Special Focus Issue
Machine vision to increase robot precision
August 26, 2024
This edition of the Robotics 24/7 Special Focus Issue examines how enhancements in machine vision and artificial intelligence make robots more precise.
Mitsubishi Electric launches ARIA pre-engineered robot work cell
August 13, 2024
Mitsubishi Electric launched its ARIA pre-engineered robot work cell, a small footprint, fully configurable offering with a broad array of options and preprogrammed software packages.
ARM Institute to fund $2.9 million for six new projects
August 12, 2024
ARM selected six U.S. manufacturing development projects from its 24-01 Project Call to receive $2.9 million in funding, including AI, cobot, and machine learning technology.
Mitsubishi Electric launches new robot series for heavier payloads, longer reach
August 10, 2024
Mitsubishi Electric launched its newest robot line, the RV-35/50/80FR series to handle large workpieces and heavy objects to expand automation opportunities for OEMs and end users.
Soft Robotics divests hardware business to Schmalz, rebrands
August 6, 2024
Oxipital AI will focus on providing its deep-learning machine vision systems for manufacturing robotics after divesting its gripper hardware business to the Schmalz Group.
Meltio announces new partnership with Jupiter Machine Tool, Union MechaTronic
August 5, 2024
Meltio, Jupiter Machine Tool and Union MechaTronic signed an OEM manufacturing agreement that will develop and sell Jupiter JMT Hybrid CNC Machines with Meltio’s patented DED technology.
GreyOrange adds line of autonomous forklifts to Certified Ranger Network
August 2, 2024
GreyOrange announced that it has added a line of autonomous forklifts to its Certified Ranger network in an expansion of the company's Intralogistics and Case Pick Ranger portfolio.
EU RoboSAPIENS consortium to evaluate AI-enabled robots
July 24, 2024
Funded by the EU, RoboSAPIENS aims to define safe and trustworthy architecture for adaptive robotics AI deep learning software using digital twins and simulation.
Accufacture unveils Alchemist 1 robotic additive manufacturing cell
July 19, 2024
Accufacture released its Alchemist 1 robotic additive manufacturing cell engineered with Meltio’s wire-laser metal 3D printing technology to deliver large, fully dense metal parts.
SkyWater, Lumotive announce qualification, production start for optical beamforming chip
July 17, 2024
Skywater Technology and Lumotive announced a collaboration that will implement Lumotive’s solid-state optical beamforming tech in SkyWater’s manufacturing environment.
Robotics integrator enVista accepted into MHI robotics industry group
July 15, 2024
Robotics and supply chain integrator enVista is now one of 42 companies accepted into MHI’s robotics group for its leading robotics integration services.
ABB launches OmniCore intelligent automation platform
June 27, 2024
ABB said its OmniCore intelligent automation platform will be a step change to a modular and futureproof motion control architecture, improving accuracy and efficiency.
Pudu Robotics launches T300 industrial conveyance robot
June 14, 2024
Adding to its food and beverage, restaurant, and service robot offerings, PUDU’s T300 materials conveyance robot is equipped with SLAM navigation to provide flexible operations.
Vention, NVIDIA announce collaboration to democratize industrial automation
June 12, 2024
Vention and NVIDIA announced a collaboration at COMPUTEX 2024 in Taiwan, with Vention leveraging NVIDIA AI technologies to bring industrial automation to SMB manufacturers.
NVIDIA AI, Omniverse supercharge Taiwanese electronic makers’ robotic factories
June 10, 2024
NVIDIA announced at COMPUTEX 2024 that several major Taiwanese electronics makers are utilizing Ominverse, Metropolis and other technologies to supercharge its autonomous facilities.
ARM Institute issues Future of Work study
June 7, 2024
Humans and robots will need to work together in order to build a resilient and sustainable U.S. manufacturing workforce, said the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute.
A3 President Jeff Burnstein recaps Automate 2024, turns attention to robotics market
June 4, 2024
Jeff Burnstein, president of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) sat down to recap Automate 2024 and provide some analysis on the robot spending market with Robotics 24/7.
Global cobot market exceeds $1 billion in 2023, more growth expected
May 30, 2024
Collaborative robots are expected to grow significantly over the next several years, according to research firm Interact Analysis. The firm saw the cobot market exceed $1 billon in 2023.
New SprutCAM Tech updates offer support for ROKAE, Kawasaki robots
May 25, 2024
Updates 17.0.14 and 17.0.15 for SprutCAM X and SprutCAM X Robot feature more than 200 changes and offer support for ROKAE and Kawasaki robots.
Automate 2024: Comau debuts hollow wrist robot arms
May 11, 2024
Comau’s S-Family hollow-wrist six-axis articulated robots are designed for applications outside automotive including foundry, battery manufacturing, and food and beverage handling.
