Tag: covid
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ABB robots help tackle Covid by automating testing, research and diagnostics
ABB Robotics has developed an automated neutralizing antibody testing system with the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) that is the most effective means of determining an individual’s immunity to various strains of Covid. Developed by ABB Robotics, Life Sciences and Healthcare Lab, located at the Texas Medical Center Campus in Houston, Texas, the system…
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Yaskawa completes new plant for manufacturing mounting boards and electronic units in China
Yaskawa Electric, parent company of Yaskawa Mechatronics, one of the world’s largest industrial robot makers, has completed a new plant in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, in China. The facility has already begun the mass production of mounting boards for servo amplifiers and AC drives as well as electronic units for robot control panels used in…
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2022 Healthtech Forecast: Record-Breaking Technology Expansion
Artificial intelligence (AI) research has become one of the most active areas in computer science, with an expectation that AI will help to solve many problems in healthcare. The use of AI technology in healthcare is poised to dramatically improve medicine over the next few years as researchers find new ways to integrate it into…
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Automated COVID Testing Thanks to a Tireless Robot developed by item America
The sheer scale of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to numerous innovative developments in industry to provide efficient solutions to meet the multitude of new challenges. item America has played a part in several automation projects in the age of COVID – the manufacture of face masks and a workstation for analyzing coronavirus tests. Now,…
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Manufacturers need to rebuild digital supply chain visibility after Covid-19, say WMG and Blue Yonder
Manufacturers must unlock supply chain visibility to rebuild after the Covid-19 pandemic, WMG and Blue Yonder are warning. The pandemic has disrupted supply and demand in many ways, from factory and border closures to swings in consumer needs, and those without supply chain visibility have been struggling to adapt and keep up. Digital supply chain…
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ARM Institute showcases robotic coronavirus testing system developed by Wilder Systems
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute says that one of its members, Wilder Systems, has created a robotic cell for testing potential Covid-19 samples that is now in production in Austin, Texas. The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through the CARES Act, provided funding to the ARM Institute to collaborate…
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Stäubli expands robotics solutions for life sciences market
Stäubli Robotics says it is expanding the robotics solutions the company offers to the life sciences market. The Covid-19 crisis has spurred life sciences labs to ramp up output at warp speed – and Stäubli Robotics says it is helping to meet critical needs. As the challenges multiply and pressure mounts, Stäubli Robotics is actively…
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Badger Technologies launches ultraviolet disinfection robot
Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil, introduces the Badger UltraViolet Disinfect robot, an autonomous ultraviolet (UV) disinfecting robot designed to combat Covid-19 and high-risk pathogens commonly found in grocery, food-service and retail environments. The latest in the lineup of Badger Technologies autonomous robots, the Badger UV Disinfect robot is equipped with advanced UV-C technology…
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How Covid 19 has affected delivery services?
The well-known deadly virus regarded as Covid-19; aka Coronavirus has undeniably been a significant cause of massive disruption in our daily regime. Not only it has impacted our occupations but also restrained us from stepping out of the house for all necessary to additional outgoings. Shopping was once the most exciting pastime to do, but…
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Badger Technologies and STCR plan to take Autonomous Robots to independent grocers
Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil, is teaming up with STCR, a provider of advanced retail point of sale (POS) and self-checkout solutions, to increase the momentum of multipurpose robot rollouts by independent and regional grocers around the world. This collaboration will speed deployments of Badger Technologies autonomous robots to address critical out-of-stock, price…