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maxon France is dedicated to the design, development, and production of customized mechatronic systems and modules, as well as motorized multi-axis systems for robotics.

Inspection robots can be found everywhere, whether in sewer systems, on wind turbines, or at the bottom of the ocean. And their numbers are expected to increase dramatically in coming years.

At Cogniteam, we were early adopters of ROS in 2009. Actually, we were early adopters of Player/Stage, the ROS predecessor. Back then, vendors were hesitant to join in the Robotic Operating System buzz. Generic protocols, software packages, and visualization tools were something that each company would have developed internally, again and again. Linux was considered…

XSun designs and manufactures a drone that is both energy-independent and can make its own decisions, for fully-automated missions. The company needed reliable, high-performance sub-assemblies to design its SolarXOne.

How one company employs creative design techniques and online configuration tools to provide customized motors and gearheads for its latest robotic arm and gripper.

CubeRover needed to be compact and lightweight, handle extreme climate fluctuations, and maximize mobility for instruments operating on the rover.

We are at the beginning of the 4th industrial revolution. So, what do the changes hold for business and the workforce?

Automated product development tools have reduced one robotics manufacturer’s production processes by 30%.

The shift to more complex, intelligent robotic devices and systems can slow the product development process, delaying your time to market, overrunning project budgets and eroding product quality.

The modular robotic delivery platform, called Robosynthesis, has resulted in the creation of many multi-mission robots.

With her fun, bubbly personality, ABii is currently making waves in classrooms around the world, building both core skills mastery and confidence.

Two eQarts operate within the facility, completing several types of transport and removing human interaction throughout the process entirely, leading to 100% automated transports and a short ROI.

The artisanal pizza experience with a futuristic twist. There’s a whole lot of dough in the pizza industry, and not just the edible kind. The US pizza market, despite being plagued by high costs and low margins, is currently worth $46B and expected to be $54B by 2023. Although inputs such as labor, ingredients and…

Graze Mowing uses AI to help optimize autonomous mowing operations with the world’s only commercial-size autonomous mower.

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The automated guided vehicles (AGV) market is booming. According to a study by Research and Markets, the global market for AGVs is set to grow by 10.8% by 2026, reaching USD 3.64 billion. The fields of application are manifold, but we show you the Top 3 highest growth markets for AGVs. 1. Logistics An essential…

They move like snakes and reach places that are too narrow or dangerous for humans. The robust robotic arms of the Tokyo-based company HiBot take inspection, maintenance and repair to new levels. In the past, maintenance was not given much consideration in the construction of industrial plants, buildings or bridges. As a consequence, the maintenance…

AGVs (automated guided vehicles) are essential tools in the current commercial and industrial transformation. But what challenges do they need to address? The AGV market: why are we seeing such a boom today? Back in the 1950s, car manufacturers used guided vehicles in their factories to distribute mechanical parts. Since then, different methods have been…

We are witnessing the start of a robotic evolution that is sweeping through all aspects of agriculture. This includes drones that monitor fields, spray specific plants, or send information to other robots on the ground that pull-out weeds and harvest fruit. The current edition of driven, the maxon magazine, is dedicated to agriculture and it…

The more an Autonomous Mobile Robot can sense, the better it will perform.  And the larger the field-of-view of each sensor, the more practical a solution can be. By Mark Davidson, CRO, DreamVu Inc. If a robot cannot sense it, it cannot deal with it.  Whether a person, or another approaching AMR, or an object…

Outer space is unforgiving. This is why precision drives embarking on a trip to other planets need to meet extremely high quality standards. Every Mars drive from maxon is based on a catalog product and is modified for the specific mission. That’s because the DC motors, gearheads, and encoders face brutal conditions during liftoff, the…