Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.54
May 16, 2021
…for the transportation of raw materials such as paper, plastic, rubber, steel, and metal. AMRs move around the facility autonomously. They do so using technologies such as lidar, machine learning, and the cloud, as well as vision-based navigation. Thanks to their flexibility, they are often used for repetitive tasks that were previously carried out by human workers. Certain mobile robots can also safely collaborate with humans for goods-to-person applications. Types of warehouse tasks being automated There are several categories of tasks for robots to handle. The first is robots used in transporting goods, from automated lift trucks to heavy load…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.53
February 15, 2021
…a system that automates order picking of products in plastic crates or trays. Working closely with Kwik Trip, the supplier designed the layout and a custom automated solution based on the facility’s expected throughput and business needs. They determined high-density storage would enable the optimal use of storage space for Kwik Trip’s sizeable fast-moving inventory with bagged products stored in around 80,000 plastic trays stacked up to 20 trays high across the warehouse floor. “Cimcorp’s automation is central to enabling this efficient product movement and is therefore pivotal to our bakery business. Cimcorp worked closely with us to develop an…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.52
May 03, 2023
…metal industry with 308 units (-9%), the rubber and plastics industry with 246 units (+27%), and the electrical/electronics industry with 215 units (+98%). Operational stock of robots, in thousands, in India in 2021. Click on image to enlarge. Source: IFR India's potential 'impressive,' says IFR The long-term potential of robotics in India becomes clearer when compared to China, said the IFR. India´s robot density in the automotive industry, which is the number of industrial robots per 10,000 employees, reached 148 robots in 2021. China's robot density hit 131 units in 2010 and skyrocketed to 772 units in 2021, according to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.45
May 31, 2022
…over the same period of 2021: Metals: up 40% Plastics and rubber: up 29% Semiconductors and electronics/photonics: up 23% Food and consumer goods: up 21% Life Sciences/pharmaceuticals/biomedical: up 14% All other industries: up 56% “As robots continually become easier to use and more affordable, we expect to see adoption continue to rise in every industry, and at companies of all sizes,” said Jeff Burnstein, president of A3. “There are hundreds of thousands of companies in North America who have yet to install even one robot. Many of those companies will visit Automate in Detroit next month looking for the latest…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.44
May 14, 2023
…and Europe, AMP claimed that its technology can reclaim plastics, paper, and metals from municipal collection. The company said its systems can also retrieve valuable commodities from electronic scrap, materials from construction and demolition debris, and feedstocks from organic material. AMP recently unveiled the AMP Cortex-C compact sortation system along with an integrated, standalone facility offering for waste management companies. These developments follow the launch of AMP Vortex to handle film contamination and improve recovery of film and flexible packaging. The company said it AI platform identified nearly 75 billion objects in 2022 alone. In addition to developing systems to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.43
May 16, 2023
…2023, non-automotive orders in consumer goods, semiconductor and electronics, plastics and rubber, life sciences/pharmaceutical/biomedical, metals, and others purchased 3,519 robots, down 42% over Q1 2022. “While inflation and a slowing U.S. economy may have taken a slight toll on robot orders overall, automotive companies continue to accelerate their purchases as they make the transition to manufacturing electric vehicles,” stated Jeff Burnstein, president of A3, in a press release. “Non-automotive companies are typically newer to automation and may be waiting to invest more until they’ve tested recent deployments or see the economy begin to recover,” he added. “They also might be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.40
May 07, 2019
…for the consolidation and densification of metal, ceramic and plastic parts, producing a maximum theoretical density, ductility and fatigue resistance in high-performance materials. “We have evaluated the requirements of 250 international industrial customers for five years, and HIP turned out as an answer to many quality issues,” says Carl Fruth, CEO, FIT AG. “I even think that all additive serial manufacturing will experience a big boost when integrating HPHT as a post-processing service.” Jan Söderström, CEO, Quintus Technologies, welcomes the cooperation with FIT as a groundbreaking step. “We expect that the industrialization of AM in general will be revolutionized once…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.36
August 23, 2024
…CVGC constitutes a versatile tool available to all manufacturers, integrators and users of cobots for palletizing, gripping boxes or plastic parts, and a wide variety of other applications.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.34
February 03, 2020
…capabilities to help design, produce, and deliver high quality plastic and metal final parts at scale leveraging HP‘s Multi Jet Fusion and Metal Jet 3D printing solutions. The release of ESTANE 3D TPU M95A will allow Lubrizol customers to effectively target a variety of commercial TPU applications with an advanced additive manufacturing technology. Applications for the new material include footwear and prostheses (lightweight performance through lattice structures, optimized for cushioning applications), wearables (skin contact certification pending), seals (oil resistance) and a wide variety of industrial applications. ESTANE 3D TPU M95A is a flexible thermoplastic material with excellent processing and cold…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.29
November 29, 2018
…units), food and consumer goods (24% to 1,747 units), plastics and rubber (16% to 470 units) and electronics (14% to 1,280 units). RIA believes that as robots have become more dexterous, safer, and available in a variety of form factors they have become more appealing to new users in a wide variety of industries. “Despite the cyclical swing in automotive orders, which we’ve seen before, interest in new robotics technologies continues to grow,” said Jeff Burnstein, president of RIA. “Today’s robotics industry offers innovative products, competitive advantages, and fulfilling employment opportunities for a wide variety of companies. We’ve been saying…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.27
August 12, 2024
…plant, handles robotic gears, pumps a balloon and shoots plastic marbles. Another element of the XBot-L’s dexterity is its upper limb agility. In the video, the humanoid throws a punch to bring down a pile of foam blocks. In other scenes, it gently sets down an egg on the table, and performs other delicate tasks just like a human. This is the first time Robot Era demonstrated its dexterous hand, an important end effector for a humanoid robot to achieve object manipulation. XHand says that the hand has 12 active degrees of freedom. It boasts built-in tactile sensors, a simple…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.24
February 25, 2023
…items, including boxes of different sizes and textures, a plastic bottle, a food container, and a purse. The robot trained under the system successfully grasped and lifted the object 78% of the time. “We put the item in a bin with walls but didn't instruct the robot to use the wall to grasp the item,” Zhou said. “The algorithm knew its task was to grasp the object on its side, and through trial and error in simulation, it determined using the wall was the best course of action.” Zhou presented her work, “Learning to Grasp the Ungraspable With Emergent Extrinsic…
