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Learn about vibration control in manufacturing and robotics

By Mike Oitzman | April 18, 2025

The Robot Report Podcast · Vibration Control in Manufacturing & Robotics

In Episode 192 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-host Eugene Demaitre interviews Rob Marshick, national sales manager at ITT Enidine Inc.

Rob Marshick, Enidine National Sales Manager

Rob Marshick, Enidine National Sales Manager

The Orchard Park, N.Y.-based company is a supplier of engineered mechanical shock absorbers, vibration-isolation products, and noise-attenuation products. Enidine also provides deceleration devices and products for hydraulic/pneumatic actuation, plus motion control and robotics applications.

Enidine’s products can be found in use throughout the global Industrial, rotorcraft, aviation, defense, rail, automation, and infrastructure markets.

Marshick has been with ITT Enidine for more than 16 years in a variety of customer-facing and sales roles. In this episode, he explains the value of these components for robotics designers.

Show timeline

  • 5:00 – Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the week’s news
  • 27:00 – Gene interviews Rob Marshick, Enidine national sales manager.

News of the week

ABB plans to spin off robotics division

ABB Group yesterday announced during its earnings call that it plans to spin off its robotics division into a separately listed company by the second quarter of 2026.

The Zurich-based company reported that after a steep drop in 2023, global industrial robotics orders improved in Q1 of 2025. ABB cited increasing demand for robots in painting, consumer electronics, food and beverage, apparel, and industrial machinery.

The unit, which is one of the top robotics providers in the world, offers industrial automation, collaborative robot arms, and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). ABB has also increased its focus on software and artificial intelligence, saying that more than 80% of its offerings are software/AI-enabled.

ABB Robotics reportedly earned $2.3 billion in revenues in 2024. ABB Group’s Machine Automation division, currently part of Robotics & Discrete Automation, will join the Process Automation business area in Q1 of 2026.

Hugging Face bridges gap between AI, physical world with Pollen Robotics acquisition

Demonstrating its ambition to make robots the next AI frontier, Hugging Face said its purchase of Pollen Robotics supports an open and customizable future, exemplified by Reachy 2. The $70,000 modular humanoid robot, features VR teleoperation and stereo vision, and currently used in research and education at institutions like Cornell and Carnegie Mellon.

Autonomous trucking developer Kodiak Robotics to go public via SPAC

Kodiak Robotics Inc. this week said it plans to go public through a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Its Kodiak Driver automated driving system integrates AI software and modular hardware to tackle critical transportation industry challenges like driver shortages and delivery demands.

Gatik gets safety validation from TUV SUD for autonomous logistics

Gatik announced that TÜV SÜD has independently validated the Safety Case Evaluation and Functional Safety phases of its Safety Assessment Framework. The framework identified more than 700 portfolios addressing key autonomous vehicle (AV) safety pillars, exceeding the self-certification standard in the industry.

Cosmic Robotics gets funding to automate, accelerate solar installation

Cosmic Robotics has secured $4 million in funding to develop AI-driven robots, starting with the Cosmic-1A, to expedite the construction of essential infrastructure. The startup is initially focusing on large-scale solar energy installations to address labor shortages and streamline U.S. energy development.

Overland AI launches ULTRA autonomous ground systems for defense

Overland AI announced the launch of its ULTRA uncrewed tactical platform, a fully autonomous and configurable ground system featuring a 454-kg (1,000-lb.) payload capacity, a top speed of 56 kph (35 mph), and a 161-km (100-mi.) cruising range. It is powered by a 85-kW (114 HP) gas engine with 1KW of electrical power.


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Podcast sponsored by Enidine

Established in 1966, Enidine is a premier supplier of highly engineered products to extend equipment life, improve comfort, and increase safety and reliability throughout global industrial end markets.

Enidine’s engineering team has designed custom energy absorption, vibration isolation, and noise attenuation solutions for a wide variety of challenging applications, including automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) and factory automation.
Its wide array of innovative components has proven to be critical to customers’ success.

Learn more by going to www.enidine.com/en-us.

About The Author

Mike Oitzman

Mike Oitzman is Senior Editor of WTWH's Robotics Group and founder of the Mobile Robot Guide. Oitzman is a robotics industry veteran with 25-plus years of experience at various high-tech companies in the roles of marketing, sales and product management. Mike has a BS in Systems Engineering from UCSD and an MBA from Golden Gate University. He can be reached at moitzman@wtwhmedia.com.

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