Robotics Automation News

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Sinocare, which is said to be Asia’s largest blood glucose meters manufacturer, recently joined forces with Hai Robotics to implement a complete set of Autonomous Case-handling Robot (ACR) systems into their warehouse in Changsha, China.

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Robotics Automation News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Forvia, a top-tier automotive technology supplier, says it has increased its logistics productivity, strengthened stability of production processes and decreased safety risks with a fleet of robots robots from Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR).

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 5, 2024

First, I cannot believe that ten years ago I lost interest in robotics thinking the whole genre was mature and not interesting. Marc Segura, President ABB Robotics Division, identifies three drivers for robotics-driven AI solutions in 2024. Not to mention, ABB is celebrating 50 years of robotics innovation this year.

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Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

ABB already has a strong robotic presence. Expanding the idea of automation assisting humans, here is a statement from the ABB Robotics President. The post ABB Acquires Sevensense AI-enabled Mobile Robotics appeared first on The Manufacturing Connection. This should be good for them.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2024

Accenture and Mujin have created a joint venture to help bring robotics and automation to the manufacturing and logistics industries. The new company will combine Mujin’s industrial robotics expertise with Accenture’s digital engineering and manufacturing service, Industry X. 15, 2024.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 8, 2023

Robotics insights ABB Robotics’ packaging and logistics headquarters is part of their $22 million investment in the U.S. ABB officially opened its new Robotics Packaging and Logistics Headquarters, located north of Atlanta in Alpharetta, Georgia.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2023

It’s time to reflect upon the trends from the past 12 months while looking ahead at what 2024 has in store for the world of robotics. But how will these trends impact robotics and what can the manufacturing industry expect to see next year? This image was created using Microsoft Bing Image Creator.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 27, 2023

ProMat emphasized material handling and logistics; Automate emphasized robotics and automation. In terms of the displays, though, it would be easy to think ProMat 2023 was another automation and robotics shows because of the number of industrial and collaborative robots roaming the North and South halls at McCormick Place.

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Design World

JANUARY 11, 2024

• Swiss start-up Sevensense, a leader in AI-based navigation, enables the highest levels of speed, accuracy, and autonomy of mobile robots, one of the fastest-growing robotics markets • Acquisition underlines ABB’s strategic investment focus on innovative AI solutions transforming industries, such as logistics and manufacturing • ABB becomes leader (..)

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Automation Mag

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Accenture and robotics company Mujin have partnered to establish Accenture Alpha Automation, a joint venture for the manufacturing and logistics industries. Accenture and Mujin will bring these solutions to clients to help them make faster, better decisions and hyper-automate their manufacturing and logistics processes.

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Robotics Automation News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Black-I Robotics will be participating in the premier materials handling industrial trade show, Modex, March 11-14, in Atlanta, the company’s CEO Brian Hart has announced.

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Design World

MARCH 14, 2024

Refit will support customers and ABB’s leadership in growing US robotics segments, including Packaging & Logistics, Food & Beverage, Construction, Lifesciences & Healthcare, and Automotive electric vehicle production. robotics facility appeared first on Design World.

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Robotics Automation News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

ForwardX Robotics, a provider of vision-based autonomous mobile robots and warehouse solutions, has launched the Max 1500-L Slim, its latest innovation.

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Design World

JANUARY 2, 2024

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can streamline material handling in manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, and more, yet many facilities still primarily rely on conveyor systems.

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i4.0 today

APRIL 22, 2024

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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Canadian Manufacturing

APRIL 23, 2024

TORONTO — Forcen, a Toronto, Canada-based robotics sensing & edge intelligence company, announced that it has closed a CAD$8.35M funding round. Robotic vision has undergone a revolution over the past decade and is continuing to accelerate with new AI approaches,” said Mark Skapinker, Co-Founder and Partner at Brightspark Ventures. “We

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Robotics Automation News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Kivnon, a producer of industrial mobile robots, has manufactured and installed its 5,000th robot, representing a significant milestone in its history. Juan Prieto, CEO of Kivnon, says: “We started in 2009 with […]

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Autonomous robotics company’s acquisition to accelerate Rockwell’s end-to-end autonomous production logistics solutions Companies usually add a descriptive phrase following their name in a press release to describe what business they are in. a leader in autonomous robotics for industrial applications. Just watch.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Fourier Intelligence has been manufacturing exoskeletons and rehabilitation devices since 2017. The Singapore-based company launched its first generation of humanoid robots this year, designated the GR-1. Fourier developed the Exoskeleton Robot Open Platform (EXOPS) with National Instruments (NI) and the University of Melbourne.

