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ST Robotics has launched what it says is a high speed version of their five-axis vertically articulated R17 robot arm.
The company says its new machine compares favourably to the Universal Robots UR5 model.
ST claims its new ST R17HS is one of the industry’s fastest robots. Standard tool speed is “over four times as fast as the nearest competitor”, yet it’s less than half the price, says the company. [Read more…] about ST Robotics launches new ‘super-fast’ industrial robot arm for $18,000
Comau has selected SNJ Robotics as an official distributor in South Korea.
SNJ will offer the full robotics portfolio, representing the Comau brand and providing local customers with top level services.
In a joint statement, the three key people involved in the deal say they are looking forward to “this important step for both companies”. [Read more…] about Comau agrees new distribution partnership with South Korean company
Kuka has opened the first of its so-called “TechCenter” facilities in Augsberg, Germany.
The company says the centres are designed to provide consultation and support services for customers and partners worldwide.
In particular, the TechCenter is aimed at the development of joint solutions or the performance of feasibility studies with and for Kuka, its customers, integrators and system partners. [Read more…] about Kuka plans to open TechCenter knowledge facilities worldwide
Škoda Auto, Matador Group and Kuka have come together in the town of Vrchlabí, Czech Republic, for what they say is “a manufacturing initiative without borders or fences”.
The project is being undertaken in an automobile factory which produces direct-shift-gearbox automatic transmissions.
There, an industrial robot does what industrial robots do best: grow productivity, reduce costs and improve output quality. [Read more…] about ‘Innovative’ Škoda factory introduces human-robot collaboration with Kuka LBR iiwa
Rethink Robotics has launched what it describes as a first-of-its-kind software platform that connects everything in a smart factory.
The collaborative industrial robot maker says the extensible software is “redefining automation deployments and providing a gateway to the factory of the future”.
Rethink Robotics calls its software platform Intera 5, and says it “connects everything from a single robot controller, extending the smart, flexible power of Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer to the entire work cell and simplifying automation with unparalleled ease of deployment”.
Built on the backbone of the Rethink robots’ train-by-demonstration software, Intera 5 is designed to pave the way for connected manufacturing environments and helping companies build factories of the future. [Read more…] about Rethink Robotics launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ software platform
Man walks into a coffee bar and says, “Waiter, coffee, black, no sugar.”
How anyone can drink coffee without milk, cream or sugar is beyond our understanding of human taste buds, but anyway…
A robot barista would not be making such judgments, and would serve up the coffee just as the man who walked into the bar had ordered it.
It might take a few years, but sooner or later, you will be served some drink or food somewhere by a robot. [Read more…] about Heard the one about the robot barista?
A company called Mecademic is showcasing what it claims is the world’s smallest and most accurate six-axis robot.
The Meca500 is small enough to fit into a briefcase and its makers claim that the tiny robotic arm has a repeatability of just 5 microns, or 5 millionths of a metre.
The Montreal, Canada-based Mecademic was founded by Jonathan Coulombe, who is the CEO. His co-founder was Ilian Bonev (pictured, with one of the company’s tiny robots). [Read more…] about Mecademic showcases ‘world’s smallest, most accurate’ 6-axis robot
Kuka’s new, lightweight collaborative robot has gone into series production, says the company.
The Kuka LBR Med – short for medical – is designed to be operated in the “immediate vicinity” of the human operator.
The robot maker sees the new cobot as having applications in the health sector, as “an assistant for tasks rehabilitation or in the operating room”. [Read more…] about Kuka’s new lightweight collaborative robot for medical applications goes into series production
The government of Slovenia has decided to back Yaskawa’s investment in the country with €5.6 million of public money.
Yaskawa is building a factory in the country and plans to invest a total of €25 million in the European nation of just over 2 million people.
Prime Minister Miro Cerar said at the time: ““I am very pleased that our efforts paid off and that the renowned Japanese company of Yaskawa Electric decided to invest in Slovenia.”
The Yaskawa investment is forecast to create more than 170 new jobs and the industrial giant is regarded as the “most important Japanese company” with assets in the country by the Slovenian government.
Pearson says its technicians have complete Fanuc’s extensive training program and earn a “hard-to-come-by accreditation” to perform robotic troubleshooting and repair work
Pearson Packaging Systems, a provider of automation solutions and longstanding Fanuc partner, has become a Fanuc-certified servicing integrator.
Pearson is now able to augment its service offering to customers by taking full responsibility for diagnosing issues and executing warranty repairs that would previously have required Fanuc-direct assistance.
The Fanuc seal of approval is “held by less than 5 per cent of all authorized system integrators nationwide”, accorind to Pearson, which claims to be the only integrator on the West Coast with such an accreditation. [Read more…] about Pearson becomes Fanuc certified servicing integrator
