The COVID-19 slowed the cobot industry, but Interact Analysis indicates there will be a V-shaped rebound in 2021.
Collaborative Robotics News
How a Canadian bakery automated its bread packaging line
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.
Velodyne Velarray M1600 LiDAR designed for mobile robots
A Robot Operating System (ROS) driver is available for the Velarray M1600, providing a user-friendly interface for developers.
Ontario hospital deploys floor cleaning robot to aid COVID-19 disinfection
Neo will clean the floors of the hospital, allowing staff to focus on high-touch items such as doorknobs, buttons, and other areas that require human dexterity to clean.
Flexiv secures more than $100M in funding for Rizon adaptive robot
Flexiv competes with collaborative robotics makers such as ABB, Doosan Robotics, KUKA, Universal Robots and more.
Perception-based region selection for collaborative robotic sanding
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.
How supply chains can enhance worker safety and efficiency with robotics
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.
Robots clean up at Canadian hospitals
Faced with an over-burdened workforce and strict quality standards, one of Canada’s largest hospital networks automated one of its most time-consuming tasks.
AutoGuide Mobile Robots expands to Europe with Munich office
AutoGuide Mobile Robots opened an office in Munich. The German office will handle sales, support, deployment and training throughout Europe. This is the company’s first office outside of the U.S.
von Hollen stepping down as Universal Robots sells 50k cobots
Universal Robots has sold its 50,000 collaborative robot arm. President Jürgen von Hollen is stepping down at the end of 2020.
Surgical robotics innovations the focus of RoboBusiness Direct sessions
Surgical robotics is a growing application for automation, but developers, integrators, and end users should understand how the technology is developing, the role of motors, and what procedures are applicable. Learn more in this week’s RoboBusiness Direct sessions.
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.
Acieta launches FastLOAD CX1000 mobile cobot cell
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.
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.
Active Ants deploys GreyOrange Smart Zone Transfer in Dutch warehouse
Dutch e-commerce order-fulfillment provider Active Ants is using GreyOrange’s GreyMatter software and Ranger MoveSmart robots in its new warehouse.
Piab piSoftgrip 50-2 gripper designed for food automation
The vacuum-based soft gripper can hold sensitive and lightweight oblong objects with odd geometries and/or objects with an unusual surface.
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.
