Day: April 23, 2021
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Swisslog opens new location in Dortmund
After 30 years in Dortmund’s Technology Park, Swiss intralogistics specialist Swisslog is now moving into a new building in the Dorstfeld district of the city. The company says the move is a sign of expansion and future orientation as well as a commitment to the Ruhr metropolis and Germany as a business location. Swisslog officially…
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Kivnon unveils three new automated vehicles for material handling
Kivnon has expanded its range of mobile robots with a new range of automated forklifts and the new rotational lifting platform. Kivnon has unveiled three new models of autonomous vehicles: the K03 Twister, the K55 Pallet Stacker and the K50 Pallet Truck, capable of moving around the environment using magnetic guidance or mapping navigation, based…
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Kuka signs major contract with Daimler involving at least 1,000 robots, continuing ‘100-year partnership’
The Daimler automotive group and the Augsburg-based automation specialist Kuka have signed a new framework contract for the coming years. This marks a continuation of the companies’ long-standing partnership. Kuka has not released details of the new deal but says the order “encompasses a four-figure number of robots and linear units as well as other…
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Clearpath develops autonomous ice resurfacer that smooths skating rink with GPS navigation
Every year, Clearpath Robotics holds a Hack Day – an entire workday dedicated to pet robotics projects to push and challenge itself. Numerous teams come together to draft and build out their ideas from the ground up and then present them to the entire Clearpath team. (See video below.) This is the chance to test…