Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.63
June 29, 2022
…worker travel and lifting strain. This approach will help gain acceptance from the workforce that robots are good for them.” Pitching productivity A total of 75% of workers said the introduction of robots would help, rather than impede, them from doing their jobs, Lucas Systems said. If technology can make it easier for workers to do their jobs, accuracy and productivity should increase while also reducing worker stress, the company said. “We have seen productivity improvements well over 40% from working with the Jennifer voice system from Lucas,” it added. “Robotics scenarios where AMRs do the long-haul travel, while workers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.56
June 27, 2022
…plastics and chemical products, with 7,700 installations, or a gain of 30%. Industrial robots reached 78,000 installations in 2021. Source: IFR Asia remains world’s biggest market Asia remains the world’s largest industrial robot market, with 73% of all newly deployed robots in 2021. A total of 354,500 units were shipped in 2021, up 33% compared with 2020. The electronics industry adopted by far the most units, with 123,800 installations, up 22%. This was followed by strong demand from the automotive industry at 72,600 installations, a 57% increase, and the metal and machinery industry, with 36,400 installations, growing 29%. At the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.15
June 20, 2022
…will serve as an opportunity for Danish automation to gain the approval of demanding German customers, according to the Danish robotics cluster. Eight vendors are working on the export promotion at Automatica with the Odense Robotics cluster, the Innovation Centre Denmark, and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Robotics and automation are among Denmark’s fastest-growing export industries, with a total exports surpassing €1.5 billion [$1.58 billion U.S.]—a figure expected to grow to close to €2 billion [$2.1 billion] by 2025,” stated Mikkel Christoffersen, CEO of Odense Robotics. “The reason why Danish robotic companies experience such strong exports is that they…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.12
June 17, 2022
…bottlenecks upstream or downstream, he said. “If you make gains by automating in one area, but what exists is downstream remains manual, all you are really doing is moving the bottleneck,” said Nieves. “That is why fulfillment centers are going to turn to integrated solutions that can expand the benefits of automation out from the center, from something like an ASRS. That is where the value increasingly will come from—in deploying flexible robotics automation out from the middle, so you can have efficiencies not just in one area of your fulfillment center, but from one end of the building to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.76
June 14, 2022
…preferred format, such as Jupyter Notebooks or logz.io, to gain a better understanding of the data, debug an issue, or optimize their autonomy. Serving as the first line of defense, tech support also needs data to provide efficient responses to customers and improve the uptime of the robot. Formant provides a default visual for these personas but also allows the chance to customize or expose these visuals to their in-house tools. Data warehouses vs data lakes: why it matters Data can exist in a variety of locations; typically, they’ll live in either a data warehouse or data lake, which serve…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.27
June 08, 2022
Collaborative robot arms can gain additional degrees of freedom with certain configurations. Last week, Festo Corp. said it has developed a UR+ certified four-axis system for cobots from Universal Robots A/S. The new system adds more axes of motion beyond the UR robots' six axes and comes ready to install, said Festo. Mississauga, Ontario-based Festo makes pneumatic and electromechanical systems, components, and motion-control systems for process and industrial automation. The company is celebrating 50 years of providing optimized systems in the U.S. It claimed that it has provided manufacturers with innovations that deliver higher-performing, more profitable automated manufacturing and processing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.51
June 02, 2022
…In addition to the partner booths, Automate attendees can gain insights from Realtime Robotics executives in three presentations: Fireside chat with Mitsubishi Electric Automation Speakers: Patrick Varley, product marketing manager for mechatronics at Mitsubishi Electric Automation, will have a one-on-one discussion with Tom Munger, director of North American sales at Realtime Robotics. Topic: The two will discuss how multi-robot workcells can operate safely at a productive pace in unstructured and dynamic environments. When: Monday, June 6, 2022 from 10:30 to 10:45 a.m. EDT Where: Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Booth 1023 Startups Simplifying Automation Speakers: Munger; David Dechow, vice president of outreach…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.00
May 24, 2022
…and demanding requirements of fulfillment environments. Radial reaps productivity gains with robots Locus said its system works with Radial's existing picking technologies and warehouse infrastructure. The company added that its robots and software are designed to be easy to deploy, improve, and scale on demand without workflow disruption or downtime. The AMRs will help Radial's fulfillment center operations to meet rapidly increasing volumes and seasonal peaks, while also helping to control labor costs, Locus said. LocusBots can optimize worker productivity by decreasing walking time and improving worker ergonomics and workplace quality, it noted. In addition, the interface of Locus' AMRs…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.12
May 23, 2022
…Medal recipient will be named a MassRobotics Fellow and gain access to manufacturing and robotics expertise through the MassRobotics network, along with access to robotics labs and office space at MassRobotics in Boston. At the facility, the winner will have access to prototyping facilities including 3D printers, CNC, laser-cutter and robots from companies such as Mitsubishi, Universal, ABB, MiR, FANUC, and others. “It’s time to start more widely encouraging, recognizing, and supporting women in robotics,” said Joyce Sidopoulos, cofounder of MassRobotics. “MassRobotics is proud to have created this award and fellowship to honor and support a female researcher who is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.19
May 20, 2022
…FANUC said its new LiS-B series linear motors have set new standards for acceleration, precision and speed, delivering high gain and rigidity with excellent path accuracy. Unlike conventional drives, these motors work without any force transmission mechanisms, making machine design and maintenance easier (no ball screws, no backlash), the company said. The linear design enables rigid long-stroke axes, increased thrust force and multi-head configurations by arranging multiple coil sliders on a single magnet track. The company will also have a Panel I Industrial PC demo.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.73
May 20, 2022
…robotics platform that can deliver nearly a 5X productivity gain over competing NVIDIA gaphics processing unit (GPU)-based systems, such as Jetson AGX Xavier Developer Kit and Jetson Nano Developer Kit using Isaac ROS SDK 4.6.1. AMD said it used the KV260 Starter Kit based on Kria K26 SOM, using Vitis Unified SW Platform 2021.2 and Kria Robotics Stack. Development time accounted for tool-chain setup with ROS 2, cross-compilation of host code, and creation of accelerators implementing two functions: doublevadd_publisher and accelerated_doublevadd_publisher. “The Kria SOM portfolio accelerates the design cycle for developers by starting at a more evolved point compared to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.28
May 19, 2022
…does C3's responsiveness to changing customer tastes help Coco gain market share? Simons: C3 is a rapidly growing digital-restaurant ecosystem at the forefront of innovation. Partnering with Coco – a fellow technologically advanced industry disruptor – was a natural fit and flourished into a strong, symbiotic partnership. Our compelling success story demonstrates Coco's strengths and impact through measurable, real-world data points that the company can share with other enterprise groups. Restaurant chains can look to our partnership as a case study on how Coco alleviates the pain points of modern delivery at scale. We hope our success encourages other restauranteurs…
