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One System Solution from OnRobot wins Gold in LEAP Awards

November 22, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

One System Solution from OnRobot wins Gold in LEAP Awards

OnRobot’s unified interface connects any of the company’s end effectors to a wide range of robot arms, and it was recognized in the Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program’s awards for industrial automation.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, Connectivity, Grippers, Industrial Robots, News, Press Release Tagged With: Advantech, Dunkermotoren, HEalthcare Robotics Engineering Forum, OnRobot, Universal Robots

Festo agrees to distribute Magswitch magnetic robot grippers

November 6, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

Festo agrees to distribute Magswitch magnetic robot grippers

Festo is now distributing magnetic switch grippers from Magswitch that it said are suitable for machine tending, welding, and pick-and-place operations.

Filed Under: Grippers, News Tagged With: festo, Magswitch

coDrive cuts the pneumatic tether, enabling mobile cobot applications

by Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

coDrive cuts the pneumatic tether, enabling mobile cobot applications

Collaborative robot arms and end effectors can be used for a widening variety of applications, thanks to Soft Robotics’ new coDrive technology, which provides a portable pneumatic power supply for its soft grippers.

Filed Under: Connectivity, Grippers, News, Pneumatics & Hydraulics, Soft Robotics Tagged With: soft robotics, Universal Robots

SRAP from SICK adds safety controls for collaborative robot applications

October 16, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

SRAP from SICK adds safety controls for collaborative robot applications

The Safe Robotics Area Protection, or SRAP system from SICK is designed to be easy to integrate, provide safety around automation, and reduce downtime.

Filed Under: Cameras / Imaging / Vision, Cobot Arms, Force Torque Sensors, News, Press Release, Safety & Security, Software Tagged With: SICK

Machine shop saves 500 hours with machine tending cobot

October 15, 2019 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

Founded in 1983 and based in the town of Åseda in Southern Sweden, FT Produktion is a machine shop that supplies metal parts measuring up to 7.5 meters in size to a variety of industries. The company has 25 employees that hail from Sweden, Norway, Lithuania, Syria, and Thailand who work in tandem with neighboring company Profilgruppen. […]

Filed Under: Case Studies, Cobot Arms, Grippers, Machine Tending, Manufacturing Tagged With: OnRobot, Universal Robots

Eureka Robotics develops Archimedes robot with human-like dexterity

October 11, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

Eureka Robotics develops Archimedes robot with human-like dexterity

Manufacturers could benefit from the human-like dexterity of the Archimedes system, which combines a six-axis robot arm, machine vision, and AI, said Eureka Robotics.

Filed Under: 6-Axis, Grippers, Industrial Robots, News, Press Release, Research, Startups, Technologies Tagged With: Eureka Robotics, Nanyang Technological University, NTU Singapore

piCOBOT vacuum gripper now compatible with more cobots

October 8, 2019 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

piCOBOT

piCOBOT, a vacuum-based end-of-arm tool from Piab, is now compatible more collaborative robots and even smaller industrial robots. This is possible thanks to a new generic electrical interface and new mechanical mounting plate options that are in accordance with the ISO 9409-1 standard. piCOBOT was originally certified to work with cobots only from Universal Robots […]

Filed Under: Grippers, News, Vacuum Gripper Tagged With: piab, piCOBOT

Grippers grow along with collaborative robot market

September 30, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

https://www.therobotreport.com/grippers-get-traction-global-collaborative-robot-growth/

The CEO of OnRobot describes the promise and prospects for cobot grippers, which are necessary for a widening range of applications and helping the robotics market grow.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, Grippers Tagged With: OnRobot

OnRobot unified interface simplifies cobot end-of-arm tooling

September 16, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

  OnRobot A/S announced a unified electrical and mechanical interface for its end-of-arm tooling for collaborative robot arms. The company said it will make robotic applications faster and easier to implement, dramatically simplifying automation. With a single robotic system, a single platform for programming and training, and a single vendor relationship, manufacturers now have access […]

