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High-precision process monitoring and error detection in additive manufacturing

Powder bed-based laser melting of metals (PBF-LB/M) is a key technology in additive manufacturing that makes it possible to produce highly complex and high-performance metal components with customised material and functional properties.

Smart Supply Chain Strategies for Cold Storage: Solving Challenges with Scalable Automation

The global demand for temperature-controlled logistics continues to grow, and with it comes an increase in operational complexity. These facilities require substantial investment, precise temperature regulation, and the capacity to adapt to market shifts quickly.

The SPT-1500UL from SEER Robotics

What truly sets the SPT-1500UL apart is its patented E-type fork structure, which allows seamless compatibility with a wide variety of pallet types - including open pallets (nine-feet, stringer-style), as well as closed pallets, cages, and customized racks.

Using generative AI to diversify virtual training grounds for robots

New tool from MIT CSAIL creates realistic virtual kitchens and living rooms where simulated robots can interact with models of real-world objects, scaling up training data for robot foundation models.

Robotic programming brings increased productivity and faster return on investment

"By optimizing robot programs, users can see a significant increase in productivity while generating more profit with their robot, using robots for short production runs, and delivering closest conformance to design." Carlos Marcovici, Robotmaster Authorized Partner, Brazil

How Collaborative Robots Improve Flexibility, Safety, and ROI

When we design cobot palletizing systems, we're often solving two different problems: limited floor space and the need to shift operations between lines throughout the day.

Giving Robots and Humans the Same Voice: Real-Time Escalation Systems for Smart Factories

By giving robots and humans the same voice, real-time escalation systems transform factories into agile, responsive, and collaborative environments. They ensure that no signal—machine or human—goes unheard.

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Improving AGV efficiencies with updated battery technologies

AGV-powered sectors like eCommerce and pharmaceuticals have set the pace for electric adoption, cutting emissions while streamlining operations. Yet, legacy batteries, whether lead-acid’s sluggish charging or Li-ion’s trade-offs in speed, cost, or size, limit progress.

SwarmFarm Raises $30M AUD to Untether Farm Productivity from Machine Size

By designing autonomy from the ground up — not as a bolt-on feature, but as a fully integrated platform — SwarmFarm gives farmers the ability to scale productivity without scaling machine size.

Beyond the Humanoid Hype: Why Collaborative Mobile Robots Are the Real Factory Floor Revolution

Collaborative mobile robots are already delivering measurable results for companies across a variety of industries, and they’re fulfilling promises that the sci-fi-esque robots can only dream of one day tackling.

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maxon to Debut at The Assembly Show, Showcasing Precision Drive Systems and Parvalux Motor Solutions for Industrial Automation and Material Handling

By combining brushed and brushless DC motors, gearheads, sensors, and controllers into complete mechatronic drive systems they meet the evolving needs of industrial automation and assembly applications.

Flexiv Forecasts the Future of Robotics at IROS 2025

From human-inspired design to next-generation adaptability, Flexiv Robotics showcases and explains the innovations shaping the future of intelligent automation.

B dynamic Logistics Selects Softeon Warehouse Management System to Power Growth and Customer Onboarding Speed

In line with its mission of Making the Customer the Hero, B dynamic Logistics selected Softeon's WMS to enhance the customer experience through faster onboarding speed, flexible system integration, and operational agility and scalability.

Stäubli Robotics Launches MTC-900, a Plug-and-Play Machine Tending Solution for Smarter, Safer Automation

New plug-and-play machine tending cart enhances productivity and safety with seamless integration with IMMs via the Euromap 67 standard, offering manufacturers a fast track to collaborative automation.

Agibot Unveils Next-Gen Industrial-Grade Interactive Embodied Robot Agibot G2

It combines rapid learning and deployment capabilities with multimodal voice interaction functions, and is adaptable to multiple scenarios including industrial production, logistics, and guided tours - poised to reshape the application landscape of industrial-grade embodied robots.

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Oriental Motor USA - Ideal for AGV/AMR Applications

Oriental Motor USA - Ideal for AGV/AMR Applications

The BLV Series R Type brushless DC motor (BLDC motor) speed control system offers the design of motor and driver significantly reduced in size and weight, yet high-power, and contributes to the battery driven automation. The BLV Series R Type is compatible with the two interfaces of Modbus (RTU) and CANopen communication.

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DESTACO

DESTACO

DESTACO is now the worldwide leader in the innovation, design, manufacture and support of clamping, gripping, transferring, indexing and robotic tooling solutions for workplace and automation needs.