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Archives for June 2, 2020

MassRobotics agrees strategic partnership with Thomas H. Lee Partners

June 2, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

MassRobotics has agreed a strategic partnership with private equity company Thomas H. Lee Partners.

The partnership aims to bring together their extensive market knowledge, expertise, and networks to advance the scaling of automation-related businesses across robotics and artificial intelligence startups.

Based in the Boston area, MassRobotics is one of the first and largest robotics startups escalator in the world. [Read more…] about MassRobotics agrees strategic partnership with Thomas H. Lee Partners

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: automation, companies, industry, massrobotics, partners, partnership, robotics, strategic

Stereotaxis robotic technology referenced in ‘over 400 scientific publications’

June 2, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Stereotaxis, a developer of robotic technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, says it has reached a significant milestone of over 400 scientific publications now documenting the clinical benefits of Stereotaxis robotic technology.

A complete, searchable database of all publications is available on the company’s website, at this link.

David Fischel, chairman and CEO of Stereotaxis, says: “The clinical benefits of Robotic Magnetic Navigation have been extensively validated in high-quality clinical literature and in the real-world treatment of over one-hundred-thousand arrhythmia patients. [Read more…] about Stereotaxis robotic technology referenced in ‘over 400 scientific publications’

Filed Under: Humanoids, News Tagged With: ablation, arrhythmia, arrhythmias, atrial, benefits, cardiac, clinical, patients, percent, procedures, publications, robotic, stereotaxis, tachycardia, treatment, ventricular

Robotic MIG vs TIG Welding: Picking the Right Option

June 2, 2020 by Polly Leave a Comment

Being able to pinpoint the right type of welding for your specific robotic welding application is a crucial decision.

The truth is, not all robotic welding types are equal even though they produce outcomes that are similar.

Two types that are most common of this type of welding are metal inert gas (MIG) and tungsten inert gas (TIG). [Read more…] about Robotic MIG vs TIG Welding: Picking the Right Option

Filed Under: Manufacturing, Promoted Tagged With: gas, gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, mig, MIG welding, robotic, tig, TIG welding, type, welding

Locus Robotics raises $40 million in new Investment to bring total to $105 million

June 2, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Locus Robotics, a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots for fulfillment warehouses, has raised more than $40 million in new investment.

The Series D funding was led by Zebra Ventures, the strategic investment arm of Zebra Technologies. Existing investors, including Scale Venture Partners, also participated in the round.

The new funding brings Locus Robotics’ total funding to more than $105 million. [Read more…] about Locus Robotics raises $40 million in new Investment to bring total to $105 million

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: automation, customers, dhl, fulfillment, funding, locus, logistics, meet, operators, order, proven, retail, robotics, solution, warehouse

Kuka says its ‘sensitive robot’ increases efficiency in automotive final assembly

June 2, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Industrial robot maker Kuka says its “sensitive robot” is helping to increase efficiency at the final stages of assembly in the automotive manufacturing sector.

The company says car manufacturers are always looking for solutions to increase the efficiency of assembly on the assembly line.

Innovative automation solutions should increase the degree of automation, says Kuka, and human and robot increasingly share the workplace along the assembly line. [Read more…] about Kuka says its ‘sensitive robot’ increases efficiency in automotive final assembly

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: assembly, automation, car, efficiency, final, increase, kuka, robot, sensitive, work

Mitsubishi Electric Automation creates startup program through sponsorship of MassRobotics

June 2, 2020 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Mitsubishi Electric Automation has created a “Startup Engagement Program” through its sponsorship of MassRobotics.

MassRobotics, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is an independent, non-profit organization that aims to assist startups and existing technology organizations by providing them the workspace and resources they need to develop, prototype, test, and commercialize their products and solutions.

Through the Startup Engagement Program, Mitsubishi Electric Automation is looking to develop proof of concepts and potential investment opportunities. [Read more…] about Mitsubishi Electric Automation creates startup program through sponsorship of MassRobotics

Filed Under: Design, News Tagged With: automation, companies, develop, electric, engagement, excited, massrobotics, mitsubishi, opportunity, program, resources, solutions, sponsorship, startup

BHS Technologies unveils RoboticScope to assist surgeons

June 2, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

A Swiss company called BHS Technologies has unveiled a specially designed robot to assist surgeons, claiming it to be a world first.

“A high-precision robot, a high-resolution 3D camera and an innovative head-mounted display – the world’s first RoboticScope has arrived on the market,” says the company, adding that it “sets new standards in microsurgery”. 

Essentially, the system uses a head-mounted display to translate small head movements of the surgeon directly into movements of the robotic arm, enabling the surgeon to view exactly what they want. [Read more…] about BHS Technologies unveils RoboticScope to assist surgeons

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: allowing, bhs, camera, control, field, head, high-precision, lenses, movements, operating, position, robot, roboticscope, staubli, surgeon, surgeons, technologies

ASM Assembly Systems uses Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer robot for quality control checks

June 2, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer robot has been carrying out the automated quality control of components at ASM Assembly Solutions.

Rethink, now part of the Hahn Group, says the ASM setup was simple and the operation enabled Sawyer to “quickly achieve high levels of acceptance among employees”.

The task of the SMT Solutions business segment in the ASM Pacific Technology group is to support, implement and realize the SMT Smart Factory for electronics manufacturers worldwide. [Read more…] about ASM Assembly Systems uses Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer robot for quality control checks

Filed Under: Features, Industrial robots Tagged With: asm, assembly, control, quality, rethink, sawyer, smt

Fanuc unveils new vision sensor for robotic warehousing applications

June 2, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Fanuc America, the leading supplier of robotics, CNCs, RoboMachine’s and industrial IoT solutions recently demonstrated its new 3DV/1600 vision sensor.

Fanuc demonstrated the sensor at the show, an M-710iC/45M robot used the 3DV/1600 vision sensor to quickly find and snap boxes of varying sizes and shapes in a large bin.

The robot picked each package and dropped it into another bin. Once a bin was emptied, the sensor moved to the full bin and the cycle repeated. [Read more…] about Fanuc unveils new vision sensor for robotic warehousing applications

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: allows, applications, bin, compact, dv, fanuc, ic, large, operation, payload, reach, robot, robots, sensor, vision, warehousing, wrist

Mitsubishi and NTT take 30 per cent stake in HERE Technologies

June 2, 2020 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

HERE Technologies says Mitsubishi Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation have completed their joint acquisition of a 30 per cent ownership stake in the company, after receiving regulatory approvals.

HERE welcomes Mitsubishi and NTT as strategic investors. The two companies have co-invested in HERE via their recently established, jointly owned holding company COCO Tech Holding in the Netherlands.

As a result, HERE now has nine direct and indirect shareholders: Audi, Bosch, BMW Group, Continental, Intel Capital, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz, NTT and Pioneer.​ [Read more…] about Mitsubishi and NTT take 30 per cent stake in HERE Technologies

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: ambitions, board, ceo, companies, company, corporation, executive, group, growth, holding, investors, mitsubishi, ntt, president, strategic, technologies

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