Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2024

Tufts Nano Lab won the 2023 Form and Function Challenge with its Ingestible Pill for Multi-Spot Gut Sampling. Source: MassRobotics There are plenty of robotics challenges, but many are narrowly focused on a specific task or application, according to MassRobotics. “Is the form polished, and how far is it to a final product?

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Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 22, 2024

As noted in previous columns, with shrinking tolerances, form and surface conditions are features that must be controlled. It works in three steps: a dedicated form measuring machine measures the workpiece, special software filters the data and the result is determined. Source: Mahr Inc.

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Robotics Automation News

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Luxonis, a Colorado-based robotic vision platform, has launched rae, its first “fully-formed and high-powered personal robot”.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Compared to standard aircraft, the Vertiia needs fewer parts and uses cheaper low-emissions energy sources. Andrew and co-founder Siobhan Lyndon, who has extensive experience in operational management at Google, formed AMSL Aero in 2017 to develop Vertiia. “In The aircraft is continuing its flight test program at present.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Source: Rainbow Robotics Samsung Electronics Co. Samsung and Rainbow pursue robotics synergy Samsung Electronics said it will form a synergy council with Rainbow Robotics to strengthen its global leadership in advanced robotics. The RB-Y1 dual-armed mobile manipulator was announced this year. Samsung first acquired a 14.7%

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2025

These components form an integrated platform for physics-aware world modeling and video generation. Those are the most natural forms of physical AI. Source: NVIDIA NVIDIAs Cosmos platform emphasizes physics-aware video modeling and sensor data processing. We built our world for cars and for humans.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Source: Agility Robotics As an early investor in Agility Robotics, now one of the world’s leading manufacturers of humanoid robots, I’ve watched as humanoids have evolved from a fascinating concept to reality over the past five years. Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid was in trials at GXO.

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E&T

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Currently, the energy sector relies on two different forms of energy: alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) transmissions. In contrast, ADC has been defined as a hybrid form of energy transmission using AC and DC on the same wires.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 20, 2025

Source: Fischer Special Tooling Fischer Special Tooling , a custom carbide tooling company, creates precision, high-performing and cost-effective custom trepan form tools. Fischer Special Tooling works to create a custom form tool solution that provides the lowest possible machining process cost per part.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Source: NVIDIA We’ve been able to demonstrate this in areas like step-recovery , where physics are particularly hard to model. Source: Agility Robotics Early last year, we started using NVIDIA Isaac Lab to train these types of models. Training Digit in simulation through NVIDIA’s tools designed for robotics.

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 10, 2022

Automotive giant General Motors and open source software provider Red Hat have formed a partnership to “help advance software-defined vehicles at the edge”.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2025

Source: Cornerstone Robotics Cornerstone Robotics Ltd., Sentire gets Chinese certification Through research and development and vertical supply chain integration, Cornerstone Robotics has formed partnerships with leading medical centers in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Europe.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 10, 2025

GHQ will also form the basis for Fleet Space’s exploration-focused AI supercomputer, ExoCore – establishing South Australia on the forefront of global AI innovation working to make the discovery of energy transition minerals faster and more sustainable.

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Design World

JUNE 4, 2024

For discrete (ON/OFF) monitoring and control, a new lower-cost 24 Vdc 8-point input module, 8-point 12-24 Vdc sinking and sourcing output modules, an 8-point relay module with Form A contacts, and a 16-point combination discrete input/relay output module are now available.…

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 11, 2025

To illustrate the power of a laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) metal 3D printing system that is open source, Venkata Karthik Nadimpalli passes a magnet over a sleeve of metal filings held over a solid, 3D printed block of steel. The filings form into letters. The filings align to form the words, “Open AM.”

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 13, 2024

Microsoft Teams calls can become interactive working sessions, with CAD, simulations or metrology point clouds seamlessly visualised from the source data to allow on-the-spot collaboration and fast, iterative teamwork across disparate engineering and manufacturing functions.

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 18, 2022

In this announcement, ABB and Red Hat , the open source enterprise software company, are partnering to deliver ABB automation and industrial software solutions at the intersection of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT), equipping the industrial ecosystem with extended deployment capabilities and greater agility. .

