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OnRobot raises $27.5M to reach for global markets

December 24, 2019 By Eugene Demaitre Leave a Comment

OnRobot raises $27.5M to reach for global markets

Cobot end-of-arm tooling maker OnRobot ended a busy 2019 with investment from the European Investment Bank and prominent Danish investors.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, Grippers, Investments, News, Press Release Tagged With: OnRobot

FANUC debuts CRX cobots with 10kg payload capacity

December 18, 2019 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

FANUC CRX Cobots

FANUC has been quite busy of late. It introduced a line of arc welding cobots at FABTECH in November. And earlier this week it began distributing the mGrip modular gripping system from RBR50 company Soft Robotics. Today at iRex in Tokyo, the world’s largest robotics show, FANUC introduced its series of CRX cobots. There are […]

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, News Tagged With: FANUC

Toshiba Machine launches two cobots at IREX, announces name change

December 18, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

Toshiba Machine launches two cobots at IREX, announces name change

Industrial automation provider Toshiba Machine announced its first humanoid collaborative robot and its first SCARA cobot, as well as a division return to its original name.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, Industrial Robots, News, Press Release Tagged With: Toshiba Machine

UR3 cobot automates quality testing at Koyo Electronics

December 17, 2019 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

Koyo Electronics Industries has been involved in the development, manufacturing, and sales of electronic equipment since its establishment in 1955. It is also a member of the JTEKT group that boasts the world’s top share in the automotive steering bearings. Challenge In the production of products that require strict quality, such as the main product […]

Filed Under: Case Studies, Cobot Arms, Manufacturing, News, Quality Testing Tagged With: Universal Robots

FANUC now distributes Soft Robotics mGrip modular gripping system

December 16, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

Soft Robotics mGrip

RBR50 company Soft Robotics Inc. announced its mGrip modular gripping system is now available through FANUC’s global distribution network. FANUC is the world’s largest industrial robot manufacturer, so this partnership offers an opportunity to accelerate adoption of soft robotic grippers. The mGrip system enables users to set up their own configurations of the grippers based on […]

Filed Under: Grippers, News, Soft Robotics Tagged With: FANUC, soft robotics

Report: Cobots will account for 30% of robotics market by 2027

December 5, 2019 By Steve Crowe 1 Comment

Doosan Robotics

Market intelligence firm Interact Analysis has released a new market report – The Collaborative Robot Market – 2019 – which indicates strong and sustained growth for the collaborative robot industry. In 2018, global revenues from cobot production exceeded $550 million, according to the report. This was almost a 60% increase over 2017; and over 19,000 […]

Filed Under: News, Research

WTWH Media acquires robotics division from EH Media

December 5, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

WTWH Media has acquired the assets of Robotics Business Review and the RoboBusiness conference and exposition from EH Media.

Filed Under: News, Press Release

MOTOMAN-HC20DT cobot arm from Yaskawa has 20kg capacity

December 2, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff 1 Comment

MOTOMAN-HC20DT cobot arm from Yaskawa has 20kg capacity

Yaskawa’s new MOTOMAN-HC20DT collaborative robot arm is designed to be suitable for automotive manufacturing and food handling.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, News Tagged With: Yaskawa Motoman

Cobots provide finishing touch on Ford Fiesta assembly line

November 29, 2019 By Steve Crowe 1 Comment

Ford cobots

Ford has long used robots to make its automobiles. Ford is now using collaborative robots at a factory in Cologne, Germany to ensure every Ford Fiesta has a perfect finish. The six cobots, all UR10s from Universal Robots, complete a choreographed sequence to sand the entire body surface in just 35 seconds. During the production […]

Filed Under: Case Studies, Cobot Arms, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: Universal Robots

RCM Industries keeps jobs in the U.S. with help from UR10e cobot fleet

November 27, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff Leave a Comment

RCM Industries keeps jobs in the U.S. with help from UR10e cobot fleet

Chicago-area manufacturer RCM Industries improved its global competitiveness by deploying UR10e collaborative robot arms for precise and repetitive tasks, adding automation while retaining U.S. workers.

