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GreyOrange launches Butler PickPal for auto-fulfilment in logistics centres

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Robotics and supply chain automation company GreyOrange announced its beta launch of the new-gen Butler PickPal, an autonomous picking solution, at LogiMat 2018 in Stuttgart, Germany.

The Butler PickPal is powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Vision. It works with the goods-to-person GreyOrange Butler™ robotics system which enables warehouses to manage high-speed operations by automating order picking and fulfilment.

It addresses the challenges arising from the global boom in e-commerce as orders need to be fulfilled faster and accurately with more cost-efficiency as competition intensifies.

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Vecna Robotics and Topper Industrial partner on cart delivery solutions

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Vecna Robotics, a player in next-generation robotics and autonomous fleet vehicles, is teaming up with Topper Industrial, a manufacturer in fork truck free cart delivery equipment and material handling solutions.

Together, the two companies can bundle and offer advanced and cost-effective tuggers with cart delivery solutions.

John Hayes, Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Vecna Robotics, said: “Working together with Topper carts, we will create the best custom material flow for companies seeking best in class solutions.”

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Yaskawa Motoman expands painting robot line with two new models

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Two high-speed, six-axis MPX1150 and MPX2600 robots have been added to Yaskawa Motoman’s paint robot line. These models create smooth, consistent finishes for a variety of painting and dispensing applications, says the company.

The compact MPX1150 robot has a straight wrist with 5 kg payload capacity and is designed for painting smaller components. It is suited for mounting a variety of spray guns and small bells.

Its small footprint and slim arm design allow for minimum installation space. An optional location (right, left or bottom) for manipulator cable connection reduces interference with walls.

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Haier partners with SoftBank Robotics to develop service robots

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Haier and Soft Bank Robotics Group Corp. (SBRG) have launched a strategic partnership for the service robot market in China’s smart store and smart home fields, starting with SBRG’s humanoid robot ‘Pepper’.

The two companies will jointly develop a special version of Pepper, which is based on U+OS, an open system developed by Haier.

‘Pepper’, SBRG’s humanoid robot, is the first robot to be integrated into Haier smart home platform. Possessing a human-like appearance, it can be linked with a variety of smart appliances and equipment.

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Perrone Robotics granted new patent for modular autonomy platform

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Perrone Robotics says its new patent grant headlines recent company advancements, including a ground-breaking machine learning research collaboration, research and development on diverse hardware platforms

Perrone Robotics, a developer of autonomy and robotics, says it has made a number of advances toward the commercial development and deployment of its modular autonomy and robotics software platform, led by a new patent directed to autonomous car applications.

The company says its MAX robotics platform enables companies at “any stage to quickly design and build a broad range of robotic products and applications”.

The company was awarded a continuation of its earlier US patent (No. 9,195,233) that addresses the ability of its MAX platform to control a wide range of autonomous vehicles including robots, carts, shuttles, automobiles, trucks, aircraft, and watercraft.  [Read more…] about Perrone Robotics granted new patent for modular autonomy platform

e-Xstream engineering launches ‘revolutionary’ material modeling platform

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e-Xstream engineering, a company which specialises in the multi-scale modeling of composite materials and structures, has demonstrated its Digimat material modeling platform.

The company unveiled the Digimat 2018 software for the first time at the recent JEC World 2018.

e-Xstream says it utilizes its 15 years of industry experience and expertise to develop and launch Digimat 2018, at Hexagon Manufacturing’s stand.  [Read more…] about e-Xstream engineering launches ‘revolutionary’ material modeling platform

Bombardier partners with Siemens to optimize its product development processes

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Bombardier, a manufacturer of trains and aircraft, is working with Siemens to further explore and extend the Teamcenter portfolio for product lifecycle management to optimize its engineering processes to develop, produce and support its products.

Brigitte Larivière, head of value chain and functional experience, Bombardier Information Solutions, says: “Using Teamcenter to establish an integrated solution spanning across engineering disciplines and downstream users could facilitate the use of consistent processes and leverage collaboration across the enterprise.

“Bombardier looks forward to what we can achieve from these capabilities.”  [Read more…] about Bombardier partners with Siemens to optimize its product development processes

ADL Embedded Solutions launches new system

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ADL Embedded Solutions has developed the ADL120N, one of two new products that the company debuted at Embedded World 2018 at the end of last month.

The ADL120N is a high-performance, compact 120mm x 120mm single board computer based on 6th Generation Intel Core, Xeon, and Celeron processors.

It has robust USB 3.0 and LAN I/O, M.2 storage and expansion capabilities, wide temperature range (-40C to 85C) and high-resolution DisplayPort outputs.  [Read more…] about ADL Embedded Solutions launches new system

LoRaWAN network now available to aliens as Semtech and Lacuna start receiving messages from space

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Lacuna Space extends LoRaWAN network global coverage with satellite connectivity

Semtech, a supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, and Lacuna Space announced its collaboration with key industry leaders, including the European Space Agency and Parametric, to extend a LoRaWAN network by providing satellite connectivity to fill voids between the terrestrial gateways out of cellular reach and give continuous global coverage.

Lacuna Space uses a constellation of polar low-earth orbiting satellites to receive messages from sensors integrated with Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless radio frequency technology (LoRa Technology) on the ground.  [Read more…] about LoRaWAN network now available to aliens as Semtech and Lacuna start receiving messages from space

Specialist industrials investor Eisvogel backs third business in robotics and automation sector

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Company forecasts global industrial robotics market to double in value to $70 billion in next five years

Eisvogel Group, the specialist industrials investor based in Zurich, has acquired a majority stake in Prisma Group, a leading Italian designer and manufacturer of industrial automation solutions, to support its next stage of growth. The deal value was not disclosed.

This is the third investment that Eisvogel has made since the firm was formed in May 2015 and is typical of its focused approach to backing future industrial champions that are at the forefront of Industry 4.0.  [Read more…] about Specialist industrials investor Eisvogel backs third business in robotics and automation sector

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