Robotics and Automation News Review Friday 18 September 2020 This is a new, weekly column which rounds up all the most interesting news from the robotics and automation industry in the past seven … [Read More...] about Robotic and Automation News Review: ABB, Mitsubishi, Fanuc, Baidu, Nvidia and much more…
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News
Ensenso 3D stereo camera system imitates human vision to make robotic inspection cells faster and more accurate
The new Ensenso 3D stereo industrial camera system “imitates human vision” to make robotic inspection cells “faster and more accurate”, according to Imaging Development Systems (IDS). Each Ensenso … [Read More...] about Ensenso 3D stereo camera system imitates human vision to make robotic inspection cells faster and more accurate
Nvidia to acquire Arm for $40 billion
Nvidia and SoftBank Group have reached a definitive agreement under which Nvidia will acquire Arm Limited from SBG and the SoftBank Vision Fund (together, “SoftBank”) in a transaction valued at $40 … [Read More...] about Nvidia to acquire Arm for $40 billion
Walmart now piloting on-demand drone delivery with Flytrex
Years ago, our founder Sam Walton famously said, “I have always been driven to buck the system, to innovate, to take things beyond where they've been.” It remains a guiding principle at Walmart to … [Read More...] about Walmart now piloting on-demand drone delivery with Flytrex
Mitsubishi Electric selling collaborative robots at half price
Mitsubishi Electric is selling its collaborative robots at half their normal price, according to a report on the Nikkei Asian Review website. The giant industrial conglomerate has installed dozens … [Read More...] about Mitsubishi Electric selling collaborative robots at half price
Manufacturing
5 Reasons Compressed Air Testing Is Essential in Manufacturing
There are several reasons why testing is a necessity in manufacturing. It’s essential for safety, security, and quality assurance purposes. All kinds of businesses are now moving toward … [Read More...] about 5 Reasons Compressed Air Testing Is Essential in Manufacturing
Advances in Epoxy Coating and Technology Across the Years
Epoxy coatings technology has undergone reasonable advancements since its inception in the 1950s. After US restrictions on some Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in the 70s, single protective coatings … [Read More...] about Advances in Epoxy Coating and Technology Across the Years
How to Get Your Aluminium Sheets Manufactured Quickly
The hand railings you hold on, the ships you ride on, and the bolt that protects your valuable things will not be possible without aluminum sheets. It is the widely used materials in various places … [Read More...] about How to Get Your Aluminium Sheets Manufactured Quickly
Robotic versus manual plasma cutting
Plasma cutters are very powerful machines that have the ability to cut through metal. Some of them are powerful enough to go through very thick pieces. In fact, they can go through them like a knife … [Read More...] about Robotic versus manual plasma cutting
Accurate force measurement even in low measuring ranges
In smart manufacturing, measurement tasks are more challenging and call for increasingly advanced technologies. With the latest generation of SlimLine sensors, Kistler has optimized their series … [Read More...] about Accurate force measurement even in low measuring ranges
Industrial Robots
Motiv brings space-grade robotics to industrial sector
Motiv Space Systems is bringing space-grade robotics to Earth-bound industry. The company has built a number of innovative robots which are being tested at various companies and the robotic arm it … [Read More...] about Motiv brings space-grade robotics to industrial sector
ABB unveils its customized automotive painting system PixelPaint
ABB says its new PixelPaint system is 50 percent faster and more sustainable, using an inkjet head to eliminate overspray, ensuring two-tone paint and individual designs are applied in one pass, … [Read More...] about ABB unveils its customized automotive painting system PixelPaint
Robotiq teams up with industry leaders to build high-performance cobot application solutions
Robotiq is making the world of collaborative robots even more... collaborative - by joining forces with 3D vision pioneer Pickit and industrial linear motion specialist Festo. "Collaboration is not … [Read More...] about Robotiq teams up with industry leaders to build high-performance cobot application solutions
Mitsubishi Electric selling collaborative robots at half price
Mitsubishi Electric is selling its collaborative robots at half their normal price, according to a report on the Nikkei Asian Review website. The giant industrial conglomerate has installed dozens … [Read More...] about Mitsubishi Electric selling collaborative robots at half price
Fanuc plans to triple its production of industrial robots
Fanuc, the world’s largest manufacturer of industrial robots, with almost 500,000 units in operation at customer locations around the world, is planning to “triple current monthly production” at its … [Read More...] about Fanuc plans to triple its production of industrial robots
Features
MWES looks to the next generation in machine tending
