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ABB makes collaborative robots capable of heavier payloads, longer reach

September 7, 2023 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

ABB has launched two new variants of its GoFa collaborative robot. The GoFa 10 and GoFa 12 open new possibilities for companies to leverage cobot automation for enhanced efficiency.

Handling payloads of up to 10 and 12 kilograms with market-leading repeatability, the cobots accomplish an expanded range of tasks in close collaboration with factory workers, addressing skills and labor shortages while improving safety and productivity.

Offering straightforward programming and rapid integration into production environments, the new variants lower barriers to entry for first-time users, educators and SMEs. [Read more…] about ABB makes collaborative robots capable of heavier payloads, longer reach

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: abb, collaborative, gofa, heavier, payload, reach, robots

Apex Motion Control launches new collaborative robot

May 27, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Apex Motion Control, a specialist in smart robotic and automation equipment, has released its latest product line – the Flexi-Bot and Flexi-Bot MAX.

These new collaborative robots (cobots) have been designed with the food, dairy, and pharmaceutical industries in mind, offering a user-friendly solution to ongoing labor shortages and the dull, dangerous, dirty, and repetitive tasks involved in industrial manufacturing.

Jamie Bobyk, marketing manager with Apex Motion Control, says: “We’ve listened to the needs of the food, dairy and pharma producers and have developed a Collaborative Robot that is well-suited to these industries with stricter guidelines. [Read more…] about Apex Motion Control launches new collaborative robot

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: apex, cobots, collaborative, control, dairy, designed, flexi-bot, food, industries, manufacturing, max, motion, packaging, robot

Yaskawa takes center stage at Africa Automation Technology Fair

May 25, 2023 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

As one of the largest manufacturers of industrial robots, Yaskawa Southern Africa took part in this year’s Africa Automation Technology Fair (AATF), where various experts in the manufacturing industry gathered to exchange valuable industry expertise to increase investment prospects in the African continent’s manufacturing sector. The event, which celebrated its 25th year, centred around the theme of “For Africa from Africa”.

The AATF promotes and is passionate about furthering Africa’s transformation and promoting the development and growth of the continent’s automation industry.

Yaskawa Southern Africa was one of 150 exhibitors on display at the event, which took place from 9th to 11th May 2023, and showcased its collaborative robotic welding solution, Weld4me. This transformative piece of automated equipment presents an alternative or support to manual MIG/MAG welding with air-cooled welding equipment. [Read more…] about Yaskawa takes center stage at Africa Automation Technology Fair

Filed Under: Features, Industrial robots Tagged With: aatf, africa, automation, collaborative, fair, industry, manufacturing, mostert, sector, southern, technology, welding, yaskawa, year

Universal Robots executive receives prestigious robotics award for contribution to robot safety

May 25, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

For the second time within five years, a key figure at Universal Robots, the Danish manufacturer of collaborative robots (cobots), has been awarded the world’s most prestigious robotics prize, the Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award, often described as the Nobel Prize of robotics.

Following in the footsteps of Universal Robots’ co-founder Esben Østergaard, who was given the Engelberger Award in 2018 in the Technology category, Roberta Nelson Shea (main picture), Universal Robot’s Global Technical Compliance Officer, has received the award for Applications at a ceremony at the Automate Show in Detroit.

The Application category recognises individuals or organisations that have made a significant contribution to the development of robotics technology and its practical application. Roberta won the award for her outstanding work related to robotics safety across the world. [Read more…] about Universal Robots executive receives prestigious robotics award for contribution to robot safety

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: award, cobots, collaborative, contribution, engelberger, industry, roberta, robot, robotics, robots, safety, technology, universal, women, years

Denali becomes Universal Robots’ biggest Certified Solution Partner

May 3, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Denali Advanced Integration has become Universal Robots’ biggest Certified Solution Partner.

Denali is now expected to use its integration expertise and market reach to bring Universal Robots’ collaborative robot technology to major business across the globe as part of its new Automation-As-A-Service (AaaS) portfolio, which it announced in April.

