Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.58
January 17, 2024
…AMD, Analog Devices, Danfoss, Festo, Lattice Semiconductor, Mitsubishi Electric, Novanta, Solidworks and igus. Why college students should get involved “This challenge pairs well with student projects, capstones, and existing works” said Russell Nickerson, MassRobotics Partner Engagement Liaison. “It is also a great way for students to work with industry leaders and get exposure to state-of-the-art components offered by our partners.” Teams will utilize at least two partnered organization's offerings to build a solution that must sense, compute and actuate. Judging criteria will include originality, inspiration and impression, durability and reliability, challenge being solved and overall execution of the project. “Analog…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.24
November 01, 2023
…Control Software. Organizations including including NASA, Ford, Honda, and Johns Hopkins University use ATI products, said the unit of Novanta Inc. Want to learn more about cobot arms? This article was featured in the April 2024 Robotics 24/7 Special Focus Issue titled “Collaborating with robot arms, platforms.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.88
August 08, 2023
…tool changers, robotic collision sensors, and compliance devices. The Novanta Inc. unit said its robotic end effectors are used in thousands of applications around the world. ATI's flagship product is its Robotic Tool Changer, a wrist coupling that locks and unlocks automatically, allowing a single robot to perform many different tasks. Leading organizations including NASA, Ford, Honda, and Johns Hopkins University use the company's products. ATI F/T Sensors enable precise tasks ATI Industrial Automation said the integration of its Multi-Axis Force/Torque Sensors with FANUC's hardware and software will enable users to achieve greater levels of accuracy, flexibility, and responsiveness. Integrators…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.12
June 29, 2023
Celera Motion, an award-winning business unit of Novanta Inc., yesterday announced a new version of its direct drive motor platform, the Omni+TM Series. “The Omni+ Series is a game-changing product line designed specifically for surgical robotics and other high-precision applications,” said Facundo Lay, motors and mechatronics product manager at Celera Motion. “This groundbreaking series offers an unmatched combination of raw power, exceptional smoothness, and integration flexibility, setting a new standard for excellence in the precision-motion field. With Omni+, manufacturers can attain smoother, more accurate movements with less noise and vibration, all while optimizing space and simplifying their design.” Designed with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.89
June 15, 2023
…discs and wire brushes, the company added. The CGV-900 is the latest end-of-arm tool to come out of the Novanta-owned company. The company also produces robotic tool changers, multi-axis force/torque sensing systems and material removal tools. For more information on the CGV-900, check out the company's product page.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.01
March 30, 2023
…robotics in the most demanding environments.” The Bedford, Mass.-based Novanta Inc. unit said it designed the Field Calibration IncOder for applications that need precise measurements in conditions not suited for optical encoders. These include dusty, dirty and wet environments or where high shocks and vibrations are common. “Our new Field Calibration IncOder provides the best of both worlds: the superior accuracy of optical encoders with the robustness of our inductive IncOder series,” stated Swapnil Mane, vice president of product management and marketing at Celera Motion. “And it achieves all of this in a low-profile, inductive sensor package,” he added. “By…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.43
March 25, 2023
Celera Motion, a business unit of Novanta Inc., today announced the launch of Summit Designer, a new tool that delivers standard market-ready printed circuit board designs, or PCBs, for robotic applications. Celera Motion, headquartered in Bedford, Mass., is a provider of motion-control components and subsystems for OEMs serving a variety of medical and advanced industrial markets. Celera Motion said it offers precision encoders, motors and customized mechatronic solutions. Summit Designer is an open-source PCB design library featuring a diverse offering of market-ready application-specific PCBs that are designed, supported, and updated by experts, the company claimed. It can be used to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.70
February 02, 2023
…solve challenging motion-control problems. It is a unit of Novanta Inc., which serves OEMs in the medical and advanced industrial technology markets. Also based in Bedford, Mass., Novanta said it has deep proprietary expertise in photonics, vision, and precision motion technologies. Denali joins Ingenia servo drive line Denali is the latest addition to Celera Motion's Ingenia line of premium-performance servo drives. Others include the Capitan Series and the Everest S Series. Denali offers an enhanced hardware architecture as well as optimized power management, with a minimum standby power consumption down to 1.2 W, Celera Motion said. The servo drives work…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.32
November 23, 2022
…selected the seven startups with partners Festo, Mitsubishi Electric, Novanta, and MITRE. The six-month program is intended to provide healthcare robotics companies with the connections, guidance, and resources they need to grow and succeed. “We are proud of the support that the MassRobotics community provides to the healthcare industry in forwarding robotics innovation and entrepreneurship,” stated Juan Necochea, manager of strategic partnerships at MassRobotics. “The program rests on the partner organizations and has enthusiastically piqued interest from members of our Healthcare Robotics and Biotech Working Group, including hospitals, physicians, pharmaceutical companies, universities, and other corporates.” The Healthcare Robotics Catalyst Program…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.28
October 21, 2022
…and customized mechatronic systems. It is a unit of Novanta Inc., which has proprietary expertise in photonics, vision, and precision motion technologies. Everest S surpasses prior drives Celera Motion said the Everest S includes all the best features of other Everest servo drives — as well as Dual BiSS-C feedback support, a highly sought-after feature. And because it combines 16-bit differential current and four configurable ranges, Everest S delivers high resolution and is suitable for nearly any application, said the company. The Everest S offers several advantages, according to Celera Motion, including: Best-in-class motion-control performance, efficiency, and integration capabilities An…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.59
August 19, 2022
…(AGVs), picking systems, and other robots and software. Schneider Electric Motion USA Inc. makes motion-control components for automation equipment. Novanta Inc. acquired the Marlborough, Conn.-based company for $115 million in July 2021. Third Wave Automation Inc. has initially focused on automating forklifts. The Union City, Calif.-based company closed $40 million in Series B funding last August.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 29.19
August 18, 2022
…Catalyst program. MassRobotics, Festo, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, MITRE, and Novanta said the program will provide companies the connections, guidance, and resources they need to grow. Mentors from the organizing companies will guide the selected startups and help them connect with potential customers, investors, suppliers, marketers, and more. In addition, the selected startups will exchange milestones with the larger Healthcare Robotics Working Group, an Eastern U.S. cluster of corporate, academic, government, startup, and venture capital volunteers. MassRobotics marks startup catalyst success MassRobotics is a collective effort of a group of engineers, rocket scientists, and entrepreneurs to create vibrant robotics and Internet…
