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High-precision process monitoring and error detection in additive manufacturing

Powder bed-based laser melting of metals (PBF-LB/M) is a key technology in additive manufacturing that makes it possible to produce highly complex and high-performance metal components with customised material and functional properties.

Smart Supply Chain Strategies for Cold Storage: Solving Challenges with Scalable Automation

The global demand for temperature-controlled logistics continues to grow, and with it comes an increase in operational complexity. These facilities require substantial investment, precise temperature regulation, and the capacity to adapt to market shifts quickly.

The SPT-1500UL from SEER Robotics

What truly sets the SPT-1500UL apart is its patented E-type fork structure, which allows seamless compatibility with a wide variety of pallet types - including open pallets (nine-feet, stringer-style), as well as closed pallets, cages, and customized racks.

Using generative AI to diversify virtual training grounds for robots

New tool from MIT CSAIL creates realistic virtual kitchens and living rooms where simulated robots can interact with models of real-world objects, scaling up training data for robot foundation models.

Robotic programming brings increased productivity and faster return on investment

"By optimizing robot programs, users can see a significant increase in productivity while generating more profit with their robot, using robots for short production runs, and delivering closest conformance to design." Carlos Marcovici, Robotmaster Authorized Partner, Brazil

How Collaborative Robots Improve Flexibility, Safety, and ROI

When we design cobot palletizing systems, we're often solving two different problems: limited floor space and the need to shift operations between lines throughout the day.

Giving Robots and Humans the Same Voice: Real-Time Escalation Systems for Smart Factories

By giving robots and humans the same voice, real-time escalation systems transform factories into agile, responsive, and collaborative environments. They ensure that no signal—machine or human—goes unheard.

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Improving AGV efficiencies with updated battery technologies

AGV-powered sectors like eCommerce and pharmaceuticals have set the pace for electric adoption, cutting emissions while streamlining operations. Yet, legacy batteries, whether lead-acid’s sluggish charging or Li-ion’s trade-offs in speed, cost, or size, limit progress.

SwarmFarm Raises $30M AUD to Untether Farm Productivity from Machine Size

By designing autonomy from the ground up — not as a bolt-on feature, but as a fully integrated platform — SwarmFarm gives farmers the ability to scale productivity without scaling machine size.

Beyond the Humanoid Hype: Why Collaborative Mobile Robots Are the Real Factory Floor Revolution

Collaborative mobile robots are already delivering measurable results for companies across a variety of industries, and they’re fulfilling promises that the sci-fi-esque robots can only dream of one day tackling.

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B dynamic Logistics Selects Softeon Warehouse Management System to Power Growth and Customer Onboarding Speed

In line with its mission of Making the Customer the Hero, B dynamic Logistics selected Softeon's WMS to enhance the customer experience through faster onboarding speed, flexible system integration, and operational agility and scalability.

Stäubli Robotics Launches MTC-900, a Plug-and-Play Machine Tending Solution for Smarter, Safer Automation

New plug-and-play machine tending cart enhances productivity and safety with seamless integration with IMMs via the Euromap 67 standard, offering manufacturers a fast track to collaborative automation.

Agibot Unveils Next-Gen Industrial-Grade Interactive Embodied Robot Agibot G2

It combines rapid learning and deployment capabilities with multimodal voice interaction functions, and is adaptable to multiple scenarios including industrial production, logistics, and guided tours - poised to reshape the application landscape of industrial-grade embodied robots.

Cyngn Deploys DriveMod with G&J Pepsi, the Largest Independent Pepsi Bottler in the USA

Cyngn announces partnership with G&J Pepsi to implement the DriveMod Tugger.

Exotec Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation: Driving A New Era of Warehouse Technology

In just a decade, Exotec outpaced legacy players by shaping the future of intralogistics through cutting-edge robotic solutions.

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Robotmaster

Robotmaster

Robotmaster, a Hypertherm Associates brand, is an offline, is an offline robot programming software that helps manufacturers maximize their robot's productivity with easy and efficient robot programming for a variety of applications such as cutting, trimming, milling, welding, spraying, polishing, sanding, grinding, deburring, and more. Robotmaster uses integrated CAD/CAM functionality to make robotic programming easy and intuitive for everyone, even first-time users.