Filed Under: Grippers, News Tagged With: OnRobot

How magnets give this robotic gripper a soft touch

September 16, 2019 By Charlotte Hsu Leave a Comment

The University at Buffalo developed a two-fingered dynamic gripper that could only refine robotic grasping and improve safety for collaborative robots that work around people. The robotic hand absorbs energy from impacts during collisions. This prevents whatever the robot is holding from breaking, and also makes it safer for people to work with and near […]

Filed Under: Grippers, News, Research

Omron to debut mobile manipulator, integrated grippers at Pack Expo

August 29, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff 1 Comment

Omron, an industry leader in end-to-end automation, will demonstrate an interactive collection of manufacturing equipment, including an autonomous mobile manipulator and Robotiq grippers integrated into its TM Series cobot.

Filed Under: AMRs, Cobot Arms, Grippers, News Tagged With: omron, Robotiq

PHD releases Optimax OGZ drop-in replacement pneumatic parallel grippers

August 27, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

PHD’s new Optimax product line is a drop-in replacement for pneumatic parallel grippers.

Filed Under: Grippers, News Tagged With: PHD Inc.

Designing parallel grippers for cobot precision

August 26, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

Providing the right motor for small precision devices can be challenging, as New Scale Robotics found when it designed a parallel gripper for cobots.

Filed Under: Actuators / Motors / Servos, Design & Development, Grippers, Motion Control, News Tagged With: maxon, maxon motor, New Scale Robotics, Universal Robots

KUKA develops mobile manipulator robot for cleanroom chip handling

August 23, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

There was no mobile, automated semiconductor production system that enabled component transfer from one step to the next — until KUKA’s new wafer-handling robots.

Filed Under: AMRs, Cobot Arms, Grippers, Laboratory / Cleanroom, News Tagged With: KUKA

Why robots need to understand motive like humans

August 18, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

Robots need to know the reason why they are doing a job if they are to effectively and safely work alongside people in the near future. In simple terms, this means machines need to understand motive the way humans do, and not just perform tasks blindly, without context. According to a new article by the […]

Filed Under: Grippers, News, Research

Robotiq vacuum grippers now compatible with Omron cobots

August 16, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

Manufacturers can start production faster with AirPick and EPick, says Robotiq.

Filed Under: Grippers, News Tagged With: omron, Robotiq

OnRobot’s LA R&D office opens new chapter for gripper maker

August 14, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff 1 Comment

OnRobot, which nakes grippers for cobots and industrial robots, is opening a new R&D office in LA. We spoke with the former CEO of Perception Robotics about OnRobot’s strategy.

Filed Under: Grippers, News Tagged With: OnRobot

Schunk EGP gripper designed for pick & place applications

August 6, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

Schunk EGP Gripper

Schunk has introduced a 24V gripper with IO-link called the Schunk EGP. It is designed for small components during fast-paced pick & place applications. The Schunk EGP electric gripper satisfies the IO-Link Class B Standard suitable for increased power consumption and can be directly connected with an IO-Link Class B Master. Schunk said the EGP […]

Filed Under: Grippers, News Tagged With: schunk

OnRobot opens office in Los Angeles for cobot gripper R&D

July 31, 2019 By Eugene Demaitre Leave a Comment

As demand for collaborative robots grows, so too must suppliers of end-of-arm tooling. OnRobot, which makes the Gecko gripper, opened its first U.S. R&D office in California.

Filed Under: Grippers, News Tagged With: OnRobot, Universal Robots

PHD adds gripper options, transition plate to product line

July 31, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

PHD has released a new jaw-travel option for its GRR grippers, offered the Pneu-Connect X2 with dual grippers, and announced seventh-axis transition plates for its Series ESU and UR cobots.

Filed Under: Grippers, News Tagged With: PHD Inc., Universal Robots

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