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03/01/12 — Adept Technology announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a South Korean multinational manufacturer on the Fortune Global 500 list. The MOU states that Adept Technology and its exclusive dealer in South Korea, Han Shin Power Tech Co. Ltd., are the South Korean manufacturer’s strategic…
02/27/12 — Robotic technologies have undergone sea changes, over the decades, driven by the need to automate the workforce and achieve zero-error tasks/operations. Incremental technology developments in chip design have transformed robots into smaller, more intelligent and less expensive marvels of mechatronic engineering. Meanwhile, the convergence of robotics with cognitive science,…
02/24/12 — Hamilton Robotics introduces MICROLAB NIMBUS Enclosed at SLAS 2012 – a protected, multifunctional benchtop workstation that enables gripper movements and a range of pipetting capabilities for tubes and plate within a secure environment. The NIMBUS Enclosed accommodates either the Hamilton CO-RE (compressed O-ring expansion) 96-probe multichannel head or four…
02/24/12 — MultiCam, Inc., a global CNC cutting system manufacturer, designed its Robot Slider for the rough environment of robotic welding. In a prepared statement, the company said it’s also ideal for high-speed, high-velocity, medium-duty pick-and-place applications, painting and other related activities. At 14 inches tall along the track, the sleek,…
02/20/12 — Artists are often colorful personalities. This one, though, comes across as cool, precise and metallic – and is anything but extravagant. No wonder – after all, it’s an industrial robot, one that will convert the Fraunhofer stand at CeBIT into an art studio. Its artistic genius only emerges if…
02/06/12 — Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions, announced the launch of the new Adept Courier, which the company says represents an innovative new approach to automating the movement of goods. The Adept Courier is a small autonomous vehicle that simplifies the everyday task…
01/26/12 — ABB Robotics has introduced an ISO 5 (Class 100) Cleanroom version of the IRB 120, its smallest ever multipurpose 6-axis robot. The component materials of the IRB 120 prone to particle generation have been modified to eliminate the potential for contamination of the manufacturing area and the parts being…
01/23/12 — Maryland Company to Distribute Robotic Freezer for Scientific Applications "The SmartFreezer is the first solution in the marketplace that delivers both a virtual and a physical inventory that is retrieved utilizing touch screen technology.” RURO, Inc., a developer of research software and inventory solutions, based in Frederick, Maryland, announced that…
01/19/12 — Southwest Research Institute recently established the ROS-Industrial Software Repository, a BSD-licensed ROS stack that will contain libraries, tools and drivers for industrial automation hardware. ROS-Industrial resources can be found at http://code.google.com/p/swri-ros-pkg/. ROS (Robot Operating System) is an open-source project providing a common framework of libraries and tools for a wide range of applications,…
01/10/12 — The Adept Courier brings the latest in robotics research & development to the everyday task of moving goods, materials, samples, or parts around a warehouse or production environment. Using its patented, self-driving, capabilities the Adept Courier finds its own way to a new destination, drives around obstacles in its…
12/28/11 — These days robots have successfully established themselves in a wide range of industrial applications. Whether it's the automotive industry, packaging technology, or sheet metal working: industrial robots play an ever increasing role. The robotics industry needs a reliable, wireless transmission of standard I/O data to mobile plant or machine…
12/23/11 — ABB Robotics has extended the functionality of its IRC5 panel-mounted controller (PMC) to all ABB robots, including its largest robot models. Previously the PMC was only available for models up to the IRB 1600. Featuring a new, large panel mount drive module, PMC “Large” will bring smaller footprint functionality…
12/22/11 — Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions and services, today introduced the Adept Viper s1700D, a high-performance, 6-axis robot. Featuring new motors that are faster and more efficient, the Viper s1700D delivers higher speed motion and increased productivity. Like the previous Viper 1700…
12/09/11 — Universal Robots has developed a modern, light weight, and flexible industrial robotic arm, capable of performing many tedious and repetitive production-related tasks. The 6-axis robot, created by the Danish company, weighs a mere 18kg and can handle a payload of up to 5kg. It has a working radius of…
12/06/11 — Standard controllers used in industrial processes generally have derivative and integrative control actions with whole, preset orders. In contrast, the new type of controller that scientists at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) propose is based on a generalization of those whole orders and others which are not…
11/23/11 — SCHUNK, a developer of gripping devices and other robotics-related components, has expanded its modular robotics range with the SPB Powerball. For the first time ever, the movements of two axes are combined in a single, compact module that provides high torques and can be used to implement compact lightweight…
11/15/11 — OEM's are continually challenged to provide motion control precision at lowest possible cost. Precision has been given a boost with the advent of EtherCAT®, an open Ethernet-based network standard setting new heights for real-time performance and topology flexibility, and has been the fastest growing area in motion control technology. As part of our highly successful Z-Drives platform of plug-in…
08/25/11 — When a mining accident occurs, first responders must work against the clock to assess the situation and save the miners. But countless dangers lurk inside crippled mines: poisonous gases, flooded tunnels, explosive vapors and unstable walls and roofs. Such potentially deadly conditions and unknown obstacles can slow rescue efforts…
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