Robotics Business Review

JUNE 27, 2024

The Optimization system generates motion plans and avoids collisions in multi-robot workcells. Source: Realtime Robotics While conventional manufacturing involves robots working along a well-defined production line, software can enable multiple robots to work together more closely without collision for more complex and flexible processes.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 12, 2025

North American robot orders peaked in 2022, when the company experienced multiple record quarters in a row. Robot orders in North America remained essentially flat in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). of all robots ordered and 6.8% million in Q1 of 2025.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Realtime Robotics, a developer of collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, says Valiant TMS, a full-service Industry 4.0 system integrator, has partnered with the company to apply its innovative Optimization-as-a-Service solution to customers’ manufacturing operations.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 29, 2025

These automated guided vehicles (AGVs) at DMG MORI’s assembly plant in Tortona, Italy, will soon serve as active transport systems to guide DMG MORI’s universal turning centers through different stages of the assembly process. Standing in the middle of these towering robots-at-rest evoked a strong childhood vision of the future.

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 20, 2024

At Automate they showed new electric actuators, an I/O platform, and an AI worker collaboration tool. Festo is a leader in adopting and applying IO-Link, and customers will find IO-Link capabilities integral to the new I/O automation platform. Festo is an innovative company that continuously surprises me with its creativity.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 28, 2024

Source: Realtime Robotics Manufacturing can benefit from increasingly intelligent robots as much as any other industry. Realtime Robotics today announced that it has secured a strategic investment from Mitsubishi Electric Corp., leading its recently opened Series B round.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 4, 2025

MMG (formerly named NSA Industries) is a leading manufacturer partner to OEMs and product manufacturers, offering a full suite of in-house metal manufacturing and value-added capabilities across a range of markets including semiconductors, medical, robotics, aerospace and defense. “Demand continues to go through the roof.”

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 18, 2024

Realtime Robotics demonstrates a multi-robot workcell during Mitsubishi Electric’s visit. Credit: Eugene Demaitre BOSTON — As factories and warehouses look to automate more of their operations, they need confidence that multiple robots can conduct complex tasks repeatedly, reliably, and safely.

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

I’ll be checking out what’s new in robotics among other technologies. Here is a release I’ve had for a few weeks to whet your appetite for more robot news. This regards monitoring Universal Robots workspaces for robot performance measurement.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2024

Olis’ PLC system alerts users to what went wrong when a robot stops working. Source: Olis Robotics End users turn to automation because it promises consistent work with minimal downtime. When something goes wrong, the robot must stop working and wait for a human operator to step in and figure out the problem.

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Most of the news I’ve seen on the “automation” side concerns robotics and autonomous mobile vehicles. Perhaps the most intriguing of their announcements concerns the shortage of skilled workforce—an educational robot platform said to be a fraction of the cost of others. This news comes from Kawasaki.

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 26, 2024

The amount of activity in the robotic sector continues to amaze me. I can remember Comau from my earliest trips to the Robot Show in Detroit in the 80s. The news is that the latest version of Comau Roboshop Next Gen software now fully integrates with RoboDK robotics simulation and offline programming.

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Metrology

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Realtime Robotics has announced the launch of its new Optimization-as-a-Service solution. The solution uses a combination of proprietary optimization software and experienced robotics and application engineering insights to improve a manufacturer’s overall productivity.

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Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Photo Credit: Kuka Robotics Corporation. Kuka Robotics Corporation ’s mobile robotic wafer-handling system for human/machine collaboration offers a solution for material transport of 200 mm or 300 mm wafer boxes and SMIF boxes, open cassette machine loading and unloading. In addition to repeatability of 0.04

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i4.0 today

MARCH 4, 2025

Most industry analysts believe that 2025 will represent the next chapter when automation gets smarter, faster and even more accessible. Testament to this confidence, mass manufacturer Broanmain Plastics ushers in 2025 installing the companys first ever fully automated injection moulding machine cell.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2024

The C12XL-B robot, part of the C-B six-axis series, has a SlimLine design, GYROPLUS motion technology, and RC+ software. Source: Epson Robots Collaborative robot arms are not as precise or rugged as their industrial cousins, according to the conventional wisdom. Epson Robots, which claimed to be the No. It’s like boxing.

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

More robotics news emanating from IMTS, the International Manufacturing Technology Show. This from Olis Robotics who provides remote monitoring, diagnostics, and debugging across complete industrial cells thanks to PLC functionality built into the company’s flagship solution.

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

ABB Robotics has released its new modular OptiFact software platform, which streamlines data collection, visualization, and analysis in automated production facilities.

