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12 Ways Companies Are Automating Workflows With Mobile Robots

AMRs can pick up waste (scrap material, packaging, manufacturing by-products) from various points throughout the facility and automatically take it to the nearest waste disposal zone.

Understanding the Role of Machine Vision in Industry 4.0

Today it is being applied to diverse areas such as monitoring processes for predictive maintenance, and robotic guidance that makes it possible for robots to safely work with and respond to human interactions.

AMRs in Fleet Operation and Test Deployment

Manufacturing companies are turning to AMR support in increasing numbers, not just on a small scale, but the interest in entire AMR fleets is gaining significant traction.

How Robotics Can Help Global Renewable Energy Goals & Create Jobs

By buffering the dangerous aspects of solar module maneuvering and installation, these smart robotic arms are creating processes to move solar equipment faster and build sites with fewer errors.

The Innovation Behind the Orbital Flex™ Design Gear Solution

Motus Labs was built around the concept of innovation in the robotic gear solutions space, & we’re constantly looking for ways to improve the customer experience and the performance of our robotic gears. This idea is even further supported by our recent gear solution desig

3D Time-of-Flight Camera Aids Robotic Palletizers

Regardless of the palletizing method, the goal of any supply chain operation is to ship out the most product possible. This can only be done by making the best use of the space on each individual pallet, even if it means just one more package per pallet.

Motors and Motion Control Technologies in Orthopedic Surgical Robotics

Motors found inside orthopedic tools normally serve as the primary power source for driving devices like bone saws, drills or shavers. In these variable speed applications, motors need to be exceptionally small in diameter, lightweight & capable of running at high speed.

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Consumers are Ready for a Robot-Assisted World

Leveraging innovations in machine intelligence, environmental sensing and automation, leading technology manufacturers are now selling a variety of autonomous mobile robots capable of assisting consumer-facing workers with an approachable, friendly design.

Zipline Unveils New Autonomous System Capable of Quiet, Fast and Precise Home Delivery

The company’s next generation home delivery platform is practically silent (designed to sound like wind rustling leaves), and is expected to deliver up to 7 times as fast as traditional automobile delivery, completing 10-mile deliveries in about 10 minutes.

ABB to expand Robotics factory in US

Newly expanded, highly automated facility will create new jobs in the state of Michigan. Expansion featuring the latest in automated and advanced manufacturing processes to open November 2023

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Piab Group acquires COVAL

Through the acquisition, Piab Group is evolving automation by strengthening its position as a worldleading automation company. The transaction is fully funded through a combination of external and internal sources.

Avidbots Neo Cleaning Robot Used by Many of the Newly Named Top Cleanest Global Airports

The use of Avidbots' autonomous floor scrubbing robot, Neo, has saved thousands of hours of labor for some of the world's cleanest airports.

Kivnon to introduce its latest edition of K55 forklift AGV at Advanced Factories 2023

At Advanced Factories this year, which runs from 18-20th April in Barcelona, Kivnon will highlight one of the latest additions to its AGV portfolio, the K55 Pallet Stacker. Kivon's range of AGVs is renowned for robustness, safety, and accuracy, and this new addition to the portfolio provides customers with a vehicle that can automatically transport stack pallets.

Oxbotica and Google Cloud Unite to Accelerate Adoption of Autonomous Driving Solutions

• The deal will allow Oxbotica to bring its vision for autonomous driving to life, by helping it deploy and scale its operating system in the cloud for autonomous vehicles worldwide • Using Google Cloud, Oxbotica will accelerate its ability to analyse and model vast amounts of data from multiple scenarios in its AI-powered metaverse • The collaboration can also boost the real-world impact of vehicle autonomy, with potential use-cases such as autonomous public transportation to reduce congestion in city centres

Precision Drive Systems Signs Spindle Diagnostics and Repair Agreement with Patrick Industries

Precision Drive Systems (PDS), a global solution provider of precision motor spindles, expert engineering and support, and repair services headquartered in Bessemer City, NC, has announced that it has signed a contract to be the strategic provider of spindle monitoring and repair services for Patrick Industries' portfolio of manufacturing companies. Patrick Industries is a leading manufacturer and distributor of component products and building materials for recreational vehicles, manufactured housing, marine, and various other industrial markets.

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Schmalz Technology Development - The Right Gripper for Every Task

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.

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Servo2Go.com Ltd.

Servo2Go.com Ltd.

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