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Archives for October 17, 2019

Data and RPA – How Robotics is Changing Data Analytics

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There are many things out there that go into helping a business succeed. Great employees, cutting edge technology, good customer service and marketing can all take businesses to the next level.

However, something that might be even more important to companies than any of those is data.

Data plays a very large role in a variety of companies for a variety of reasons. It helps make decisions, identify trends and many other things beneficial to a business. [Read more…] about Data and RPA – How Robotics is Changing Data Analytics

Paperless offices: Pipe dream or near-future reality?

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A paperless office would be ideal for the environment, but could it be possible?

There are many ways of lowering your paperwork, and considering what you need to print would be a step into reducing paper consumption.

Reducing printing would also decrease the amount of money that comes out of the overall business budget. [Read more…] about Paperless offices: Pipe dream or near-future reality?

Robotics in Spinal Surgery

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Robotics is an emerging technological field that has seen significant advancements over a short period.

Fortune magazine mentions that the global robotics market is expected to cross $135 billion in 2019.

Robotics doesn’t only refer to the massive industrial beasts that dominate manufacturing and commercial production plants. [Read more…] about Robotics in Spinal Surgery

Realtime Robotics raises $18 million Series A funding

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Realtime Robotics, a provider of responsive motion planning for industrial robots and autonomous vehicles, says it has raised $11.7 million in Series A funding.

The round was led by Sparx Asset Management, and included participation from Mitsubishi Electric, Hyundai, and Omron Ventures, alongside existing investors Toyota AI Ventures, Scrum Ventures, and the Duke Angel Network.

The new capital will be used to accelerate the development of more commercial product releases and expand the team to support key customers and partners across the globe. [Read more…] about Realtime Robotics raises $18 million Series A funding

Universal Robots powers Vectis Automation’s new collaborative robot welding tool

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Vectis Automation has chosen Universal Robots’ UR10e cobot to power the Vectis Cobot Welding Tool launching at FabTech 2019 in Chicago. 

The company says its robotic welding tool gives smaller weld shops a low-risk, low-cost solution to increase weld capacity, quality and stability.

Vectis is Latin for leverage. Leverage now extended to manufacturers seeking an easy answer to increase welding productivity amid the ongoing shortage of skilled labor. [Read more…] about Universal Robots powers Vectis Automation’s new collaborative robot welding tool

SICK showcases robotic area protection system

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SICK has been showcasing its robotic area protection system, saying that the technology makes collaborative robot safety simple.

The Safe Robotics Area Protection (SRAP) safety system from SICK provides process-based protection for collaborative robot applications.

The safety system provides machine operators with unrestricted, yet safe, access to a robot’s working area at any time, by adapting the operating conditions to the position of the person. [Read more…] about SICK showcases robotic area protection system