Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 34.27
September 15, 2024
At IMTS 2024 in Chicago, Kawasaki Robotics released Astorino, a unique and affordable educational robotics platform for industrial/technical education providers. Astorino offers the capabilities of a modern industrial robot at a fraction of the cost of other robots for the educational market, enabling educators to more easily equip students with the foundational, real-world skills needed as manufacturing continues to evolve. Named after the popular open-source Arduino platform and development partner ASTOR, Astorino leverages Kawasaki Robotics’ technology expertise, including hardware, firmware, control system, application software and training. The platform also supplies STL files so students can rapidly print 3D replacement parts…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 29.59
September 13, 2024
Kawasaki Robotics launched its new CL Series of intelligent collaborative robots (cobots), at IMTS 2024 in Chicago. The CL Series of cobots are available for order in multiple payloads. Kawasaki’s new industrial robotic options at the show represent applications such as welding, machine tending and material removal give manufacturers flexibility and advanced capabilities when choosing automation to meet their diverse needs. CL Series creates “new era” of collaborative automation Developed in partnership with NEURA Robotics, the CL Series cobots challenge the current understanding of collaborative robots, according to the companies. The CL Series offer full-on industrial scale performance and speed…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 57.09
July 22, 2024
Using human ingenuity to develop difference-making robotics Since 1878, Kawasaki Heavy Industries has manufactured products ranging from ships, planes and motorcycles to industrial robot arms for automotive and general industries. Driven by decades of experience in manufacturing, the company focused on creating industry-leading robots that they would want to use in their own factories. Now, Kawasaki Robotics is known for producing high-quality industrial robots that stand the test of time as manufacturing evolves. Kawasaki Robotics produced the first commercial industrial robot in Japan in 1969. Since then, the company hasn’t stopped developing state-of-the-art technology while diversifying its product line, drawing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.99
June 28, 2024
…Interface (SRCI) partners include ABB, Comau, Epson, FANUC, KAKA, Kawasaki, KUKA, Mitsubishi Electric, Stäubli, UR and Yaskawa. Source: Siemens The collaboration will enable Siemens programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that support the Standard Robot Command Interface (SRCI) functions to translate and merge control instructions through its Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal). This arrangement will enable engineers to use Siemens’ development environment to control robots without using robot programming languages. Prior to this announcement, Siemens was already working in cooperation with Comau, Stäubli, Kawasaki, and Yaskawa Motoman on integrated robot control via SRCI. Mou reported ABB, KUKA, FANUC, Epson, and Techman,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.28
May 25, 2024
…support for new robot models, including ROKAE Robotics and Kawasaki. New functionalities in latest updates According to the company, this update enhances various functionalities, including: Support for new robot models: Added support for Kawasaki robots (BX300L model and others) in SprutCAM X Robot and MachineMaker. Additionally, support for 27 models of ROKAE robots has been added to MachineMaker. Kinematic models of these robots are now also available in the online Robot Library. Profile Mode for Lathe Operations Enhancement: In Job Assignment for lathe operations, users can now adjust the chamfer angle in Profile cycle based on the 3D model, an…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 43.20
May 09, 2024
Industrial robot manufacturer Kawasaki Robotics recently offered a first look at its new CL family of collaborative robots (cobots) at Automate 2024 in booth 2557. The trade show is being held May 6-9 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois. Attendance is free. A3 said this year’s show is the biggest yet, featuring more than 365,000 square feet of exhibit space, over 800 exhibitors, and an expected 30,000 registrants, with learning and networking opportunities. Attendees are able to see the latest in robotics, machine vision, artificial intelligence (AI), and motion control. Kawasaki Robotics will also feature new applications…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 45.81
February 26, 2024
…robotics company, recently announced a new partnership with Michigan-based Kawasaki Robotics, a supplier of industrial robots and automation system. The partnership will offer customers the ability to restart production faster, reduce troubleshooting and downtime costs by up to 90%, and gain access to expert support quickly. The companies will showcase their partnership at Kawasaki’s booth #C5475 during MODEX 2024 in Atlanta. Joining them will be CRG Automation, a Louisville, Ky.-based integration house CRG Automation. The partners will demonstrate a robotic corner board system - integrated with a mixed palletizing and depalletizing cell - featuring a Kawasaki RS007L robot that automates…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.48
December 04, 2023
…Hans Laser Technology Industry Group Co. Ltd., Jenoptik AG, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., MIDEA Group, Mitsubishi Electric Corp., NACHI FUJIKOSHI Corp., OMRON Corp, Panasonic Holdings Corp., Seiko Epson Corp., Staubli International AG, Teradyne Inc., Universal Robots AS, and Yaskawa Electric Corp Industrial Robotics Services Market is fragmented in nature. Market to observe 5.85% YOY growth in 2023. System integrators are taking the initiative to innovate their services by leveraging technological advances such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and software platforms. The programming platform is mainly used to improve the implementation and programming of industrial robots, and trends such as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.72
August 18, 2023
…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 introduce a SCAPE development platform for a variety of robotics applications. In addition, Scape said it is expanding its product portfolio, most recently with the SCAPE Package-Picker, which it said addresses the growing need for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.94
August 05, 2023
…models of robots and cobots from ABB, Epson, Fanuc, Kawasaki, Staubli, Yaskawa, Universal Robot, and more. Meanwhile, OpenAI's ChatGPT has blazed a trail for Large Language Models (LLMs), setting the AI world on fire. In Microsoft's paper “ChatGPT for Robotics: Design Principles and Model Abilities,” a key challenge in applying AI innovation to robotics is observed: “Robotics is a diverse field where several platforms, scenarios, and tools exist. There exists an extensive variety of libraries and APIs….” The paper proposed a higher-level function library and prompt engineering tools to control robots with natural language. LLMs have huge potential in robotics,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.18
July 20, 2023
…and cost efficiency.” Reger noted that vendors such as Kawasaki are already selling their own cobots based on NEURA's platform. NEURA is developing several types of cognitive robots, including a humanoid model. Source: NEURA Robotics Investors see convergence of AI, hardware European investors Lingotto, Vsquared Ventures, Primepulse, and HV Capital, led NEURA Robotics' latest funding. GP Bullhound advised NEURA throughout the transaction. The company previously raised about $80 million from investors including Han's Group. “NEURA operates at the confluence of AI and hardware development,” said Nikhil Srinivasan, managing partner at Lingotto, an investment management company owned by Exor N.V. “Germany…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 40.61
May 23, 2023
…or difficult for humans. At Automate 2023 this week, Kawasaki Robotics is displaying how human ingenuity and robots have made a difference in the past, present, and future. With more than 50 years of experience in the automation industry, Kawasaki said it is a leading supplier of industrial automation and robots, with expertise in a wide range of applications and industries. The Tokyo-based company said it provides a set of standard features on all of its robot models for application flexibility, quality and performance, and customer support and after-sales service. Kawasaki Robotics, whose U.S. offices are in Wixon, Mich., is…
