Industrial Automation, Robots and Unmanned Vehicles General Newsletter - Jan 2014

DARPA Trials 2013
12/30/13, L Hetherington for, RoboticsTomorrow
The two day DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials 2013 officially ended Saturday, December 21 and here are the results.

Integrated Force Control
12/30/13, ABB Robotics
A force‐controlled robot can be programmed to mimic the movements of a human arm, applying search patterns to find the correct position to assemble a given part.

Robo-Stox: Investing in the Robotics Revolution
12/13/13, Frank Tobe, Editor and Publisher, The Robot Report
"I've worked a long time to make this happen and am very pleased with the results. It enables investors everywhere to capitalize on the accelerating growth and promising future of robotics.” Frank Tobe, Co-founder, Robo-stox LLC and Editor/Publisher, The Robot Report.

Using Drones To Prevent Animal Poaching
12/13/13, Alyssa Parkinson, Solid Concepts
These drones are solely surveyors. They must be well equipped to notice when something is out of place or detect potential threats and weapons and alert park rangers immediately.

Robotic Welding Series: Alleviate Skilled Welder Shortages With Robotic Welding Cells
12/13/13, Erica DeMott, KC Robotics
A robot system, fully deployed is going to give two to three-hundred percent return on investment per year.

Rex: A Single-board Computer With A Full OS That Is Designed For Robots

From the Rex Kickstarter:

Why do you want Rex?

There are two general classes of electronics used in robot hardware: microcontrollers (ex. Arduino) and single-board computers. Microcontrollers are great for projects that only require a single program to be run, quickly and without overhead, like controlling LEDs and motors. Single-board computers are great for anything you'd need a cheap, small computer for - like networking applications and image processing.

Advanced autonomous robots require the strengths of both. A system developed around Rex, being made specifically for robots, brings it all together in one nice little package in a way that has never been done before.

Each Rex will come pre-installed with Alphalem OS, a FOSS custom linux distribution. It includes a core set of built-in device drivers - ones that we've hand-picked as being the most useful for robots (like USB WiFi adapters and cameras).

Schunk - Powerball Lightweight Arm LWA 4.6

Powerball Lightweight Arm LWA 4.6, 6-Axes-Lightweight Roboter for mobile Handling. Maneuverable, powerful and high-precision The Powerball concept from SCHUNK, the competence leader for clamping technology and gripping systems, takes another step forward: With the Powerball-Lightweightarm LWA 4.6, the pioneer of modular robotics presents an especially compact and flexible aid for stationary and mobile applications in service robotics and industrial handling. The powerful lightweight module from the innovative family-owned company features a weight/payload ratio of 2:1 and is one of the most high-power lightweight arms in the world. At a dead weight of 12 kg, it can dynamically handle loads of up to 6 kg, and has a gripping radius of more than 700 mm.

Learn More About SCHUNK

KEBA Corp.

KEBA, one of the leading manufacturers of automation solutions and robot controls, will exhibit new developments like the Active Contact Flange for sensitive automation as well as KeMotion Packaging for robotics in packaging industry. Furthermore the proven KeTop handheld terminals and the award-winning IPC KeControl C3 will be shown.

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