Month: January 2016
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Robotiq launches new FT 300 force torque sensor
Robotiq has launched its newest Force Torque Sensor: the FT 300, which the company says brings “a sense of touch to your robot”. The Force Torque Sensor FT 300 has plug and play integration on all Universal Robots, making automation of high-precision tasks such as product testing, assembly and precise part insertion easy and fast…
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Two-armed robots: Baxter helps Stenner meet increased demand
Stenner Pump Company, a maker of water treatment pumps, tanks, injection systems and more, is leveraging Rethink Robotics’ two-armed Baxter robot in its manufacturing plant in Jacksonville, Fla. to increase flexibility and efficiency, allowing for quicker product development and delivery. The team at Stenner Pump is deploying Baxter in a production cell to complete two…
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Honeybee Robotics begins field testing Planetary Deep Drill system
Honeybee Robotics is beginning a new phase of development of its Planetary Deep Drill, a lightweight and portable drill designed eventually to reach kilometers below the surface of icy formations in the Martian polar caps, Enceladus, or Europa. After validating the drill’s performance in laboratory tests, the company is now undertaking field trials at a…
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Industrial robots: Fanuc sells record-breaking 400,000 robots worldwide
Fanuc has set a new world record for production of over 400,000 robots. “Over the last several years, there’s been an increasing global demand to implement the latest technologies in factories,” said Mike Cicco, vice president, Fanuc America. “This demand has stimulated production of industrial robots in general, and has played a major role in…
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Exoskeletons: Ekso Bionics launches Europe trials
Ekso Bionics says a new randomized comparative clinical trial is currently underway in Europe. The trial is called “The MOST Study” (Mobility improved after stroke when a robotic device was used in comparison to physical therapy) and is being initialized by Professor Dr. med. F. Hamzei, MD, MHBA, Chief physician of Department of Neurological Rehabilitation,…