Robot Investment Surges in U.S.
Automation World
MAY 28, 2024
The International Federation of Robotics reports strong robotics demand across all major segments of U.S. manufacturing in 2023.
Bosch Rexroth's robots, conveyors and automation platform for CPG manufacturers
Automation World
OCTOBER 24, 2022
Integration of pick-and-place robots, conveyors, autonomous mobile robots, and an open, app-based automation platform to address specific CPG operations are highlighted in Bosch Rexroth’s exhibit at PACK EXPO International 2022.
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KUKA Robotics to showcase solutions for education and mixed reality at Automate 2024
Design World
APRIL 29, 2024
and the future of manufacturing, KUKA Robotics will highlight an innovative solution for educating the next generation of workers and its collaboration with three universities on cutting-edge Mixed Reality (MR) demonstrations at Automate 2024, May 6 – 9 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Firmly committed to Industry 4.0
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The Humanoid Robotics Gap in Industry
Automation World
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Manufacturing is a prime application for humanoids because of its structured environment. However, the ability of these robots to interact with humans remains a key issue to be addressed to move from basic automation to collaboration.
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Doosan Robotics and Eversys to offer premium coffee drinks at DR. Presso Robot Barista Café
Design World
APRIL 24, 2023
Doosan Robotics Americas, a global leader in industrial and collaborative robotics, has announced an exclusive partnership with Everysys, a Swiss manufacturer of professional coffee machines. The Eversys Cameo coffee machine will now be featured in DR. Presso, Doosan’s robot café module.
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Doosan Robotics Announces Strategic Partnership with Industrial Automation Supply
Design World
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Doosan Robotics Inc., one of the world’s leading service robot and cobot manufacturers, announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Industrial Automation Supply (IAS), New England’s only Phoenix Contact Automation Elite Distribution Partner.
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Cobots Take on Manufacturing Challenges
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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RBTX robotics marketplace now available in 18 countries
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. RBTX.com has been part of… The post RBTX robotics marketplace now available in 18 countries appeared first on Design World.
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ABB to expand robotics factory in U.S.
Design World
MARCH 17, 2023
ABB has announced that construction is starting on the expansion of its existing North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Mich. The expansion will create 72 highly skilled new jobs in the area and is… The post ABB to expand robotics factory in U.S. appeared first on Design World.
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KUKA to educate on robotic automation at ACTE 2022 in Las Vegas
Design World
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
To address the ongoing challenge of attracting talented employees to the manufacturing workforce, KUKA Robotics will bring its educational and software simulation technologies to the Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE) CareerTech VISION 2022 conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center Nov. 30 through Dec.
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Mobile Robots for CNC Applications
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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ABB extends no-code Wizard Easy Programming to industrial robots
Design World
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
· ABB first manufacturer to offer intuitive, block-based no-code programming for cobots and the full range of six-axis industrial robots. First-time users can program their collaborative and industrial robots within minutes for free.
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Chicago’s South Suburbs see the future of manufacturing as American and robotic
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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ABB to exhibit a selection of its latest robotic innovations at IMTS 2022
Design World
AUGUST 17, 2022
• Demo highlights include versatile industrial and collaborative robots, software advancements that reduce programming complexity, and a selection of interactive robotic educational systems and training programs. •
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Should Manufacturers Care About Humanoid Robots?
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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ABB to invest $280 million in its European Robotics hub in Sweden
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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Nvidia Microservices Target Humanoid Robot Development
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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ABB opens refitted state-of-the-art U.S. robotics facility
Design World
MARCH 13, 2024
robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, which will support ABB Robotics’ global leadership in developing and manufacturing cutting-edge robotic solutions in the US, for the U.S. robotics facility appeared first on Design World. ABB today opened its refitted U.S.
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Industry Increases Use of Robots-as-a-Service
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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Are Robots Losing Steam in Manufacturing?
Automation World
OCTOBER 18, 2024
In this episode we’ll be looking at a recent report from A3 that indicates a significant drop in robot orders in the first half of 2024 and what that may mean for manufacturers considering near-term robot purchases and implementations.
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Complete robotic solution designed in just one minute with the RBTX Machine Planner
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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Lockheed Martin Explores Use of Autonomous Robots
Automation World
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Using Xaba’s xCognition artificial neural network, Lockheed Martin improved the accuracy and consistency of its commercial robots in airframe manufacturing.
