ABB Secures Agreement to Provide Robotic Automation to A123 Systems for Advanced Battery Application
ABB Robotics to provide A1123 Systems with 15 robots for the assembly and manufacturing of high-power lithium-ion battery modules and packs.
Feature Articles
FANUC Robotics Introduces M-3iA Intelligent, Flexible, and High-Speed Assembly Robot
A larger version of FANUC’s M-1iA robot introduced last year, the M-3iA, which comes in a four- or six-axis model, can automate the assembly of a variety of applications that cannot be done with traditional SCARA-type robots.
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- Latest Version of GigE Vision Standard Released
- Kiva to automate the Distribution Centers in the Netherlands and New England
- Rockwell Automation Issues Robotics and Evolving Safety Standards White Paper
- Kiva Systems Had a Banner Year in 2009
- Viewbits Introduces 12 Megapixel, 25 Frames per Second, Machine Vision Camera
- >SAS< Automation, Introduces New Adjustable Bag Gripper
- National Instruments Library Supports Programming DENSO Robots
- KUKA Announces Robot With a Sensitive Touch
- Applied Robotics Heavy Duty Modular Tool Changers
- North American Robot Orders Decline in the First Three Quarters of 2009.
- Braintech Inc. Closes $3 Million Financing
- ST Robotics Releases Affordable, High-Performance Industrial Robot System
- Universal Robotics and Motoman Partner on 3D Vision Systems
- Food Robot Turns Heads in Tokyo
- Motoman Releases Expert-System Software for Robot Repairs
- Motoman Announces Compact, Versatile 7-axis Welding Arms
- Swedish Factory Fined After Robot Grabs Worker's Head
- EU Commissions Swarm of Robot Fish to Sniff Out Pollution in Ports
- Adept Technology Announces Two Packaging Robots
- FANUC Robotics Receives USDA Acceptance for M-430iA Robot
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Diapers.com Converts Entire Fulfillment Network to Kiva Platform
Another win for Kiva. Diapers.com, an Internet retailer offering a variety of products for families with young children, with over 200,000 customers, has selected Kiva’s Mobile Fulfillment System for use in the company’s three distribution centers. Diaper.som cites growth in order volume and merchandise selection as key selection drivers.
Vendor Spotlight
Applied Robotics Heavy Duty Modular Tool Changers
Manufacturer of end-of-arm tooling and connectivity solutions releases SmartChange tool changers, strong and most flexible robotic tool changers available to maximize robot load capability.
In This Issue:
- ABB Contracts With A123 Systems for Robots For Battery Manufacturing
- Swisslog Offers SpeciMinder and RoboCourier Hospital Automation 'Bot
- CoroWare Expands Business in Asia With New Distributor
- Lockheed Martin Selects Protonex To Power HULC Exoskeleton
- Myomo Neuro-Robotic Technology Restores Use of Paralyzed Limbs
- Latest Version of GigE Vision Standard Released
- South Fulton Medical Center Pruchases Freehand Laparoscopic Camera Controller
- How Robots Can Tell Us How We Learn