Filed Under: Case Studies, Cobot Arms, Machine Tending, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: FPE Automation, RCM Industries, Universal Robots

Whirlpool factory uses 3 AMRs to optimize intralogistics

November 26, 2019 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

Whirlpool is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of home appliances. It has approximately $21 billion in annual sales, 92,000 employees and 65 manufacturing and technology research centers. It recently implemented three MiR200 autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) from Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) for materials handling at its plant in Łódź, Poland. Challenge Whirlpool produces dryers […]

Filed Under: AMRs, Case Studies, Materials Handling, News Tagged With: Mobile Industrial Robots

Kassow Robots adds standard features to 7-DOF cobots

November 22, 2019 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

Kassow Robots

Kassow Robots’ lineup of 7-axis collaborative robot arms now comes standard with three I/O ports and a free drive button. The Denmark-based company was launched in part by former Universal Robots Co-founder Kristian Kassow. The company had its coming out party at Automatica 2018. Head of Sales Dieter Pletscher said the I/O ports will streamline […]

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, Connectivity, News Tagged With: Kassow Robots

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

10 AMRs help 3PL triple throughput

November 21, 2019 By Steve Crowe 2 Comments

6 River Systems AMRs

ACT Fulfillment is a California-based third-party logistics (3PL) provider. Founded in 1994, ACT’s warehousing space has grown from 15,000 square feet to 1.4 million square feet. ACT employs 600 people and services wholesale, retail and e-commerce fulfillment for major fashion brands. ACT also provides value added services for its customers. ACT’s Ryan Cox led the […]

Filed Under: AMRs, Case Studies, Materials Handling, News, Supply Chain Tagged With: 6 River Systems

Doosan Robotics teases new A Series cobots

November 20, 2019 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

Doosan Robotics A Series cobot

The Doosan Robotics A Series collaborative robot arms were unveiled at the Korea Machinery Fair 2019.  The lineup consists of four models: A0509, A0509s, A0912, and A0912s.

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, News Tagged With: Doosan Robotics

Cummins more than doubling cobots working at manufacturing plants

November 19, 2019 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

Cummins, a global manufacturer of diesel and alternative fuel engines, will more than double the number of collaborative robots it is using by the end of 2019. The company said at least 30 cobots will share workspace with employees at 15 different sites across the world by the end of the year. This is part of […]

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, Manufacturing, News

Omron LD-250 mobile robot offers 250kg payload for materials handling

November 18, 2019 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

Omron LD-250 mobile robot

Omron’s LD-250 mobile robot is now available worldwide. The Omron LD-250 is the strongest mobile robot in the company’s LD series with a payload capacity of up to 250kg. It features a maximum speed of 1.2 m/s and a maximum run time of 13 hours before it needs to be recharged. Other models in the […]

Filed Under: AMRs, News Tagged With: omron

Collaborative robots market to reach $9.7B by 2025

November 12, 2019 By Steve Crowe Leave a Comment

As the implementation of smart factories surges forward, more companies are becoming aware of the growing importance of and uses for collaborative robots, according to a new report from Tractica. Still, a gap exists in understanding what these robots are as well as the implications for businesses. Large company adoption of cobots is already occurring […]

Filed Under: Cobot Arms, News, Research

Barcelona hosts collaborative robotics hub with UR, MiR expansion

November 8, 2019 By Cobot Trends Staff 1 Comment

Collaborative robotics hub opens in Barcelona with UR, MiR expansion

Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots are expanding their operations in Barcelona, Spain, opening a collaborative robotics hub to serve Southern Europe.

Filed Under: AMRs, Cobot Arms, News, Press Release Tagged With: Europe, Mobile Industrial Robots, 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

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