Day: September 4, 2019
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Universal Robots ‘maintains top spot’ in collaborative robot market
Universal Robots is maintaining its top spot in the collaborative robot market, according to a report by ABI Research. However, competitors including Doosan, Techman Robot and Precise Automation are “closing in“, says the study, Industrial Collaborative Robots Competitive Assessment. There are well over 50 manufacturers of collaborative robots, or cobots, worldwide, but only a handful…
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The 13 Best Smart Home Devices and Systems of 2019
These appliances, devices, and gadgets will bring you an enhanced quality of life increasing your home’s tech IQ. The global smart home market is growing day by day enabling you to make the most effective use of smart devices. Here are the best smart home hubs and gadgets in the market based on price and…
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ThyssenKrupp to invest over €70 million in European warehouses
ThyssenKrupp’s material handling division is to invest more than €70 million in its European warehousing and logistics network. The company – which claims to be “the western world’s biggest materials distributor” – says automation and digitalization will “significantly boost productivity”. ThyssenKrupp Materials Services, the distribution and service provider of the ThyssenKrupp Group, says the €70 million…
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Ground launches robotic picking solution
Warehouse automation company Ground Inc has launched a robotic picking solution. Called “SuperPick”, the company has been demonstrating the system at its research and development centre in Japan. Ground says “SuperPick” is a combination of the latest vision technology and algorithm originally developed by Soft Robotics, and the material of the part that picks up…
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Scientists make chip using carbon nanotubes instead of silicon
Scientists have made a microprocessor using carbon nanotubes – not silicon. As reported by Science News, the innovation marks a milestone in computing. The prototype chip is said to be slower than equivalent silicon-based processors and is not as small.
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International Space Station creating new biological life forms
The International Space Station is creating new biological life forms using “cutting-edge 3D biomanufacturing”. 3D printing – also known as additive manufacturing – is a well-known method of making things here on Earth, and on the ISS, but this method uses materials such as plastics and metals. However, 3D biomanufacturing uses biological materials such as…
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Researchers develop robot fingertips for grasping and releasing objects in dry and wet conditions
A team of researchers at Kanazawa University has developed a robot control system – or fingertips – for grasping and releasing objects in dry and wet conditions. The researchers say that the study was able to verify that “object grasping by soft surface fluid fingertips with high friction was controllable by applying a suitable lubricant”.…