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 28, 2025

Source: Scientific Cutting Tools Inc. Scientific Cutting Tools (SCT) showcases its custom and modified tools tailored to meet the specialized needs of various industries. SCT provides customized solutions that address specific geometries, coatings and material requirements.

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ATS

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Share Business assets take many forms, from raw materials and finished goods inventories to intellectual property and software. It forms the basis of maintenance planning and supports equipment lifecycle management. In its most straightforward form, an asset register is a list of assets. It could form part of the asset register.)

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 16, 2025

Source: Carmex Precision Tools Carmex Precision Tools highlights its FSH solid carbide thread mills. mm pitch, and offers thread forms from 2-56 through ¾ 10UN that can be used in both conventional machining and Swiss-style applications. The FSH series, which extends from M2 × 0.4 through M16 × 1.75

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Source: Mytra The robotics industry has long been captivated by the idea of humanoid robotsmachines that mimic human appearance and movement. Engineer for efficiency, not humanoid imitation The fundamental question in robotics should always be: What is the most efficient and reliable form for a given task?

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The MassRobotics Form and Function Challenge pavilion at the 2024 Robotics Summit & Expo. ” At the show, MassRobotics will run its 2025 Form and Function Robotics Challenge, a career fair, an Accelerator Showcase, and a presentation from the latest cohort in its Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The report found that 90 per cent of all off-grid distributors have some form of repair service but are hindered by a lack of available spare parts, modular designs, limited consumer protections and inadequate repair training. “If

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Source | Stock, Copilot Sales function as a vital role in driving business success in mold manufacturing. Source | Kallan Sales Development To ensure new hires hit the ground running, implement a structured 30/60/90 day onboarding plan. Build a sales playbook around knowledge, actions, communication and effective presentations.

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 19, 2024

Partnerships continue to form core strategy in this maturing industrial marketplace. This partnership allows each entity to focus resources on their core businesses forming a new entity with another focus. Customers will benefit by receiving more products from a single source.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 22, 2025

They function most efficiently when positioned vertically, with the heat source (hot plastic) at the bottom and cooling at the top. This can lead to plastic buildup on the pin or cause distortion inside the hole it forms. The image above depicts a heat pipe.

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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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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 4, 2024

Source | Copilot The Society of Plastics Engineers Mold Technologies Division announces the first-ever Glenn Beall Scholarship for $3,000, as well as grant applications , for up to $5,000. Application forms are available from JPKarpinski23@gmail.com and must be returned by May 31, 2024. Applications are currently being accepted.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2025

For the Accelerate Program, the Robotics Factory will invest up to $100,000 in the form of a convertible note in addition to receiving 2% common stock equity from participating companies. Source: Robotics Factory The Robotics Factory has opened the application window for its Accelerate program.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 27, 2025

Source | Sandvik Osprey Ltd Sandvik Osprey Ltd ’s HWTS 50 lean hot work tool steel powder was designed for enhanced printability for metal injection molding (MIM) as well as laser-based additive manufacturing (AM) and for hot isostatic pressing (HIP).

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Source: Palmgren Palmgren ’s Multi-Positioning Ball Bench Vise is a 4" tool that is said to be easy to use and designed to allow multiangle positioning without having to reposition the workpiece. Its body can be clamped at any point due to the side locking lever.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 28, 2025

Sources: Scythe Robotics, Locus Robotics, and Relay Robotics Women are an underrepresented group within the robotics industry. “I was super passionate about building stuff and doing practical engineering things, but I didnt have anybody I could talk to or form a team with.”

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 31, 2024

Source: Southwest Research Institute An industry push for more automation is advancing the Robot Operating System, or ROS, beyond the academic and manufacturing domains into agriculture, automotive, retail, healthcare and more. It provides a graphical interface to many powerful motion-planning libraries. Click here to enlarge.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 27, 2024

A screenshot of Tangram Vision’s LiDAR comparison tool Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) is a sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure distance. LiDAR is useful in autonomy for a number of key functions such as obstacle avoidance, object detection, and object identification.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Source: Applied Motion Products Applied Motion Products Inc. The CPBD-A-C module is powered by the motor itself, eliminating the need for an additional power source, according to Applied Motion Products (AMP). In 2014, AMP formed a joint venture with Moons’ Shanghai, a leader in motion control and intelligent lighting.

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