i4.0 today

AUGUST 1, 2022

Constructing a tiny robot from DNA and using it to study cell processes invisible to the naked eye… You would be forgiven for thinking it is science fiction, but it is in fact the subject of serious research by scientists from Inserm, CNRS and Université de Montpellier at the Structural Biology Center in Montpellier.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Founded in 2018, the company has built a platform that provides users the flexibility to deploy their fleet in four modes: fully autonomous, remote operation, remote assist, and manual operation. . On the other hand, the vehicles can function in fully autonomous mode to acquire, lift, and move pallets of goods throughout the facility.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 6, 2024

ASTM said the proposed standard will provide a systematic approach to testing that will help ascertain the seamless functionality of exoskeletons , guaranteeing alignment with design expectations. ASTM’s ongoing robotics work ASTM International recently named Andrew Kireta Jr. as its new president, effective May 1, 2024.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2024

Founded in 2018, SiLC Technologies said its 4D+ Eyeonic lidar chip integrates all the photonics functions needed to enable a coherent vision sensor. FMCW technology enables newer imaging systems to directly capture images for AI, factory robots, home security, autonomous vehicles, and perimeter security applications, said SiLC.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 3, 2024

or Sanctuary AI, said it is on a mission “to create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots.” Sanctuary AI takes a different tack with Phoenix While other developers of humanoid robots have started with a focus on bipedal motion, Sanctuary AI has taken a different tack.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 13, 2025

Spinoff Robotics, which provides tethered drones for cleaning, is a participant in RoboNexus. Source: Spinoff Robotics Singapore is one of the top countries in the world in terms of robotics density, thanks in part to government promotion. The National Robotics Programme ( NRP ) unveiled the program at RoboSG!

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Automation Mag

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It was established as a new independent component division of Triad Partners, LLC in 2018. specializes in designing and developing modular T-slot aluminum framing systems and offers an extensive range of components, connectors, fasteners and accessories essential for constructing robust, functional structures.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The new factory will feature autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) as a key component in transporting materials and products between the warehouse, assembly stations and assembly departments. Replacing the existing robotics facilities at the site, the new Campus is planned to open in late 2026.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Figure 4: The “bathtub curve” hazard function (blue, upper solid line) is a combination of a decreasing hazard of early failure (red dotted line) and an increasing hazard of wear-out failure (yellow dotted line), plus some constant hazard of random failure (green, lower solid line). Collaborative mobile robots. Courtesy: Yokogawa.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 11, 2023

Siemens has entered into a cooperative agreement with the Italian robot manufacturer Comau and together they now offer the jointly engineered product Sinumerik Run MyRobot /DirectControl. This development enables the robot kinematics to be fully integrated into a CNC system. This makes the separate robot controller unnecessary.

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E&T

AUGUST 1, 2022

In order to address the issue of space junk, t he European Space Agency is planning a mission to attempt the capture and removal of space debris with a four-armed robot , while the UN issued a set of Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines in 2010, subsequently reinforced in 2018.

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i4.0 today

AUGUST 22, 2024

Since 2018, PICMG and DMTF have worked collaboratively to extend the capabilities of Redfish to automation and factory equipment, enabling remote management and control of robotic motion platforms, contextualized sensing systems, and other advanced control endpoints. The result of those efforts is PICMG IoT.1

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Automation Mag

JUNE 21, 2022

This is one of its biggest releases since its initial product launch in 2018. a cloud and edge software, provides a unified programming interface across robot brands (Universal Robots, Fanuc and Doosan), actuators (linear axis, conveyors, and pneumatics) and I/Os (digital and analog). MachineLogic V4.0, MachineLogic V4.0

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Automation Mag

JANUARY 11, 2023

Some of the key features included robot-path visualization, simultaneous motion, multi-controller programming and lambda functions. The company launched a new application, the industrial palletizer , with robotics by FANUC. Vention strengthened its alliances with both automation and robotic partners in 2022.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MAY 11, 2023

i5s COBOT Overview – SD 480p Universal Robots (UR) is not only the most widely used collaborative robot arm in the manufacturing industry, the UR cobots have also become the platform of choice for a fast-growing ecosystem of innovative OEM solutions.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The show drew more than 114,000 attendees (fewer than in 2018, in part because of travel restrictions in China due to Covid) and featured a record-setting 1,086 companies from 22 countries and regions around the world. In both cases, most of the technology on display is operational today.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

With Stiffler taking over visualization, simulation and other software technology components, Taylor will spearhead areas of core machine control such as PLC, fieldbus communications and other TwinCAT functionality.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 11, 2022

5G can help in many ways including cloud robotics, remote monitoring and more. Controlling mobile robots more precisely requires reliability and real-time interaction. In the manufacturing industry, the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) was established in April 2018. Cloud robotics .

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Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 11, 2023

By pairing a Productive Robotics OB7 cobot with this Haas DS-30Y, Above All CNC can now machine 10 to 15 of these parts for bear-resistant containers overnight. The machine is now paired with a Productive Robotics OB7 cobot to automate the process.

