Industrial Automation, Robots and Unmanned Vehicles General Newsletter - Aug 2013

The Cyton Robotic Solution
07/31/13, Neil Tardella, Energid
We like to use the term train rather than program. The simplest way to train the Cyton is by using what we call assistive mode. In this mode the operator grabs onto the gripper and manually moves it where it needs to go. This information is used by the software to create a path which can be repeated or modified through an intuitive graphical interface.

Case Study: Harvest Automation HV-100 Robots Are The Key That Unlock Production Efficiencies
07/31/13, Contributed by, Harvest Automation
The robots require minimal training to operate, while reducing production costs and improving productivity. They are flexible to deploy on open beds, hoop houses and greenhouses with any type of plant on all common ground surfaces including ground cloth, poly, and gravel.

Next Great Thing: Chasing Innovative Products is a Long, Hard Trek
07/31/13, Andy Marken, Marken Communications
The boss’ challenge is to figure out which are the good ideas and which are great ideas. But the real innovator? It’s the customer … he/she/they determine what idea is insanely great and which is…

Robots In Architecture
07/15/13, Len Calderone for, RoboticsTomorrow
The emergence of robotic technologies for architectural design raises questions about how methods of construction might change in the future. Effective architectural robots have a great future in structured environments.

Portable Danish Robot Expands Production With California Manufacturer
07/15/13, Contributed by, Universal Robots
Total setup time including all programming and tooling took eight hours. Moving the robot from one application to the next now takes about 30 minutes.

Snake Robots Deployed in Nuclear Power Plant

Tests of a modular snake robot in an Austrian nuclear power plant proved the multi-jointed, camera-headed robot can crawl through a variety of steam pipes and connecting vessels, suggesting it could be a valuable inspection tool, report researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute.

The snake robot was able to maneuver through multiple bends, slip through open valves and negotiate vessels with multiple openings. With a videocamera and LED light on its head, the snake was able to peer into holes and to get multiple views of items of interest inside the pipes.

REIKU Drossbach - pre-Engineered Robotic Cable Management Systems

Almost 85% of Robotics Downtime can be directly attributed to cable or hose failures. For over 40 years REIKU has been recognized as the Global Leader in Hi Tech Cable Protection Systems. The cost of production downtime and the eventual replacement of failed cables and hoses can be dramatically reduced or even eliminated with REIKU Robotic Cable Management System Solutions. REIKU works closely with all of the major Robot manufacturers developing "customer oriented system solutions".

Learn More About REIKU Drossbach

IPR Robotics

IPR develops and manufactures top quality EOAT and robot accessories. We deliver the Hands and Feet of Robots! Our product range includes grippers, tool changers, load limiters and force, torque sensors, compliance wrists, alignment devices, custom EOAT and robot 7th axis. These products are integrated into many successful EOAT applications around the world. We are considered the leaders in the area of complex EOAT for assembly and insertion tasks.

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