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New Mitsubishi Electric Robot Handles Larger Payloads with Longer Reach

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Mitsubishi Electric has launched the MELFA RV-12CRL vertical articulated robot, which offers 1,504 mm reach and 12 kg payload capacity. The robot’s wide effective working area makes it suitable for a variety of processes and industries, including food & beverage, automotive, lithium-ion battery manufacturing, logistics and warehousing.

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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

Robotics Business Review

BMW plans to see what a Figure 01 humanoid robot can do in its factory. Source: Figure AI The interest in humanoid robots continues to gain steam. BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., In the first phase, the company has been identifying the initial tasks its robot could perform.

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Boston Dynamics debuts electric version of Atlas humanoid robot

Robotics Business Review

which yesterday retired the older version of its humanoid robot after 15 years of development and today showed a preview of its successor. based company showed that its robot could walk, open a door, and maintain its balance while being shoved by a person holding a hockey stick, all without a tether. By 2016, the Waltham, Mass.-based

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AI Software for Robots and Flexible Automation

Gary Mintchell

This news announces AI-based software that is now useful add-on for FANUC robots with some interesting use cases. Micropsi Industries announced that its artificial intelligence (AI)-based software MIRAI is now compatible with numerous robots produced by FANUC. The recorded movements are then transformed into a skill.

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ABB to supply over 1,300 robots to Volvo Cars

Robotics Automation News

ABB says it has strengthened its long-standing partnership with Volvo Cars to supply more than 1,300 robots and functional packages to build the next generation of electric vehicles. Marc Segura, ABB Robotics president, says: “The automotive industry’s historic transformation, driven by increasing […]

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Mercedes-Benz testing Apollo humanoid

Robotics Business Review

Credit: Apptronik Apptronik today announced that leading automotive brand Mercedes-Benz is testing its Apollo humanoid robot. As part of the agreement, Apptronik and Mercedes-Benz will collaborate on identifying applications for Apollo in automotive settings. Apollo moving a tote at the Mercedes factory.

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Automotive Additive Manufacturing Applications

Additive Manufacturing

From initial use as a prototyping tool to additive manufacturing’s role as an enabler for electrification, mobility, and more, the automotive industry is accelerating additive manufacturing. John Rupp: Where are you seeing AM being used in automotive sector? Now, we’re seeing an expansion on the functional prototyping.