Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Improving Uptime and Safety with Autonomous Mobile Robots
Mauser Packaging Solutions (Mauser) is a global packaging leader with over 180 facilities worldwide. Their team needed a solution for their 24/7 production schedule, which their existing AGV system couldn't meet.
New Ideas, Collaboration Help Brenton Drive Four Major Product Handling Upgrades to KW Container
This cell included four robots picking lids and packing them into one of four SKUs. This cell, encapsulated in a small footprint, also included an auto adjustable case sealer to accommodate the four different SKU boxes, a palletizer and stretch wrapper.
Flexiv's Rizon Robot Used in Avant-Garde Art Installation
Cutting-edge robotics technology and an experimental art installation are united by the vision of Greek artist Stavros Didakis.
Metaverse Companies: The World of the Virtually Limitless Possibilities
Here, Knight Optical – the leading supplier of metrology-tested, high-precision optical components – investigates the fascinating metaverse and explores some of the most recent advances.
General Purpose Programming Languages Are the Future for the Industrial Automation Industry and Are Overtaking Traditional PLC IEC 61131-3
IEC 61131-3 is the de facto standard in the industrial automation industry. It encompasses 5 different programming “languages”. It makes designing simple programs straightforward and easy, and it does this very well.
Subsea Technologies: Optical Components in Deep Waters
Here, Knight Optical dives into the world of subsea technologies and runs through the optical components that are used to guarantee their high performance.
Tazza! A 3D-Based Robot Pick-and-Place Vision System
The vision system performs three key tasks: scanning in 3D the raw white vessels; analyzing the 3D scans to establish the vessels’ size, shape, position; and communicating the results to the cobot so it can accurately reach the teacups as they move along the production lin
Robotics and Automation - Featured Stories
Ottonomy.IO Partners with Pittsburgh International Airport's xBridge to Innovate Customer Experiences at the Airport
Volunteer customers will be able to order and receive beverages at designated drop-off points in PIT's Airside Terminal. Ottobot from Ottonomy is the first fully autonomous robot for deliveries inside airports and is currently deployed at multiple airports.
Mouser Gives a Closer Look at Autonomous Mobile Robots in New Installment of Empowering Innovation Together
The final installment of Mouser’s 2022 Empowering Innovation Together program explores the cutting-edge applications of autonomous mobile robots and includes a new episode of The Tech Between Us podcast.
How AI is reshaping the edge computing landscape
How much computing power is needed at the edge? How much memory and storage are enough for AI at the edge? Minimum requirements are growing as AI opens the door to innovative applications that need more and faster processing, storage, and memory.
Robotics and Automation - News Headlines
Mitsubishi HC Capital America Grows its Financing of Automation-As-A-Service for the Robotics Industry
The company's expansion of AaaS is designed to meet the demand for leading-edge technology to address labor shortages, increasing costs and safety requirements, and drive greater growth for small and mid-sized businesses in the sector.
SMAC launches low-profile actuator for robot end effectors
• LPL Series 125 actuator is designed to mount on robot arms
• LPL has programmable speeds, positions, forces, 'softland' and can track surfaces
• LPL, and other SMAC actuators, used for a wide range of robot applications in assembly, manufacturing, finishing and inspection
Omron Announces PPD Automation as Certified Systems Integrator Partner
Industry-leading automation solutions provider Omron Automation Americas welcomes new partner PPD Automation, which has been expanding its robotics solutions portfolio to incorporate Omron collaborative and mobile robots.
RBTX Online Marketplace 2.0: Low-Cost Automation is now even easier
The intuitive design offers users an immediate overview of the right components and more than 100 cost-effective automation solutions
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions highlights pump solutions for electric vehicle lithium-ion battery production
On offer are Bredel hose pumps and Bredel APEX products, which provide constant production cycle efficiency and help manufacturers meet ever-more demanding battery production schedules.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Product
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Robotics and Automation - Featured Company
Staubli Corporation
Stäubli is a leading manufacturer of textile machinery, quick release couplings and robotics systems. With a workforce of over 4500 employees Stäubli is present in 25 countries supported by a comprehensive distribution network in 50 countries worldwide. Stäubli's North American headquarters is located in Duncan, South Carolina and has over 200 employees supporting Textile, Connectors and Robotics customers, with a dynamic sales force strategically placed on the West Coast, Canada, Mexico, and elsewhere throughout the continent.
