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ABB launches next-gen GoFa, SWIFTI cobots

February 25, 2021 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

ABB Swifti cobot

ABB expanded its cobot portfolio with the GoFa and SWIFTI lines that offer higher payloads and speeds to complement its YuMi cobots.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, News Tagged With: ABB

Niryo Ned is an open-source cobot for education & research

February 23, 2021 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

Niryo Ned cobot

Ned offers repeatability of 0.5mm, a payload of 300g, and a maximum reach of 400mm. The cobot is based on Ubuntu 18.04 and ROS Melodic.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, News Tagged With: Niryo

Kim Povlsen named president of Universal Robots

February 16, 2021 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

Kim Povlsen Universal Robots President

Povlsen, a Danish native, held various executive business and technology leadership roles at Schneider Electric, a global energy management and automation company.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, News Tagged With: Universal Robots

How cobots are automating rapid COVID-19 tests

February 11, 2021 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

The system contains a 7-axis cobot arm, robotic liquid handlers for collection tube plating, PCR testing prep, a RT-qPCR analyzer, a hazardous waste bin, and control software.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, Healthcare Robotics, News Tagged With: ARM Institute, COVID-19, Productive Robotics

Developing a ROS 2 driver for UR cobot arms

February 10, 2021 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

UR16e

The new driver will take advantage of ROS 2 features such as component nodes and zero-memory copy integration with ros_control. From a performance perspective, the major benefit is decreased latency.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, News, ROS / Open Source Solutions Tagged With: PickNik, Universal Robots

What’s New, What’s Next For Collaborative Robots?

January 29, 2021 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

RoboBusiness Direct session to provide an update about the state of collaborative robots and where the industry is heading in the future.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, Webinars

Hanwha Robotics releases HCR Advanced Series cobots

January 25, 2021 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

The series includes three models (HCR-3A, HCR-5A, and HCR-12A) that offer new functionality for Hanwha cobots, including easier integration of end of arm tooling.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, News Tagged With: Hanwha Precision Machinery

China, US to drive post-COVID cobot sales

January 19, 2021 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

cobots

The COVID-19 slowed the cobot industry, but Interact Analysis indicates there will be a V-shaped rebound in 2021.

Filed Under: Analysis, China, Cobot Arms, News

How a Canadian bakery automated its bread packaging line

January 7, 2021 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

Soft Robotics

A Canadian bakery uses a UR10 cobot and six-finger Soft Robotics mGrip gripper to grab loaves of bread and carry them to a bagging machine.

Filed Under: Case Studies, Cobot Arms, End of Arm Tooling, Food & Beverage, Grippers, News Tagged With: soft robotics, Universal Robots

Flexiv secures more than $100M in funding for Rizon adaptive robot

December 30, 2020 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

Flexiv Rizon adaptive robot

Flexiv competes with collaborative robotics makers such as ABB, Doosan Robotics, KUKA, Universal Robots and more.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, Investments, News Tagged With: Flexiv

Perception-based region selection for collaborative robotic sanding

December 30, 2020 By Jorge Nicho Leave a Comment

Research leads to the creation of an open-source C++ library that can be used to detect regions that need more attention during human-robot collaboration.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, Finishing, Human Robot Interaction / Haptics, News, Research

How supply chains can enhance worker safety and efficiency with robotics

December 22, 2020 By John Santagate | Köerber Supply Chain Leave a Comment

Supply chains can enhance worker safety and efficiency with robotics

The Körber Supply Chain Software vice president of robotics explains how automation can benefit supply chains, from improving worker safety and productivity to increasing warehouse flexibility.

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Filed Under: AMRs, Cobot Arms, News, Opinion, Safety & Security, Supply Chain Tagged With: COVID-19, Koerber, Körber

von Hollen stepping down as Universal Robots sells 50k cobots

December 14, 2020 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

Universal Robots has sold its 50,000 collaborative robot arm. President Jürgen von Hollen is stepping down at the end of 2020.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, News Tagged With: Universal Robots

Acieta launches FastLOAD CX1000 mobile cobot cell

December 7, 2020 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

Acieta FastLOAD CX1000

Acieta’s FastLOAD CX1000 cobot cell is equipped with a FANUC CRX-10iA/L 6-axis cobot that offers a 10 kg payload and 1418 mm reach.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, Machine Tending, News Tagged With: Acieta

Motional, MIT experts to discuss the future of human-robot collaboration in RoboBusiness Direct

December 7, 2020 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

Motional, MIT experts to discuss the future of human-robot collaboration in RoboBusiness Direct

In this RoboBusiness Direct session moderated by MassRobotics Executive Director Tom Ryden, Motional CTO Laura Major and MIT Professor Julie Shah will discuss the future of human-robot interaction.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, Design & Development, Human Robot Interaction / Haptics, News Tagged With: MIT, MIT CSAIL, Motional, RoboBusiness Direct

Neura Robotics, formerly Han’s Robot, launches LARA cobot, mobile manipulators

November 30, 2020 By Eugene Demaitre Leave a Comment

Neura Robotics, formerly Han's Robot, launches LARA cobot, mobile manipulators

Han’s Robot, which has rebranded itself as Neura Robotics, announced a new lightweight collaborative robot arm, as well as mobile robots and mobile manipulator combinations.

Filed Under: AMRs, Cobot Arms, News, Pick & Place Tagged With: Han's Robot, Neura Robotics

Four collaborative robots from Techman help automaker with visual inspections

November 30, 2020 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

Four collaborative robots from Techman help automaker with visual inspections

Techman Robot said its collaborative robot and smart vision system have helped a Japanese automaker improve its quality inspection process, just as it benefited Continental with a pick-and-place operation.

Filed Under: Cameras / Imaging / Vision, Case Studies, Cobot Arms, End of Arm Tooling, Pick & Place, Press Release, Quality Testing Tagged With: automotive, Continental, Techman Robot

ONExia PalletizUR 2.0 uses cobots to simultaneously stack 2 pallets

November 20, 2020 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

PalletizUR 2.0

ONExia’s PalletizUR 2.0, which is based on the Universal Robots cobot, can simultaneously stack two pallets up to 70 inches.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, News, Packaging & Palletizing Tagged With: ONExia, Universal Robots

Universal Robots hosting Cobot Expo 2.0 Nov. 16-17

November 13, 2020 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

Cobot Expo 2.0

Cobot Expo 2.0 will feature 25-plus live demos from Universal Robots’ partners, as well at 15 informative keynotes. Attendees will learn about cobot applications such as welding, machine tending, autonomous bin picking and end-of-line packaging, while hearing from top automation experts about safety, ROI and service.

Filed Under: Cobots 101, News Tagged With: Universal Robots

Universal Robots launches cobot certification program

November 5, 2020 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

Universal Robots cobot certification

The Education Program provides a pathway to master cobot programming and deployment as part of an Industry 4.0 career.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, Cobots 101, News Tagged With: Universal Robots

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