Using cobots in industrial applications increases productivity, quality, and employee retention while lowering the risk of repetitive injury.
Materials Handling
Universal Robots launches enhanced UR Care Service Plans
Universal Robots now provides all service, support, and training through its myUR fleet management portal.
Texas Children’s Hospital uses ABB YuMi cobot for neurological research
Texas Children’s Hospital is using an ABB YuMi collaborative robot to safely transfer fruit flies without anesthesia.
Epson Robots C-B series expands six-axis lineup with compact, collaborative robots
Epson Robots’ new C-B Series robots include sensors, motion control, and programming technology for industrial collaborative workcells.
Yaskawa shows off latest collaborative, industrial robots for welding and more
Yaskawa showed several technologies, including cobots for welding and palletizing, its Smart Pendant, and vision-guided robots for machine tending.
Teradyne partners with NVIDIA to add AI to collaborative robots
Teradyne units Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots have incorporated NVIDIA AI for the first time.
The Integrated Warehouse: Unlock the future of warehouse management
In the latest Automated Warehouse webinar, learn how integrated tracking and conveyance can optimize workflows.
Dobot Robotics’ CRA cobot series makes Japanese debut
Dobot Robotics has unveiled its new CRA cobot series and associated VX500 Smart Camera at iREX 2023 in Japan.
TM25S cobot ready for a range of industrial applications, says Techman Robot at iREX
The TM25S cobot arm from Techman Robot includes features for digital twins, visual inspection, and welding and palletizing.
New UR30 cobot arm packs more muscle into a small frame
The UR30 collaborative robot has the same reach as the popular UR10 and the motor design of the UR20, noted Universal Robots.
RightHand Robotics raises $66M for piece-picking system
The RightPick 3 piece-picking system combines an intelligent gripper, vision system, and control software with learning as a form of hand, eye, coordination providing accountability for picking success.
AMRs, voice picking help e-commerce supplier double output
Vector AMRs, equipped with Kingpin top modules, pick up high-capacity custom carts for workers to use in the picking process.
Seegrid introduces Palion Pallet Truck Series 8
The Palion Pallet Truck Series 8 can be used for staging/sortation, putaway, end-of-line, trash removal, replenishment, long haul and other materials handling applications.
How 2 AMRs helped manufacturer achieve productivity gains
Two MiR200 autonomous mobile robots help TBSI save up to 16 hours a day in terms of human labor, equivalent to the work of two operators who have now been assigned to more valuable tasks in the warehouse.
5 AMRs boost intralogistics at pharmaceutical plant in china
Five MiR500 autonomous mobile robots are saving the pharmaceutical giant 35-plus manhours per week on materials handling tasks.
Port Logistics deploying 150-plus AMRs from Locus Robotics
The AMRs are being installed at a Chino, Calif.-based warehouse to improve productivity, order pick accuracy, and workplace safety.
ForwardX launches six Max mobile robots for warehousing and manufacturing
ForwardX Robotics said its six new autonomous mobile robot models are intended to help manufacturers and warehouse operators automate more scenarios.
Autonomous Counterbalanced Fork Truck first in Silverback series from Vecna Robotics
Vecna Robotics has expanded its high-capacity autonomous mobile robot product line with the first Silverback-series autonomous counterbalanced fork truck, addressing warehousing needs for end-to-end automation.
Gold Bond and GreyOrange partner to optimize e-commerce fulfillment center
Automation provider GreyOrange has partnered with logistics firm Gold Bond to enable an Israeli distribution center to fulfill approximately 18,000 to 20,000 e-commerce orders per day.
Nord Modules adds QM180 top module for AMRs
With a single top module, the QM180 can handle a number of materials, including gates, half pallets, plastic boxes, carton boxes, carts and cobot solutions.