Tag: barcelona
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BlueBotics takes indoor robots outside
Swiss autonomous robot navigation company BlueBotics has launched ANT everywhere, a new product extension for its ANT navigation products that widen the scope of AGV and AMR operations by enabling outdoor operations. Outdoor use has traditionally been a challenge for producers of automated vehicles. This is because there are typically few permanent “features” visible outdoors,…
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Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots open collaborative automation center in Spain
Two of the most well-known robotics companies have jointly opened a collaborative automation center in Barcelona, Spain. Universal Robots, the maker of the best-selling collaborative robotic arms, and Mobile Industrial Robots, which makes mobile robots for warehouses, say the new facility will help promote collaborative automation in southern Europe. Described as “the first worldwide hub…
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SEAT invests €57 million in its factory in Barcelona
SEAT has invested €57 million in a new metal press and two new hot stamping lines for its factory in Barcelona. The new PXL press installed in SEAT Barcelona involved an investment of just over €31 million and it will boost the productivity of this metal press compared to the previous ones thanks to greater…
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HP opens 3D printing and digital manufacturing centre of excellence in Spain
HP has opened a new 3D printing and digital manufacturing centre of excellence in Barcelona, Spain – one of the world’s largest and most advanced research and development facilities for those technologies. The new centre brings together hundreds of the world’s leading additive manufacturing experts in more than 150,000 square feet of space. The 3+…
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Alstom to develop a driving simulator for Barcelona Metro
Alstom is to develop an S9000 train driving simulator for lines 9 and 10 of the Barcelona Metro, currently the only driverless lines in operation in Spain. The solution will consist of a training system that incorporates the latest simulation technologies for routes, conditions and obstacles. The simulator will create realistic scenarios employing virtual reality…
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The Construct launches Robot Operating System courses
The Construct has launched its first Robot Operating System Navigation course. Beginning on February 13, the one-week training course includes direct, individualised guidance from experienced tutors. The course can be undertaken online, through the web, or in Barcelona – if you’re lucky enough to live in Barcelona. The Construct also said it has now opened…