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Archives for January 26, 2018

Play Misty for me: Exclusive interview with Misty Robotics CEO

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After selling 3 million robots in various markets, the people behind Sphero have launched a new business, Misty Robotics. 

In this exclusive interview, Robotics and Automation News speaks to the CEO of Misty Robotics, Tim Enwall, whose background includes senior jobs at Apple and Nest Labs.

Launching the Misty I Developer Edition, Enwall says the company’s masterstroke is its decision to adopt Javascript as the robot’s programming language, instantly opening up a market of millions of coders who otherwise would not have thought they had the skills to program a robot.  [Read more…] about Play Misty for me: Exclusive interview with Misty Robotics CEO

How to become a G-Code master with a complete list of G-Codes

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By Joseph Zulick, MRO Electric

As a generic name for a plain-text language in which CNC machine are able to understand, G-Codes are important to understand in the manufacturing, automation and engineering spaces.

You can enter a G-Code manually if you wish, but you do not have to because of the CAD/CAM software’ abilities along with the machine controller.

G-Codes are not necessarily readable by humans, but it’s possible to look through the file and determine what is generally occurring.  [Read more…] about How to become a G-Code master with a complete list of G-Codes

Tickets to Hannover Messe

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Robotics and Automation News has been selected as a media partner for the world’s leading industrial trade fair, Hannover Messe. 

This is the second year in a row our website has been chosen as a media partner, and to celebrate, we are giving away full-week entrance tickets to the event worth almost $100 to all existing and new subscribers.

Existing subscribers will be notified by email within the next few days and do not need to create a new subscription.

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Instructions on how to claim your ticket, along with the link, will be in the email.

And, as always, we’ll bring you our usual, independent, unbiased coverage of the industrial sector on our completely fair and balanced website.

So, stay tuned.

China’s manufacturing heartland to integrate 20,000 more robots

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Communist Chinese government propaganda mouthpiece Xinhua is reporting that another 20,000 industrial robots will be installed in the country’s manufacturing heartland, Guangdong Province. 

Quoting Guangdong governor, Ma Xingrui, the state news agency says the robots are to be integrated into operations by the end of this year.

The move is part of a drive by the national government to modernise the country’s industrial infrastructure under the “Made in China 2025” policy.  [Read more…] about China’s manufacturing heartland to integrate 20,000 more robots

Lufthansa Cargo invests in Fleet’s freight shipping tool

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Fleet, a startup online marketplace that simplifies international freight shipping, today announced it has completed a $10 million Series A round of financing.

Lufthansa Cargo led the investment round with participation from existing and new investors including Hunt Technology Ventures, UPS, UP2398, 1517 Fund, among other previous investors.

Led by 21-year-old Max Lock, Fleet has raised a total of $14 million since its launch in 2014.

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Freight Farms to add business management capabilities to farming software

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Freight Farms – manufacturer of smart hydroponic container farms and developer of the farmhand automation and remote control suite – has acquired Boston-based Cabbige, an online business management application for small-scale farmers. Cabbige’s inventory, crop, and financial management software will be integrated into its Farmhand system.

Freight Farms is as much a software developer as a hardware manufacturer. Today, Farmhand supports farms in over 35 states and 10 countries. Growers using Farmhand can already monitor their operations, control environment settings, track production, and replenish supplies using the mobile or web app.

With upcoming Cabbige software integration, Farmhand users will have greater business management capabilities and the the tools to run both their farm and business from a single application.

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Drone software company secures over $750,000 in seed funding

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Converge, a commercial drone software provider, has raised over three quarters of a million in seed funding. The company’s initial round of funding included investors Samsung NEXT, Techstars Ventures, Kima Ventures, and other angel investors.

The commercial drone market is expected to grow to $58.3 bn as traditional industries incorporate drones to execute tasks from delivery to inspections through to emergency response.

It is the fastest growing drone market segment, however AI software is needed to move beyond intensive, hands-on planning, flying and distilling data to an automated world where drones are a seamless part of business operations.

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