Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.74
September 25, 2022
…to do more things, such as welding, palletizing, and machine tending, explained Richard Vaughn, a senior automation engineer at Bosch Rexroth Corp. and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). “Programming their movements in 3D is complex, so software typically maps the motion to a set of world coordinates, in which the origin sits on the pedestal’s first joint axis,” he said. Five- and six-axis: The sweet spot? Four-, five-, and six-axis robots offer a higher degree of freedom. Most industrial robots today are either five- or six-axis. They can move along all three axes and turn…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.55
May 10, 2021
…and motion planning software for applications like bin picking, machine tending, packaging, and assembly.” The ARM Institute said it plans to host more fellows in the future. The next call for ARM Institute Fellows is slated for fall 2021. The institute is also involved in three other Defense Manufacturing Communities, which are funded by the DoD’s Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC). About the program sponsors Founded in 2017, the ARM Institute is intended to help U.S. manufacturers be competitive and resilient through the use of robots and workforce development. The Pittsburgh-based institute is a public-private partnership sponsored by…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.49
May 02, 2022
…specializations among U.S. robot suppliers were handling and picking (69% of suppliers), assembly (45%), inspection and quality assurance (32%), machine tending (29%), and welding (27%). Many of the companies and technologies mentioned in the report will be on full display at the Automate Show in Detroit from June 6 to 9, 2022. Registration is free and available now.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.45
May 17, 2023
…to pick things out of cluttered bins, assemblies, packaging, machine tending, and also to move around larger things.” Its customers span multiple industries including medical, pharmaceutical, automotive, general manufacturing, energy, and warehousing. Right now, CapSen's customer base is still small. Glover said it has less than 10. The nine-year-old company has focused on staying small because the systems it makes can each individually take months to conceptualize and deploy, he explained. But with its presence at Automate and the recent public release of Version 1.0 of its CapSen PiC system, the company said it is now planning on scaling up…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.42
December 07, 2022
…robot arms include mobile manipulation in a variety of industries such as healthcare and industrial inspections, pick and place, machine tending, light assembly, assistive devices, and research.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.32
June 07, 2022
…U.S. partners, including assembly, specifically screwdriving, with Tool House; machine tending with Ellison; welding with MRO; and pick and place and palletizing with Tool House and RG. The company also showed 3D scanning for automotive inspection with Korean partner Hexagon Metrology. In a grinding and polishing demo, Doosan showed how a user could tilt a smartphone to control the angle of a robot. Designing a future with more robots Beyond its Automate exhibits, Doosan Robotics is working on more software-driven capabilities. It works with the Robot Operating System (ROS). The company said it is building on its suite with a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.86
May 11, 2022
…Georgian. “We have seen firsthand how Vention delivers integrated software and hardware innovations, such as palletizing, conveyor, and robot tending applications, that foundationally transform their customers' manufacturing operations.” Toronto-based Georgian invests in high-growth companies, bringing together software entrepreneurs, machine learning experts, experienced operators, and investment professionals.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.81
January 23, 2023
…assembling, processing, or prototyping large scale components, material handling, machine/conveyor tending, flexible manufacturing and peg-in-hole insertion-type assembly,” it said. “Static/indexed performance encompasses situations in which the manipulator and A-UGV of a mobile manipulator shall not move simultaneously while physically connected as a single unit.” ASTM said it welcomes membership and participation in the development of its standards, and remote working meetings of the F45 committee will occur monthly. Researchers examine finray-effect gripper Mobile manipulators typically use collaborative robot arms, which are widely considered less precise than their industrial cousins. Improvements in end effectors could help them. Scientists at Tufts University…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.46
June 20, 2018
…in applications such as packaging, quality testing, material handling, machine tending, assembly and welding, currently represent 3% of global robot sales, according to the International Federation of Robotics, but the share is expected to rise to 34% of a $25 billion market by 2025. “This growth will most definitely depend on cobots being used in more applications,” Iversen added. “Their small footprint and ability to work safely alongside humans make them ideal for small and medium-sized manufacturers who need to compete globally. Cobots are also increasingly integrated into very large manufacturers such as automotive plants, where they are taking over…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.31
June 19, 2022
…awareness is enabled by a synergy between sensors and machine learning. By giving mobile and picking robots more human-like perception of their physical environments, developers are also increasing the level of precision that users can expect from them. This in turn has expanded the range of tasks and services that robots can perform autonomously. “Robotics is often defined as an intelligent connection between sensing and acting,” said Sean Johnson, chief technology officer at Locus Robotics. “The sensor data is fed to algorithms that allow robots to actively map their working environments, recognize known objects as well as unknown obstacles, predict…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.26
July 23, 2021
…working on making tasks such as welding, assembly, and machine tending easier for robots to do. Wendy Tan-White, Intrinsic CEO “Our team has been exploring how to give industrial robots the ability to sense, learn, and automatically make adjustments as they’re completing tasks, so they work in a wider range of settings and applications,” said Tan-White. “Working in collaboration with teams across Alphabet, and with our partners in real-world manufacturing settings, we’ve been testing software that uses techniques like automated perception, deep learning, reinforcement learning, motion planning, simulation, and force control.” “In one instance, we trained a robot in two…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.22
January 30, 2023
…Robotics Inc. has combined its RightPick 3 picking system, machine learning, and RightCare service to address that need. The New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA) this month named Somerville, Mass.-based RightHand the “Robotics Company of the Year” at its 10th annual NEVY Awards. Yaro Tenzer, co-founder and CEO of RightHand, thanked NEVCA and MassRobotics for nurturing innovative startups in the Massachusetts robotics cluster. Vince Martinelli, head of product and marketing at RightHand Robotics, spoke with Robotics 24/7 about the company's partnerships, the need to consider both humans and automation, and his outlook for 2023. RightPick and automated storage What are…
