Comau has expanded its product line with compact robot arms, picking software, and exoskeletons for logistics and other markets.

With actions from suppliers like Siemens, Interact Analysis expects the market for machine-integrated robot control to grow rapidly over the next few years.

Yaskawa showed several technologies with partners at Automate, including cobots for welding and vision-guided robots for machine tending.

Kawasaki says its CL series combines all the safety and intuitiveness of cobots with the speed and productivity of industrial robotics.

Techman’s new TM30S cobot has a maximum payload of 35 kg (77.16 lbs) and a reach of 1,702 mm (67.01 in) across six joints. 

Flexiv Robotics said its Rizon 4 arm increased sanding efficiency for EsVata, and its Grav Enhanced gripper can aid recycling efforts.

March 2024 robotics funding was buoyed by significant investment into software and drone suppliers.

Boston Dynamics has retired the hydraulic version of its Atlas and will begin testing an all-electric humanoid robot in the coming year.

NEURA Robotics and Omron Robotics and Safety Technologies say their strategic alliance will make cognitive systems ‘plug and play.’

Chris Johnson, managing director at SMB Bearings, explains the potential advantages of ceramic high-precision bearings.

From events like MODEX and GTC to new product launches, there was no shortage of robotics news to cover in March 2024. 

Mecademic said MAC enables it to deliver robots that meet industrial precision and accuracy requirements out of the box.

Delta Electronics has developed digital twins with NVIDIA for designing and managing industrial automation and AI data centers.

Northeastern University students won a contest in which four teams’ rovers completed tasks in simulated Martian environments.

RightHand Robotics and Vanderlande shared insights on industry trends and the latest RightPick innovations in Atlanta.

Glacier has also announced that it will be collaborating with Amazon to enhance traceability and recovery processes for recyclables.

By the end of 2024, Neura Robotics will ramp up its production capacities in Metzingen while reducing them in China. 

Olis Robotics and Kawasaki plan to demonstrate remote troubleshooting of robotic palletizing with integrator CRG Automation at MODEX 2024.

Rainbow Robotics, KETI, and Schaeffler will develop robots and the corresponding operation technologies for manufacturers.

TGW Logistics says it aims to tackle challenges such as increasingly rapid changes in product ranges with its new picking robot.

GITAI USA’s S2 robotic system is the company’s second robot to do work on the International Space Station.

Jacobi Robotics has launched new path-planning and optimization system with Formic to accelerate palletizing applications.