Robotics Automation News

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Luxonis, a Colorado-based robotic vision platform, has launched rae, its first “fully-formed and high-powered personal robot”.

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 12, 2024

I found this statement by automation President and CEO Lal Karsanbhai interesting. It reflects the underlying philosophy I wanted to address when Dave and Jane and I started Automation World back in 2003. Rich data and advanced software are converging to form the next major inflection point in the industry.”

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DO Supply

JANUARY 10, 2025

WSNs have several key components: Sensor Nodes A sensor node comprises of a sensing unit (or a transducer) that measures physical parameters, a micro-controller that processes the data, an ADC, a transceiver for wireless communication, and a power source which is usually a battery. This betters systems responsiveness.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2025

They excel at automation but lack the adaptability and understanding to handle unexpected situations or navigate complex, dynamic environments. These components form an integrated platform for physics-aware world modeling and video generation. Those are the most natural forms of physical AI.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 6, 2024

maxon provides motion controllers, and Balluff offers sensors for warehouse automation. Source: maxon motor When looking to boost productivity and eliminate mundane manual tasks in the warehouse, adding robots is a good start, but it’s not enough. This free webinar on controllers and warehouse automation will be at 2:00 p.m.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Source: CynLr CynLr, or Cybernetics Laboratory, today said it has raised $10 million in Series A funding. It is developing technology to enable robots to manipulate objects of any shape, color, size, and form toward its “universal factory” or “factory-as-a-product” concept. Apply to speak. million. .

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Mytra offers a pallet-sized automated storage and retrieval system to move inventory in any direction. Source: Mytra The robotics industry has long been captivated by the idea of humanoid robotsmachines that mimic human appearance and movement. The future of robotics lies in engineering solutions that work now, not decades from now.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Source: NVIDIA We’ve been able to demonstrate this in areas like step-recovery , where physics are particularly hard to model. Source: Agility Robotics Early last year, we started using NVIDIA Isaac Lab to train these types of models. Training Digit in simulation through NVIDIA’s tools designed for robotics.

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 18, 2022

A company focused on instrumentation and automation platforms doesn’t evoke the same eyes full of longing and desire as when they add software. This is consistent with ABB’s vision of the evolution of process automation. A friend who is a financial analyst told me that Wall Street and other investors prize software right now.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 4, 2022

provides laser cutting systems, automation, press brakes, shears, conveyor systems, powder metal systems, and additive manufacturing systems. To reduce design costs and maintain quick and precise positioning of backgauges before each metal-forming cycle, CI chose integrated stepper motors. . Figure 1: Cincinnati Inc. metal plates.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 4, 2024

NEURA has developed cognitive robots in a variety of form factors. Source: NEURA Robotics Talk about combining robotics and artificial intelligence is all the rage, but some convergence is already maturing. The “NEURAverse” offers flexibility and cost efficiency in automation, according to the company.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 11, 2025

Source: Freudenberg Sealing Technologies Industrial robots have become indispensable in modern manufacturing, performing tasks with precision, speed, and efficiency. Freudenberg equips humanoids for demanding environments Automation manufacturers are looking for seals with a damping effect that can also keep moisture out at the same time.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 30, 2025

Registration is now open for FABTECH 2025, North Americas largest and most influential event for metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing, returning to McCormick Place in Chicago, Sept. Andy Papathanassiou, NASCAR visionary and motorsports industry innovator, will speak on Over the Wall Thinking.

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 10, 2022

Automotive giant General Motors and open source software provider Red Hat have formed a partnership to “help advance software-defined vehicles at the edge”.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 30, 2025

Source: Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions showcases its ATOS Q blue-light 3D scanner, a compact 3D scanner that acquires high-definition and precise, 3D scans of various objects ranging from small to medium-sized parts across diverse industries.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2025

For the Accelerate Program, the Robotics Factory will invest up to $100,000 in the form of a convertible note in addition to receiving 2% common stock equity from participating companies. Source: Robotics Factory The Robotics Factory has opened the application window for its Accelerate program.

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 19, 2024

Partnerships continue to form core strategy in this maturing industrial marketplace. This partnership allows each entity to focus resources on their core businesses forming a new entity with another focus. Customers will benefit by receiving more products from a single source.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The MassRobotics Form and Function Challenge pavilion at the 2024 Robotics Summit & Expo. ” At the show, MassRobotics will run its 2025 Form and Function Robotics Challenge, a career fair, an Accelerator Showcase, and a presentation from the latest cohort in its Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst.

