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Ultra-low voltage motor, motor drive industry growth driven by mobile robotics, increased flexibility

Control Engineering

Growth is particularly strong in North America and Asia, with China leading due to the mobile and industrial robotics sectors. Mobile robots are expected to account for a significant portion of the market by 2027. In China, the market is being driven heavily by both the mobile robotics as well as the industrial robotics sector.

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Cooperative Robots or Collaborative Robots – Similar Names, but IDTechEx Asks if They Are Different Opportunities?

i4.0 today

Collaborative robots, also commonly known as cobots, refer to robots that work side-by-side with human operators. Unlike industrial robots that are separated from human operators, cobots share the same working space as humans. or industrial robots. What Are the Pros and Cons of Cooperative Robots, and Why?

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The Connectivity Revolution: How the Emergence of 5G Networks Are Reshaping Manufacturing

21st Century Tech

5G is 250 times more responsive which is an important advantage for an autonomous robot or vehicle. For real-time communications and control in manufacturing, warehousing and distribution this is critical. This is essential for high-definition spatial data and video streaming, complex sensor data, and other data-intensive applications.

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Robotics and Automation in 2022 – Can They be a Hedge to Recession?

i4.0 today

Robotics and automation have significantly revolutionized how people work and live across a number of industries. The robotics and automation sector provides solutions to mitigate the issue by reducing operational costs and increasing production efficiency. Collaborative Robots (Cobots) Will be in Their Prime Time Within Ten Years.

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Industrial Processes & Wireless Communications – Part II: Manufacturing Logistics

Cisco Manufacturing

Examples are, mobile robots, AGV(automated guided vehicles), and manufacturing infrastructure. We will also help you understand the options open to you for digitising processes over wireless as we discuss the second of our three use cases: 1) Mobile robots and AGV. For example, with digital twins and modular flexible systems.

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How automation and good jobs can co-exist

Control Engineering

Ben Armstrong: One thing Julie and I both noticed from visiting factories and studying manufacturers, and that Julie noticed from her work developing robotics technologies, is the tradeoff between productivity advances, which is often the goal of automation, and flexibility. A lot of firms adopting robots actually hire more workers.

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Norm Fasteners Celebrating 50 Years & Three Generations

Fastener News Desk

NF: It is too early to say a “decrease in production lead times” but it definitely will decrease the transportation lead times. Our priorities lie in emphasizing excellence in sales, marketing, warehousing, and logistics processes. This investment will provide us with easier access to the U.S.