Columbia/Okura, which provides industrial and collaborative robots, is offering technologies via rental to help companies adopt automation.
Packaging & Palletizing
FANUC to show industrial robots and cobots for food at PACK EXPO
FANUC plans to demonstrate its latest cobots, industrial automation, and robot controller for real-world applications in Chicago.
7 cobots of note released in 2024 so far
A look at some of the latest collaborative robots, as well as the trend toward larger, higher-payload cobots.
Rocketfarm partners to pair palletizing software with Doosan cobots
Rocketfarm is combining its palletizing software with Doosan Robotics’ cobots to improve ease of use and efficiency.
Coval updates carbon vacuum gripper for cobot users
Coval said it redesigned its grippers for versatility, robustness, and power to help collaborative robot users with tasks such as palletizing.
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.
OnRobot shows two new grippers for larger cobot payloads
OnRobot says its new 2FG14 and the 3FG25 grippers offer high payload capacities and a ‘plug-and-produce’ experience with collaborative robots.
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.
Doosan Robotics introduces AI for cobots and palletizing at CES 2024
Doosan Robotics said its Dart-Suite ecosystem uses AI to make collaborative robots more accessible to end users and reduce development time.
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.
Robotiq introduces PE20 palletizing system
Robotiq’s PE20 comes with a payload capacity of 18 kg (40 lb) and stacking heights of up to 2150 mm (84 in).
Dexterity upgrades palletizing and depalletizing software
Dexterity, Inc. unveiled the 3.0 release of its Palletizing and Depalletizing software aimed at unlocking pallet operations in the warehouse.
Webinar: how to get started with cobot palletizing
Discover how to solve many common business challenges at end-of-line packaging operations, explore easy setup with the Robotiq Palletizing Solution and more.
How a box manufacturer tackled labor issues with robotics
Box manufacturer Alliora had wanted to add automation to its production lines for a while. Unfortunately, its first experience was difficult.
miniPAL 2.0 cobot palletizer features 25% increased payload
miniPAL 2.0 features the enhanced UR10e cobot arm that increases the system’s payload to 27.55 lbs (12.5 kg).
Desmasa launches new mobile manipulator
Desmasa launches a new mobile collaborative robot (MCR) that includes a cobot amr an autonomous mobile robot base.
OnRobot VGP20 electric vacuum gripper targets heavy-duty palletizing
After a busy year product-wise in 2020, OnRobot released its first new end-of-arm tool (EOAT) for 2021. The VGP20 is an electric vacuum gripper that can handle payloads of 20kg (44.09lbs). OnRobot said the VGP20 is “compatible with all leading robot brands” and is designed primarily for heavy-duty palletizing applications, but it can be used for […]
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.
