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Kuka says it is working on innovations and improvements which will lead to the replacement of its entire Agilus range by the end of this year.
Kuka says the small robots of the KR Agilus series already feature “impressive speed, extreme agility in confined spaces, short cycle times and maximum precision”.
But Kuka has now further developed the KR Agilus sixx. [Read more…] about Kuka to replace entire Agilus range of small robots
Quanta Storage, the company behind the Techman industrial robot, is aiming to ship 1,000 collaborative robots this year, according to a report on DigiTimes.com.
The company is further planning to ship another 2,000 units in 2018, says the website.
Techman produces a range of collaborative robots. The TM5 has two models – one with a payload of 6 kg and another with a payload of 4 kg. [Read more…] about Quanta Storage aiming to ship 1,000 collaborative robots this year
GE Ventures and Silver Lake have invested $40 million into Aras, a provider of enterprise product lifecycle management software.
The investment round was led by Silver Lake Kraftwerk, a fund of Silver Lake, with participation from GE Ventures, the investment arm of General Electric.
Aras says it will use this minority investment to drive growth, expand operations – including Aras’ service and support – and further extend Aras’ technology leadership through development and acquisitions. [Read more…] about GE Ventures and Silver Lake invest $40 million into Aras product lifecycle management
Nabors Industries, an oil and gas drilling company, has acquired Robotic Drilling Systems, a provider of automated tubular and tool handling equipment for the onshore and offshore drilling markets.
This transaction integrates the RDS team and product offering with the technology portfolio of Canrig, Nabors rig equipment subsidiary, and strengthens the development of its drilling automation solutions.
The RDS modular systems are applicable both in onshore and offshore markets, on new builds as well as retrofits. [Read more…] about Offshore drilling company Nabors acquires Robotic Drilling Systems
John Deere, the farming machinery giant, has reached a deal to buy lettuce farming robot maker Blue River Technology for $305 million.
Blue River also provides a range of other technology solutions – such as a weed killing machine, drone sensing and phenotyping solutions – to the precision agriculture sector, principally using machine learning.
The lettuce farming robot is called LettuceBot, and is one of the company’s newer products.
John May, president, agricultural solutions, and chief information officer at Deere, says: “We welcome the opportunity to work with a Blue River Technology team that is highly skilled and intensely dedicated to rapidly advancing the implementation of machine learning in agriculture. [Read more…] about John Deere to buy lettuce farming robot maker Blue River Technology
Electronics giant Sony has invested an undisclosed sum in a company called Acutronic Robotics, which specialises in the Hardware Robot Operating System, or H-ROS.
This is according to a report on TechCrunch.com, which says Sony may be looking to use H-ROS as a way to consolidate the disparate robotics landscape to some extent.
The company associated with Acutronic is Erle Robotics, which has built a range of components and machines – such as drones, small cars, and computing boards.
Doosan – a Korean company which supplies heavy industrial machinery and equipment used in the power generation, mining and other sectors – has launched a collaborative robot.
The move may be a surprise to some, and the company has yet to publish any information about the cobot on its website.
However, the KoreaHerald.com has published a story which includes a picture of the robot, although there’s not much more information about it. [Read more…] about Doosan to launch collaborative robot
Companies say their Open Integrated Factory is designed to help people understand Industry 4.0 concepts
What will manufacturing processes of the future look like, and what will be their defining features?
Festo Didactic and SAP created the Open Integrated Factory giving an example on how shop floor and a Manufacturing Execution System can be linked successfully in the era of Industry 4.0.
Work pieces in Festo Didactic’s CP Factory “tell” the machine how they should be processed. [Read more…] about Festo and SAP combine to offer insight into the future of manufacturing
Comau is continuing on with its ambitious growth plan with the signing of two new partnership agreements in the US, and with the presentation of its industrial robotics and automation solutions at the World Robot Conference in China.
In California, Comau signed a partnership agreement with Valencia, California-based distributor Pacific Technical Products.
Since 1985, PTP has been a provider of industrial automation products and services, and specializes in industrial automation solutions. [Read more…] about Comau signs new partners in the US as it showcases its industrial robots in China
HIT Robot Group, one of China’s leading robot manufacturers, unveiled more than 50 products and introduced its vision to build the “Robotics Biosphere” at the 2017 World Robot Conference in Beijing.
The company announced that it has successfully laid the groundwork of a unique biosphere for global robotic innovation, entrepreneurship and industry.
In his keynote speech at WRC, the company’s senior vice president Yu Zhenzhong said: “HRG Robotics is committed to building an industrial incubation platform that encompasses the robotic sector as a whole so as to realize optimized integration of all resources based on industrial layouts.” [Read more…] about HRG Robotics unveils products and ‘Robotics Biosphere’ vision at World Robot Conference in China
