Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.62
November 06, 2022
…to 12, as NimbRo from the University of Bonn, Germany, took the lead by performing its tasks in under two minutes. The judges operated the robots with only an hour's training each. The other finalist teams included Pollen Robotics, Bordeaux, France AVATRINA, Urbana, Ill. I-Botics, Twente, the Netherlands Team UNIST, Ulsan, South Korea Team Northeastern, Boston Inbiodroid, Irapuato, Mexico Team SNU, Seoul, South Korea AlterEgo, Genoa, Italy Avatar-Hubo, Las Vegas Last Mile, Osaka, Japan Dragon Tree Labs, Moscow The mobile manipulators needed to traverse space in a simulated energy plant, find a weighted canister, and successfully pick and place them.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.02
November 03, 2022
…one of the world's leading logistics providers. The Essen, Germany-based company operates land, air, and ocean transportation services, and it offers unified systems for logistics and global supply chain management. In 2022, DB Schenker is celebrating its 150th anniversary. It said it is investing in innovative transport solutions, renewable energy, and carbon-neutral products for its customers to achieve its ambitious goal of climate neutrality by 2040. Körber integrates multiple components for DB Schenker DB Schenker's 18,000 sq. m (193,750 sq. ft.) facility in the Czech Republic is dedicated to supporting a leading electronics company. The implementation consists of a comprehensive…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.72
November 01, 2022
…signing of its Series E funding round. The Bruschal, Germany-based company said the financing “will carry the company beyond the certification of its electric passenger aircraft, the VoloCity air taxi.” “Sustainable mobility is a tremendous challenge facing today’s world,” said Volocopter. It said it offers fully electric, vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft built specifically for urban air mobility (UAM) missions. Volocopter said it has more than 10 years of development experience and has conducted over 1,500 successful test flights. The company claimed that it is the first eVTOL company to receive Design Organisation Approval (DOA) from the European Union…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.48
October 31, 2022
…air conditioners, and water-filtration systems. Einride also launches in Germany Last month, Einride launched its digital shipping services in Germany, Europe's largest transportation market. The Swedish company already works with Lidl Sweden, Maersk, and Oatly, as well as global appliance leader Electrolux. Operations with Electrolux follow a successful partnership in Sweden and are expected to reduce CO2 emission by 92% in comparison with driving with diesel. Other partners have seen a similar decrease while matching the cost of diesel, said Einride. “Germany is in the driving seat of Europe; where it goes others follow suit,” said Falck. “We have the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.01
October 31, 2022
…Greg Gumbs, president and CEO of Lohr a. Main, Germany-based Bosch Rexroth. Bosch Rexroth is a leading supplier of drive and control technologies and has experience in mobile applications, engineering and machinery applications, and industrial automation. The company offers hydraulics, electric drives and controls, gears, linear motion and assembly technology, and software and interfaces for the Internet of Things (IoT). The Bosch Group unit has locations in more than 80 countries and over 31,000 associates and reported sales revenue of €6.2 billion ($6.13 billion U.S.) in 2021. Bosch Rexroth grows in North Carolina Bosch Rexroth has had operations in Charlotte…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.86
October 28, 2022
…in Troy, 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,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.28
October 24, 2022
…products It is the first product in the Waldkirch, Germany-based company’s 3D safety portfolio. SICK said it developed the camera to “support customers in becoming fully autonomous in addition to providing 3D localization and object recognition.” “The compact 3D camera helps to increase productivity and provides precise 3D measurement data to enhance automation,” the company added. Roller Sensor Bar designed to be more affordable alternative The Roller Sensor Bar (RSB) is a conveyor sensor that is mounted between rollers on a line. The company said it is offering the product as an alternative to more expensive sensors that are mounted…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.04
October 13, 2022
…relieve humans of tedious bin-picking work, noted KUKA. Augsburg, Germany-based KUKA said it supplies everything from robots and workcells to fully automated systems and networking in markets such as automotive, electronics, metals and plastics, consumer goods, retail and e-commerce, and healthcare. The company reported 2021 sales of about €3.3 billion ($3.2 billion U.S.) and approximately 14,000 employees. Roboception provides images collision-free picking For precise calculation of picking parameters, Roboception’s 3D camera sends images of items for picking and their environment to a computer for “perfect, singularity-free” path planning, said KUKA. The camera is included as part of the package. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.74
October 13, 2022
…the general industry was up by 51%, it said. Germany, which belongs to the five major robot markets in the world, had a share of 28% of total installations in Europe. Italy followed, with 17%, and France, with 7%. The number of installed robots in Germany grew by 6% to 23,777 units in 2021. This is the second highest installation count ever recorded, following the peak of 26,723 units caused by massive investments from the automotive industry in 2018. The IFR calculated the operational stock of robots in Germany at 245,908 units, growing 7% in 2021. Exports of industrial robots…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.55
October 07, 2022
…the time, founded Commonplace Robotics in 2011. The Bissendorf, Germany-based company said it works to make the integration and operation of robots so cost-effective and easy that they can be used anywhere. Its first products with a control system and proprietary power electronics were robots for teaching. Commonplace Robotics cooperates for affordable robots The two companies said they have been cooperating intensively since 2016. Commonplace Robotics and igus have jointly developed products including an actuator, the ReBeL low-cost collaborative robot, and the igus Robot Control (iRC). The ReBeL cobot costs €4,970 ($4,843 U.S.), including its control system. The actuator, also…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.05
October 05, 2022
…company has regional offices in Holbrook, N.Y.; San Diego; Chelmsford, Mass.; and Georgetown, Ky., as well as Singapore; Frankfurt, Germany; Barcelona, Spain; Tokyo; Seoul; and Shanghai.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.36
October 03, 2022
…Vision 2022 from Oct. 4 to 6 in Stuttgart, Germany, and at The Vision Show from Oct. 11 to 13 in Boston. At both events, LincoInshire, Ill.-based Zebra said it will demonstrate how its machine vision and fixed industrial scanning systems are helping customers reduce errors and boost productivity across operations. Attendees of the Boston event can see Zebra’s Jim Witherspoon on Oct. 12 at 1:30 p.m. EST in a session covering how barcode reading and deep learning applications coexist and add mutual value. Earlier this year, Zebra acquired Matrox Imaging, further expanding the company's machine vision offerings by adding…
