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Californians are famous for being laid back, going surfing, and… attacking robots?
In what is probably one of the weirdest stories to emerge so far this year, residents of California have reportedly been attacking driverless cars and other autonomous wheeled vehicles.
And no one really knows why.
They’ve been shouting out them, too, apparently. [Read more…] about Laid-back Californians totally lose it and go on the rampage, attacking driverless vehicles everywhere, apparently
Digital processes for ports will be the main theme at the new CeMAT Port Technology Conference making its debut on 25 April as part of CeMAT 2018 in Germany.
Experts from industrial and transport enterprises estimate that 40 to 50% of total transport costs originate in ports.
This share of the overall cost of transport chains translates into enormous savings potential for inland and sea transport carriers – provided they are capable of implementing consistent digitization strategies when moving goods.
[Read more…] about New port technology conference debuts at CeMAT
Atlas Copco is to acquire the assets of Klingel Joining Technologies, which specializes in flow drill technology, a joining method used in the automotive industry.
Klingel Joining Technologies is based near Munich in Germany and is one of three business units of Klingel GmbH. The business had revenues of approximately 8.5m euro in 2017 and 23 employees will join Atlas Copco.
Flow drill technology is a mechanical joining method used for aluminum and mixed material applications.
[Read more…] about Atlas Copco to acquire joining technology firm for automotive industry
Yaskawa, one of the largest industrial robot manufacturers in the world, is preparing to supply core robot parts to smaller Chinese competitors, according to a report in Nikkei.
This is a new strategy for the company, which is part of the giant Japanese Yaskawa Electric company and produces robots under the global brand names of Yaskawa and Motoman.
Nikkei reports that Yaskawa has decided to take an approach similar to the “Intel Inside” campaign in which chipmaker Intel chose to supply processors to computer manufacturers rather than launch its own computer brand. [Read more…] about Yaskawa to adopt ‘Intel Inside’ strategy and supply core parts to other industrial robot makers
Chinese television stations are being overrun by fighting robots if a report on Qz.com is to be believed.
The website claims that numerous TV shows are in production ready for broadcast this year, with one show – King of Bots, produced by Zhejiang TV – already proving a success.
All shows feature battling robots built by enthusiasts who have grown up watching similar programmes produced in the US and elsewhere. [Read more…] about Fighting robots taking over Chinese television
Rockwell Automation has released the latest version of its Studio 5000 software, claiming it optimizes productivity and reduces design time.
Rockwell says the latest release includes a modern user interface and productivity-enhancing features across all applications.
The company says engineers can now more quickly design, build and commission automation systems using the newly enhanced Rockwell Software Studio 5000 integrated development environment. [Read more…] about Rockwell releases new version of Studio 5000 software
Comau Robotics & Automation Products has a new distributor in Malaysia, DNC Automation. With headquarters in Puchong, Selangor Malaysia, DNC has over 20 years of industry automation experience and more than 2.000 customers.
The professional distribution and industrial engineering company provides a one-stop solution combining industrial automation, mechanical design, quality and cost-effective solutions with value-added services to its customers, says Comau.
DNC is also the distributor of Siemens, and other professional automation suppliers, as well as a partner of other manufacturers. DNC will focus on general industry, and industries in supporting applications such as palletizing, machine tending, assembling, welding, etc. in its region.
[Read more…] about Comau signs up new distributor in Malaysia
Komatsu is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the commercial deployment of its Autonomous Haulage System (AHS).
More than 100 AHS trucks operate in Australia, North and South America and Komatsu plans to accelerate the pace of AHS deployment.
In 2005, Komatsu began the AHS trial at Codelco’s copper mine in Chile and succeeded in achieving the world’s first commercial AHS deployment with Codelco in January 2008.
[Read more…] about Komatsu reaches 10-year milestone in autonomous haulage
Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. has launched sales of its new THE400, a THL series SCARA robot, for the Chinese market.
The THE400 model is a high-rigidity SCARA robot which is said to feature the high responsiveness and high tracking accuracy needed in 3C (Computers, Consumer Electronics, and Communication) industries.
The THE400 model uses an all-new mechanical system design and control functions to provide accurate movement tracking combined with high-speed operation and high payload capacity, says the company. The cycle time reaches 0.3 sec (for 2 kg payload) for enabling operations, which is 19% faster than the previous model.
[Read more…] about Toshiba launches new robot in Chinese market
Toyota is establishing a new company to develop autonomous driving technologies and says it will invest almost $3 billion into it.
The new company will be based in Tokyo and will start operating later this month. It will be named “Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development” (TRI-AD), and will accelerate the company’s efforts in “advanced development for automated driving”.
To enable the new efforts at TRI-AD, Toyota Motor Corporation, Aisin Seiki, and Denso have reached a provisional agreement on the joint development of fully-integrated, production-quality software for automated driving. [Read more…] about Toyota to invest $3 billion in driverless car company
