Discover KUKA’s new KR SCARA robots and learn about their wide range of applications - from the automotive industry to the pharmaceutical industry. Our SCARA robots (Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm) are characterized by special features such as their high speed and repeat accuracy. With the KR SCARA in the now available 20-kg payload class and soon-to-be-released 60-kg payload class, we are further expanding our portfolio of four-axis robots. These latest additions offer an (…)

In 2019, COVAL launched its first CVGC carbon vacuum gripper, designed for collaborative robots, when the market was just beginning to exist. Today, in a market that is constantly expanding, COVAL is launching a second generation, optimizing its modularity and compatibility while simultaneously enhancing its performance. More than a simple update, COVAL have redesigned their CVGC carbon vacuum gripper based on feedback from customers, from integrators, manufacturers and operators. This (…)

AI-backed and collaborative solution reduces upstream process times, saving time, energy and resources for warehouse, e-commerce. Comau unveils the newest solution in its Machine Inspection Recognition Archetypes (MI.RA) family of hardware-agnostic, intelligent vision systems, MI.RA/OnePicker. Making its worldwide debut at Automate 2024, North America’s leading automation show, Comau’s new perception-based piece picking solution is the easy and smart way to eliminate unsustainable sorting (…)

Delta, a global leader in power management and a provider of IoT-based smart green solutions, announced today a significant milestone in its development of smart manufacturing solutions with the launch of six highly versatile models in the D-Bot series of collaborative industrial robots (Cobots) at Hannover Messe 2024. The portfolio features Cobots with payload capacities up to 30 kg, reach spans up to 1800 mm, compatibility with EtherCAT, Modbus and CODESYS, as well as the integration of (…)

With a 25-megapixel high-resolution camera, achieving approximately 1.6 times faster speed than conventional models. Yamaha Robotics announced today that on March 1st, 2024, the Company will add the high-end specification YRi-V TypeHS to the YRi-V 3D hybrid automated optical inspection (AOI) system, which achieves both high speed and high precision in operation, for electronic component mounting factories. YRi-V TypeHS has significantly improved image processing capability by adopting a (…)

The acquisition underlines ABB’s strategic investment focus on innovative AI solutions transforming industries, such as logistics and manufacturing. ABB announced that it has acquired Swiss start-up Sevensense, a leading provider of AI-enabled 3D vision navigation technology for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Sevensense was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from Swiss Technical University, ETH Zurich. The acquisition follows ABB’s minority investment in Sevensense after it joined the (…)

The TKX allows for the production of small series and individual pieces economically, using a Faulhaber motor in the electric drive of the automatic changer. The range of tasks that is being carried out by robots has become limitless. It includes gripping, holding as well as manipulations such as clamping and screwing through to foaming and welding. And when it comes to standardized mass production, specialized robots can be used, which perform the same tasks day and night. But many (…)

Yamaha Robotics SMT Section has revealed its latest inline solder-paste inspection system, the VP-01G-Y, with advanced features to raise surface-mount production quality and productivity. Consolidating high-speed and high-resolution inspection capabilities in a single unit, the VP-01G-Y uses advanced algorithms in 2D and 3D modes to aid focusing and contour extraction. Analysis includes 3D solder-paste and adhesive inspection, foreign-matter detection, and board warpage, to assist (…)

Over one hundred ABB GoFa™ collaborative robots automate laboratory workstations, accelerating R&D in the chemical and life sciences sectors. ABB Robotics and XtalPi have entered a strategic partnership to produce a range of automated laboratory workstations in China. The new, automated laboratories will boost the productivity of R&D processes in biopharmaceuticals, chemical engineering and chemistry, and new energy materials. XtalPi is dedicated to driving intelligent and (…)

These cobots introduce advanced hardware, more safety features and certifications, and next-generation configuration capabilities, making them easier to use than ever before. Responding to manufacturers’ needs for enhanced performance and safety in human-collaborative settings, the TM S Series offers four models, with payload capabilities from 5 kg to 14 kg and reach from 700 mm to 1300 mm. Various mounting types are possible, including use on a mobile robot to create a mobile manipulator (…)