Tag: modular
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ABB Robotics launches OptiFact to unlock full potential of factory data
ABB Robotics has released its new modular OptiFact software platform, which streamlines data collection, visualization, and analysis in automated production facilities. The platform enables users to collect, manage, and analyze data from hundreds of factory devices, including ABB robots, to determine key performance indicators including cycle time and overall equipment efficiency (OEE). By speeding up…
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Ronovo Surgical raises $50 million to commercialize robotic laparoscopy system
One of the fastest growing companies in the global robotic and digital surgery space, Ronovo Surgical, recently raised new financing to accelerate its vision of broad, cross-specialty adoption of robotic-assisted surgery. The latest round of financing arms Ronovo with more than $50 million raised since 2020. Led by LongRiver Investments (LRI), this round garnered continued…
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Aerones demonstrates ‘first’ robot for wind turbine maintenance and repair
Aerones has demonstrated for what it claims is the “first robot that offers full-service leading edge wind turbine blade maintenance and repair”. The robot performs maintenance 5x faster than humans, and makes use of various attachments to perform different tasks, including refinishing blades with RELEST coatings from AkzoNobel. The robot is able to perform maintenance…
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Exotec expands warehouse automation product range
Exotec, a warehouse robotics provider, has expanded its product portfolio with three solutions: a new conveyor system, an improved picking solution, and new proprietary warehouse software. As inflation, economic headwinds, and labour shortages continue to place mounting pressure on supply chains, businesses around the world are looking for ways to address their immediate needs while…
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Brain Corp unveils new platform for its autonomous commercial robots
Brain Corp, an artificial intelligence company specializing in cleaning and inventory robotics, has released its “next generation autonomy platform for commercial robotics”. The third generation platform represents the latest evolution of Brain Corp’s BrainOS autonomous robotic operating system, which currently powers over 20,000 autonomous robots operating in public spaces, and has been designed to underpin…
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Robotics Plus unveils autonomous modular vehicle to ‘alleviate agriculture labour shortages’
Robotics Plus, a New Zealand-based agritech company, has launched an autonomous multi-use, modular vehicle platform for agriculture designed to carry out a variety of orchard and vineyard machine tasks – to “alleviate ongoing labor shortages and transform the industry”. The multi-purpose unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) can be supervised in a fleet of vehicles by a…
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EAVX unveils autonomous ‘walk-in van’ prototype
EAVX, a subsidiary of JB Poindexter & Co (JBPCO), and REE Automotive, a provider of electric vehicle platforms and automotive technologies, have unveiled the companies’ new fully electric “walk-in van” prototype will begin customer evaluation this summer. The class 5 vehicle debuts the EAVX body design powered by REE’s modular P7 platform, making it the…
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Italian startup Automationware developing robotic solution for food industry
An Italian startup called Automationware is developing an integrated robotic solution for the food industry. The innovative HyFlexyBot project is the result of a partnership between the Venetian mechatronics company Automationware and the Modenese innovation hub Crit. Described as “an integrated solution that will improve and make more efficient the production and logistics of the…
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Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors partners with REE Automotive to develop autonomous mobility solutions
Hino Motors, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, and REE Automotive, an innovator in e-mobility, have signed a strategic business alliance agreement to realize their shared vision of “providing new value to society through next-generation commercial mobility”. With the backdrop of advancements in CASE – Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric – vehicles, the automotive industry…
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Advanced Intelligent Systems launches UV light disinfection robot
Advanced Intelligent Systems (AIS), a Canadian custom robotics engineering firm, has launched an ultraviolet light robot to destroy harmful bacteria and viruses in healthcare facilities and combat the spread of infectious diseases in public spaces. The development was made possible by a grant from Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen). Jayson Myers, CEO, NGen, says: “At…