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Otto Motors expands its autonomous mobile robots business to Japan

February 12, 2020 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Otto Motors, the industrial division of Clearpath Robotics, is expanding into the Japanese market.

The move marks Ontario-based Otto’s first expansion outside North America.

Otto Motors produces self-driving vehicles – also referred to as “autonomous mobile robots” or warehouse robots – that move materials within manufacturing and warehousing facilities. [Read more…] about Otto Motors expands its autonomous mobile robots business to Japan

Hirotec on long journey towards lights-out manufacturing with robots from Otto and Yaskawa

July 18, 2017 by David Edwards

“Lights-out manufacturing” is a term to mean the method of making things in a way that’s entirely automated and does not need humans to be involved in the process.

Of course, humans initially set up the process, build the factory and so on, but the factory which outputs the final product only requires robotics and automation technology.

It’s an idea that has probably been explored in science fiction many times, but in reality, a fully automated factory that needs no human intervention at all is still a distant dream. [Read more…] about Hirotec on long journey towards lights-out manufacturing with robots from Otto and Yaskawa