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Omron and Taiwanese collaborative robot company Techman Robot form strategic alliance
Collaborative robots integrated with Omron's other factory automation products will 'realize a manufacturing environment where humans and machines work in harmony.'

Three end-of-arm robotic companies become OnRobot
Perception Robotics (US), OptoForce (Hungary) and On Robot (Denmark) merge to create fully integrated products with combined user interfaces.

North American machine vision market sets new records
Market grows 19% in first quarter of 2018.

Big Picture: A Peek at the Future
Five views on how materials handling and other activities within the four walls are changing right in front of us.

Co-founder and CTO of Universal Robots wins Engelberger Award – the ‘Nobel Prize of Robotics’
Esben Østergaard, co-founder and chief technology officer of Universal Robots, a market leader of collaborative robots, has been awarded the automation industry's most prestigious honor.

Materials Handling Innovation Matters More Than Ever
This is no longer your father's materials handling industry. Leading suppliers are developing a culture of innovation, leading to new solutions for new challenges.

ISM 2018: The digitization of procurement
NextGen supply chain technologies were front and center at ISM.

Robotics at a tipping point revisited – Piece picking robots
While much of the action has been in mobile collaborative robotics, piece picking robots are finding their niche.

Fetch Robotics partners with Ricoh USA
Partnership leverages worldwide technical resources to support growing autonomous mobile robot market.

FedEx partners with Vecna Robotics as part of automation growth strategy
Video highlights autonomous tuggers in FedEx facility as featured in the New York Times.

Manufacturer builds in-house robotics expertise to close the skills gap
Collaborative robots tackle mundane work so existing staff can add more value.

XPO Logistics Introduces Cloud-Based Warehouse Management Software Platform
WMx is geared towards mobile devices and paves the way for the "rapid development and integration of automation and robotics," said XPO Logistics.

Pearson Packaging Systems completes acquisition of Flexicell
Acquisition combines technical expertise in robotic automation and secondary packaging integration.

2018 Warehouse/Distribution Center Equipment Survey: Automation & Robotics Lead Robust Outlook
Our annual survey reveals a bullish outlook for continued material handling investments, with enthusiasm extending into newer technologies such as robotics as well as warehouse control system software and the...

Robotics, vision and motion control industries set new growth records in 2017
Non-automotive robot orders grew 20.5% in units and 7.3% in dollars; shipments up 29.7%.



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