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Control Engineering

JULY 29, 2022

Automation helps manufacturers expand when skilled workers are unavailable. OEMs involved with engineering, information technology, automation management and operations management understand that project timelines have shortened and speed to market is paramount. Learning Objectives. Digital transformation tools can help.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

MARCH 15, 2023

In addition to integrating automation with new technology and building a network of strategic partners, putting the customer at the center of process and performance decisions can allow SMMs to stay competitive. Non-value-added work is made up of tasks that the customer does not care about and does not want to pay for (e.g.,

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 13, 2024

Microsoft Teams calls can become interactive working sessions, with CAD, simulations or metrology point clouds seamlessly visualised from the source data to allow on-the-spot collaboration and fast, iterative teamwork across disparate engineering and manufacturing functions.

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 7, 2024

Interoperability forms a key feature for useful technology. Margo aims to deliver on its interoperability promise through a modern and agile open-source approach, which will bring industrial companies increased flexibility, simplicity and scalability as they undergo digital transition in complex, multi-vendor environments.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 4, 2023

Learn how IEC 61499 and IEC 61131-3 are impacting universal automation. Learn about universal automation’s benefits and how technology such as Ethernet-APL and edge devices will improve users’ intelligence. Smart factory and automation insights. Universal Automation is pushing towards a factory floor standard.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 27, 2024

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. The Optimization system generates motion plans and avoids collisions in multi-robot workcells.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 28, 2025

Sources: Scythe Robotics, Locus Robotics, and Relay Robotics Women are an underrepresented group within the robotics industry. Here, she observed how automation could improve food distribution, which led her to pursue robotics. From left to right: Kali Hamilton, Kait Peterson, and Sonali Deshpande.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 22, 2025

During his talk, Nikolai Ensslen, the CEO of Synapticon , will discuss approaches for the safety of bipedal and AI -controlled robots and explore how hybrid control architecturescombining AI-driven intelligence with deterministic, safety-certified motion controlare the key to unlocking humanoid automation. This presentation will at 11:00 a.m.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 2, 2025

Source: Matthew Chang, via X After accomplishments including doubling its workforce in 2024, Chang Robotics this week announced its strategic roadmap for 2025. ” The company’s “Factory of the Future” initiative includes the design and building of autonomous mobile robots ( AMRs ), cobots, and packaging automation.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Hexagon recently announced the acquisition of 3D Systems Geomagic suite of interoperable software packages, which are used to create high quality 3D models from multiple sources, including laser scanning.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 19, 2024

Source: Clearpath As robots spread from factories and warehouses to fields, standards need to keep up. These standards will address the needs of specific applications of robotics, automation, and autonomous systems, said ASTM. Robotics Applications Subcommittee will develop standards for A-UGVs such as this Husky agricultural robot.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Source: Applied Motion Products Applied Motion Products Inc. The CPBD-A-C module is powered by the motor itself, eliminating the need for an additional power source, according to Applied Motion Products (AMP). In 2014, AMP formed a joint venture with Moons’ Shanghai, a leader in motion control and intelligent lighting.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 27, 2024

Source: Adobe Stock Mobile robots have become an essential part of the automation landscape in recent years. The global survey covered the preferences, expectations, and challenges of end users of mobile automation. Source: Interact Analysis What are customer mobile robot expectations? different mobile robot brands.

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Gary Mintchell

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The essay on Emerson Process Experts about decoupling software, hardware, I/O in control systems piqued my interest as Emerson’s “response” to the Open Process Automation Forum’s work. Three recent items from Emerson just came my way. I place response in quotation marks because I’m not sure when they really started development.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Source: Waste Robotics Greyparrot and Waste Robotics partnered earlier this year to enhance Waste Robotics’ sortation capabilities. With Waste Robotics, the Greyparrot Analyzer is at work characterizing material streams and identifying the most impactful opportunities for automated robotic sorting.

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i4.0 today

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In the world of industrial automation, selecting the right control system is a critical decision that impacts performance, cost, and flexibility. Embedded controllers, on the other hand, utilize lower-cost hardware and often leverage open-source or low-cost development tools, reducing overall expenditure.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Participants in the Form & Function Robotics Challenge at the 2023 Robotics Summit & Expo. Form & Function Robotics Challenge to name winners at expo For the second year in a row, participants in the MassRobotics Form & Function Robotics Challenge will show their prototypes on the Robotics Summit & Expo show floor.

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i4.0 today

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

UNO-148 V2: Ultra-Compact AI-Enabled Automation Controller The UNO-148 V2 is a DIN-rail automation controller equipped with the latest 13th Gen Intel® Core processors. This advanced configuration is set to transform real-time control and automation applications across various AI-driven industries, unlocking robust edge AI capabilities.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Source: Applied Motion Products Last week, Applied Motion Products Inc. The company said that its technologies are used for applications including, but are not limited to, robotics and industrial automation , machine control , semiconductor handling, and packaging machines. The Morgan Hill, Calif.-based

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