maxon’s portfolio now includes 15 different actuators divided into two families: High Efficiency Joints and High Precision Joints.
igus unveils igusGO AI-powered app at Hannover Messe
The igusGO app uses AI to identify optimization opportunities for robotics designers using lubrication-free motion plastics.
Collaborative Robotics raises $100M in Series B for mysterious mobile manipulator
Collaborative Robotics has raised $100M to commercialize its cobot, starting with automating warehouse operations.
Universal Robots expands MathWorks partnership, joins Connections Program
Universal Robots is collaborating with MathWorks to help developers build advanced applications for UR cobots.
NEURA and Omron Robotics partner to offer cognitive factory automation
NEURA Robotics and Omron Robotics and Safety Technologies say their strategic alliance will make cognitive systems ‘plug and play.’
Top 10 robotics news stories of March 2024
From events like MODEX and GTC to new product launches, there was no shortage of robotics news to cover in March 2024.
RoboticsCareer.org adds functionality from ARM Institute to address manufacturing skills gap
RoboticsCareer.org has gotten a refresh to help build interest in manufacturing careers and to connect talent with companies.
GTC 2024 and R-24 recap
In this episode of our podcast, our editorial team reviews its attendance at R-24 in Denmark and NVIDIA GTC 2024.
Bota Systems launches upgraded force-torque sensor for small cobots
Bota Systems’ latest multi-axis sensor provides a sensitivity level three to five times higher than the current SensONE sensor.
Teradyne partners with NVIDIA to add AI to cobots
Teradyne units Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots have incorporated NVIDIA AI for the first time.
Teradyne’s Ujjwal Kumar to keynote Robotics Summit & Expo
Kumar has scaled businesses at major multinationals during his career, including General Motors, General Electric, and Honeywell.
Odense Robotics culture of collaboration can overcome economic challenges, says CEO
Odense Robotics is continuing to grow despite downturns because of its culture of collaboration, says its CEO.
Schneider Electric unveils new Lexium cobots at MODEX 2024
Schneider Electric unveils Lexium cobots at MODEX 2024, offering high-speed motion, 130 axe control, and cost-effective pricing, utilizing EcoStruxure architecture for collaborative data flow.
Cambrian Robotics obtains seed funding to provide vision for complex tasks
Cambrian will use the funding to continue its mission of giving industrial robots human-level capabilities for complex tasks.
SMC adds grippers for cobots from Universal Robots
Available in basic and longitudinal types, the LEHR Series offers gripping forces between 60 to 140 N and plug-and-play compatibility.
Ruland Manufacturing taps Flexxbotics for robotic machine tending
The machine tending system from Flexxbotics enables Ruland’s UR cobots to communicate directly with its FANUC RoboDrill machinery.
How Odense became a leading robotics city
Odense, Denmark, has become a leading robotics cluster thanks to its spirit of collaboration and cobot leadership, says serial entrepreneur Thomas Visti.
Neura Robotics to move production from China to Germany
By the end of 2024, Neura Robotics will ramp up its production capacities in Metzingen while reducing them in China.
3 ways ABB sees AI driving robotics innovation
Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics, shares three ways AI is driving robotics innovation.
10 cobots guarantee ‘just in time’ manufacture of gearboxes
Gearbox manufacturer SEAT Componentes integrated 10 cobots from Universal Robots using only internal resources.
Top 5 robotics trends for 2024, according to the IFR
The IFR has cited technology trends including the rise of generative AI, mobile manipulation, and humanoid robots for 2024.
TGW Logistics launches RovoFlex picking robot and PickCenter software
TGW Logistics says it aims to tackle challenges such as increasingly rapid changes in product ranges with its new picking robot.