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Apple has revealed a new robot which can disassemble nine different iPhone models to recover valuable materials within the devices.
The company called the robot “Daisy” and says that traditional recyclers cannot perform the intricate functions that Daisy can.
The robot looks to be a follow-up to a similar machine the company revealed a couple of years ago – called “Liam”. [Read more…] about Apple unveils ‘Daisy’, the robot that can disassemble iPhones to reclaim precious metals
Parts of the shipbuilding sector has for many years used robots for tasks such as welding and blasting, things that industrial robotic arms are particularly good at.
There has also been a type of exoskeleton developed for shipbuilding work which is worn by workers to help with heavy lifting to reduce the physical stress of what can be a demanding job.
But shipbuilding remains a human labour-intensive sector, and companies are looking to increase their utilisation of robotics and automation technologies. [Read more…] about Shipbuilders set to increase use of robotics and automation technologies
Bühler says it will unveil “ground-breaking digital technologies” that include minimizing toxic contamination, reducing food waste and increasing end-product quality across the whole food value chain as part of a new partnership with Microsoft.
The new digital solutions and services will be presented at the Microsoft booth at Hannover Messe in Germany.
“Today’s food value chains are facing tremendous challenges,” says Ian Roberts, CTO at the Bühler Group. [Read more…] about Bühler partners with Microsoft to launch new digital solutions for the food processing industry
The EPHJ-EPMT-SMT Trade Show, taking place in Geneva, Switzerland next week, brings together expertise in watchmaking, microtechnology and medical technology under one roof.
It is one of the very few shows of its kind in the world, possibly the only one, and taps into Swiss watchmaking traditions and industry.
And this year, the event’s organisers plan to go even further by joining forces with the Inartis Foundation to launch the first competition for the development of ideas – the “Watch Medtech Innovation Challenge”, or “Watch Medtech”. [Read more…] about EPHJ partners with Inartis Foundation to launch microtechnology challenge
Nebbiolo Technologies, a provider of fog computing platforms for industrial companies, will showcase what it claims is a “comprehensive software fog/edge computing infrastructure” at Hannover Messe next week.
Fog computing, also known as fog networking or fogging, is a decentralized computing infrastructure in which data, compute, storage and applications are distributed in the most logical, efficient place between the data source and the cloud.
Edge computing refers to devices which can perform a lot of the computing required without needing to send the data to the cloud. [Read more…] about Nebbiolo Technologies to showcase its latest fog and edge computing platform at Hannover Messe
Electronics manufacturer Tempo Automation has closed a $20 million Series B round to increase its manufacturing capacity and double its team in key roles in software engineering, sales, and manufacturing.
Tempo says the move is “driven by high demand”. The company plans to increase manufacturing capacity with a new connected factory and company headquarters in the heart of San Francisco.
Paired with its factory software, this increases its overall capacity by 10 times over the next couple years. [Read more…] about Tempo raises $20 million to build new factory in San Francisco for electronics manufacturing
The Philippines is a large, archipelagic country located approximately 3,000 kilometres from China.
Its population numbers more than 100 million and its main two ethnic groups are Visayan and Tagalog, each of which accounts for around 30 per cent of the population.
The other eight or so sizeable ethnic groups go from around 10 per cent to 1 per cent of the population. [Read more…] about Country insight: Philippines economy ‘entering golden age’
RightHand Robotics, a provider of robotic piece-picking solutions, claims that a team of its automation partners have set a world record at the recent Modex supply chain event.
RightPick workcells successfully picked and placed 131,072 items over the duration of the show at the Georgia World Congress Center, says the company.
The workcells were featured in five exhibitor booths at the show, enabling partner companies to showcase how robotic piece-picking increases the value of their respective solutions for e-commerce fulfillment and intralogistics. [Read more…] about RightHand Robotics claims automated piece-picking ‘world record’
MachineMetrics industrial internet platform is partnering with the Robert E. Morris company and Tsugami/Rem Sales to simulate a real-world manufacturing environment at 2018’s inaugural Smart Manufacturing Experience in Boston.
MachineMetrics says its industrial IoT platform is “generating some serious buzz”, and the three companies will showcase the solution together.
MachineMetrics CEO Bill Bither will join the Robert E. Morris company president, Lou Olson, for the event’s keynote presentation entitled, Dynamics of Change: Disruptive Technologies and CNC Machinery. [Read more…] about MachineMetrics partners with Robert E. Morris on smart manufacturing
Robotic Vision Technologies has released the beta version of its Random Bin Picking vision guidance product for the emerging collaborative robot market.
The latest version of RVT’s machine vision software, collaborative VisionFactory (cVF), expands the company’s RBP solution beyond traditional industrial robots to the collaborative robot market comprised of mostly small and medium-sized enterprises.
The SME market makes up the majority of manufacturing in the US.
“Random bin picking is considered the holy grail in the robotics vision business,” said RVT Founder and CEO Rick Weidinger. [Read more…] about Robotic Vision Technologies launches new random bin picking technology
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