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Universal Robots Reaches 1,000 Employees

Gary Mintchell

Cobots (collaborative robots) have swept the industrial world. Seventeen years after it was founded by three visionary young researchers in a basement, Universal Robots has just reached a 1,000-employee milestone. This gave them the idea to create a robot that is flexible, safe to work with, and easier to install and program.

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Kraken Robotics appoints Peter Hunter as new Chairman of the Board of Directors

Canadian Manufacturing

JOHN’S — Kraken Robotics Inc. Mr. Hunter was Chairman of Hydroid from its early days to its eventual acquisition by Kongsberg Maritime, AS in 2008. Kraken Robotics Inc. is a marine technology company providing complex subsea sensors, batteries, and robotic systems. announces that effective April 23, Peter A.

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Businesses that integrate robots see profits fall in the short term, study finds

E&T

The team studied industry data from the UK and 24 other European countries between 1995 and 2017 and found that, at low levels of adoption, robots have a negative effect on profit margins. However, at higher levels of adoption, robots can help to increase profits. We wanted to know whether there is a similar pattern with robotics.”

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Humans at the center of robotics

Universal Robots

When the first cobot was introduced in 2008, it came with a vision for the future of automation. A world where robots work around people, and not the other way around.

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Roberta Nelson Shea from UR Receives Prestigious Robotics Award

Fabricating & Metal Work

Universal Robots, Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award, Esben Østergaard, Roberta Nelson Shea, Kim Povlsen, robotics safety, cobots For the second time within five years, a key figure at Universal Robots (UR), the Danish manufacturer of collaborative robots (cobots), has been awarded the world’s most prestigious robotics prize, the Joseph F.

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Kane Robotics to Demo the First Purpose-Built Weld-Grinding Cobots at FABTECH 2023

Fabricating & Metal Work

FABTECH 2023 attendees will witness a monumental leap in collaborative robot technology when Kane Robotics showcases its GRIT TM at North America’s paramount event for metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing. Join Kane at FABTECH 2023 and say goodbye to grinding and sanding like robots and hello to collaborating with them.

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Universal Robots launches 20-kg industrial cobot at Automatica

Automation Mag

Universal Robots (UR) launched a new 20-kilogram cobot called the UR20, at the Automatica trade fair in Munich, Germany. The UR20, the latest addition to the company’s portfolio of cobots, features a new design based on Universal Robots’ experience in engineering.