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New Report on Global and China Industrial Robot Industry

With increasing demand for industrial automation and intelligentization, global industrial robot industry flourishes, hitting a record high in 2013 with annual sales and ownership arriving at 178,000 units and 1.332 million units, up 12.0% and 7.9% year on year, respectively.

2 Jul 2015

FANUC Debuts CR-35iA Collaborative Robot That Allows Shared Workspace between Operator and Interactive Robot

FANUC America Corporation is introducing its new CR-35iA collaborative robot, the industry’s first 35 kg payload force limited collaborative robot designed to work alongside humans without the need for safety fences.

30 Jun 2015

Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment Becomes Adept's Newest Distributor in China

Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots, autonomous mobile solutions and services, has added a new distributor in China, Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment Co., Ltd. (SMEE).

30 Jun 2015

Comprehensive Report on Global Industrial Robotics Market in Electrical and Electronics Industry

Technavio has published a new report on the global industrial robotics market in electrical and electronics industry, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of close to 5% from 2015-2019.

27 Jun 2015

University of Sheffield Joins New EPSRC UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems Network

The Network will bring together the UK’s core academic capabilities in robotics innovation under national coordination for the first time and encourage academic and industry collaborations that will accelerate the development and adoption of robotics and autonomous systems.

25 Jun 2015

Prominent Global Digital Storage Companies Place Order for Adept’s Industrial Robot Products

Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots, autonomous mobile solutions and services, has received orders over the last several weeks totaling more than 2.5 million dollars (US Dollar) for its industrial robot products from two global companies in the digital storage industry. Shipments began in May and are scheduled to continue through October 2015.

23 Jun 2015

CogIMon Project Aims to Teach Robots How to Interact and Work Together with Humans

From a robot’s perspective, humans are normally a nuisance: when robots and humans have to work together, it often leads to problems. Researchers on CogIMon, a new project starting at Bielefeld University, want to teach robots how to interact with humans and work together to accomplish tasks. CogIMon stands for “cognitive compliant interaction in motion.” This research group is working on humanoid as well as industrial robots.

22 Jun 2015

Fetch Robotics Raises $20 Million in Series A Funding

Fetch Robotics announced today that it has raised $20 million in Series A funding. The round was led by SB Group US, Inc. ("SoftBank") and also included additional funding from seed investors O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and Shasta Ventures. The Series A round brings Fetch's total funding to date to $23 million.

18 Jun 2015

‘The Restless Genius’ to Keynote at RoboBusiness

Ray Kurzweil, called "the restless genius" by The Wall Street Journal and "the ultimate thinking machine" by Forbes, will keynote at RoboBusiness this September in San Jose, CA.

16 Jun 2015

HTE Technologies to Market Adept's Robots in Missouri, Kansas and Southern Illinois

Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots, autonomous mobile solutions and services, announced today that it has added a new distributor, HTE Technologies, Inc. A full-service automation provider, HTE Technologies will market and support Adept's portfolio of industrial robots and autonomous mobile robots in Missouri, Kansas and Southern Illinois.

16 Jun 2015

Industrial Robotics News

New Report on Global and China Industrial Robot Industry

FANUC Debuts CR-35iA Collaborative Robot That Allows Shared Workspace between Operator and Interactive Robot

Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment Becomes Adept's Newest Distributor in China

Comprehensive Report on Global Industrial Robotics Market in Electrical and Electronics Industry

University of Sheffield Joins New EPSRC UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems Network

Prominent Global Digital Storage Companies Place Order for Adept’s Industrial Robot Products

CogIMon Project Aims to Teach Robots How to Interact and Work Together with Humans

Fetch Robotics Raises $20 Million in Series A Funding

‘The Restless Genius’ to Keynote at RoboBusiness

HTE Technologies to Market Adept's Robots in Missouri, Kansas and Southern Illinois

Computer Vision-Based Recognition of American Sign Language

New VR-Based Navigation System for the Visually Impaired

Machine Learning Predicts Aerospace Pressure Fluctuations

AI Powers Breakthroughs in Gene Therapy

Pfizer-Funded Study Examines User Willingness to Embrace Home-Care Robots

Robots and Renewable Energy: Hydropower Inspections

Robots and Renewable Energy: Wind Farm Monitoring

Robots and Renewable Energy: Solar Plant Security

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