Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.50
August 28, 2023
…has implemented its latest KR C5 controller generation and appropriate software packages. Augsburg, Germany-based KUKA is a unit of China's Midea Group and provides industrial automation for healthcare, automotive manufacturing, and logistics, among other industries. The company has U.S. offices in Michigan.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.77
August 23, 2023
…the talent and a third the labor cost of China,” he said. “It takes 2.5 hours to get from Monterey to Texas, compared with 18 days from China to the U.S. by sea.” From logistics to wider use cases While Apollo is designed to be “general purpose” and to conduct a wide range of tasks, Apptronik has not designed it to be accurate to 0.2 mm and is not waiting for it to scale to millions of units before it can be affordable, said Cardenas. “We're initially focused on the most viable applications in the near term—gross manipulation for case…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 14.41
August 23, 2023
…the metal and machine sector. Demand from Asia, especially China, will probably provide an even bigger boost to the market by the end of the decade. With the increasing demand, the requirements on manufacturers and suppliers in robotics are also rising. The competition has intensified significantly. New companies are entering the market and increase the cost and price pressures among the established ones. The booming robot market in China with its growing national competition is a striking example of this trend. At the same time the widening spectrum of applications demands ever more specialized and complex solutions. This applies to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.44
August 18, 2023
…it has customers in Sweden, Germany, Denmark, France, and China. Robotic vision provider scopes out growth Scape Technologies said it offers an integrated system including components and software modules that can connect directly with six-axis robot arms from leading vendors such as KUKA, ABB, Kawasaki, Universal Robots, and more. The company added that it is applying its expertise in 3D vision to increase its focus on artificial intelligence for automation. In May, it released the SCAPE Stationary Scanner P2 recognition as an alternative to its robot-mounted SCAPE Grid Scanner Recognition and SCAPE Stationary Scanner E1 Recognition. It also plans to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.72
August 08, 2023
…assembly at the Chery Super One Factory in Qingdao, China. Founded in 1997, Chery Automobile has established research and development centers in China, Germany, the U.S., and Brazil and an R&D team of more than 5,500 people. The Wuhu, China-based company said it has sold more than 10 million units of brands such as Arrizo and Tiggo. Established this year, the Chery Super Factory focuses on integrating advanced technologies and realizing digital transformation, according to Chery Automobile. It has an annual production capacity of 300,000 vehicles and 200,000 KD (knockdown kit) units. Chery claimed that it is one of the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.10
August 07, 2023
…a joint venture signing ceremony today with Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co. and GAC Toyota Motor Co. The three parties said they will work together toward mass production and large-scale deployment of fully self-driving robotaxis. Founded in 2016, Pony.ai said its goal is “to bring safe, sustainable, and accessible mobility to the entire world.” The Fremont, Calif.-based company, which raised Series D funding last year, has been rapidly extending its autonomous vehicle technologies at multiple sites. Pony.ai said its systems have driven more than 24 million km (14.9 million mi.) in autonomous testing and operation on open roads worldwide. It…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.83
August 07, 2023
…on multi-year ADAS contracts, including what it said is China's largest new energy vehicle manufacturer and leading auto companies. Among them, six OEMs will start mass production and delivery before the end of 2023. NVIDIA simulations to aid AV developers The NVIDIA DRIVE and Omniverse collaboration expands on Hesai's participation in the NVIDIA partner ecosystem since 2019. The companies said they will continue to work together to help end users and OEMs more easily integrate graphics processing unit (GPU) and lidar technology into self-driving vehicles. NVIDIA said DriveWorks is the foundation for AV software development and a trusted platform for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.82
August 06, 2023
…X X X ROSCOSMOS (Russia) X X X CNSA/CMSA (China) X X X ESA (many European) X X ASI (Italy) X X ISRO (India) X X JAXA (Japan) X X CNES (France) X ASA/NSP (Australia) X AEB (Brazil) X ISA (Iran) X ISA (Israel) X KENSA (Kenya) X KARI/KASI (South Korea) X NADA (North Korea) X SSAU (Ukraine) X Source: worldpopulationreview Also, most of the efforts in space exploration have come from governments. As of December 2022, only three economies have successfully executed manned space missions, and the U.S. is still the only country to have sent people who walked…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.68
August 02, 2023
…Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Europe, the United Arab Emirates, and China. ProMach to demo at PACK EXPO 2023 From Sept. 11 to 13, PACK EXPO attendees can see the collaboration among Texwrap, Quest, and Serpa at Booth C-3625 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. The exhibit will feature a fully operating line including a Serpa FG1 top-load tray former that will be forming trays from corrugated blanks. Serpa is built with a heavy-duty frame and quick-change forming heads to make changeover quick, simple, and repeatable for 24/7 operation, said ProMach. From there, trays will travel on a conveyor to a Quest…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.10
July 27, 2023
…industry leaders. Geek+ has over 1,500 employees, with offices in the U.S., Germany, the U.K., Japan, South Korea, mainland China, the Hong Kong SAR, and Singapore. Its U.S. headquarters is in Carlsbad, Calif.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.24
July 25, 2023
…from Frost & Sullivan and the 2022 RBR50 Innovation Award. ForwardX has offices in the U.S., Japan, Korea, and China and global partnerships. The company, which raised $61 million in Series C funding last week, said it is expanding and applying its proven solutions for warehouses and manufacturers worldwide.