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i4.0 today

APRIL 26, 2023

Furthermore, demand for high bandwidth needed for the smooth functioning of connected devices and advancements in 6G technologies with groundbreaking speeds and nationwide coverage are expected to bolster market expansion over the coming years ,” says a Fact.MR North America is estimated to lead the global market over the next ten years.

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ATS

MAY 12, 2023

AR can augment, scan and support productivity in areas such as: 3D modeling, prototyping and testing: With AR, car manufacturing R&D can operate much more efficiently with the ability to “place” 3D models into real-world assemblies and existing products to test for fit, form and function.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JUNE 15, 2023

The AGIC has two functions: to “challenge future processing technology by verification”; and “creating a center where customers can experience the value they expect, as well as the latest technologies.” The AGIC offers a variety of functional areas where AMADA can continue the company’s philosophy of “growing together with our customers.”

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Today, with its comprehensive suite of light-industrial, heavy-industrial and robotics and automation products, the brand serves industries that serve the world, including shipbuilding, healthcare, research, aerospace, automotive, pipelines, power generation, repair & maintenance, process industry, transport and mobile machinery and more.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This way, you are eliminating quite a few auxiliary components that prevent miniaturisation at a systems level perspective “In 2018 or 2019, we published our first paper where we showed this ability to use defects with a different material. With indium oxide, we have just scaled that up to a four-by-four array.

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E&T

OCTOBER 4, 2022

However, Airbus engineers who have been working on the SFR since 2018 are still putting the machine through its paces. In order for the rover to be used on future Moon missions, engineers will have to reconsider temperatures on the lunar surface, as well as how to keep key components functioning in the lack of atmosphere.

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Trimantec

JANUARY 22, 2020

However, according to Contract Packaging Association's 2018 State of the Industry Report, the contract manufacturing industry has been growing 2 to 4 times faster than the industries it supports. . With this layout, all similar machines are grouped together in stations by functionality. Outsource Manufacturing and Its Subsets.

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Foley

APRIL 11, 2023

The ALJ concluded that the first prior art wiper blade assembly was structurally similar, but not proven to be functionally identical, to the accused products in respects relevant to the patent claims at issue. 26, 2018), available at [link] (last accessed Mar. § 102(b)). 44 Deloitte 2019 at 18. 45 Deloitte 2019 at 19.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2024

. “While we are monitoring the China tariff situation, we have no updates to share,” Waymo told The Robot Report. Waymo expands robotaxi capabilities Redundancies are essential in an autonomous driving system to provide safe backup functions for assured reliability and unexpected weather conditions.

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Control Engineering

MAY 14, 2023

Check all that apply,” with four replies in a statistical dead heat for the top spot: 32% Process optimization; 31% Automation applications/upgrades; 28% Automation: Robotics, collaborative robotics, mobile robotics; and 27% Analytics: Data analytics.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Vision of Humanity – an initiative that focuses on measuring and promoting global peace – reported that between 2018 and 2023, the use of drones by states increased by 150 per cent, from 16 to 40. AIM Defence engineers brief ADF personnel on the deployment and functionality of the FRACTL laser system during testing at the Puckapunyal range.

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E&T

JULY 26, 2022

Most studies of such space debris have focused on the risk generated in orbit by defunct satellites which might obstruct the safe operation of functioning satellites, or damage existing facilities such as the James Webb Space Telescope. .

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 26, 2023

which rolled out its first H13 steel sprue bushings with conformal cooling channels for molds with cold runners at NPE 2018 and, two years later, added 420 stainless steel conformally cooled gate inserts for molds with hot runners. and spun off as a wholly owned subsidiary in 2018 as Meld Manufacturing Corp. Fraser, Mich.,

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JUNE 11, 2024

The system’s 6-axis robot achieves high-precision processing of high-mix, low-volume parts. To minimize unnecessary energy usage, the new “Auto-Power On/Off” function turns machine tools off automatically when there are no planned NC programs to run. The independent crowning improves longitudinal accuracy.

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E&T

APRIL 13, 2023

It has much in common with the similarly hypothetical head transplant (AKA ‘whole-body transplant’), which also aims to give someone a functional new body while preserving their mind. Image credit: E&T What you’re really asking about is a brain transplant: a hypothetical procedure in which a brain is transferred from one body to another.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 22, 2023

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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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 23, 2023

Pavilions at FABTECH are dedicated to 3D/Additive Manufacturing, Forming & Fabricating (Hall A) ; Welding, Welding Automation, Robotics & Industrial Automation (Hall B) ; and METALFORM, Finishing, Tube & Pipe (Hall D). SyncMaster delivers high functionality typically only associated with full custom systems.

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Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 30, 2023

The slightest deviations in the shape, size, position, or surface texture of these components can impact the functionality and safety of the powertrain. Demand from automotive customers is growing post the pandemic and is envisaged to touch of pre-pandemic levels of 2018-19. With the incubation of robotics and Industry 4.0,

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