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Amazon plans fulfilment centre in Missouri, US

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Amazon.com, Inc.  is planning its first Missouri fulfilment centre in St. Peters, creating more than 1,500 full-time jobs and opportunities to engage with Amazon Robotics in a highly technological workplace. Amazon currently operates a sortation centre in Hazelwood, where it employs hundreds of associates.

Amazon employees at the more than 800,000 square foot fulfilment centre will pick, pack and ship small items to customers such as books, electronics and toys.

The facility will feature innovative technology such as Amazon Robotics that will assist employees in fulfilling customer orders.

 

Omron to show factory automation solutions at WCX

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Omron Automation will demo its wide-ranging innovations in robotics, sensing, control, safety, vision and more at the SAE World Congress Experience (WCX) this April in Detroit, USA..

One of the company’s key demos at WCX 2018 will feature the FH vision system, a powerful solution for high-speed inspection for automotive and electronic applications.

The LD Mobile Robot exhibit will show how self-navigating autonomous intelligent vehicle (AIV) can adapt to a wide variety of applications and payloads.

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Fujitsu partners with FamilyMart to trial robotic grocery store

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Fujitsu and FamilyMart have started a field trial to introduce digital technologies including robots and blockchain at a FamilyMart shop in Taiwan.

Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Taiwan will deliver a customer experience that includes store guidance using the communication robot, Robopin, a content delivery service, FlowSign Light, which utilizes visible light communications, and the video communication solution FlowSign Video.

A “stamp rally” promotion will also be conducted that makes use of blockchain technology.

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Comau Robotics partners with FLT in Michigan

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Comau has announced a new system integrator partner in Michigan, Fibro Lapple Technology (FLT). FLT is a leading manufacturer of automation solutions in the areas of automotive, mechanical engineering and general industry.

As a system partner in handling, transport and installation technology, FLT offers individual complete solutions and standard modules in first-class quality.

“The diverse experience that FLT has in a variety of industries is the key to our partnership being a success”, says James Lakin, Comau Robotics NAFTA Partner Manager.

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Universal Robots’ golden giveaway

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To celebrate the sale of 25,000 cobots worldwide, Universal Robots is giving away its first and only Gold Edition cobot, shipped free of cost, to the lucky customer who orders the 25,000th cobot.

With its joints painted in a gold-coloured finish, this Gold Edition cobot will be available in the UR3, UR5 or UR10 model.

“With this historic milestone, we celebrate not just the success of Universal Robots in empowering customers, but also the successes of our customers in innovating and changing their workplace with collaborative robots,” said Jürgen von Hollen, President of Universal Robots.

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IoT platform Particle acquires hardware developer RedBear

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Particle, the Internet of Things (IoT) platform, has acquired RedBear, an IoT hardware development company based in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, China.

Particle’s first-ever acquisition is designed to help any developer or enterprise bring real IoT solutions to market faster, marking a significant step in the company’s growth as a full-scale IoT organization.

Particle’s acquisition of RedBear’s design and development capabilities is part of the company’s core strategy of investing in innovation that accelerates business for IoT builders working at any stage, from prototyping to full-scale deployment.

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ABB cobots and software on show at Pack Expo East

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ABB will feature robotic and motion technologies such as the YuMi collaborative robot and the ABB IRB 460 palletizing robot for packaging and warehouse distribution applications at Pack Expo East 2018, April 16-18 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, USA.

For food & beverage, an ABB demo will feature an IRB 360 FlexPicker® with PickMaster™ software and an IRB 910SC SCARA robot working together to pick and place apples from a randomized infeed flow.

Both the FlexPicker and the SCARA robots feature Soft Robotics grippers, a technology that can manipulate items of varying size, shape and weight with a single device.

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How cities innovate through robotics

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How can robots provide services for cities and their inhabitants? What are the benefits of using robots for the inspection and maintenance of urban infrastructures?

A new video created by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya shows how ECHORD++ is encouraging cities to innovate through robotics, especially in the field of sewer inspection.

The video shows the concept of the ECHORD++ Public end-user Driven Technological Innovation (PDTI) scheme, which we offers R&D consortia the possibility to develop robotic technology according to the needs of public bodies.

Two application areas have been identified: Healthcare and Urban Robotics.

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AMS extends digital multispectral sensor offer

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AMS, a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, has launched the AS7265X, an 18-channel multispectral sensor solution, opening the door to a wide range of new spectral sensing applications.

The 18-channel 3-chip calibrated visible through near-infrared chipset is ideal for emerging spectral sensing applications such as horticulture, fluid quality/spectral component analysis and complex spectral identification, including anti-counterfeiting and authentication.

“This cost effective product family will have a tremendous impact on the industry, creating broad opportunities for sub-$100 spectral sensing instruments,” said Tom Griffiths, Senior Marketing Manager at ams.

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Cyberdyne and Brooks set up Medical HAL joint venture

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Cyberdyne, Inc. and Brooks Rehabilitation, one of the busiest rehabilitation hospital groups in the U.S., have established a joint venture company, Cyberdyne & Brooks, Inc. (C&B), to promote Medical HAL in the US.

Cyberdyne has invested two-thirds and Brooks a third in the new firm. C&B has opened a Brooks Cybernic Treatment Center (BCTC) in Florida and begun its sales operation to spread Medical HAL – HAL for medical use lower limb type – to all parts of the U.S.

The innovative treatment with Medical HAL was developed as the result of utilizing Cybernic technology. It improves the quality of lives of patients through improvement of body function, reduces the burden of care through promotion of patients’ independence and diminishes the social cost as a whole. [Read more…] about Cyberdyne and Brooks set up Medical HAL joint venture