Collaborative Robotics Trends

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.

UR robotic welding applications at FABTECH 2021

FABTECH 2021 is the launchpad for innovative new cobot applications including heavy-duty water-cooled welding, hardfacing, plasma cutting and flexible machine loading.

Made4CNC Safedoor works with Cobots to automate CNC tending operations

Made4CNC launches its first product: an automated CNC door opener, that is easily integrated with any robot for machine tending.

Collaborative Robotics Week agenda announced

Collaborative Robotics Week (Sept. 7-10) will provide a snapshot of the state of the sector, including emerging capabilities, powerful enabling technologies, as well as new business models enabled by cobots.

Novarc cobot SWR+HyperFill increases heavy fabrication productivity

The system uses a long-reach manipulator, with a three-axis robotic arm at the end, which works with a human operator to increase their dexterity and flexibility.

Rapid Robotics raises $37M for automation as a service

Rapid’s solution is the Rapid Machine Operator (RMO), a cobot specially designed and priced for machine operation.

The benefits of no-code robotics

For manufacturers to become agile and autonomous, robots must be faster and easier to program and implement. Enter ‘no code’ programming.

UR10e cobot cuts welding time in half at Siouxland Fabricating

The cobot welding system freed up workers to focus on more ergonomic, higher-value tasks such as fabricating and tacking.

Metallic glass gears up for collaborative robots

Bulk metallic glass could reduce the prices of cobots, and also lead to advanced 3D printed metals.

Startup Flexxbotics joins MassRobotics to improve cobot utility

Flexxbotics, a spinout of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, focuses on improving robot utilization and efficiency to shorten a customer’s return on investment.

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.

Being acquired by Novanta a win-win for ATI employees

ATI Industrial Automation established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) plan in 2012. The federally-qualified ERISA benefit plan makes employees owners in the company.

How the UR+ ecosystem is fueling cobot market growth

Learn how UR+ approved products are tested and certified, and how the UR+ program is driving market growth into an increasing number of applications and supporting faster system integrations.

Universal Robots grows revenue 75% in Q2 to $76M

UR is on pace to sell 1,000 cobots into welding applications in 2021, which is more than triple the pace from 2020.

Doosan Robotics names William Ryu CEO

Ryu is expected to enhance technological collaboration with the parent company’s new business areas, while initiating more customer-oriented businesses to expand collaborative robot applications and advance robotics technology.

Researchers develop human-aware motion planning algorithm

To demo the algorithm, the cobot helped put a jacket on a human, which could potentially prove to be a powerful tool in expanding assistance for those with disabilities or limited mobility.

ATI Industrial Automation acquired by Novanta for $172M

ATI is a leading developer of end-of-arm tooling, including robotic changing systems, force/torque sensors, and collision sensors for industrial, collaborative, and medical robotic applications.