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Granta Automation

JULY 10, 2024

One of the most effective ways to enhance operational efficiency is through cycle time reduction. Cycle time refers to the total duration taken to complete a process from start to finish.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

ABB Robotics introduces its IRB 7710 and IRB 7720 robots. Combined with the IRB 5710-IRB 5720 and IRB 6710-IRB 6740 robots, these robots offer a combined total of 46 different variants capable of handling payloads between 70-620 kg, which can give customers flexibility, greater choice and improved performance in their operations.

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Control.com

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Realtime Robotics has partnered with HLS Engineering Group to enhance automation cell optimization, aiming to eliminate production bottlenecks and reduce cycle times within a matter of weeks.

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Robotics Automation News

MARCH 5, 2023

fruitcore robotics has unveiled what it describes as a new “all-rounder” industrial robotic arm – the Digital Robot HORST1000, which has a payload of up to 8 kilograms. The robot also has a reach of 1,018 millimeters, and short cycle times.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Formic said its Core OS simplifies deploying, operating, and maintaining robots.| Credit: Formic Formic Technologies, a Robotics-as-a-Service automation company in Chicago, has released a suite of software tools to accelerate and simplify the deployment of robots. performance dashboard.

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Automation Mag

APRIL 15, 2025

While the end of 2024 suggested a growing focus on humanoid robotics and further advancements in AI, automation technologies have taken a backseat in current plans for Canadian manufacturers. Jim can be reached at jim@customerattraction.com and you can hear him too, on The Robot Industry Podcast at TheRobotIndustryPodcast.com.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 19, 2024

Source: Mobile Industrial Robots Autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, are among the systems benefitting from the latest advances in artificial intelligence. With numerous other AMRs , autonomous forklifts , and semi-autonomous pallet jacks already on the market, why did Mobile Industrial Robots decide to develop one now? .”

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 17, 2024

Yaskawa’s AR1440 robot in a demonstration welding workcell. Source: Yaskawa CHICAGO — Yaskawa Motoman last week showed several offerings bundling its robots with vision and controls to help manufacturers adopt automation. Founded in 1989, the Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America Inc. payload capacity.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2024

announced today that the GX10B and GX20B, larger models in its GX-B series of SCARA robots, are now available through its channel distributor partners. “These new SCARA robots are powerful, automation solutions with a low total cost of ownership, expanding opportunities for our partners.” The Los Alamitos, Calif.-based

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 20, 2024

GrayMatter automated manually intensive tasks at Lawrence Brothers. Source: GrayMatter Robotics Like businesses in other industries, U.S. manufacturers face widening labor shortfalls and need automation to help fill those gaps. GrayMatter Robotics today announced that it has raised $45 million in Series B funding.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

With integrated 3D cameras from vision solution providers like Roboception, robots can inspect components, construct intricate assemblies and adjust dynamically to varying parts and locations. For nearly a century, manufacturers have developed and applied robotic equipment to boost speed, accuracy and repeatability in a wide variety of tasks.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 5, 2024

Sewing machines were controlled via ROS to synchronized apparel operation with a robot. The ARM Institute and its members said they believe that the key lies within robotics and automation. It then developed a flexible robotic system to assemble fabric pieces into garments. Not only does this mean that the U.S.

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Robotics Automation News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Kuka says its new KR Fortec industrial robot delivers “great versatility in a small footprint”. With high dynamic performance, it achieves short cycle times – and its compact shape – makes it ideal for tasks such as handling and spot welding. The speedy KR Fortec tackles all this with low energy consumption.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Realtime  Robotics , the leader in collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, recently announced the launch of its new  Optimization-as-a-Service solution. The company was looking to quickly and efficiently improve the cycle time in a 2-robot cell that was welding car doors for the ID.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Guyson USA, a leader in automated surface preparation solutions, is excited to announce the release of its latest innovation, the TR-1000 Custom Vertical Blast System. Rapid Robotic Loading/Unloading: With automated loading and unloading via a robotic arm, handling time is drastically reduced, speeding up production cycles.

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Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Photo Credit: Kuka Robotics Corporation. Designed to decrease the apprehension some manufacturers might face during their initial foray into robotic automation, the new Kuka Robot Guide makes the process fast and easy to apply the right automation to specific application needs.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 14, 2024

Compact automation can be essential for end users that want to automate but don’t have the space for a large system. ” For its compact automation systems, the company uses linear and rotating micromotors from FAULHABER to perform key tasks. In addition, these compact systems can excel at handling small components.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

the evolving role of automation in the manufacturing industry was on full display with new or upgraded cobots, industrial robots and autonomous systems, such as AMRs. It was hard to miss cobots or robots, whether they were part of a bending system or welding cell, or as part of a material handling system, among other processes.

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Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The company also has a robust machine shop, where it has experimented with numerous forms of automation to meet customer demand. This Haas ST-25Y cell is attended by a FANUC robot arm. Photo Credit: Cinemanix One cell, however, eschews the bar feeder in favor of a robot arm from FANUC. inch spindle and sub-spindle.

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