Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.01
Cost-effective, safe, and flexible collaborative robots - or cobots - are making automation easier than ever, even for small and mid-sized companies. This ebook will help you kickstart your first cobot project, stepping you through decisions on: Throughput Reach & Payload Parts & Presentation Connectivity & Integration Grippers & End effectors Programming and much more Automation is easier than ever. Download this ebook and kickstart your first collaborative robots project with Universal Robots’ cobots.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.32
…of cobots get the introduction necessary to master basic programming skills. Universal Robots is now expanding the online training, adding three new modules that step up complexity by teaching users how to create and work with coordinate systems, variables and conditional statements, and how to use the cobot’s wizard to easily create a program for packaging. CTO and co-founder of Universal Robots, Esben Østergaard, explains that it is unusual in the industry to make robot training curriculum of this caliber available for free: “This is a long-term investment for us. We want to raise the robot literacy and the reason…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 22.70
Celeritive Technologies, the developer of VoluMill, is the world’s leading innovator of platform independent, science-based toolpaths for the manufacturing industry. Celeritive develops and markets economical and simple-to-implement toolpath technology that enables CNC machine tools and cutting tools to operate at peak performance. Through dramatically reduced cycle times and cutting tool costs, manufacturers become more profitable, flexible, competitive, and maximize the return on their capital investments. Located in Moorpark, California, Celeritive Technologies was founded by industry-leading experts in machining, programming and software development.
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 27.19
CNC Software, Inc. is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art software tools for CAD/CAM manufacturing markets. Mastercam offers solutions for designers and NC programmers in a spectrum of industries, including milling, turning, wire EDM, router programming, plasma cutting, lasers, and 3D design and drafting. CNC Software’s customers range from one-person job shops to Fortune 100 manufacturers.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.39
…robot, and the gripper can be modified without previous programming experience, making them ideal for collaborative robot users. “We realized that with another cost-effective investment, we could improve our productivity even further,” says Christian Viereck, head of production at Osvald Jensen. The dual gripper now finishes the task in 15 seconds, an improvement of 12 seconds on every cycle. The company is able to complete each task faster and can continue to perform the task without an operator present, even overnight. The only thing the operators have to do is load the magazines with raw material. Viereck says workers have…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.61
…systems has been limited by their high costs, complex programming, inflexibility, and inability to work in close association with humans,” said Dan Kara, research director, robotics at ABI Research. “As a result, the market for collaborative robots, human-scale systems that are easy to set up and program, are capable of being used by workers with a wide range of qualification levels, can support multiple types of automation, and can work safely in close proximity to human workers, is very active at this time.” Both large, established robotics suppliers, as well as newer, smaller firms, are developing and introducing innovative collaborative…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.76
…to do that. It takes thousands and thousands of programming hours to achieve.” Righthand’s Tenzer notes the importance of sensor feedback. This is the idea that, for example, if a gripper comes away with only the onion skin instead of the onion, the robot can recognize that although the vacuum successfully engaged, it was not a successful pick. Once an individual robot learns this, it can wirelessly transmit the lesson to other robots in the facility or anywhere in the world. In this way, the software can continuously grow a database of successful gripping techniques. Ross Halket, executive director of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.01
…theater, located near the entrance to the exhibit hall. Programming includes: ● Panel discussion on jobs in the automation age, Monday, April 3 at 10:30 a.m. ● International Federation of Robotics (IFR) CEO roundtable, Monday, April 3 at 1 p.m. ● Joint US-China Robotics Forum, Tuesday, April 4 at 10:15 a.m. ● Forum on “Investing in Automation,” Wednesday, April 5 at 10:30 a.m. ● Startup Launch Pad Competition – eight finalists compete for a prize of $10,000, Wednesday, April 5 at 3 p.m. Show attendees can register for free here. Fees for conference attendees may be paid at the same…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.25
…testing; human-machine interfaces; crashworthiness; and ethical considerations related to programming decisions governing how a driverless car might operate in a particular situation. Rather than a specific set of rules governing autonomous vehicle development, experts said the policy proposals were vague enough to leave the door open for automakers and technology startups to innovate as they see fit as long as they pay close attention to safety. “This moves the needle in the right direction,” says Nidhi Kalra, senior information scientist and director of the Center for Decision Making Under Uncertainty for Rand. “The guidelines are more about setting out a…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 23.41
Founded in 2001, BlueBotics provides the ANT autonomous navigation technology for automated guided vehicles (AGVs), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and automated forklifts. Customers have used the company's natural feature navigation in systems for warehousing, manufacturing, and disinfection. Server software and application programming interfaces from BlueBotics enable autonomous systems to interact with other machinery and warehouse and enterprise software. The company said its core values are communication, innovation, and simplicity.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.04
…available. ● MotoSim EG-VRC for Education - PC-based offline programming environment and robotics simulation tool that is designed specifically for K-16 schools, training organizations and education research institutions. It enables accurate 3D simulation of robot cells and simulates a fully functional production environment. Used with MotoSim Touch, students can toggle between a virtual programming pendant and a hardware pendant. ● Yaskawa Academy Learning Management System (LMS) – Comprehensive, STEM-aligned curriculum that provides students with the academic core standards and 21st century skills required for careers in advanced manufacturing. In order to develop this new standard in workforce certification, Yaskawa Motoman…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.48
…technology companies to buy, gathering in intellectual property and programming talent. The flurry of investments by traditional auto industry players reflects a fear among industry executives that the century old business of building and selling cars that people drive themselves is at risk, even though global vehicle demand is strong. Artificial intelligence and sophisticated machine vision could allow cars of the future to be largely digital, electrical devices that individuals summon to get from one place to another, and then used by another passenger. Some analysts question whether traditional car makers will survive in a shared vehicle world, or will…