Tag: pick
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fruitcore unveils new ‘all-rounder’ industrial robotic arm
fruitcore robotics has unveiled what it describes as a new “all-rounder” industrial robotic arm – the Digital Robot HORST1000, which has a payload of up to 8 kilograms. The robot also has a reach of 1,018 millimeters, and short cycle times. fruitcore robotics says the new robot’s performance parameters “enable a wide range of additional…
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Soft Robotics using Nvidia simulation technology to develop its gripping system
Soft Robotics has applied Nvidia Isaac Sim’s synthetic data to food processing automation in efforts to improve safety and increase production. Developers have been striving to close the gap on robotic gripping for the past several years, pursuing applications for multibillion-dollar industries. Securely gripping and transferring fast-moving items on conveyor belts holds vast promise for…
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Renatus Robotics launches automated robot warehouse system with ‘one-stop pick and pack’ technology
Renatus Robotics has launched what it claims is “the world’s first automated robot warehouse system with ‘One-Stop Pick & Pack’ technology”. Renatus enables a single worker to perform picking, consolidating, and packing operations all in one stop, operations that have traditionally required workers and dedicated material handling equipment at each step. This system revolutionizes inventory…
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Getting your warehouse holiday-ready: How technology can help you ride the tide during the busiest time of the year
By Pieter Feenstra is the CEO of Addverb Technologies’ EMEA region The holiday season is right around the corner and hype is in the air. With customers in their deal-hunting mode getting ready to score the best deals, and businesses offering competitive discounts for limited periods to trigger a sense of urgency, it sure is…
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AutoStore launches first consumer-facing automated warehouse
AutoStore has launched its latest innovation, the PickUpPort, a public-facing port that lets customers shop online and pick up their order directly from the AutoStore System. Carlos Fernández, chief product officer at AutoStore, says: “It’s important for us to help retailers stay ahead in an ever-changing industry. “With the new PickUpPort, retailers can offer a hassle-free…
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Benefits of Induction Hardening
Case hardening process used to increase wear resistance, surface hardness and fatigue life through creation of a hardened surface layer while maintaining an unaffected core microstructure. Induction hardening is used to increase the mechanical properties of ferrous components in a specific area. Typical applications are powertrain, suspension, engine components and stampings. Induction hardening is excellent…
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Smart Robotics launches new robotic parcel picker
Smart Robotics, a provider of pick and place automation as a service for warehouses and logistics processes, has launched its newly engineered Smart Parcel Picker. The picking robot is designed to depalletize and unload an array of containers with parcels, varying in size, surface material and weight. The company says its Smart Parcel Picker is…
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Smart Robotics unveils collaborative robotic system to pick fashion items
Smart Robotics, a provider of picking automation as a service for warehouses and logistics processes, has launched its latest collaborative robotic system – the Smart Fashion Picker. The company says “the reliability of the cobot, and its ability to run continuously, ensures quicker return on investment – whilst answering the labour crisis in logistics and…
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Washington university develops 3D-printed robotic gripper that can pick up anything, no matter what its geometry
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, car manufacturing companies such as Ford quickly shifted their production focus from automobiles to masks and ventilators. To make this switch possible, these companies relied on people working on an assembly line. It would have been too challenging for a robot to make this transition because robots are…
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ABB launches new, ‘fastest’ five-axis Delta robot
ABB has launched a new five-axis Delta robot which it claims is “the fastest for lightweight product picking, packing and reorientation”. The new machine is part of the FlexPicker Delta robot portfolio and is called the IRB 365. With five axis and 1.5 kg payload, the IRB 365 is both flexible and the fastest in…