Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.26
October 28, 2022
…DAIHEN. OTC DAIHEN is the U.S. subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based DAIHEN Corp. The company claimed that it is the world's No. 1 welding robotics manufacturer. Tipp City, Ohio-based OTC said it produces all the components necessary to be a single-source supplier to the metal fabrication industry. OTC DAIHEN expands capacity OTC DAIHEN delivers technology for manual and robotic welding to the U.S. and Canada from its headquarters in the greater Dayton, Ohio, area and from its technical centers in Detroit and Atlanta. “With our recently expanded manufacturing assembly capacity and increased product and consumable inventory here in Ohio, we are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.11
October 28, 2022
…Mich. It also has a presence in Germany, Canada, Japan, India, and China to serve its global customer base. Cepton builds partnerships Cepton, which is engaged with all Top 10 global OEMs, has collaborated with Koito since 2017. Tokyo-based Koito said it has been a leader in automotive lighting for safety since its establishment in 1915. Today, the Koito Group consists of 31 companies located in 13 countries worldwide. The Tier 1 supplier said it responding to the transformation of mobility by developing next-generation lighting technologies and related equipment and control systems, as well as environmentally friendly products, materials, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.90
October 27, 2022
…on providing larger customers with robotics for distribution centers. Japan a model for last-mile logistics With robots and sophisticated routing, goods can avoid bottlenecks in distribution centers and loading docks when demand surges. Last-mile logistics automation could also mitigate urban congestion and help stores get products on shelves faster. In Japan, delivery robots help to reduce costs and environmental impact while increasing collaboration, according to a McKinsey & Co. report. “The surge in e-commerce volumes has put huge pressure on the last-mile delivery system, the process by which products are transported from distribution centers to final consumers,” the research firm…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.36
October 26, 2022
…said. Mitsubishi Electric is a distributor for Cartken in Japan. It has deployed Cartken’s robots in AEON Malls in Tokoname and Toki to deliver Starbucks coffee and food. The companies are also testing a “smart city” concept for outdoor deliveries of Starbucks goods within the neighboring parks, apartments, and homes. In addition, Mitsubishi, Cartken, and others are working on deliveries inside a multilevel office building. Looking ahead, Cartken’s CEO says the next big challenge is scaling up robot manufacturing to keep pace with orders. It has strong demand from partners, including Grubhub, Mitsubishi, and U.K. delivery company DPD. In September,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.09
October 25, 2022
…shortages and enhancing productivity at PACK EXPO 2022. Kyoto, Japan-based Omron said its booth will feature a flexible system that combines pick-and-place, materials transport, and end-of-line systems — including mobile robots, high-speed Quattro robots, and collaborative robots. “We understand operational excellence is critical to business success, and that’s exactly what you will experience demoing our integrated solution at Omron Booth S-3832 at PACK EXPO this year, said Laura Studwell, Omron’s industry marketing manager for packaging. What to see at the Omron booth Omron Automation said it will offer the following experiences: Interactions with collaborative robots for applications such pick and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.71
October 24, 2022
…automotive supplier,” Poliakine said. “He told me that in Japan, 9 million people are in the car industry, and 20% are still doing quality assurance [QA].” “While we can't yet imitate the human brain with computers, I brought in my AI team from gynecology to teach algorithms what parts are good or not,” he explained. “We used a 'golden sample'—looking for a single-pixel difference, like taking a 1:1 gold plate of a wafer in semiconductors. We did a long pilot with Toyota and a Honda subsidiary.” SIXAI has invested in a company that sells AI-enabled visual control inspectors to automotive…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.44
October 20, 2022
…soon as more webinars will be added to the series. ROSCon 2022 If you are attending ROSCon in Kyoto, Japan, please be sure to attend the technical session gz-omni: Bridging Gazebo with Isaac Sim on Oct 20, 2022at 2:10PM JST. Visit NVIDIA at booth #22 to see a live demonstration of Isaac ROS in action running on the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit. Getting Started To get started today with NVIDIA Isaac ROS, review the examples summarized in the /NVIDIA-ISAAC-ROS GitHub repo. Editor's note: This post has been updated with comments from Brian Gerkey, CEO of Open Robotics.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.33
October 18, 2022
…highly-available precise location data across the contiguous U.S., Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Australia, as well as a growing number of countries worldwide, including Canada and Taiwan, said Swift. The company said it can deliver absolute positioning at the continental scale required by today’s safety-critical applications. Skylark has been independently rated against other Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) networks as providing the highest levels of safety, accuracy, and availability, Swift Navigation said. Swift said it has built specific software and receiver platforms for each application—from automotive and mobile to industrial machine control—to solve the unique problems that precision location poses…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.42
October 13, 2022
…the rapid speed of robotization in China, it said. Japan remained second to China as the largest market for industrial robots. Installations were up 22% in 2021, with 47,182 units. Japan’s operational stock was 393,326 units, up 5% in 2021. After two years of declining robot installations in all major industries, numbers began growing again in 2021. Japan is the world's predominant robot manufacturing country, said the IFR. Exports of Japanese industrial robots achieved a new peak level at 186,102 units in 2021. The Republic of Korea was the fourth largest robot market in terms of annual installations, following the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.94
October 05, 2022
…IP54-rated and is operated using a YRC1000 controller. Kitakyushu, Japan-based Yaskawa said the controller is capable of operating without a transformer at input voltages from volts electrical pressure of alternating currents (VAC) ranging from 380 VAC to 480 VAC. The controller is connected to the robot using a single cable, which the company said helps make the installation process easier and drives down costs. Airlines and cables are routed internally from the base to the end-of-arm tool to maximize reliability, and a cable installation tube facilitates fieldbus routing to the upper arm and/or gripper. “With a highly compact cabinet (598…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.31
September 30, 2022
…Corp. to deploy 1,500 Dexterity-powered robots in warehouses across Japan by 2026. Prior to this agreement, Sumitomo invested in Dexterity through Presidio Ventures Inc., its U.S.-based corporate venture capital arm. “The full-task robots we have deployed have only increased demand for flexible automation that can operate in existing workflows and infrastructure,” stated Samir Menon, CEO of Dexterity. “Partnering with Sumitomo will accelerate Dexterity’s customers in getting FTE [full-time equivalent] robot systems up and running in their facilities.” Redwood City, Calif.-based Dexterity offers robots for logistics, warehouse, and supply chain customers. The company said its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform equips robots with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.40
September 26, 2022
…of the global Mitsubishi Logisnext (ML) based in Kyoto, Japan. Being part of a global group of companies, MLAP said it thinks globally and acts locally to bring customers the benefits of our international-scale business. The company sells forklifts, warehouse trucks, automated systems, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and service packages across 5 brands - Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks, Cat Lift Trucks, UniCarriers Forklift, Nichiyu Electric Forklifts and TCM Forklift. Backed by Goldbell's 40 years of experience in material handling equipment, XiaoXin Machines Pte Ltd. (“xSQUARE”) said its clientele transcends industries covering pharmaceutical, beverage producers, furniture manufacturing, chemical logistics, 3PL, vertical…