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Canadian Manufacturing

APRIL 22, 2024

CHICAGO and TORONTO — Pudu Robotics announced the launch of its industrial robot – the PUDU T300 , which will make its debut at the Hannover Messe 2024. According to an April 2024 joint study from the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte, the U.S. manufacturing industry will need up to 3.8

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

ABB says its robotics story started in 1974 with what it calls the “sale of the world’s first commercial, all-electric robot, the IRB 6.” ” In 2024, 50 years later, ABB’s robotics portfolio is stronger than ever with new industrial robot arms, collaborative robot arms, and autonomous mobile robots.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

Dextrous Robotics, a Memphis-based startup that developed a chopstick-like robot to unload boxes from trailers, has shut down. However, the company was unable to close another round of funding to start production on the commercial version of its DX-1 robot. Dextrous had raised about $8 million in funding since its inception.

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Metrology

JANUARY 29, 2024

Accenture and Mujin, a leader in intelligent robotics for manufacturing, logistics and supply chain operations, have established Accenture Alpha Automation, a joint venture for the manufacturing and logistics industries.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 16, 2024

Source: Locus Robotics Locus Robotics Corp. It claimed that the achievement underscores its continued rapid growth and solidifies its position as a leader in autonomous robotics automation for the warehouse. Locus says its systems are now involved in picking 6 million to 7 million units per day. The Wilmington, Mass.-based

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 4, 2024

Source: Agility Robotics Agility Robotics made a couple of strategic moves this week as it continues to commercialize its Digit humanoid. Manhattan has similar partnerships with Exotec , a provider of automated storage and retrieval systems ( ASRS ) and Locus Robotics , the leading developer of autonomous mobile robots ( AMRs ).

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Automation Mag

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Rockwell Automation has completed its acquisition of Ontario, Canada-based Clearpath Robotics, a specialist in autonomous robotics, including autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for industrial applications. Production logistics is key to optimizing operations across an entire facility and bringing the Connected Enterprise to life.”

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 4, 2024

Agility Robotics kicked off the week by naming Peggy Johnson its chief executive officer. Agility Robotics co-founder Damion Shelton has served as CEO since the company’s founding in 2015. With Peggy at the helm, Agility can bring robotics to new heights.” The humanoid race is continuing to heat up. This is Agility’s time.”

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 10, 2024

Collaborative Robotics has been developing a system for trustworthy operations. Source: Adobe Stock, Photoshopped by The Robot Report Collaborative Robotics today closed a $100 million Series B round on the road to commercializing its autonomous mobile manipulator. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based

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AU Manufacturing

DECEMBER 19, 2022

solutions, has announced the opening of its 1st Automation Center exclusively catering the Logistics Industry in Singapore, South-East Asia and Oceania. It will enable and showcase interoperability between complex and heterogenous multi-robot systems (MRS). OMRON , a global leader in factory automation including Industry 4.0

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 12, 2024

The Phoenix humanoid robot is being developed to enable embodied AI and support general-purpose applications. Credit: Sanctuary AI Humanoid robot developer Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corp., Through this expanded partnership, Sanctuary plans to equip Magna’s manufacturing facilities with general-purpose AI robots.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2024

Source: Locus Robotics Even the most successful mobile robot vendors are adjusting expectations and staffing levels in reaction to slowing post-pandemic growth. Locus Robotics Corp. Warehouse construction also declined by 25% in 2023, reported Interact Analysis, but demand for mobile robots did increase.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2024

An affiliate of private investment firm Angeles Equity Partners has acquired Acieta , a Midwest industrial robotics manufacturer and integrator, from Mitsui & Co. This marks Angeles’ fourth acquisition in the robotics integration sector; it previously acquired RōBEX, Mid-State Engineering, and +Vantage.

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Control.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

ForwardX Robotics’ latest autonomous mobile robot, the Max 1500-L Slim, is compact yet can lift incredibly large payloads. The new AMR is part of the company’s Max Series for logistics and manufacturing.

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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

APRIL 17, 2024

Source: Pittsburgh Robotics Network Cybernetix Ventures yesterday announced a strategic partnership with the Pittsburgh Robotics Network. The early-stage venture capital firm said it is part of its long-term robotics cluster engagement efforts. The Pittsburgh Robotics Network is one of the top robotics clusters in the U.S.,

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 8, 2024

Cambrian is developing machine vision to give industrial robots new capabilities. Source: Cambrian Robotics Machine vision startup Cambrian Robotics Ltd. Cambrian noted that its executive team, led by CEO Miika Satori, has over 50 years of combined experience in AI and robotics. this week announced that it has raised $3.5

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 7, 2024

Companies in North America bought 31,159 robots in 2023. And that’s not sitting well with robotics industry veteran Juan Aparicio. “We don’t sell and deploy enough robots in this country. There is no human contingency to the need to reshore manufacturing in the short term, and the stakes are high,” said Aparicio.

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