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Kuka says it has won another major automotive contract, this time with German giant Daimler.
Kuka says Daimler is “increasingly investing in leading-edge technology products from Augsburg”, meaning Kuka, because Kuka is based in Augsberg.
For the body-in-white production of the new C-class, Daimler has awarded a major contract to Kuka. [Read more…] about Kuka to integrate 800 industrial robots and a number of AGVs for Daimler
Universal Robots is hiring more than 20 former Rethink Robotics employees, now that the latter company has closed down.
Universal Robots says the move is aimed at “reinforcing both companies’ pioneering roles in collaborative robotics”.
The company says that, in hiring the 20+ Rethink staff members, it is “incorporating valuable expertise in engineering, product development, and customer applications”. [Read more…] about Universal Robots hires more than 20 former Rethink Robotics employees
Robot peripherals manufacturer Robotiq says it has improved its 2F-85 and 2F-140 Adaptive Grippers for collaborative robots.
The company claims the grippers are “the world’s best-selling grippers for collaborative robots”.
The improvements are designed to increase robustness, safety, and customizability. [Read more…] about Robotiq introduces improvements to ‘world’s best-selling’ grippers for collaborative robots
By Ash Sharma, research director, Interact Analysis
Universal Robots continued to dominate the collaborative robot industry in the first half of 2018, although Interact Analysis estimates its market share dipped a little this year.
Despite the exit of cobot pioneer, Rethink Robotics, UR faces an increasing number of challengers and the fledgling industry remains fragmented.
Universal Robots still maintains an incredibly strong hold over the collaborative robot market. However, its market share has gradually decreased from more than 55 percent in 2016 to 46 percent in 2017 – which was inevitable given how quickly the industry is growing and the increasing number of suppliers now competing. [Read more…] about Analysis: Universal Robots continues to dominate cobot market but faces many challengers
Doosan Robotics has signed a business agreement to develop and provide exclusive loans and other financial products for Shinhan Bank and Doosan Robotics collaborative robot buyers and to promote joint marketing.
This is the first time in Korea to make a loan product for the purchase of cooperative robots in the domestic financial sector.
Purchasing a Doosan Robotics collaborative robot using a loan product provided by Shinhan Bank can reduce the initial investment burden by allowing a repayment of three to five years after the suspension of a year. [Read more…] about Doosan Robotics signs up Shinhan Bank to provide loans for customers
Fanuc America Corporation, supplier of robotics, CNC systems, robomachines and Industrial IoT solutions held a ground breaking ceremony on 23 October to mark the start of construction of its new North Campus facility in Auburn Hills, MI, USA.
“Robotics and automation are key drivers of manufacturing competitiveness,” said Mike Cicco, president & CEO, Fanuc America.
“We’re looking forward to expanding our facilities here in Oakland County to keep pace with the growing demand for automation.”
[Read more…] about Robot helps Fanuc America break ground on new facility in US
The ongoing trade dispute between China and the US has caused three of the world’s largest industrial robot makers to lower their earnings forecasts, according to a report on Nikkei.
Yaskawa, Kuka, and Fanuc have all “downgraded their full-year earnings forecasts”, reports Nikkei.
Fanuc predicts net profit of $1.26 billion for the year ending March 2019, which is approximately $26 million lower than its previous forecast. [Read more…] about China-US trade dispute causing industrial robot makers to forecast lower earnings
Omron has announced the global launch of the TM series collaborative robot family in 40 countries in order to “realize an innovative manufacturing environment where humans and machines work in harmony”, says the company.
As changing consumer trends continue to shorten product life cycles, manufacturers are increasingly looking to quickly and flexibly set up production lines to meet frequent product change-overs.
In addition, as labor shortage become more “real” manufacturers are striving to automate the simpler and monotonous tasks, making it increasingly necessary to create a workplace where people can contribute with more creative tasks.
[Read more…] about Omron launches TM Series collaborative robot
Nachi-Fujikoshi has launched the CZ10, a compact collaborative robot offering improved safety and operability. The company says the robot “will satisfy automation needs across a wide range of fields, including customers who have been unfamiliar with robots to date”.
The firm made its full-scale entry into the compact robot market in 2013. In the time since, it has continued to expand and update its lineup, amassed expertise in the utilization of compact robots and worked on the development, improvement and functional enhancement of collaborative robots.
The CZ10 is claimed to feature exceptional safety performance, with a safety design that meets the ISO10218-1 and TS15066 international safety standards, making it possible for a person to work side-by-side with the robot without the need for a safety barrier.
[Read more…] about Nachi-Fujikoshi launches the CZ10 collaborative robot
The automotive robotics market is anticipated to reach over $14 billion by 2026 according to a new research published by Polaris Market Research.
In 2017, the articulated robots dominated the global automotive robotics market, in terms of revenue. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the leading contributor to the global automotive robotics market revenue in 2017.
There has been an increase in the demand of automotive robotics across the world owing to greater need for automation of manufacturing processes. [Read more…] about Automotive robotics market to surpass $14 billion by 2026
