Day: November 23, 2020
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Sarcos Robotics exoskeleton included in Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2020 list
Sarcos Robotics, a maker of robots that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety, says that its Guardian XO industrial exoskeleton has been chosen by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Best Inventions of 2020. Sarcos says its exoskeleton is “the world’s first full-body, battery-powered wearable industrial robot designed to increase strength and endurance”.…
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Automation association CLPA celebrates 20 years
November 2020 marks a significant milestone for the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), as the organization will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Over the past two decades, the CLPA has been supporting automation vendors and end users worldwide to create converged Smart Factories by providing open network solutions that leverage the latest, most promising technologies, such as…
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Major European and Japanese car manufacturers integrate Techman Robot into supply chains
Major European and Japanese car manufacturers are integrating Techman Robot collaborative robots into their supply chains. Collaborative robots that can be flexibly applied to a small-volume but large-variety production line, focus on human-robot collaboration and facilitate smart manufacturing are emerging. Compared to other industries, the level of automation in the automotive industry is much higher.…
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‘Seismic shift’ happening in manufacturing sector, says new report
There is a seismic shift happening in the manufacturing industry as it advances towards Industry 4.0, according to a new report by Ericsson. The telecommunications technology company recently launched its Connected Manufacturing report, which explores challenges the industry is up against and how smart solutions will be “key in helping manufacturers gearing up for Industry…
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Gatik raises $25 million in new funding
Gatik, a Palo Alto and Toronto based autonomous technology company deploying autonomous vehicles for B2B short-haul middle-mile logistics, announced today it has raised $25 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by Wittington Ventures and Innovation Endeavors with participation from FM Capital and Intact Ventures. Existing investors like Dynamo Ventures, Fontinalis Partners, AngelPad…
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IDS launches new industrial camera range
IDS has launched a new range of industrial cameras – the uEye XLE, which the company describes as “modern, small and consistently cost-optimised”. Particularly affordable, particularly compact and particularly powerful when the essentials matter: the new uEye XLE camera family from IDS has been specially developed for high-volume and price-sensitive projects. Thanks to their space-saving…
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Think Surgical receives FDA clearance for new robot
Think Surgical has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for its second-generation “active robot”. Think Surgical is an innovator in the field of orthopedic active robot surgery, and says the FDA has cleared the its robotic system called TSolution One Total Knee Application. The system features an active robot for total knee…
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ABB selects Google Cloud to expand its cloud coverage
Google Cloud has been selected by ABB to further expand the cloud footprint of its ABB Information Systems (IS) services business unit. The Swiss-headquartered global technology leader has chosen Google Cloud as part of the organization’s “Rationalizing IT Operations” – codenamed “Program RIO” – initiative, which seeks to further increase the scalability and resilience of…
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High-precision watchmaking technology developer H2i wins grand prize in EPHJ awards
High-precision watchmaking technology company H2i has won the grand prize in the EPHJ industry awards. EPHJ is held every year in Geneva, Switzerland, and showcases companies in the microtechnology sector, including watchmaking, jewellery-making and medtech. Although the 2020 edition of the EPHJ Trade Show was cancelled due to the pandemic, the traditional Grand Prix des…