When something goes wrong, the robot must stop working and wait for a human operator to step in and figure out the problem. Register now.

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

I’ll be checking out what’s new in robotics among other technologies. Here is a release I’ve had for a few weeks to whet your appetite for more robot news. This regards monitoring Universal Robots workspaces for robot performance measurement.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The future of automation is in making robotics accessible and valuable in all manufacturing settings. Source (All images) | GrayMatter Robotics We all know moldmaking is high-precision, so the finishing touches can often make all the difference. The benefits of this AI-powered robotic solution are multifold.

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Plastics Today

MARCH 8, 2024

Leading the parade at the plastics industry tradeshow is an injection molding robot from Sepro that accelerates cycle times.

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Granta Automation

JULY 10, 2024

One of the most effective ways to enhance operational efficiency is through cycle time reduction. Cycle time refers to the total duration taken to complete a process from start to finish.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2024

The C12XL-B robot, part of the C-B six-axis series, has a SlimLine design, GYROPLUS motion technology, and RC+ software. Source: Epson Robots Collaborative robot arms are not as precise or rugged as their industrial cousins, according to the conventional wisdom. Epson Robots, which claimed to be the No. It’s like boxing.

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Plastics Today

MARCH 30, 2023

Enhanced controls and faster performance enable robots to handle more complex tasks while reducing overall cycle times.

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Most of the news I’ve seen on the “automation” side concerns robotics and autonomous mobile vehicles. Perhaps the most intriguing of their announcements concerns the shortage of skilled workforce—an educational robot platform said to be a fraction of the cost of others. Now, we turn to industrial-grade robots introduced at the show.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

KUKA’s KR FORTEC industrial robot aims to provide high dynamic performance to achieve shorter cycle times. Source: KUKA KUKA AG has revealed its KR FORTEC industrial robot. This latest robot fits between KUKA’s KR QUANTED and KR FORTEC ultra robots. cm) and can handle payloads of up to 529 lb.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 29, 2024

Developers can use Apple Vision Pro to teleoperate robots for capturing demonstration data. announced research and offerings for simulation, generative artificial intelligence, and robotics. Source: NVIDIA At SIGGRAPH today in Denver, NVIDIA Corp. ” The company is presenting 20 research papers at SIGGRAPH.

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Metrology

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Realtime Robotics has announced the launch of its new Optimization-as-a-Service solution. The solution uses a combination of proprietary optimization software and experienced robotics and application engineering insights to improve a manufacturer’s overall productivity.

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

ABB Robotics has released its new modular OptiFact software platform, which streamlines data collection, visualization, and analysis in automated production facilities.

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Robotics Automation News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Kuka says its new KR Fortec industrial robot delivers “great versatility in a small footprint”. With high dynamic performance, it achieves short cycle times – and its compact shape – makes it ideal for tasks such as handling and spot welding. The speedy KR Fortec tackles all this with low energy consumption.

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Control.com

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Realtime Robotics has partnered with HLS Engineering Group to enhance automation cell optimization, aiming to eliminate production bottlenecks and reduce cycle times within a matter of weeks.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Formic said its Core OS simplifies deploying, operating, and maintaining robots.| Credit: Formic Formic Technologies, a Robotics-as-a-Service automation company in Chicago, has released a suite of software tools to accelerate and simplify the deployment of robots. performance dashboard. More than $400 billion worth of U.S.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

With integrated 3D cameras from vision solution providers like Roboception, robots can inspect components, construct intricate assemblies and adjust dynamically to varying parts and locations. For nearly a century, manufacturers have developed and applied robotic equipment to boost speed, accuracy and repeatability in a wide variety of tasks.

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Metrology

JANUARY 15, 2024

Realtime Robotics, a leader in collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, has announced that Valiant TMS, a full-service Industry 4.0 The post Integrator Cuts Robot Cycle Time By 17% and Programming Time in Half appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 20, 2024

Source: GrayMatter Robotics Like businesses in other industries, U.S. GrayMatter Robotics today announced that it has raised $45 million in Series B funding. “We founded GrayMatter to enhance productivity while prioritizing workforce well-being,” stated Ariyan Kabir, co-founder and CEO of GrayMatter Robotics.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 19, 2024

Source: Mobile Industrial Robots Autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, are among the systems benefitting from the latest advances in artificial intelligence. With numerous other AMRs , autonomous forklifts , and semi-autonomous pallet jacks already on the market, why did Mobile Industrial Robots decide to develop one now? .”

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2024

announced today that the GX10B and GX20B, larger models in its GX-B series of SCARA robots, are now available through its channel distributor partners. “These new SCARA robots are powerful, automation solutions with a low total cost of ownership, expanding opportunities for our partners.” Source: Epson Epson America Inc.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Realtime  Robotics , the leader in collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, recently announced the launch of its new  Optimization-as-a-Service solution. The company was looking to quickly and efficiently improve the cycle time in a 2-robot cell that was welding car doors for the ID.

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Metrology

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The partnership will bring together Realtime Robotics’ innovative Optimization-as-a-Service solution, which uses a combination of proprietary optimization software and experienced robotics and application engineering insights to improve a manufacturer’s overall productivity.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 17, 2024

Yaskawa’s AR1440 robot in a demonstration welding workcell. Source: Yaskawa CHICAGO — Yaskawa Motoman last week showed several offerings bundling its robots with vision and controls to help manufacturers adopt automation. Founded in 1989, the Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America Inc. The robot has a 1,440 mm (56.6

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 5, 2024

Sewing machines were controlled via ROS to synchronized apparel operation with a robot. The ARM Institute and its members said they believe that the key lies within robotics and automation. It then developed a flexible robotic system to assemble fabric pieces into garments. Not only does this mean that the U.S.

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Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Photo Credit: Kuka Robotics Corporation. Kuka Robotics Corporation ’s mobile robotic wafer-handling system for human/machine collaboration offers a solution for material transport of 200 mm or 300 mm wafer boxes and SMIF boxes, open cassette machine loading and unloading. In addition to repeatability of 0.04

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Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Photo Credit: Kuka Robotics Corporation. Designed to decrease the apprehension some manufacturers might face during their initial foray into robotic automation, the new Kuka Robot Guide makes the process fast and easy to apply the right automation to specific application needs.

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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. While the cost, cycle-time, and quality benefits are many, truly lights-out production has historically been limited to large manufacturers.

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