Day: January 2, 2020

  • Piab Group claims to be ‘global leader in ergonomic handling solutions’ after TAWI acquisition

    Piab Group claims to be ‘global leader in ergonomic handling solutions’ after TAWI acquisition

    Piab Group now claims to be the “global leader in ergonomic handling solutions” after its acquisition of the TAWI Group. Piab Group entered into the agreement to acquire TAWI Group recently. TAWI is a manufacturer of smart lifting solutions with global reach. Total 2019 sales for TAWI is expected to reach 340 million Swedish krona,…

  • RE2 Robotics plans expansion as it looks to increase staff by 50 per cent

    RE2 Robotics plans expansion as it looks to increase staff by 50 per cent

    RE2 Robotics, a developer of human-like robotic manipulation systems, says it will “significantly increase” its hiring efforts in 2020. This hiring push is a direct result of the company’s expansion into commercial markets last year, including the aviation, energy and medical industries. RE2 expects to increase its staff by 50 percent by the end 2020.…

  • How to Choose A Gripper for Your Collaborative Robot

    How to Choose A Gripper for Your Collaborative Robot

    Most modern robots are built with both affordability and practicality in mind. This is because there is work that robots can do really well, and there are some simple things that human beings can do better than robots. It is for this reason that collaborative robots have gained popularity in all major industries – robots…

  • Fanuc says its new robot ‘raises the bar’ in collaborative technology

    Fanuc says its new robot ‘raises the bar’ in collaborative technology

    Fanuc, the world’s largest supplier of industrial robots, says its new robot “raises the bar” in collaborative technology. Fanuc says its new CRX-10iA and CRX-10iA/L long arm version collaborative robots “set new standards in terms of ease of use, reliability and safety”. Fanuc introduced the new collaborative robots at the 2019 International Robot Exhibition, in…

  • OnRobot launches ‘compact, highly customizable’ electric vacuum gripper

    OnRobot launches ‘compact, highly customizable’ electric vacuum gripper

    OnRobot, a provider of robotic end-of-arm tooling, has launched the VGC10 compact electric vacuum gripper that addresses customer demand for a small but powerful and highly configurable gripper for nearly any application. Based on the design of the award-winning OnRobot VG10 electric vacuum gripper, the compact VGC10 is smaller and lighter than its larger cousin,…

  • Sidewalk last-mile delivery robots: Billion-dollar market by 2030?

    Sidewalk last-mile delivery robots: Billion-dollar market by 2030?

    Last mile delivery is the most expensive part of the delivery chain, often representing more than 50 percent of the overall cost. This is mainly because it is the least productive and automated step. As such, many are seeking to bring automation into the last mile. In recent years, many companies around the world have…