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Rethink Robotics, which is now part of the Hahn Group, has launched a new version of its collaborative robot, Sawyer.
The Sawyer Black Edition is now available for pre-order and will be presented for the first time at K 2019 in Düsseldorf.
The new hardware update comes one year after the takeover of Rethink Robotics’ assets by Hahn Group. [Read more…] about Rethink Robotics launches Sawyer Black Edition
There was a time when Japanese electronics companies were the Apples and Googles of the world, with everyone buying their products and talking about them in the media.
Many of those same formerly pre-eminent names today play second fiddle to the Silicon Valley tech giants.
But while they may not be discussed as much as they were in the past – and their products not as ubiquitous in the consumer market – Japanese companies still loom large in the industrial sector. [Read more…] about Japanese companies prepare to bring forward new generation of humanoid collaborative robots capable of a variety of industrial work
DHL has invested in four new Sawyer robots in order to evaluate the solution as part of its robotics research and development programme.
The company describes the purchase of the Sawyer robots as “the first step” in its robotics deployment journey.
DHL says the collaborative robots will be flexibly used across its 19 contract packing, or “co-packing”, and production logistics centres across the UK and Ireland region. [Read more…] about DHL invests in four new Sawyer collaborative robots from Rethink Robotics
Rethink Robotics has signed deals with nine distribution partners throughout the United States and Europe to extend the availability of its smart, collaborative robots.
With an extensive network throughout the world – including partners in the US, UK, Germany, France, Spain, China, Korea, Japan, Mexico and Australia – these distribution deals are part of Rethink’s efforts to meet growing demand across the globe, bringing flexible automation to the global manufacturing market.
With the launch of the Intera 5 software platform and ClickSmart family of gripper kits earlier this year, Rethink says it now offers a complete range of products and services to “help manufacturers around the world improve productivity“. [Read more…] about Rethink Robotics signs up nine new distribution partners in Europe and the US
Acorn Sales, a specialist in customized, handmade rubber stamps and embossing seals, says it has significantly shortened its supply chain by deploying Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer at its facility in Richmond, Virginia.
Family-owned and operated for over three generations, Acorn is a self-described “small business operating in an Amazon world”.
With Sawyer, the company says it has maintained throughput, improved quality and reduced its reliance on outside suppliers, results that even five years ago would have been nearly impossible for a company of its size to attain affordably. [Read more…] about Acorn shortens supply chain with Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer
Aldakin Automation will distribute Rethink’s Sawyer throughout the country
Rethink Robotics has reached an agreement with Aldakin Automation to distribute its collaborative robots to the entire Spanish manufacturing market.
Fresh off the launch of its new Intera 5 software, which can coordinate a work cell from a single Sawyer robot, Rethink Robotics says it aims to help manufacturers across the globe improve automation and production tasks. [Read more…] about Rethink Robotics agrees distribution deal with Aldakin Automation in Spain
Rethink Robotics has launched what it describes as a first-of-its-kind software platform that connects everything in a smart factory.
The collaborative industrial robot maker says the extensible software is “redefining automation deployments and providing a gateway to the factory of the future”.
Rethink Robotics calls its software platform Intera 5, and says it “connects everything from a single robot controller, extending the smart, flexible power of Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer to the entire work cell and simplifying automation with unparalleled ease of deployment”.
Built on the backbone of the Rethink robots’ train-by-demonstration software, Intera 5 is designed to pave the way for connected manufacturing environments and helping companies build factories of the future. [Read more…] about Rethink Robotics launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ software platform
Yanfeng Automotive Interiors is utilising collaborative industrial robots from Rethink Robotics to “improve accuracy, and output”
Yanfeng has put two of Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer robots to work in its Monroe, Michigan-based facility.
By introducing Sawyer, Yanfeng Frenchtown says it is improving two production processes, while freeing up employees to be used at positions where they can add more value.
Both Sawyer robots are being utilized to perform packaging tasks. One robot is removing trapped labor by packing parts from a conveyor onto a rack, handling 180 parts every 54 minutes. The second robot is counting parts from a conveyor as it places them into a tote, precisely packaging each tote with 80 parts. [Read more…] about Auto interiors company hires Rethink’s collaborative industrial robots
Rethink Robotics, maker of the Baxter and Sawyer industrial robots, says it has raised new funds for global expansion and new product development
Rethink Robotics has raised $18 million in new funding as part of its Series E financing round.
The new round includes funding from leading asset manager and private equity investment firm, Adveq, as well as contributions from all previous investors, including Bezos Expeditions, CRV, Highland Capital Partners, Sigma Partners, DFJ, Two Sigma Ventures, GE Ventures and Goldman Sachs.
The funding will support Rethink’s global expansion initiatives and new product development, says the company. [Read more…] about Rethink Robotics raises $18 million in new funding
Hunan Cothink will distribute Sawyer and Baxter robots throughout the country
Rethink Robotics has reached an exclusive agreement with collaborative robotics provider Hunan Cothink Robotics Technology Company to distribute its robots to the entire Chinese manufacturing community.
Rethink Robotics and Hunan Cothink originally announced a partnership in February of this year that awarded Hunan Cothink distribution rights in northern and southern China, but the success of the relationship and the demand for Rethink Robotics’ smart, collaborative robots has led to a new, exclusive deal that covers the entire Chinese geography.
Earlier this year, Hunan Cothink was formed as a separate division with a new sales and support organization that is designed to bring Rethink’s robots to the Chinese market and help Chinese manufacturers build smarter factories. Hunan Cothink also distributes Rethink Robotics’ Baxter robot worldwide. [Read more…] about Rethink Robotics signs exclusive distribution deal with Hunan Cothink in China
