Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.95
March 29, 2021
…Digital Industries About Universal Robots and Siemens DI Odense, Denmark-based Universal Robots was founded in 2005 and has developed collaborative robots designed to be flexible and safe to work alongside people. Since the company launched its first cobot was launched in 2008, it has experienced considerable growth. Universal Robots is a unit of Teradyne Inc. and has regional offices in 19 countries worldwide. In 2020, the company had a revenue of $219 million (U.S.). Universal Robots has delivered more than 51,000 cobots, thanks to its strategy of focusing on ease of use, a small footprint for collaboration and flexibiliity, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.05
March 26, 2021
…to help fight against the novel coronavirus. The Odense, Denmark-based company claimed it is the largest deployment of disinfection robots to a school district in the U.S. so far. ”COVID has taken an extraordinary toll on our community,” stated Michael Hyatt, superintendent of Gallup-McKinley County Schools (GMCS). “The safety of our students and staff and developing a plan to bring them all back to school as quickly and safely as possible is our primary concern.” “We wanted a larger, longer-term disinfection solution, adding a layer of protection that would disinfect the surfaces and the air in our buildings and help…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.16
March 11, 2021
…things are ease of use and deployment time.” Odense, Denmark-based OnRobot A/S was formed in 2018 with the combination of U.S.-based Perception Robotics, Hungary-based OptoForce, and Denmark-based On Robot. It acquired Purple Robotics that same year. In 2019, the company acquired Blue Workforce's technology for its RAGNAR delta robot. OnRobot now has offices in 10 countries. Last year, the company launched a three-finger electrical gripper, the OnRobot Eyes vision system, and screwdriver and sanding tools. It also launched the 2FG7 cleanroom-ready parallel gripper. OnRobot builds MG10 magnetic gripper for smoother handling Today, OnRobot announced the MG10, a new electric magnetic…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.72
September 16, 2020
…Sweden and Finland, Varner also operates stores in Iceland, Denmark, Austria and Germany. All of the stores and e-commerce customers are supplied from the central logistics center in Vänersborg. Planning for the new facility began in 2013. Prior to that, each of the retail chains operated their own distribution networks independent of each another. These operated from 10 different manual warehouses in Northern Europe, all operated by 3PLs. While the supply chain had evolved over the years, it had become too complex and inefficient to address Varner’s changing needs. What’s more, Varner did not have the level of control it…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.26
February 26, 2020
…– an autonomous industrial mobile robotic supplier based in Denmark as a Certified Systems Integrator. Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) develops and markets the industry’s most advanced line of collaborative and safe autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that quickly, easily, and cost-effectively manage internal logistics, freeing employees for higher-value activities. Hundreds of mid to large sized, multinational manufacturers and logistics centers, along with several hospitals around the world, have already installed MiR’s innovative robots. MiR has quickly established a global distribution network in more than 47 countries with regional offices in New York, San Diego, Singapore, Frankfurt, Barcelona, and Shanghai; while MiR’s…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.40
September 11, 2019
…customers now investing in multiple AMRs.” Founded in Odense, Denmark in 2013, MiR opened the first office in Holbrook followed by facilities in San Diego, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Singapore and Shanghai. The company’s family of AMRs for heavy and light internal transport optimizes logistics throughout the entire production chain, from the warehouse to the delivery of goods. The MiR100, MiR200, MiR500 and MiR1000 (launched in April) are already installed in more than 50 countries at companies such as Toyota, Ford Motors, Raytheon, ABB and CABKA North America. The robots help manufacturers and other organizations keep up with ever-changing customer demands with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.03
June 06, 2019
…in crowded urban environments. Researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark are working on ways to develop these controllers, and to integrate artificial intelligence to improve their operation. The team is also designing and 3D printing is own drones and other equipment as part of the testing process. Aarhus University’s Department of Engineering operates the Artificial Intelligence in Robotics (AiR) Laboratory, which includes a 15x15x4.5m flight arena equipped with 12 Vantage tracking cameras from motion-capture specialist Vicon. The cameras, in concert with Vicon’s Tracker software, enable researchers to track multiple fling objects in six-degrees of freedom with a range that can…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.80
September 04, 2018
…three robotics companies from the United States, Hungary and Denmark that created one global player with a focus on the market for industrial robot accessories. With the acquisition of Purple Robotics, OnRobot can now offer its partners a dual vacuum gripper. Purple Robotics was established by the three Danish “super-nerds” Lasse Kieffer, Henrik Tillitz Hansen and Peter Nadolny Madsen, all of whom have a background as product developers at Universal Robots. OnRobot is now infusing this expertise into its own existing R&D department at its headquarters in Odense. “It has been really good fun to create a brand new robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.00
June 20, 2018
…new company combines U.S.-based Perception Robotics, Hungary-based OptoForce, and Denmark-based On Robot to become OnRobot, which will drive innovation and ease-of-use for robotic end-of-arm tooling. OnRobot’s headquarters will be located in Denmark under Iversen’s management, and the three entities will continue their individual operations and development as well. In addition, OnRobot’s global network of distributors will have access to local sales support, technical assistance and product training from the company’s regional offices in Germany, China, U.S., Malaysia, and Hungary, with more offices to come in 2018. “The aim is to build a world-leading organization in development and production of end-of-arm…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 26.99
August 23, 2017
…dedicated to developing user-friendly, flexible and safe robots to help companies increase the efficiency of their operations. The Odense, Denmark based company, has its U.S. headquarters in New York.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.86
October 13, 2016
…years, even in countries with lower labor costs than Denmark. This is a challenge that Elos—one of Europe’s leading development and production partners for medical technology products and components—is now ready for. Staff previously walked an average of more than 4.5 miles a day, while pushing goods on a cart between departments. Now, a mobile robot provides a faster, steadier flow of materials through production, eliminating downtime and latency. The robot runs continuously in a fixed route within the facility. On an annual basis, the robot logs more than 1,000 miles. Those operation hours amount to half a full-time employee…
