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The 2023 September/October digital edition of Manufacturing AUTOMATION is now online!

Automation Mag

Also in this issue, you’ll find: Behind the scenes: Robot integration Navigating challenges when implementing robots to achieve desired results. The scope of additive manufacturing Opportunities for leveraging additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies in Canada. And much more!

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igus to show affordable automation at Hannover Messe, Robotics Summit

Robotics Business Review

The Cologne, Germany-based company announced 247 new products, including lubrication-free drives using motion plastics and new robots for educational, service, and industrial applications. “We’re offering a mobile manipulator for small companies,” said Alexander Mühlens, head of automation technology and robotics at igus.

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3D Printed Space Habitat Lands at Institut auf dem Rosenberg

Additive Manufacturing

HÖHENWEG, Switzerland, July 20, 2022 — Institut auf dem Rosenberg and SAGA Space Architects unveiled the world’s tallest 3D printed space habitat, an extraterrestrial learning environment. “The Rosenberg Space Habitat is state-of-the-art in analog space habitats.

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3 Technologies Driving U.S. Manufacturing

Automation World

Additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence and collaborative robots are changing every aspect of the manufacturing industries—from product design and production to supply chain strategies.

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3 ways ABB sees AI driving robotics innovation

Robotics Business Review

ABB says its robotics story started in 1974 with what it calls the “sale of the world’s first commercial, all-electric robot, the IRB 6.” ” In 2024, 50 years later, ABB’s robotics portfolio is stronger than ever with new industrial robot arms, collaborative robot arms, and autonomous mobile robots.

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The Softer Side of Robots: Increasing Automation’s Adaptability

Modern Machine Shop

Robotics is becoming more flexible — literally and figuratively. Robots that incorporate new materials into their designs enable new applications for automation, such as handling delicate parts or those varied in size and shape. What is Soft Robotics? Soft robotics is pretty much what it sounds like.

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Robot creates physical paintings without human input

E&T

Robohood Inc, an art and tech start-up specialising in artificial intelligence and robotics, says it has created the world’s first AI-robotic technology that enables users to create physical paintings from an idea to canvas without human involvement.