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Benefits of Collaborative Robots

02/12/19, 06:30 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | cobots, collaborative robotics, EOAT, Interviews

It is true that a collaborative robot is designed to work without additional physical guarding like fencing. But the robot is rarely a lone component in a system.

FLIR Systems to Advance Its Unmanned Solutions Strategy with the Acquisition of Endeavor Robotics

02/12/19, 05:30 AM | Mobile Robots, Other Topics | machine vision, Mergers , Military and Security

Acquisition of Proven Leader in Mission-Critical Robotics Systems for $385M Will Provide FLIR Entry Into Attractive Unmanned Ground Vehicles Market for Military, Public Safety, and Critical Infrastructure

Interview with COMAU - The e.DO Experience

02/07/19, 08:58 AM | Mobile Robots | education | Comau

Comau developed e.DO precisely to support and stimulate students' involvement and creativity during in-school and extracurricular learning activities.

How Do You Know If Your Company Is Ready For AI?

02/07/19, 08:51 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Artificial Intelligence

Regardless of the size of the company or industry in which it operates, adding automation into a business environment can mean a significant shift in the way an organization conducts itself.

Making Robotic Systems Maintenance Easy at Kuka

02/07/19, 08:47 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Operation and Maintenance | KUKA Robotics Corporation

Ease-of-use is a key element for improving maintenance pains for electronics manufacturers. When the robotic cell is designed for simplicity, it makes maintenance and management much easier for electronic manufacturers.

SoftBank pumps $37m into Boston Dynamics

02/06/19, 01:28 PM | Mobile Robots, Other Topics | Investment, Military and Security

Japanese investment and telecoms giant SoftBank puts $37m into next generation robotics company Boston Dynamics after it bought the business from Google.

Talking ATX West with Omron

02/05/19, 08:58 AM | Industrial Robotics | ATX West, Tradeshows and Conferences | Omron Automation

Booth #5095 - In the Factory Harmony exhibit, OMRON pick and place automation demonstrates the potential for machines to manage fine detail work with speed and accuracy.

Talking ATX West with Dorner

02/05/19, 08:57 AM | Industrial Robotics | ATX West, Tradeshows and Conferences | Dorner Mfg. Corp.

Booth #5014 - The next generation of AquaGard 7350 Conveyors feature an improved frame design, nose bar transfer options and the industry's safest and most robust curve modular chain.

Talking ATX West with Epson Robots

02/05/19, 08:53 AM | Industrial Robotics | ATX West, Tradeshows and Conferences | Epson Robots

Booth #4211 - Vendors will want to stop by to see Epson Force Guidance technology, the T6 SCARA Robot Dispense Demonstration, and the LS3 Force Feeder Demonstration.

Talking ATX West with Universal Robots

02/05/19, 08:51 AM | Industrial Robotics | ATX West, Tradeshows and Conferences | Universal Robots USA

Booth #4605 - We're very excited to show the ATX audience three new UR cobot-assisted applications developed by our partners

Talking ATX West with Denso Robotics

02/05/19, 08:50 AM | Industrial Robotics | ATX West, Tradeshows and Conferences | Denso Robotics

Booth #4139 - DENSO's newest 6 axis robot, Cobotta, we have targeted the marketing of small, delicate parts handling, with the selection of both an industrial mode of operation, as well as, a collaborative mode of operation.

Talking ATX West with OnRobot

02/05/19, 08:48 AM | Industrial Robotics | ATX West, End-Effectors, Tradeshows and Conferences

Booth #4481 (co-exhibiting with Futura Automation) - Gecko Gripper, that uses millions of micro-scaled fibrillar stalks that adhere to a surface using powerful van der Waals forces - the same way that geckos climb.

SICK is taking safety to the next level with collaborative robot systems

01/31/19, 08:52 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | cobots, Safety and Standards, white paper | SICK, Inc.

There is an increasing demand for collaborative robots that can work autonomously and adapt to changing production conditions. This requires reliable sensors that detect human presence and can overcome future challenges with the development of collaborative technologies.

Talking ATX with ABB Robotics

01/31/19, 08:51 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | ATX West, Tradeshows and Conferences | ABB Inc.

Booth #4311 - The single-arm YuMi provides manufacturers of all sizes added flexibility and scalability to meet the challenges of high-mix, low-volume production in shorter cycles.

A Step Closer to Self-Aware Machines - Columbia engineers create a robot that can imagine itself

01/30/19, 11:34 AM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile Robots | Collaborative Robots, soft robotics, Technology Discussions

Columbia Engineering researchers have made a major advance in robotics by creating a robot that learns what it is, from scratch, with zero prior knowledge of physics, geometry, or motor dynamics.

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