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Rethink Robotics Rebirth
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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Why Manufacturers duplicate IPv4 addresses and how IE switches help solve the issues
Cisco Industrial Automation
JULY 21, 2022
Figure 1: Robots represent multiple machines with identical components and software. The robots in the picture above are an example of a sophisticated machine. Each robot has the same components and the same software. This practice is not restricted to robots. Define a translation instance for each robot.
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GrayMatter raises $45M Series B to ease robot programming for manufacturers
Robotics Business Review
JUNE 20, 2024
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. SK Gupta, Ariyan Kabir, and Brual Shah founded GrayMatter Robotics in 2020.
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Kawasaki Robotics, Olis Robotics Offer Remote Monitoring and Control
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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ABB Robotics launches Energy Efficiency Service for manufacturers
Robotics Business Review
OCTOBER 7, 2024
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. said Michael Hose, managing director of ABB Robotics’ customer service business line. Click here to enlarge. Click here to enlarge.
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Robots, People, Jobs
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. OK, that’s just click bait.
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3 Technologies Driving U.S. Manufacturing
Automation World
APRIL 20, 2023
Additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence and collaborative robots are changing every aspect of the manufacturing industries—from product design and production to supply chain strategies.
Flexiv Robotics Participates in the Opening of the Stanford Robotics Center
Gary Mintchell
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Ive recently heard of Flexiv Robotics and its Gecko Gripper. This news regarded participating in the opening of the Stanford Robotics Center. The Stanford Robotics Center (SRC) is dedicated to advancing robotics across industries including logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, art, space exploration, and home automation.
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New Mobile Collaborative Robot Combines High-Payload Autonomous Mobility and Precision Robotics Arm
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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Omron and Neura Robotics Partner on Cognitive Robot Development
Automation World
APRIL 30, 2024
The companies’ partnership will target deployment of robots that feature integrated AI and sensor technologies for use in the manufacturing industries.
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Rethink Robotics Re-emerges
Gary Mintchell
AUGUST 30, 2024
Remember the cute and ground-breaking collaborative robots that pioneered the space—Baxter and Sawyer? I wrote about Rethink Robotics in March and November of 2015. The company closed in 2018 0r 2019 and many employees wound up at Universal Robotics. The company’s assets wound up in Germany at the HAHN group. Time has passed.
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Teradyne Robotics to bring the power of AI to robotics with NVIDIA
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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Universal Robots picks China for first overseas production facility
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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Automate Report 5: Robots
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 to Unveil New Cobot Doosan Robotics unveiled its latest industrial cobot which boasts a 30 kg payload.
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ABB Acquires Sevensense AI-enabled Mobile Robotics
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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Schaeffler presenting solutions for industrial robotics at Automate show
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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Automate Report 2: Robots and More
Gary Mintchell
MAY 16, 2024
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. Kawasaki Kawasaki Robotics offered a first look at its new family of collaborative robots (cobots) at Automate 2024.
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Additive Manufactured Grippers Transform Robotics
Automation World
JULY 8, 2024
Manufacturers can now integrate lightweight design principles into gripper fabrication processes using additive manufacturing to create grippers that are both sustainable in their production as well as in their application by reducing energy use.
ABB Identifies New Frontiers for Robotics and AI in 2024
Gary Mintchell
MARCH 5, 2024
First, I cannot believe that ten years ago I lost interest in robotics thinking the whole genre was mature and not interesting. Marc Segura, President ABB Robotics Division, identifies three drivers for robotics-driven AI solutions in 2024. Not to mention, ABB is celebrating 50 years of robotics innovation this year.
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Scythe robot lawnmowers adopting ‘Tesla charging standard’
Robotics Business Review
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
based Scythe Robotics is adopting the North American Charging Standard (NACS) charge port for its M.52 52 robot lawnmower. 52, slated for production in late 2024, will integrate NACS components as they are made available for non-Tesla manufacturers. We are excited to extend these benefits to our customers.
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Rethink Robotics announces female-led leadership team
Robotics Business Review
DECEMBER 3, 2024
CEO Julia Astrid Riemenschneider (left) and COO Franziska Lorenz of Rethink Robotics. Source: Rethink Robotics Six years after closing its doors, Rethink Robotics Inc. relaunched in September with a new line of collaborative robot arms, autonomous mobile robots, and a mobile manipulator.
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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Leads Series B Investment in Realtime Robotics
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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