Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.40
May 11, 2022
…in Chicago. DHL opened its innovation center in Bonn, Germany, in 2007 and reopened it in 2015, noted Megan Wolski, senior innovation engagement manager at DHL. It was followed by Singapore in 2015, Chicago in 2019, and Dubai in 2021. Their mission is to discover trends of the next five to 10 years, connect available technologies and expertise, and create proofs of concepts, she said. Dohrmann and other DHL executives discussed the company's new trend report on “The Future of Work in Logistics.” They pointed out DHL's “trend radar,” which has been tracking technology trends, as well as social and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.37
May 25, 2022
…and then perform any required maintenance. INNOCISE GmbH (Saarbrücken, Germany; Booth 4454), which produces special polymers capable of handling components from several meters to less than 10 microns with the highest precision and maximum efficiency, based on Gecomer Technology. Inspired by the so-called Gecko effect, picking and placing of the component works without external energy and without any residues – by using van der Waals interactions. InOrbit Inc. (Mountain View, Calif.; Booth 4355), the leading provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) robot operations, or RobOps—DevOps for robotics. InOrbit offers a secure, scalable, cloud-based robot management and analytics platform that enables robotics companies…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.36
March 26, 2021
…into A3,” Burnstein added. “We work with the VDMA [Germany's Mechanical Engeineering Industry Association], the IFR, and we have good relations with the Chinese Robotics Industry Alliance and the Chinese Machine Vision Industry Alliance.” Automate to return in 2022 “The pandemic forced us to postpone the live version of Automate to Detroit next June, rather than 2023, which is when it would normally be,” Burnstein said. “There's so much demand now for quality information on how to automate and what technology is out there that waiting would have done a great disservice.” “Automate will be in 2022 and 2023, then…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.35
November 07, 2022
…Tokyo, and Shanghai, as well as Friedrichshafen and Dusseldorf, Germany. The company today also announced a reorganization of its account management and sales engineering teams to better support customers. German Etlender has joined STRADVISION’s Dusseldorf subsidiary as head of sales engineering, while Yihe Zuo joined as senior solution engineer at its Seoul headquarters. Account management and sales engineering teams have been reorganized worldwide. Source: STRADVISION The new appointments follow the recent hirings of Bapu Kiranagi as solution engineering director and Dean Beckman as sales director at STRADVISION’s new unit in Detroit. Chief Operating Officer Sunny Lee relocated from Seoul to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.33
February 17, 2023
…recently announced chip plant in the Saarland region of Germany run by chipmaker Wolfspeed and automotive supplier ZF. 3. Robots become easier to use Robot programming has become easier and more accessible to non-experts. Providers of software-driven automation platforms support companies, letting users manage industrial robots with no prior programming experience. Original equipment manufacturers work hand in hand with low-code or even no-code technology partners that allow users of all skill levels to program a robot. The easy-to-use software paired with an intuitive user experience replaces extensive robotics programming and opens up new automation opportunities. Software start-ups are entering this…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.16
January 24, 2023
…the following questions from Robotics 24/7 about the Munich, Germany-based company's funding and outlook. Finding funding becomes more difficult How challenging was it getting funding between the pandemic and incipient recession? Kuchukov: Pre-Series A in 2021 was relatively easy. We started reaching out to investors at the end of February 2021—all virtual, had zero live meetings—and already at the end of March 2021, we received a few offers. Artem Kuchukov, CEO, KEWAZO. Source: LinkedIn You could feel that the market situation was much better. Prominent U.S.-based investors were fine with going outside of their comfort zone and fishing for deals…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.14
October 23, 2021
…of Alabama TUM Autonomous Motorsport – Technische Universität München (Germany) University IAC teams. Source: Indy Autonomous Challenge ADLINK rallies technology providers In addition to Cisco Systems Inc., the following companies are providing support: ADLINK—AVA-3350-series robot controllers and ROScube The Autoware Foundation— an F1Tenth racetrack in cooperation with University of California, San Diego GAIA Platform – Racing simulator robot Boston Dynamics – Spot quadruped mobile robot will wave the green and checkered flags Kvaser – Kvaser DevKit racecar simulator The public-private partnership behind the IAC wanted to develop a base vehicle for the universtiy teams, and ADLINK Technology Inc. helped pull…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.07
December 14, 2021
…Also this year, Apex.AI opened new offices in Stuttgart, Germany, and Palo Alto, Calif., in addition to facilities in Berlin and Munich. The new Palo Alto office is a Silicon Valley historical landmark and the former Fairchild building where Dr. Robert Noyce invented the first commercially integrated circuit inside small silicon chips in 1959. Apex.AI helps power IAC Apex.AI has provided technology based on the Robot Operating System for the Indianapolis Autonomous Challenge (IAC), in which autonomous racecars drove on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “We're one of the main contributors to Eclipse Cyclone DDS and Eclipse iceroyx for the ROS…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.04
October 05, 2021
…is a part of The Körber Group in Hamburg, Germany. Körber at Elevate APAC “The past 18 months have been challenging for retailers and logistics providers worldwide,” stated Nishan Wijemanne, managing director of software for APAC at Körber Business Area Supply Chain. “In the APAC region, we've seen consumers place more demands on retailers and the supply chain than ever before. We've worked with businesses across the region to re-imagine and redefine their supply chain and have witnessed their success investing in our growing solutions portfolio.” Elevate APAC will help define the future of automation in the region, according to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.04
April 28, 2022
…power of utilizing robotics in healthcare.” Esslingen am Neckar, Germany-based Festo said it has led industrial automation, technical education, and sustainable development since its founding in 1925. The company supplies pneumatic and electrical systems to 300,000 customers in more than 35 industries. Festo said it has about 20,000 employees in over 250 branch offices in 61 countries. The company reported a turnover of about €2.84 billion ($3 billion U.S.) in 2020 and said it invests about 8% of its net sales income in research and development. It invests another 1.5% of its annual turnover in training. Festo Didactic SE offers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.92
September 10, 2021
…it may not be apparent. Countries like Japan and Germany have already experienced firsthand the damaging effects of this global workforce crisis on their economies. In 2019, in the US alone, there were 7.6 million unfilled jobs — and we are not referring to high-tech jobs requiring college degrees, but rather low-skilled / unskilled jobs. Not to mention that many of these minimum-wage jobs are so strenuous that the crisis is compounded by labor turnover — we are at the limit of what humans can physically do in a day. The pandemic exposed the fragility of our labor-driven supply chain…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.90
October 23, 2024
…rebranding at IMTS 2024 Rethink Robotics was acquired by Germany-based HAHN Automation Group in 2018, and joined the United Robotics Group in 2021. The company recently debuted its new lineup of Reacher robot arms, Ryder autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and the Riser mobile manipulation robot (MMR) at IMTS 2024. Greg McEntyre, Rethink Robotics VP of operations, said the company’s new robots have been under development since HAHN took over. “IMTS was the [right] timing to be able to bring our products back to the market and show everybody what we've been up to. So it was kind of purposeful to…
