Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
These 7 Emerging Technologies Are Allowing for Fully Automated Warehouses
The idea of a fully automated, “lights-out” warehouse may seem lofty, but today’s technology is not far off. Several recent innovations are paving the way for facility-wide automation, and as this trend continues, they could reshape the industry.
Food Robotics - Transforming the Future of Food Processing
The opportunities within the Food Robotics market are vast, with potential for substantial advancements in robotic systems that can handle delicate food items, improve packaging efficiency, and innovate food assembly processes.
IMTS 2024 Product Preview
IMTS 2024 takes place September 9th - 14th in Chicago, Illinois. The Exhibit hall floor will be loaded with new products and services. Here is a preview of some things to look forward to at this years event.
How Parvalux Is Helping to Develop the Next Generation of Conveyor Systems
Conveyor systems are central to most warehouse operations, and without regular maintenance, downtime can prevent a warehouse from functioning which obviously has a large financial impact.
What is an RPA Audit, and How Do you Know If You Need One?
When your company starts its automation journey, you don’t need to spend big up front. It’s risky, and you still don’t know what you don’t know. So go for a project that will bring rapid ROI and get a win under your belt.
The Warehouse of the Future: Where Sci-Fi Meets Supply Chain
Technology may not be able to solve all the problems, but it should impact warehouse operations, as did the advent of modern pallets around 1917 and the lift truck, which eventually became the forklift.
Robots speeding up material handling
With omnidirectional movement and smart docking with virtually any warehouse cart in under 20 seconds, these new robots are making material handling faster and safer.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Stories
The Role of Automation in Supply Chain Resilience
While automation offers significant benefits for enhancing supply chain resilience, it also comes with challenges and considerations that businesses must address to ensure successful implementation.
Learning From Visionaries: The Stages at IMTS 2024 Feature Technology, Manufacturing, and Industry Leaders
The Stages throughout IMTS feature executive conversations and presentations on AI transformation and empowerment, innovation and change management, digital transformation, growing the defense industrial base, manufacturing infrastructure, and much more.
Automation isn't a one-size-fits-all: 5 key considerations for your warehouse
From AI-vision systems revolutionizing inventory management to advanced depalletization solutions streamlining logistics, we'll explore five critical considerations that can make or break your journey toward integrating robotics into warehouse operations.
Robotics and Automation - News Headlines
Ultra-Low-Profile Z-Tip-Tilt Nanopositioning Stage Provides Frictionless Motion
Solution for Precision Alignment and Assembly, new from PI
U.S. Air Force Awards Reliable Robotics Funding to Demonstrate Integration of Dual-Use Aircraft Autonomy Systems
This TACFI funding is an extension of prior Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) efforts and has opportunities to expand further in the future. The funding will be used to perform additional flights for representative military missions in a UAS (Uncrewed Aircraft System) configuration.
Kubota North America Corporation Acquires Bloomfield Robotics, Inc.
Strategic Alignment Drives the Acquisition to Provide Specialty Crop Monitoring Services
Nuro Expands Autonomous Technology Leadership with a New Business Model
Nuro to accelerate widespread adoption of AI-first autonomous vehicles by partnering with automotive OEMs and mobility platforms
Vention Unveils MachineMotion AI and Announces Collaborations with NVIDIA and ABB at 5th Annual Demo Day
The cloud robotics company also presents new software innovation supporting its mission to democratize industrial automation.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Product
Schmalz Technology Development - The Right Gripper for Every Task
In order to interact with their environment and perform the tasks, lightweight robots, like all industrial robots, depend on tools - and in many cases these are vacuum grippers. These form the interface to the workpiece and are therefore a decisive part of the overall system. With their help, the robots can pick up, move, position, process, sort, stack and deposit a wide variety of goods and components. Vacuum gripping systems allow particularly gentle handling of workpieces, a compact and space-saving system design and gripping from above. Precisely because the object does not have to be gripped, the vacuum suction cupenables gapless positioning next to each other.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Company
Elmo Motion Control Ltd.
Elmo has been a motion control technology leader for over 35 years, with millions of servo drives working 24/7 worldwide. Elmo offers complete motion control solutions from design to delivery of cutting-edge servo drives, network-based multi-axis motion controllers, and integrated servo motors. All solutions can be customized and configured using Elmo's proprietary advanced and easy-to-use software tools for any machine in any industry, such as semiconductors, lasers, robots, life sciences, industrial automation, AGV, and more. The company employs more than 350 personnel with headquarters in Israel and offices in the United States, China, Germany, Italy, Korea, Singapore, and an additional manufacturing facility in Poland. Elmo has a worldwide distribution network. By advancing motion control with state-of-the-art technology, Elmo makes smart machines even smarter. As of 2022, Elmo is a Bosch Rexroth company.
