Soft Robotics solves costly e-commerce reverse logistics problems
March 11, 2020
Innovative robotics pioneer Soft Robotics (Booth 3627) has announced the first robotic solution specifically designed for the handling of product returns.
Soft Robotics announces partnership with FANUC
December 12, 2019
Soft Robotics, a robotics pioneer dedicated to solving the hardest workforce challenges, today announced a strategic partnership with FANUC, the world's largest maker of industrial robots, that will accelerate the...
Robots Are Going Soft
December 1, 2019
Materials innovations are helping create less rigid, more compliant robotic structures.
Robotic unit orders show growth over last year
November 21, 2019
Robotic Industries Association (RIA) statistics report more than 5% increase
Huntsman to Unveil Two Flexible 3D Printing Materials
November 8, 2019
Company unveils IROPRINT F 80112 filament and IROPRINT R 1801 resin at Formnext in Germany.
Industry 4.0 Automation Unveiled for Building Complex Composites
September 3, 2019
Cevotec enables aerospace manufacturers to automate the multi-material layup of geometrically complex components in one integrated production system.
SME, Stratasys Announce Winners of FANUC-Inspired SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing Competition
July 23, 2019
Six teams—three high school and three college teams—received top honors for the designs they created during the three-day contest.
Universal Robots launches authorized training centers
July 12, 2019
North American distributors of Universal Robots are now opening Authorized Training Centers, offering classes spanning basic to advanced programming of UR cobots. The first four Training Centers have launched, with...
Researchers in Denmark Apply AI to Autonomous Drones
June 6, 2019
The AiR Lab designs and prints its own drone prototypes while developing hybrid controllers.
RightHand Robotics unveils next-generation RightPick2
April 8, 2019
RightHand Robotics, a leader in autonomous robotic piece-picking solutions, announced the release of RightPick2, the company's next-generation, integrated software and hardware product platform at Booth S2397.
Warehousing and Logistics Robot Shipments to Approach 1M Units Annually by 2022, Predicts Tractica
February 6, 2019
Research by Tractica highlights mobile robot platforms, shuttle AS/RS, industrial robotic manipulators and gantry robots as drivers of market growth.
Preview some of the innovations you will see at ProMat 2019
February 5, 2019
During the week of April 8, Chicago's McCormick Place will open its doors and welcome ProMat 2019, an expo for the manufacturing, distribution and supply chain industries, sponsored by MHI.
RightHand Robotics Picking Up Where Amazon’s Kiva Systems Left Off
December 19, 2018
RightHand Robotics, a Somerville, Mass-based company founded in 2014 by Leif Jentoft and Yaro Tenzer, closed a $23 million Series B round for its RightPick robotic piece-picking technology.
RightHand Robotics raises $23M in Series B funding
December 19, 2018
RHR intends to use the funds to expand business and technical teams and broaden its suite of product applications in support of the company's growing customer base.
Sensors Boost Robot Performance
December 1, 2018
Robots are starting to deliver unprecedented levels of performance. But why now?
Cobot rings bell at New York Stock Exchange
October 19, 2018
NYSE bell ringing celebrates the five-year anniversary of ROBO Global, the first robotics, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) index.
IFR: Global industrial robot sales doubled over the past five years
October 19, 2018
Global sales value up 21% year over year. United States robot installations increased to 33,192 units in 2017, 6% more than in 2016.
OnRobot gets funding from Summit Partners, acquires Purple Robotics
September 4, 2018
The acquisition takes place two months after the OnRobot merger of three robotics companies from the United States, Hungary and Denmark that created one global player with a focus on...
Capacity partners with RightHand Robotics
July 31, 2018
The collaboration will integrate the Massachusetts-based company's RightPick automation system into Capacity's fulfillment solution offering.
How robotics can fit your operation
July 9, 2018
There is a lot to like about robotics as a means of automating DCs. The tricky questions around robotics are not will they catch on, because they are, but what...
