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Leading Automotive Manufacturer Chooses Perceptron’s Helix Robot Guidance Systems for New Vehicle Launch

Perceptron, Inc., a leading global provider of 3D automated metrology solutions and coordinate measuring machines, announced that a leading global automotive manufacturer has selected Perceptron’s Helix® robot guidance systems for its new vehicle launch.

8 Jul 2016

KUKA Adds Extremely Compact KR 3 AGILUS to Small Robots Product Line-Up

The KR 3 AGILUS is used for production applications where very short cycle times and maximum output are required, such as assembling small components, performing handling tasks, screw fastening, brazing, adhesive bonding, packaging, testing and inspecting.

8 Jul 2016

CIROS 2016: Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer Robot Honored with Golden Finger Awards

Rethink Robotics, the industry pioneer in collaborative robots, today shines in the 2016 China International Robot Show (CIROS) as its Sawyer robot is one of the winners of the Golden Finger Awards at the highly anticipated robot trade event.

8 Jul 2016

ISU Students Successfully Use Robot to Handle Radioactive Materials in Examination Instrument

The robot inside had successfully transported a surrogate radioactive sample from an inter-facility transfer box, out of its transfer containers, into an examination instrument, and then back again. It was a satisfying ending to a nine-month-long project for four Idaho State University (ISU) mechanical and nuclear engineering students serving internships at Idaho National Laboratory.

7 Jul 2016

Digital Assistance System Could Improve Quality of Honing in Future

Errors can be spotted early and resources can be saved when many individuals share knowledge in a company. This is the case with a honing machine used to hone crankcases at VW’s engine plant in Salzgitter: A digital assistance system developed by Fraunhofer researchers will enable significantly more workers to ensure the quality of honing in the future than now.

4 Jul 2016

SSONetwork, PEXNetwork Announce Dates for RPA & Artificial Intelligence Summit

SSONetwork (www.ssonetwork.com) and PEXNetwork (www.processexcellencenetwork.com) announced the dates for their inaugural RPA & Artificial Intelligence Summit.

29 Jun 2016

Introduction of Wheel, Axle Assembly in Soft Robotics Could Improve Mobility of Devices

A small, squishy vehicle equipped with soft wheels rolls over rough terrain and runs under water.

29 Jun 2016

Researchers Introduce Specially-Designed Computer Processor for Robotic Motion Planning

Once they've mastered the skills of toddlerhood, humans are pretty good at what roboticists call "motion planning"—reaching around obstacles to precisely pick up a soda in a crowded fridge, or slipping their hands around a screen to connect an unseen cable.

21 Jun 2016

Ninox Robotics’ Drones Take to The Sky On First Commercial Projects

Having received final regulatory approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), new Australian technology company Ninox Robotics will begin commercial operations this month, deploying its class leading, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for customised services to government, NGOs and private sector clients.

20 Jun 2016

Let’s Go Robotics Receives US Patent for Robotic Gripper

Let's Go Robotics today announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent #9,327,411 for a robotic gripper that eliminates common points of failure in robotics used in life sciences and other applications.

2 Jun 2016