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ANSI/A3 R15.08-2 Safety Standard for Industrial Mobile Robot Systems and Applications Now Available
R15.08-2, the American National Standard for Industrial Mobile Robots (IMRs) - Safety Requirements – Part 2: Requirements for IMR system(s) and IMR application(s) provides safety requirements for deploying IMR systems into an industrial environment.
Elevating Precision Motion and Control with Magnetic Levitation to New Heights
What sets magnetic levitation apart is the ability to create a contactless, ultra-high-precision virtual bearing within our control system”. Dr. Christian Rudolf provides a glimpse into the exciting development journey of PI's magnetic levitation solutions.
What Place Do Robots Have in the Future of eCommerce?
The rapid development of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) has given rise to a new type of business model — eCommerce. Buying and selling goods over the internet instead of a brick-and-mortar store is the new norm.
Case Study: Glide-Line’s Zero Contact Zoned Conveyor For Integrator, Mid-South Industrial Automation
Mid-South Automation’s team was challenged to find a cost-effective way to make a 34 station modular system, making each module (or section) self-powered.
How to Successfully Automate Packaging in Low-volume, High-mix Production
Recent advances in robotic programming have reduced the implementation time of robotic automation to a point where even small and medium sized manufacturers with high-mix, low-volume production can get a robotic packaging application up and running in just a few hours
Transforming Manufacturing Processes with AMRs: Boosting Efficiency and Adaptability
One of the key advantages of AMRs lies in their adaptability. Manufacturing processes often require frequent changes, reconfigurations, or repositioning of equipment and materials. AMRs can quickly and easily adapt to these changing requirements.
Designing High-ratio Drives for Precision Applications
Virtual Testing Helps Precision Gear Start-up Increase Understanding of Design Performance and Reduce Costly and Time‑intensive Physical Prototyping
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Spotlight on Fronius Welding Automation - Perfect Symbiosis of Welding Technology and Kinematics
Welding engineers all over the world associate the name Fronius with innovative welding technology. Above all, the innovators are known for providing high-performance, high-tech welding systems.
Meet the Maker: Robotics Student Rolls Out Autonomous Wheelchair With NVIDIA Jetson
Using AI at the edge, Kabilan KB — a robotics developer and undergraduate from the Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences — aims to increase mobility for people with disabilities.
BitFlow Enters into Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Advantech
Companies to Leverage Imaging Technology Synergies to Target AI-powered Machine Vision in Industry 4.0 Environments
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e-con Systems™ launches superior HDR multi-camera solution for NVIDIA Jetson Orin to revolutionize autonomous mobility
Designed for automotive grade, this small form factor camera has been engineered to make autonomous mobility safer by ensuring reliable and superior imaging quality even in challenging outdoor lighting conditions.
Stereolabs and Vecow to Unveil Vision-Based 360° Perception System at NVIDIA Jetson Edge AI Solutions Day in Taipei
New system combines sensing technology and compact computing engine to provide instantaneous environmental perception for spatial AI applications
UAVOS' Actuators Enable Reliable Steering of Heavy-Lift Aircraft
UAVOS has successfully completed the installation and site acceptance testing of their servo drives for Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) aircraft flight control. As part of heavy - lift unmanned aircraft development, 15 pieces of both Rotary Actuators & Linear Actuators types have been installed into the aircraft flight control system. With UAVOS' actuators, MALE UAS operators can rely on actuation capabilities that meet the highest safety and reliability requirements. The advanced actuators greatly extend the MALE unmanned aircraft reliability and safe steering while further increasing their operational flexibility.
Watch the video to learn more about UAVOS' Servo Actuators: https://bit.ly/48u0J3N
Maersk and Kodiak Robotics Launch the First Commercial Autonomous Trucking Lane Between Houston and Oklahoma City
-The companies are autonomously hauling consumer goods 24 hours per day, four days per week
-The commercial operations deepen Maersk and Kodiak's expertise in integrating autonomous technology into supply chain networks in pursuit of performance, efficiency and safety gains
Mecademic Accelerates Micro-Automation with its New MicroDASH SCARA Series
This formal launch follows the successful Early Access Program, resulting in robot design advancements and pre-orders from customers and partners across North America, Europe, and Asia.
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