Destaco expanded its end-of-arm tooling portfolio with the TC1 Series manual tool changer. Designed for collaborative robots used for pick and place, load and unload applications, the TC1 tool changer is ready to install out of the box. Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on sister publication Collaborative Robotics Trends. The post Destaco launches TC1 […]
American Robotics continues on its path to commercialize beyond line of site autonomous drone operations. | Image credit: American Robotics American Robotics is advancing the state-of-the-art for Beyond-Visual-Line-Of-Sight (BVLOS) drone operations within US airspace. The company recently announced a partnership with Scientific Applications & Research Associates (SARA). American Robotics’ Scout System uses SARA’s […]
The SAE J3016 Levels of Driving Automation is the official definition of autonomy level. | Image credit: SAE International. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International announced some changes to the details of its six-level classification of autonomous driving capability. SAE International updated the way it officially defines the different levels while including new remote […]
Perception sensor industry market map. Credit: Tangram Vision Over the past decade, the perception industry has exploded with new companies, new technologies, and the deployments of millions of sensors in industries ranging from the traditional (automobiles) to the cutting-edge (space travel). While incumbents have locked up majority market shares in some segments, other segments have […]
Skyward has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the FAA to test cellular-connected drones. | Image credit: Skyward Skyward, a Verizon company, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test cellular-connected drones. This announcement reaffirms that drone technology like the software developed by Skyward is one of […]
The Hugo system includes wristed instruments and 3D visualization technology to help surgeons perform minimally invasive surgeries. | Credit: Medtronic Medtronic completed the first patient procedure with its Hugo robotic-assisted surgical system. Fridley, Minn.–based Medtronic said urological surgeon Dr. Ruben Olivares performed the robotic prostatectomy on June 19 at Clínica Santa Maria in Santiago, Chile. […]
Business-to-business publisher WTWH Media announced the winners of the 2021 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards (RBR50). Produced by Robotics Business Review for the past decade, the annual RBR50 list celebrates forward-thinking organizations and their original, impactful creations. Recognized throughout the world, the RBR50 awards are also a critical measure of robotics sector growth. The post 2021 […]
This box forming line demos how a simple linear axis system can automate a basic packaging operation | Phot Credit: Bell Everman Packaging operations continue to embrace automation as a way to reduce labor costs and workplace injuries while improving the efficiency and quality of packaged goods. But the use of automation isn’t evenly distributed, […]
FANUC America has introduced its LR Mate 200iD/14L, the 10th model in its LR Mate series of tabletop industrial robots. Since the LR Mate Series was launched nearly 30 years ago, it has become one of FANUC’s biggest sellers with 70,000-plus units installed across the world. The LR Mate can handle parts weighing up to […]
The collaborative mobile manipulator from Waypoint Robotics and Productive Robotics. Over the past few years, you’ve likely heard mobile manipulation is a trend to watch. Perhaps advances being made in a variety of enabling technologies – sensors, controls, power – are finally making mobile manipulation a reality. There have been at least three mobile manipulators […]
