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Techman launches heavy payload TM30S cobot

Robotics Business Review

Source: Techman Robotics Techman Robot launched its TM30S collaborative robot arm for palletizing this week. New cobot partnership raises questions Techman entered into a strategic partnership with OMRON in 2018 to meet the increasing automation needs generated by labor shortages. The TM30S has a maximum payload of 35 kg (77.16

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ABB Robotics unveils new AMR with Visual SLAM navigation

Robotics Business Review

Source: ABB ABB Robotics has announced its first Flexley Tug T702 autonomous mobile robot (AMR). The AMR T702 is a perfect match for a wide range of industries, such as automotive, consumer goods sector or logistics, especially in large, busy warehouses and fulfillment centers where the environment is constantly changing.“

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Sevensense acquisition to add VSLAM smarts to mobile robots, says ABB

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Source: ABB After a challenging year for autonomous mobile robot, or AMR, providers, industry leaders are continuing to consolidate. Source: ABB ABB sees pilots as path to multiple markets ABB had already conducted pilot projects with customers in the automotive and logistics industries. and Germany.” and Germany.”

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OnRobot releases two electric grippers for heavy payload cobots

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Source: OnRobot CHICAGO — As collaborative robots get bigger for tasks such as palletizing, the end effectors needs to keep up. Founded in 2018, OnRobot was formed with the merger of three end-of-arm tooling ( EOAT ) companies: Perception Robotics, OptoForce, and OnRobot.

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Supply chain security: local vs global

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Britain is the main source of imports for Ireland, making up more than 20 per cent in 2018 and 2019, despite uncertainty around the UK’s departure from the EU, according to the Central Statistics Office.

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8 noteworthy robotics acquisitions of 2023

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million for 6 River Systems , which makes autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for logistics applications. Source: 6 River Systems Suffering a $437.3 More importantly, Balyo’s portfolio of robotic forklift technologies strengthens SoftBank’s existing investments in logistics automation. Ocado paid roughly 2.8%

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The 5 biggest robotics industry trends of 2023

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While some companies, such as Sanctuary AI, claimed to be building “general-purpose” robots, most are starting with logistics applications. While OpenAI first introduced its Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) in 2018, it wouldn’t reach wide use until GPT-3.5, which OpenAI released at the tail end of 2022.

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