Market trends and business perspectives
Hobot Technology has officially launched its new window-cleaning robot, the Hobot-2S. The US launch date is scheduled for October 1, 2021.
Hobot says its window cleaning robots “have been recognized as the world’s standard in robotic technology”, adding that it’s the “most trusted brand of US consumers” due to quality, reliability, and customer support. [Read more…] about Hobot Technology unveils new window-cleaning robot
Autonomous agriculture equipment is gaining momentum and GUSS Automation says the company has hit its stride.
In just a year and a half, the company has delivered their 100th autonomous orchard sprayer and now have GUSS machines spraying throughout the United States and in Australia.
The growth of GUSS has been an exciting journey for Crinklaw Farm Services owner Dave Crinklaw and his team. GUSS (Global Unmanned Spray System) was developed out of necessity. [Read more…] about GUSS Automation marks sale of 100th autonomous orchard sprayer
RC Mowers, makers of remote-operated robotic mowers, believes there is nothing like seeing its mowers in-person and in-action to convince prospects they need one.
The sales team has been traveling on an extensive “Great American Road Show” all over the US to meet commercial landscapers, public works departments, city, county, state and federal park systems, and city, county and state road departments.
The response and related sales of RC Mowers remote-operated robotic mowers, which are for mowing steep slopes, difficult terrain and other hazardous landscapes, has been “tremendous”, says the company. The commercial mower market is estimated to be a $4 billion industry. [Read more…] about RC Mowers exceeds sales projections for its robotic mowers
Cleveland Clinic researchers have engineered a “first-of-its-kind bionic arm” for patients with upper-limb amputations that allows wearers to think, behave and function like a person without an amputation, according to new findings published in Science Robotics.
The Cleveland Clinic-led international research team developed the bionic system that combines three important functions – intuitive motor control, touch and grip kinesthesia, the intuitive feeling of opening and closing the hand.
Collaborators included University of Alberta and University of New Brunswick. [Read more…] about Cleveland Clinic develops bionic arm that restores ‘natural behaviors’
Innodisk, a global provider of industrial embedded flash and DRAM storage is assembling the complex underlying hardware and software technologies needed for an all-in-one AIoT cloud-to-edge solution that will streamline compatibility and shorten application implementation time.
With the expanding number of AIoT devices is rapidly increasing development and management complexity. Creating a unified solution to this management challenge requires focusing on specific vertical applications, ensuring industrial-strength quality throughout, and harnessing the expertise of subsidiaries. [Read more…] about Solving AIoT puzzles: Innodisk unites subsidiaries with all-round service
Hardinge and Ohio Tool Works have completed a definitive agreement under which Hardinge has acquired OTW.
Hardinge says the deal enhances its machine tool and workholding portfolio with “an attractive platform of high precision honing machines, tooling and abrasives”.
OTW designs and builds both standard and custom honing technology for a diverse and growing base of global customers across the industrial, aerospace, defense, and metal working industries. [Read more…] about Hardinge acquires Ohio Tool Works
Finnish technology company Unikie and the automotive service provider Valmet Automotive are testing and validating an automated parking solution at a factory.
The two companies say the “Automated Factory Parking” technology, developed by Unikie, is being assessed in a “business-critical factory environment”, and is an important step in taking the new technology to the production stage.
Describing it as an “innovative logistics solution”, the technology is being applied at Valmet’s car plant site in Uusikaupunki, Finland. [Read more…] about Unikie and Valmet implement automated parking solution at factory