Robotic machine tending systems have been on the market for a number of years and they’ve faithfully helped many firms increase their throughput without burning through valuable operators in the … [Read More...] about MWES looks to the next generation in machine tending
Omron expands safety offering with visual lockout/tagout and arc flash labeling services
Industry-leading automation solutions and safety services provider Omron Automation Americas has partnered with Brady Corporation to add dedicated service offerings for lockout/tagout (LOTO) … [Read More...] about Omron expands safety offering with visual lockout/tagout and arc flash labeling services
ATI Boeing Accelerator opens call for sustainability startups that support the future of the aerospace industry
ATI Boeing Accelerator has opened applications for its second cohort, to invest into sustainability-enabling startups that will benefit the UK aerospace industry across three key areas of focus: … [Read More...] about ATI Boeing Accelerator opens call for sustainability startups that support the future of the aerospace industry
Tips on How to Choose Which Cryptocurrency to Trade
The cryptocurrency market was born in 2009 after the launch of a project called Bitcoin (BTC). A cryptocurrency is an encrypted decentralized digital currency that can be transferred from one … [Read More...] about Tips on How to Choose Which Cryptocurrency to Trade
Geek+ launches S100C for intelligent sortation of large-size packages
Geek+, a global AMR leader, has launched its new S100C large-size parcel sorting robot, advancing its already extensive line of intelligent sorting robots and expanding the possibilities for automated … [Read More...] about Geek+ launches S100C for intelligent sortation of large-size packages
Logistics
Walmart now piloting on-demand drone delivery with Flytrex
Years ago, our founder Sam Walton famously said, “I have always been driven to buck the system, to innovate, to take things beyond where they've been.” It remains a guiding principle at Walmart to … [Read More...] about Walmart now piloting on-demand drone delivery with Flytrex
DB Schenker invests record-breaking €101 million into new automated warehouse
DB Schenker has successfully started operation of its “globally leading regional hub” for automated high-speed logistics. Worth €101 million, the Red Lion warehouse in Singapore is the single … [Read More...] about DB Schenker invests record-breaking €101 million into new automated warehouse
Geek+ implements first large scale robotic warehouse sorting system for e-commerce company BangGood
Geek+, the leading manufacturer of warehouse robots, has implemented a large scale autonomous mobile robot sorting system with BangGood, a well-known e-commerce company. (See video below.) The … [Read More...] about Geek+ implements first large scale robotic warehouse sorting system for e-commerce company BangGood
Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics celebrate one year of successful collaboration
September 2020 marks one year of Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics partnering as a team after the US-based automated driving technology company became part of Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology … [Read More...] about Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics celebrate one year of successful collaboration
Walmart deal helps Shopify shares skyrocket more than 300 percent
Shopify shares have skyrocketed to all-time highs over the past few weeks, largely as a result of its new partnership with Walmart. Shopify is the first online commerce platform partner that Walmart … [Read More...] about Walmart deal helps Shopify shares skyrocket more than 300 percent
Transportation
IHSE KVM system for the mobility of the future at major German car manufacturer
IHSE announces that a major German automotive manufacturer has equipped its design center with a comprehensive KVM solution for signal extension, switching and resource sharing. The centrally … [Read More...] about IHSE KVM system for the mobility of the future at major German car manufacturer
Baidu launches Apollo Go Robotaxi service in Beijing
Baidu recently launched the Apollo Go Robotaxi service in Beijing, becoming the first company to allow people in China's capital to use robotaxis. The service encompasses the largest total area … [Read More...] about Baidu launches Apollo Go Robotaxi service in Beijing
Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics celebrate one year of successful collaboration
September 2020 marks one year of Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics partnering as a team after the US-based automated driving technology company became part of Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology … [Read More...] about Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics celebrate one year of successful collaboration
Top Future Car Technologies with Great Odds
Today, technology is the answer to everything, thanks to the many opportunities it presents. For the automotive industry, it’s been from one glory to another. Even movies and TV shows feature … [Read More...] about Top Future Car Technologies with Great Odds
New Honda and Suzuki models use ThyssenKrupp carbon wheels
The German carbon wheels manufacturer, ThyssenKrupp Carbon Components, has expanded its portfolio by five models within the last two months. In detail three Suzuki models of the street sector, … [Read More...] about New Honda and Suzuki models use ThyssenKrupp carbon wheels
