Tag: variety
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Avidbots and Maplesoft partner to design new autonomous commercial cleaning systems
Avidbots, a maker of commercial robotic cleaning systems, and Maplesoft, a provider of modeling and calculation software for engineering and research, have agreed a strategic partnership to “bring more innovation to autonomous cleaning robot design for commercial customers”. Warehouses and retail businesses are frequently turning to tech to provide efficient, cost-effective cleaning options for essential…
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Yaskawa launches two new collaborative robots for industrial applications
Yaskawa Motoman, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of industrial robots, has launched two new collaborative robots – HC10DTP and HC20DTP, each of which has six axes. The company describes them as “highly reliable robots (that) enrich easy capability for Yaskawa’s HC-series line”. Hand-guided programming allows users to direct teach points without a pendant, and…
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Robotic Research raises $228 million in Series A funding round
Robotic Research, a developer of autonomous mobility and robotics solutions, has raised $228 million in its Series A funding round – the first outside capital the company has raised. This funding will drive further innovation and expansion of Robotic Research’s commercial division, RR.AI, which is focused on delivering comprehensive autonomous driving solutions for commercial truck,…
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ABB launches FlexLoader M range to ‘bring the power of modularity to machine tending’
ABB has launched a new range of modular machine tending application cells for the metals industry aimed at maximizing flexibility and machine utilization while minimizing lost productivity caused by unforeseen production stoppages. Featuring six different versions, the FlexLoader M family offers a variety of ways of loading and unloading machines based on the size, shapes…
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Berkshire Grey unveils new mobile robots
Berkshire Grey, a developer of AI-enabled robotic solutions that automate supply chain processes, launched the next generation of Intelligent Enterprise Robotic (IER) picking and mobility solutions which incorporate a new generation of mobile robots. This new generation of mobile robots offers increased fulfillment throughput at a lower cost point to enable shorter delivery times and…
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation unveils new LoadMate robot work cell
Mitsubishi Electric Automation has launched its LoadMate Plus engineered solution, a mobile robot cell. The machinery is targeted towards manufacturers in CNC machine tool applications who find themselves facing a labor crunch, while needing to be more efficient and improve their production. It creates a path to introduce automation to high-mix, low-volume facilities and is…
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Carbon Robotics releases new autonomous weeding robot into farming industry
Carbon Robotics, an autonomous robotics company, has unveiled its third-generation autonomous weed elimination robots. The Autonomous Weeder uses robotics, artificial intelligence, and laser technology to safely and effectively drive through crop fields to identify, target and eliminate weeds. Unlike other weeding technologies, the robots utilize high-power lasers to eradicate weeds through thermal energy, without disturbing…
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AI and Robots Are Improving Agriculture in 2021
The integration of machine learning, AI, and IoT devices is nothing new to the modern farm. Different sensors provide agronomists with valuable, reliable, and relevant data to help them increase their farms’ efficiency by ensuring higher yields and cutting production costs. This is especially of aid at big farms where it’s necessary to monitor and…