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Industrial robotics market growth expected to remain strong

Control Engineering

Robotics insights Industrial robot market growth is expected to grow at a CAGR of 18% from 2019 to 2029 thanks to robotics being increasingly used in the automotive and electronics industry according to a report by Future Market Insights. This is especially true as robots get smaller and less expensive.

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AI-enabled approach helps make autonomous robots safe, reliable

Control Engineering

Robots insights MIT researchers have developed a technique that can solve complex stabilize-avoid problems while improving stability. The paper will be presented at the Robotics: Science and Systems conference. This simulated jet model was open-sourced in 2018 and had been designed by flight control experts as a testing challenge.

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Machine safety market expected to almost double in next decade

Control Engineering

The safety of cost-effective production and machinery is critical, as it is in the machine safety industry, where these safety measures assist car manufacturers in reaching and maintaining machine safety targets.

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Manufacturer marks 50 years with manufacturing, R&D expansions

Control Engineering

The first facility opened in 2018 in Billerica, Mass., These products include valve terminals, gantry robots, robotic surgical arms, automated pipettes for laboratory devices, and systems for semiconductor manufacture to name a few. Festo personnel also engage in market-focused product and system development at a TEC.

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Addressing electrical safety hazards

Control Engineering

Courtesy: AutomationDirect Absence of voltage tester An example of recent innovation in the electrical safety arena is recognition in the 2018 edition of NFPA 70E of a new technology option for verifying the absence of voltage within electrical equipment. Electrical equipment is often provided with a disconnecting means.

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When will the mobile robot vendor base consolidate?

Control Engineering

Part of the reason that the industry is not yet consolidating is the fact that “mobile automation” captures a multitude of robot types, industries and applications. Despite numerous acquisitions the mobile robot market is in fact not consolidating. The same figure for collaborative robot arms is even higher, at nearly 85%.

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Manufacturers using digital transformation to future-proof operations

Control Engineering

Capturing manual assembly data Silicon Valley startup Invisible AI helps manufacturers digitally capture data from manual assembly lines to provide valuable insights and drive improvements. Co-founded in 2018 by two software engineers, the startup announced the close of a $15 million Series A funding round in Sept 2022.