Matteo Stagni is appointed GM of a new office in Frankfurt, Germany, to better serve the rapidly growing European market.
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.
MIT CSAIL develops soft, pneumatic actuator
Soft, pneumatic actuators can provide high response rates and power to input ratios, but creating them can be tedious.
Kollmorgen introduces TBM2G frameless servo motors
Kollmorgen’s TBM2G series of frameless servo motors offers high-performance torque in a compact electromagnetics package.
Delta Line releases BLDC motors for robot joints
The Delta Line size 115 frameless BLDC motors were developed to meet the space and performance requirements of robot joints.
STXI expands integrated closed-loop servo stepper motor line
The stepIM closed-loop servo stepper is available in three sizes: short (97.4 mm motor length), medium (105.9 mm motor length), and long (120.4 mm motor length).
Schaeffler expands robotics portfolio with Melior Motion acquisition
The acquisition of Melior Motion strengthens Schaeffler’s robotics portfolio. The company began expanding its robotics presence in 2017.
Soft actuators help MIT power nano drones
The robots could be used in swarms to pollinate a field of crops, or to search for survivors in disaster areas.
NCSU researchers make faster thermal actuator
The key to the team’s actuator’s quick movements is in its bi-stable design, and the shape it prefers depends on the temperature.
Precise motion systems drive autonomous mobile robots
Selecting the correct motor is critical to overall performance for autonomous mobile robots.
Celera Motion adds Multiturn Inductive Angle Encoder
The new Multiturn Inductive Angle Encoder can be used for robot joints, servo motors, cartesian robots and more.
Heidenhain releases MRS angular encoder modules for robot arms
Heidenhain’s MRS encoder module series for robotic arms has been redesigned embedded bearings to better withstand outside tilting forces.
GAM releases new robotic cycloidal gearboxes
GAM’s newest GCL cycloidal gearboxes provide high precision and rigidity for horizontal and vertical robotic and motion control applications.
Celera Motion adds inductive angle encoder for robots
Celera said the IncOder CORE is suited for integration into rotary joints for surgical, medical and industrial robots.
SDP/SI introduces frameless motors for robotics
NH1-D series frameless motors fit into smaller machines requiring precision, high efficiency, low inertia, and high torque density.
Heidenhain introduces dual encoder for robots
Heidenhain’s new KCI 120 Dplus rotary encoder provides both motor feedback and position measurement.
IMSystems raises $3.5M Series A for Archimedes Drive
The Series A supports the launch of the Archimedes Drive, which relies on friction instead of gear teeth to transmit torque.
Show Guide for the 2021 ATX West event
The ATX West show is next week. Check out our show guide with a curated list of robotic vendors to visit while at the show.
Oriental Motor adds Profinet communications to AZ drivers
The Profinet communication protocol is designed to meet the demanding conditions within an industrial environments.
Genesis Robotics launches LiveDrive LDD 1800 Series direct drive actuator
Genesis Robotics launches LiveDrive LDD 1800 series direct-drive actuators, that enable high speed, oil-free, low maintenance operations.
Performance Motion Devices adds ultra-compact motion controller
Performance Motion Devices (PMD) recently debuted its new ION/CME N-Series Digital Drives, new members of the ION Digital Drive family that provide high-performance motion control, network connectivity and amplification. The N-Series ION digital drives feature a patented, ultra-rugged PCB-mountable package with three power output levels – 75, 300, and 1,000 W. All ION/CME N-Series Digital…
Harmonic Drive adds RSF-5 mini actuator with integrated servo drive
Harmonic Drive announced its new RSF-5 miniature actuator with an integrated servo drive. This evolutionary product eliminates the need for an external drive and greatly simplifies cabling while retaining high-positional accuracy and torsional stiffness in a compact housing. The RSF Mini and Supermini series is a family of compact actuators that deliver high torque with…