This will offer large scale companies end-to-end integration and service support and corresponds with a growing interest from large businesses in cobot automation. [Read more…] about Denali becomes Universal Robots’ biggest Certified Solution Partner

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: aaas, automation, biggest, bring, business, businesses, certified, collaborative, companies, denali, integration, large, partner, portfolio, robots, scale, solution, technology, universal

Dobot Robotics unveils new high-payload collaborative robot at Hannover Messe

April 20, 2023 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Dobot Robotics officially released the CR20A high payload collaborative robot based a new generation technology architecture at the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair in Germany.

The robot boasts outstanding performance, a 20 kg payload capacity, a 1700 mm super wide working radius, and ±0.1 mm repeatability, making it suitable for heavy load handling, packaging, and palletizing, as well as large-sized workpiece machining and long-seam welding in complex scenarios.

Based on Dobot’s new generation technology architecture and advanced dynamic algorithms, the CR20A’s residual vibration is reduced by 50 percent during high-speed stops.  [Read more…] about Dobot Robotics unveils new high-payload collaborative robot at Hannover Messe

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: collaborative, complex, cr, dobot, dobot's, high, load, mm, palletizing, payload, process, product, production, robot, scenarios, wide

Doosan Robotics launches new range of collaborative robots

April 19, 2023 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Doosan Robotics, a manufacturer of collaborative robots, has launched its E-Series, the company’s NSF-certified collaborative robot line specifically created for the food and beverage industry.

Named for its technological “edge” the E-Series has the flexibility to make virtually any food and beverage while offering extremely competitive pricing and industry-leading safety and hygiene standards.

Doosan Robotics’ E-Series recently received the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) certification for food hygiene safety with features such as sealed gaps between the cobot’s connecting axes. [Read more…] about Doosan Robotics launches new range of collaborative robots

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: beverage, cobots, collaborative, doosan, e-series, food, industry, robotics

Comau developing new mobile robot solution for three EU projects

March 29, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Comau is designing a “powerful mobile robotics platform” as part of an open, highly collaborative production environment, in the context of three different European Projects.

The integrated solution, which leverages Comau’s proven expertise in IoT-enabled technologies and collaborative robotics, is a natural evolution of the company’s automated workflow optimization systems.

Modular, scalable and completely re-configurable, the platform can be easily adapted to different applications without changing the system’s underlying software or hardware architecture. [Read more…] about Comau developing new mobile robot solution for three EU projects

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: applications, architecture, arm, automated, autonomous, collaborative, comau, company, environment, european, integrated, manufacturing, market, mobile, platform, production, projects, robotic, robotics, solution, system, three

Techman unveils ‘industry’s lightest high-payload AI collaborative robot’

March 24, 2023 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Techman Robot has released its TM20 robotic arm, which it describes as “the industry’s lightest high-payload AI collaborative robot”, adding that the machine “redefines collaborative robotics with next generation AI”.

Despite being very light, the TM20’s high payload capacity makes it the “ideal solution” for heavy-duty AMR (autonomous mobile robot) applications.

Extending Techman’s cobot product range to even higher payloads, TM20 only weighs 32.8 kg, but carries up to 20 kg and has a reach of 1,300 mm with six rotation joints. [Read more…] about Techman unveils ‘industry’s lightest high-payload AI collaborative robot’

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: ai, applications, cobot, collaborative, robot, smart, tasks, techman, TM

ABB launches new version of its Swifti collaborative cobot

March 17, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

ABB has launched the Swifti CRB 1300 industrial collaborative robot, which the company says “bridges the gap between industrial and collaborative robots”.

Combining class-leading speed and accuracy with expanded load handling capability of up to 11kg, the Swifti CRB 1300 can be used in a wide variety of production and product handling applications – from machine tending and pelletizing to pick-and-place and screwdriving.

Andrea Cassoni, managing director for global general industry robotics at ABB, says: “Our customers are looking to robotic automation to make their processes more flexible, efficient and resilient, helping to counter labor shortages by enabling their employees to perform more value-added work. [Read more…] about ABB launches new version of its Swifti collaborative cobot

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: abb, area, class, cobot, collaborative, crb, industrial, payload, programming, robot, robots, safemove, safety, scanner, software, speed, swifti, worker

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