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ABB Robotics is expanding its industrial robot portfolio with two new compact, high-performance robots, the IRB 1700 and IRB 1700ID, delivering up to 20 percent shorter cycle times than comparable robots on the market. Craig McDonnell, managing director, business line industries…
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Technology developed by an Australian engineer to explore wombat burrows has been sent to eastern Türkiye to join in the search for the biblical Noah's Ark.
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A robot artificial intelligence (AI) system has been developed that can understand human instructions, predict what a scene will look like after an action and then carry out the task. Rather than simply translating instructions into physical movements, the technology also uses t…
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Industrial robots are becoming more compact, more capable, and more dependent on electronics. A modern robotic system may combine servo drives, power converters, motion controllers, sensors, and onboard computing hardware within a limited amount of space. Each component performs…
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Tesollo, a South Korean robotics company specializing in robotic hands and multi-finger robotic grippers, expects cumulative sales of its robotic hands and grippers to surpass 1,000 units by the end of 2026. The milestone comes as demand continues to grow across humanoid robotic…
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ASTM International’s robotics committee (F45) is developing a proposed standard for measuring the task performance of manipulators and mobile manipulators under controlled optical-signal degradation. The proposed method (WK100792) would measure the extent to which degradation in…
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Primepick, a New York-based company that designs and manufactures robotic food kiosks, is expanding to new locations. The startup is bringing MealMate, a fully certified, unattended kiosk that serves hot dishes in 5-7 minutes, to a hospital and a nursing home in the Tri-State ar…
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Skyports Drone Services, a provider of drone delivery and inspection services, is providing fully automated Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) “drone-in-a-box” surveying for the HumeLink West power lines project in New South Wales, Australia. HumeLink West forms part of Transgr…
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Inconsistent parts cause problems for automated assembly lines because machines repeat the same motion every cycle. They cannot adjust when a part is slightly different. An operator who spots a warped bracket sets it aside. A feeder or robot keeps going until it jams, rejects a…
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