UR and Rapid Robotics announce a new partnership that enables faster cobot deployments in North America.
Epson signs Motion Automation Intelligence as distributor in central and southeast regions
Epson’s Robots offer customers value and simplicity through Motion Ai’s manufacturers and Premier Automation Solutions
Soft Robotics picks up $26M
Soft Robotics brought in $26 million in the first closing of its Series C funding round to expand commercial deployment of its mGripAI.
Yaskawa launches new palletizing robot: PL800
The Yaskawa robot is designed for palletizing tasks and features an 800 kg payload capacity.
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.
Nomagic picks up $22M in Series A funding
Along with the funding round, Nomagic also announced its partnership with BRACK.CH, a Swiss e-commerce platform.
ABB depalletizer replaces heavy lifting and improves efficiency
The ABB Depalletizer Solution uses vision guidance to easily identify boxes to pick from a pallet, regardless of size and orientation.
RightHand Robotics adds Vanderlande as integration partner
Vanderlande to help scale RightHand Robotics’ RightPick system to general merchandise warehouses and distribution centers around the world.
OSARO unveils robotic bagging solution
The Automated Bagging Solution pairs one of OSARO’s piece-picking robots with automated bagging machines from Pregis and PAC Machinery.
MODEX 2022 Show Guide
Going to MODEX 2022? Our show guide is a filtered view to all of the important robotics product launches and highlights of the show as you plan your visit to the show floor.
How a box manufacturer tackled labor issues with robotics
Box manufacturer Alliora had wanted to add automation to its production lines for a while. Unfortunately, its first experience was difficult.
Yaskawa Motoman adds compact PL80 industrial robot arm
Featuring an 176 lb payload capacity, the PL80 robot offers a 81.1 inch horizontal reach, 129.5 inch vertical reach and 0.03 mm repeatability.
RightHand Robotics raises $19M for robotic piece-picking
RightHand Robotics is looking to raise a total of $40 million in its latest funding round.
Veo Robotics announces two new certified systems integrators
The company adds two more certified integrators to its growing list of qualified integrators.
Mujin expands into North America
The company offers a mature robot control solution optimized for palletizing and bin picking operations.
Agile Robots closes $220M Series C funding
Collaborative robotic provider, Agile Robots, closes a $220M Series C round – to enable the company to extend its product and expand its global market reach.
FedEx expands use of robots to sort small packages
FedEx Ground deployed Berkshire Grey Robotic Product Sortation and Identification systems to sort thousands of small parcels daily at its facility in Queens, N.Y.
Ambi Robotics releases Ambikit, a new kitting robot system
Ambi Robotics introduces AmbiKit, a new AI-driven kitting applications that leverages vision and robots to pick items from bulk into kits.
FANUC expands SR SCARA product line with six new models
FANUC extends its SR Series SCARA robot product line with four new models, all with the new web-based iRProgrammer software interface.
Universal Robots names 4 integrators to deploy ActiNav
ActiNav combines real-time autonomous motion control, UR cobots, vision and sensor systems to automate bin picking tasks or machine tending applications.
Ken Goldberg on robotic grasping; Carbon Robotics’ new weeding robot
Goldberg on Ambi Robotics’ Sim2Real technology, how Dex-Net is powering its robots, lessons learned over the years, and the challenges of universal grasping.
Hitachi acquires Kyoto Robotics
Hitachi acquired Kyoto Robotics, a Japan-based developer of 3D vision systems, control systems and more recently picking robots for the logistics industry. Hitachi acquired 96% of all issued shares of Kyoto Robotics and made it a subsidiary. Terms of the acquisition weren’t disclosed. Hitachi said the acquisition will enable it to provide one-stop shop of…