On Cyber Monday, Friendly Robots Are Helping Smaller Stores Chase Amazon
DAVEY ALBA for Wired: Locus Robotics is an offshoot of Massachusetts-based Quiet Logistics, a third-party order fulfillment company that gets merchandise out the door for big apparel retailers like Zara, Gilt Groupe, and Bonobos. And the idea behind its bots isn’t just to replace humans, but to create a system where everyone can work together more efficiently.
What most people don’t realize in the age of push-button shopping is the “shopping” part doesn’t disappear. You the consumer are no longer at the store doing the physical work of tracking down the thing you want. But somebody still has to do it. For e-commerce, that task typically falls to a worker at a distribution center who must locate the product, make sure it’s not damaged, and send it off to be packed and shipped. This can be grueling, tedious work. More than anything else, it’s about walking. Lots of walking. Locus aims to have its bots do the walking instead. Cont'd...
New Robotmaster Website is launched by Hypertherm's Robotic Software Team
Hypertherm's Robotic Software Team presents its new rebranded website.
Machine Pro Products Offering Special Discount on Industrial Products
Machine Pro Products, a St. Henry, Ohio based company specializing in providing the highest quality DIN rails at the lowest possible prices, is continuing on its mission to be an unparalleled source for any DIN rail related industrial product.
Think You Know Industrial Robots? Think Again
Jim Lawton for Forbes: Peter Drucker said “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” and in my experience there’s no industry where that wisdom holds more true than manufacturing. I’m not a hardened cynic, just a pragmatist, having spent the majority of my career bringing technology that disrupts the status quo – from inventory optimization and managing risk in the supply base to collaborative robots. Manufacturers are among the most skeptical buyers and for good reason – what they do is hard, complex and things are done the way they are done because it’s been proven to work. There are times though when the opportunity to transform the business is so compelling that – as Drucker said – executives need to spend whatever time is necessary to tear down the cultural barriers that are getting in the way of the strategy that capitalizes on the moment.
In the category of robotics and industrial automation, now is one of those times. It’s been more than 50 years since Unimate went to work at a GM plant unloading heavy parts and welding them onto automobile frames. Manufacturing has changed a lot and today is on an evolutionary path toward the 4th industrial revolution. Unfortunately, while executives may be ready to move quickly toward the factories of the future for first mover advantage, many automation engineers remain entrenched in 20th century thinking about robots — when they were highly customized solutions, designed to perform one task over and over again, with a price tag to match. Cont'd...
A shared vision: SICK AG and MVTec Software GmbH step up cooperation
Up to now, cooperation between the two companies has been limited to 3D cameras but it will now be expanded to include various sensors in the vision sector.
The Robotic Industries Association Announces New Director of Standards Development
New Director brings expertise in project management, facilitation, communication
Belden Connectors Offer Efficient Way to Transmit High Levels of Power
Latest Lumberg Automation Product Is Excellent for Harsh Environments
Belden's New Cordsets Deliver Greater Power and Performance Reliability in Confined Industrial Automation Settings
Industry-proven M8 technology from Lumberg Automation provides a robust solution for the most demanding network requirements
Belden's New Multiprotocol I/O Modules Boost Flexibility and Installation Convenience in Industrial Production Settings
Compact I/O modules from Lumberg Automation meet EtherNet/IP and PROFINET specifications, creating an all-in-one solution for high cost savings
Universal Robots to build architectural scale pavilion in direct collaboration with attendees at Autodesk University
The Autodesk University conference merges traditional craftsmanship with computational design and manufacturing processes as the Hive Pavilion takes shape during the three day event in Las Vegas December 1-3. The Pavilion will be designed and built with the collaborative Universal Robots working in tandem with attendees, showcasing the future of digital construction and human-robot collaboration.
2015 Robotics Alley to feature Health Care and Medical Device Track
Robotics Alley has brought back one of its most popular tracks from 2014, the Health Care and Medical Device Track. The conference takes place in Minneapolis, at the heart of one of the nation's largest medical device clusters.
Tarsus launches Additive Manufacturing Shows for vertical markets
The new events will incorporate 3D Printshow
Yaskawa Motoman Prepares for Continued Growth with New V.P. and Organizational Changes
Scott Jenkins has joined Yaskawa Motoman as Vice President of North American Sales & Marketing.
MIP Robotics Launches Its First Model of New Generation Industrial Robot "MIP Junior", Designed with Its Own Technology
After several years of R&D, MIP robots have a new gear reducer type suited for robotics, patented by the French start-up.
Mouser Electronics to Sponsor Texas Instruments Innovation Challenge Design Contest for University Engineering Students
The contest is currently underway. It will end at 11:59 p.m. (CST) on May 27, 2016.
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3D Vision: Ensenso B now also available as a mono version!
This compact 3D camera series combines a very short working distance, a large field of view and a high depth of field - perfect for bin picking applications. With its ability to capture multiple objects over a large area, it can help robots empty containers more efficiently. Now available from IDS Imaging Development Systems. In the color version of the Ensenso B, the stereo system is equipped with two RGB image sensors. This saves additional sensors and reduces installation space and hardware costs. Now, you can also choose your model to be equipped with two 5 MP mono sensors, achieving impressively high spatial precision. With enhanced sharpness and accuracy, you can tackle applications where absolute precision is essential. The great strength of the Ensenso B lies in the very precise detection of objects at close range. It offers a wide field of view and an impressively high depth of field. This means that the area in which an object is in focus is unusually large. At a distance of 30 centimetres between the camera and the object, the Z-accuracy is approx. 0.1 millimetres. The maximum working distance is 2 meters. This 3D camera series complies with protection class IP65/67 and is ideal for use in industrial environments.
