Tag: cobot
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World’s most remote robot automates Amazon reforestation project
A pilot project between ABB Robotics and US non-profit organization Junglekeepers is demonstrating the role Cloud computing technology can play in making reforestation faster, more efficient and scalable. ABB Robotics is supporting Junglekeepers in their mission to protect 55,000 acres of Amazon rainforest and reverse deforestation. In a first-of-its-kind demonstration, ABB’s cobot YuMi is automating…
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Omron launches new collaborative robot with 20 kg payload
New 20 kg payload collaborative robot levels the playing field between traditional industrial robot and cobot palletising Omron recently launched their new TM20 collaborative robot with a payload of 20kg, whilst keeping its small footprint and providing a reach of 1.3 meters, making the new cobot ideal for tasks such as palletising. Recognising the potential…
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Techman launches new collaborative robot with ‘longest reach’
Techman Robot has launched a new robot, giving the first opportunity to see the TM AI Cobot TM25S at the Automate Show. The company says its “revolutionary” 25 kg payload collaborative robot joins TM Robot’s already impressive lineup and the TM AI Cobot S Series. These innovative cobots set new benchmarks in the industry with…
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Productive Robotics says its welding cobot can work with existing equipment at ‘half the cost’ of competing solutions
Productive Robotics says its new Blaze Welding Cobot can be used with a customer’s existing table, fixtures and welder at “half the cost of other systems on the market”. Unlike 6-axis robots, the 7-axis Blaze Welding Cobot can maneuver around all sides of large or complex parts and fixtures, allowing it to perform more weldments…
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Universal Robots debuts ‘world’s first’ cobot spot welder
Universal Robots says it is “not only the most widely used collaborative robot arm in the manufacturing industry, the UR cobots have also become the platform of choice for a fast-growing ecosystem of innovative OEM solutions”. Nowhere is that more apparent, continues UR, than this year’s Automate Show, where 60+ UR cobots will be exhibited…
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Doosan Robotics partners with Finch Automation to expand distribution in Midwestern US
Doosan Robotics Americas, a maker of industrial and collaborative robotics, has agreed a strategic partnership with Indiana-based Finch Automation. The new relationship expands the reach of Doosan service robots and cobots to OEM machine builders and end users in the Midwest region of the US. Alex Lee, general manager, Doosan Robotics Americas, says: “Finch Automation…
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igus unveils ‘first’ industrial robot made of plastic
igus has unveiled what it says is “the first robot made of high-performance plastic”. At just 8 kg, ReBeL is the lightest in its class: a real lightweight robot. The compact, space-saving design with an integrated control system in the base opens up completely new fields of application for service robotics. In collaboration with people,…
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Doosan Robotics partners with iAutomation to expand distribution in eastern USA
Doosan Robotics, a maker of industrial and collaborative robotics, has agreed a partnership with iAutomation, a distributor of automation and robotics solutions. The new partnership expands the reach of Doosan service robots and cobots to OEM machine builders and end users along the east coast of the US. Alex Lee, General Manager, Doosan Robotics Americas,…
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Tackling the lack of specialists with innovative robotics solutions
Boring, strenuous, and exhausting are things of the past. The work environment of tomorrow looks different: exciting, simple, and easy. Cobots, AGVs (Autonomous Guided Vehicles), and AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots) put variety into daily work routines. Cooperation with the robot transforms previously tedious, strenuous tasks into popular activities that are easy to perform. Numerous exhibitors…
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Factory Visit: Investment bankers tour client’s robot-filled machine shop
Investment and automation specialists John Slater and Jorge Maceyras, of Focus Investment Banking, make a factory visit to a client of theirs, and find that robotics is integral to the operation. Do you have any robots? When we posed that somewhat naïve question to the CEO of an extreme high precision machine shop in 2014,…