Infrastructure
Delta provides EV charging solutions to Jaguar Land Rover Philippines
Delta Electronics Int’l (Singapore), a provider of power and thermal management solutions, installed the first electric vehicle charging station for a car manufacturer in the Philippines at the … [Read More...] about Delta provides EV charging solutions to Jaguar Land Rover Philippines
Omron starts a virtual tour to its automation center
Omron will commence a virtual tour to its Automation Centre (ATC), a factory automation (FA) technology center where customers join with Omron to find solutions to their manufacturing … [Read More...] about Omron starts a virtual tour to its automation center
Japanese infrastructure company selects ABB’s Terra 184 electric vehicle chargers
ABB’s newly launched Terra 184 electric vehicle chargers have been selected by Japan’s e-Mobility Power (eMP) to modernize the infrastructure for the country’s electric vehicle market and accelerate … [Read More...] about Japanese infrastructure company selects ABB’s Terra 184 electric vehicle chargers
Hanwha Energy celebrates completion of ‘world’s first and largest’ hydrogen fuel cell power plant
Hanwha Energy hosted an event at its Daesan Industrial Complex in Seosan, Korea to celebrated the completion of a hydrogen-fuel-cell power plant that only uses recycled hydrogen. At the event, … [Read More...] about Hanwha Energy celebrates completion of ‘world’s first and largest’ hydrogen fuel cell power plant
Michigan to redesign road network to accommodate driverless cars
The State of Michigan is planning to redesign its road network to accommodate driverless cars, according to a report on CNN. Authorities in the state refer back to the area’s history as the home of … [Read More...] about Michigan to redesign road network to accommodate driverless cars
Computing
What is Spear Phishing? Tips to Prevent it
The type of phishing which is highly used by intruders these days is spear phishing. Basically, spear-phishing is an attempt to steal sensitive data such as financial information by sending email to … [Read More...] about What is Spear Phishing? Tips to Prevent it
S&P and Snowflake collaborate to deliver financial and alternative data
Data on the S&P Global Marketplace is now accessible via Snowflake’s cloud data platform, eliminating the need for on-premises databases, allowing for direct integration of S&P Global data … [Read More...] about S&P and Snowflake collaborate to deliver financial and alternative data
Nvidia to acquire Arm for $40 billion
Nvidia and SoftBank Group have reached a definitive agreement under which Nvidia will acquire Arm Limited from SBG and the SoftBank Vision Fund (together, “SoftBank”) in a transaction valued at $40 … [Read More...] about Nvidia to acquire Arm for $40 billion
5 things you should know about web scraping with Python
In recent years, more and more people have known about web scraping and applied this technique to collect huge amounts of data from many different sources. No matter which field data scraping is used … [Read More...] about 5 things you should know about web scraping with Python
Cosel announces 3W high isolation DC/DC converters for medical and industrial applications
Cosel Co, Ltd announced the addition of a new series of high isolation 3W DC/DC converters for medical and industrial applications. Packaged in a Single In Line (SIP) type 8, the Cosel MH3 series … [Read More...] about Cosel announces 3W high isolation DC/DC converters for medical and industrial applications
Science
DNA Paints a Literal Picture of Your Face
Two women in their 70s were sexually assaulted and killed in 2006. Police found the DNA of a suspect at the crime scene, but without a person to link it to, what use is DNA? Much more than most … [Read More...] about DNA Paints a Literal Picture of Your Face
New electronic skin developed to make robots ‘feel pain’
Scientists at the RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia have developed a new type of “electronic skin” that could make robots and other machines more sensitive to touch and contact. The … [Read More...] about New electronic skin developed to make robots ‘feel pain’
Scientists build robot to climb coconut trees
A group of scientists has developed a robot that can climb coconut trees and harvest the delicious fruit, or nut, or whatever it is. (See video below.) In a paper authored by nine authors, the … [Read More...] about Scientists build robot to climb coconut trees
Wood that’s twice as expensive as gold? Really?
Apparently, first-grade agarwood costs $100,000 per kilogram, which is almost twice the price of gold, currently at around $60,000 per kg. This is according to an interesting video published on … [Read More...] about Wood that’s twice as expensive as gold? Really?
Elon Musk wants to implant a chip in your brain. Not that there’s anything wrong with it…
Elon Musk – he of PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX fame and enormous fortune – now wants to implant a chip in your brain as part of his Neuralink business. Neuralink is Musk’s brain-to-computer interface … [Read More...] about Elon Musk wants to implant a chip in your brain. Not that there’s anything wrong with it…
