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ProMat Q&A with Agilox
For the first time ever, AGILOX will showcase four different AMR models operating simultaneously in a live tradeshow environment. Attendees will experience real-world automation in action just like in an actual manufacturing facility.
Automation and Humans: Will We Be Replaced?
Take a warehouse worker who spends a significant amount of time moving boxes from point A to point B as an example; automation can handle this aspect of the job instead, freeing that worker to focus on more complex tasks like inventory management and quality control.
Low-Cost Robotics Elevate Industrial Inspection Processes
Learn how to easily and cost-effectively design and procure turnkey automation systems using a robotics platform, taking inspection tasks to the next level.
ProMat Q&A with Swisslog Americas
Visitors to the booth can learn how the company’s entire portfolio of best-in-class robotics and software solutions can help achieve new levels of efficiency in a variety of applications, including food and beverage, general merchandise, apparel and omnichannel warehousing
ProMat Q&A with Piab
Piab’s exhibit at ProMat 2025 will highlight its dedication to advancing logistics and warehousing operations through cutting-edge vacuum technology.
The Future of Machining: Key Trends and Innovations
AI and robotics are seen to deeply disturb specialized industry sectors, bringing beneficial pioneering modernizations in machining, industrial manufacturing and machine shops. Elitsa Krumova explores the future of machining in more depth on behalf of DELMIA.
Four questions to determine if AutoStore is right for your operation
AutoStore empowered by Swisslog’s SynQ software can deliver a solid return on investment. Here are four questions to help you determine if AutoStore is a good fit for your business.
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RightHand Robotics Announces Strategic Investment from Rockwell Automation
Combining RightHand Robotics' innovative robotic piece-picking technology with Rockwell Automation’s industry-leading expertise, the collaboration aims to offer smarter, more efficient, and fully integrated automation solutions for supply chains worldwide.
Robotic Software Market is Poised to Surpass USD 150 Billion by 2034
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With businesses across industries striving to optimize operations, increase efficiency, and reduce costs, robotic software is becoming a crucial component of modern industrial and service applications.
'Eyes, hands, brains and mobility' will define robotics beyond 2025
Building on 50 years of robotics leadership, 2025 marks the beginning of a new era of AI application in industrial robotics. Launch of new ABB Robotics brand film unveils new levels of versatilty for robots to do more tasks, in more places.
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RISE Robotics to be Awarded GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Strongest Robotic Arm Prototype
This unprecedented feat highlights RISE Robotics' commitment to redefining robotic actuation efficiency, durability, and power. The event will provide industry professionals, media, and key stakeholders an exclusive opportunity to witness cutting-edge technology.
Vention Unveils Click & Customize Robotic Work Cells - Fast-Deploy Machine Tending & Welding Solutions to Address Manufacturing's Labor Crisis
• Vention's Click & Customize family of pre-engineered robotic work cells delivers the fast ROI of a turnkey product with the customized performance manufacturers need
• The Machine Tending Solution is Vention's second Click & Customize product, offering configurable automated CNC tending with two starter bases and other options
• Released in January, the Click & Customize Robotic Welding Solution enables job shops to quickly build their own welding cell, starting with one of six starter designs
• Built for speed and flexibility, these work cells streamline automation and come with end-to-end service and support to ensure successful implementation
• Both Click & Customize robotic work cells will be on display in Vention's booth during Automate 2025, North America's largest automation event in May (Detroit), and Fabtech 2025, the leading metal fabrication event in September (Chicago
LUCID Expands its 3D Time-of-Flight Camera Family with the Helios™2 Narrow
Equipped with Sony's IMX556 DepthSense sensor, the Helios2 Narrow features a more focused illumination to generate real-time 3D point cloud data with exceptional accuracy and reduced multipath interference. Its narrow 31° x 24° field of view (FoV) enables high-precision depth measurements, making it ideal for applications that require enhanced accuracy within a defined working range.
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Discover how human-robot collaboration can take flexibility to new heights!
Discover how human-robot collaboration can take flexibility to new heights!
Humans and robots can now share tasks - and this new partnership is on the verge of revolutionizing the production line. Today's drivers like data-driven services, decreasing product lifetimes and the need for product differentiation are putting flexibility paramount, and no technology is better suited to meet these needs than the Omron TM Series Collaborative Robot. With force feedback, collision detection technology and an intuitive, hand-guided teaching mechanism, the TM Series cobot is designed to work in immediate proximity to a human worker and is easier than ever to train on new tasks.
Factory Automation - Featured Company
maxon group
maxon is a leading supplier of high-precision DC brush and brushless servo motors and drives. These motors range in size from 4 - 90 mm and are available up to 500 watts. We combine electric motors, gears and DC motor controls into high-precision, intelligent drive systems that can be custom-made to fit the specific needs of customer applications.
