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Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots open collaborative automation center in Spain

Two of the most well-known robotics companies have jointly opened a collaborative automation center in Barcelona, Spain.

Universal Robots, the maker of the best-selling collaborative robotic arms, and Mobile Industrial Robots, which makes mobile robots for warehouses, say the new facility will help promote collaborative automation in southern Europe.

Described as “the first worldwide hub focusing on collaborative robotics”, the center is located in 22@ district of Barcelona. [Read more…] about Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots open collaborative automation center in Spain

Groupe PSA tests test vehicle-to-infrastructure communications in Spain

For the first time in an urban environment, The Automotive Technology Centre of Galicia and Groupe PSA are testing the contribution that communication technologies can make to the development of automated vehicle functions.

The aim is to see how well vehicles can communicate with the surrounding infrastructure in a complex urban environment.

The tests carried out in Vigo related to: an automated valet parking system; autonomous driving in an urban environment; optimal speed regulation when approaching a traffic light; and protection of vulnerable users.

HP opens 3D printing and digital manufacturing centre of excellence in Spain

HP has opened a new 3D printing and digital manufacturing centre of excellence in Barcelona, Spain – one of the world’s largest and most advanced research and development facilities for those technologies.

The new centre brings together hundreds of the world’s leading additive manufacturing experts in more than 150,000 square feet of space.

The 3+ acre facility at HP’s Barcelona campus is dedicated to the development of HP’s industrial 3D printing portfolio and provides a large-scale factory environment to collaborate with customers and partners on digital manufacturing technologies.

Challengers in Esmera robotics competition in line to receive €200k each

In the context of the European robotics project Esmera, 12 experiments have now started to solve industry challenges by developing new robotics solutions.

The Esmera consortium has chosen the best twelve experiments from 32 proposals that were handed in during the first Open Call in 2018.

The solution design by the experiments will be carried out in two competitive phases.

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Kivnon to showcase new ‘rotational’ AGV at Logistics Madrid event

Kivnon will showcase its “rotational AGV with load elevation” and its updated mapping navigation system at the Logistics Madrid event from 12-13 November.

Kivnon will exhibit its automated guided vehicles and other products, as well as its latest research developments, at stand A09 in Hall 12.

Kivnon, a manufacturer and distributor of automatic guided vehicles, has previously presented its technologies at Logistics Madrid, which is said to be one of the most important dates in the logistics calendar. [Read more…] about Kivnon to showcase new ‘rotational’ AGV at Logistics Madrid event

Insight Robotics expands in Mexico, Portugal and Spain through strategic distribution partnership

Insight Robotics has expanded its operations in Mexico, Portugal and Spain through a number of strategic distribution partnerships.

Insight Robotics is a Hong Kong company which provides technology to safeguard natural resources and infrastructure through automation and early-warning threat detection.

The company’s new partnerships include:

Mexico – Robotics Galu
Portugal and Spain – Leitek Innovative Solutions

Insight Robotics says the new agreements ensure an increased geographic sales footprint and broader access to maintenance and support resources for better client’s engagement. [Read more…] about Insight Robotics expands in Mexico, Portugal and Spain through strategic distribution partnership

Seat shows off intralogistics robots at Spain factory

Automaker Seat, which is part of the Volkswagen Group, has been showing off its autonomous and collaborative intralogistics robots at its factory in Martorell, in Spain.

The company uses 125 automated guided vehicles at the Martorell facility, and the robots share the workspace with 7,000 human employees.

As such, Seat – and others – call these vehicles collaborative robots, because they work alongside humans (video below).

The internal logistics robots were manufactured by a company called Kivnon. Other robotic and autonomous logistics vehicles at the Martorell plant are from Aristeril and Rari.

Rethink Robotics agrees distribution deal with Aldakin Automation in Spain

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