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Bota Systems opens demo center at Heidenhain facility

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Bota Systems, a developer of multi-axis force-torque sensors, has opened its own Customer Experience Center at Heidenhain’s Connect Manufacturing Innovation Hub in Fremont, California.

The new center will showcase Bota Systems’ complete portfolio of force-torque sensors alongside a Mecademic robot demonstrating cutting-edge applications.

Visitors will experience firsthand how these sensors can optimize robotic performance in a range of industrial settings. [Read more…] about Bota Systems opens demo center at Heidenhain facility

Bota Systems unveils new force-torque sensor for heavy payloads

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Bota Systems, a pioneer in multi-axis force-torque sensors, has launched the SensONE T80, specifically designed for larger cobots. Featuring ISO-standard flanges on both sides, the sensor simplifies integration and ensures superior accuracy even with heavier payloads.

The SensONE T80 is equipped with ISO-9409-1-80-6-M8 flanges, directly matching the mounting flanges on the latest UR20 and UR30 collaborative robots from Universal Robots, eliminating the need for an adapter.

This streamlines the work of integrators by removing the need for additional engineering to design adapter mounting equipment, significantly reducing time to market. [Read more…] about Bota Systems unveils new force-torque sensor for heavy payloads

Bota Systems says its new force torque sensor ‘triples sensitivity of cobots’

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Bota Systems, a pioneer in multi-axis force torque sensors, has launched the SensONE T5, a high sensitivity version of its SensONE sensor.

The SensONE T5 provides an exceptional sensitivity level of just 0.05 N / 0.002 Nm, which is three to five times higher than on the current SensONE sensor.

The SensONE T5 is, therefore, perfectly suited for implementation on collaborative robots (cobots) with small payloads of up to 5 kg. [Read more…] about Bota Systems says its new force torque sensor ‘triples sensitivity of cobots’

Bota Systems selects NEXT robotics as distributor

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Bota Systems, a developer of multi-axis force torque sensors, says NEXT robotics has become its official distributor for the German-speaking countries of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Bota Systems and NEXT robotics co-exhibited at the recent international trade fair for automation in production and assembly Motek, in Stuttgart, Germany.

Marcus Frei, CEO of NEXT Robotics, says: “In the past two years we have supplied Bota sensors for powerful solutions with robotic arms like the ones from Universal Robots and Mecademic. [Read more…] about Bota Systems selects NEXT robotics as distributor

Bota Systems raises $2.5 million in seed round to ‘give robots sense of touch’

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Bota Systems, a pioneer in advancing robotics with force torque sensing solutions, announces the completion of a $2.5 million seed round led by Marathon Venture Capital, along with the participation of angel investors.

As part of the round, Bota Systems will grow the team to address increasing demand by leading research labs and manufacturing companies globally, along with accelerating its ambitious product roadmap towards delivering a superior robotic platform with outstanding sensitivity. [Read more…] about Bota Systems raises $2.5 million in seed round to ‘give robots sense of touch’

Bota Systems launches ‘highly sensitive’ robotics force-torque sensor

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Bota Systems, a pioneer in multi-axis force-torque sensors, is excited to announce the launch of the MiniONE Pro.

This advanced six-axis force-torque sensor offers exceptional sensitivity and compactness, empowering small robotic systems with enhanced feedback capabilities.

The MiniONE Pro acts as a crucial connector between robot arms and probes, providing highly sensitive feedback for improved performance. With a high sampling rate of up to 2000Hz and an ultra-low-noise signal delivering an accuracy of better than 2 per cent, the MiniONE Pro offers precise measurements.

Integrating this sensor is seamless, as it is already plug-and-play compatible with popular small-scale industrial robots such as the Yaskawa MotoMini and the Mecademic Meca500. [Read more…] about Bota Systems launches ‘highly sensitive’ robotics force-torque sensor

Bota Systems and Kinova partner for easy installation of force torque sensors

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Bota Systems, a pioneer in multi-axis force-torque sensors, announces it is working with Kinova, and has developed the Bota Kinova Kit to make it quick and easy to mount the Bota SensONE force torque sensor on a Kinova Gen3 robot arm.

Kinova will show the kit with the Kinova Gen3 robot as a hand-guiding demo at its booth A16 at ICRA, the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, from 29 May – 2 June 2023, in London, UK.

The 6-axis SensONE force torque sensor from Bota enhances the end-effector force torque sensitivity of the Kinova Gen3 robot. The mounting kit makes it easy to install the sensor on the robot arm with just a few screws (supplied). [Read more…] about Bota Systems and Kinova partner for easy installation of force torque sensors