Robotics Business Review

MARCH 3, 2024

SMC recently introduced a series of electric grippers designed to be used with collaborative robot arms (cobots) from Universal Robots (UR). The event will feature 75-plus speakers in 45 technical sessions, including keynotes from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Medtronic and Teradyne, which owns UR.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MAY 11, 2023

i5s COBOT Overview – SD 480p Universal Robots (UR) is not only the most widely used collaborative robot arm in the manufacturing industry, the UR cobots have also become the platform of choice for a fast-growing ecosystem of innovative OEM solutions.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JUNE 6, 2023

Engelberger Robotics Award, Esben Østergaard, Roberta Nelson Shea, Kim Povlsen, robotics safety, cobots For the second time within five years, a key figure at Universal Robots (UR), the Danish manufacturer of collaborative robots (cobots), has been awarded the world’s most prestigious robotics prize, the Joseph F. Universal Robots, Joseph F.

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Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

You have to identify your market and its needs, gather the capital to invest in getting it off the ground and have a passion for the work you’re doing. That kind of spawned the machining career. Every week, I would do a video talking about what I've worked on. Starting your own business is a big commitment.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 25, 2024

UR cobots are can now use SRCI, a standard interface between PLCs and robots. Source: Universal Robots Collaborative robots are designed to be easy to use, but they also need to work with other systems. It also standardizes definitions and robot commands between UR collaborative robots and Siemens PLCs.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 24, 2024

UR cobots at the Peugeot assembly plant in France. However, these levers designed for big companies didn’t work for smaller businesses. The solution that UR came up with? Several of my professional contacts have reached out to ask: Are collaborative robots really just for small and medium-sized companies then?

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