The Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst program objective is to provide startups with connections, guidance and resources.
PickNik Robotics releases Movelt developer platform and SDK
PickNik Robotics announced the commercial availability of both its MoveIt Studio Developer Platform and MoveIt Studio SDK.
Accenture acquiring robotics integrator Eclipse Automation
Accenture said the acquisition will enable it to offer automated production lines that leverage the cloud, data and AI.
Nikon adds 2 actuators to C3 eMotion lineup
Nikon announced the expansion of its C3 eMotion intelligent actuator unit lineup with the IAU-30 and IAU-300 types.
Portescap announced 19mm, 32mm brushless flat motors
Portescap recently released a 19mm, called the 20ECF, and 32mm, called the 32ECF brushless slotted flat motor.
What’s the difference between a servo drive and motion controller?
There can be a fine line between what is considered a motion controller and what represents a basic servo drive. It is critical to understand the functionality and intelligence of both.
Comau, Seabery unveil training program for robotic welding
Training program enables practice via a simulator that uses augmented reality to reproduce a real-life robotic welding environment.
International Federation of Robotics appoints new president, VP
ABB’s Marina Bill was named president of the International Federation of Robotics, while Kenji Yamaguchi of FANUC was named vice president.
OSARO automates Zenni fulfillment center
Special-order, high-value items must be bagged and labeled correctly to ensure they are sent to the right customer.
SICK launches Monitoring Box for cloud-based sensor monitoring
SICK has launched a product called Monitoring Box that enables access to sensor data for cloud-based condition monitoring.
Gatik disrupts class 8 short-haul market with new customers
Gatik, Georgia-Pacific and KBX announce multi-year commercial partnership to disrupt class 8 short-haul market.
Genesis Robotics opens new office in Frankfurt Germany
Matteo Stagni is appointed GM of a new office in Frankfurt, Germany, to better serve the rapidly growing European market.
infiniDome and C-Astral showcasing fixed-wing UAVs with disruptive GPS resiliency at Eurosatory
infiniDome and C-Astral will showcase their technology at Eurosatory on June 13th in Paris, France.
SICK showcases AMR localization at Automate 2022
SICK highlights solutions safe productivity, part localization in bin picking, and LiDAR localization
Celera Motion expands Omni+ direct drive motor platform
Offering a combination of motion smoothness and torque density, the direct drive motors are designed for cobots, surgical robots and more.
Data flexibility for robotics companies (with real-world examples)
Watch a live demo of the Spot quadruped and how the captured data can be streamed into Formant’s platform and displayed for custom visualization.
OnRobot launches palletizing solution for leading robot arms
Available as a complete out-of-the-box system or as individual components, the OnRobot Palletizer is compatible with cobots and light industrial robots from Doosan, FANUC, OMRON, Techman and Universal Robots.
Auterion announces AI Node for drones, mobile robots
AI Node integrates with Auterion’s open ecosystem, resulting in a greater choice of solutions for end users.
RoboDK releases automatic robot tool calibrator TwinTool
RoboDK has released TwinTool, an application that offers fully automated robot tool calibration for industrial robots.
New ROS2 release Humble Hawksbill
Humble Hawksbill is a long-term support (LTS) release that will be supported until May 2027. It is the first ROS 2 release on Ubuntu 22.04
UR+ ecosystem adds module to automate blasting processes
Certification guarantees compatibility with UR’s collaborative robots and compliance with specific quality criteria.
Teledyne gives Sapera Vision software an AI upgrade
Sapera Vision Software from Teledyne DALSA offers field proven image acquisition, control and image processing.