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GreyOrange to install ‘advanced’ sorters across Asia in anticipation of world’s busiest shopping days

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GreyOrange Robotics says it is installing advanced sorters across Asia, from Saudi Arabia to the Philippines, ahead of world’s busiest shopping days.

New installations of sortation systems in Riyadh, Mumbai and Manila to manage large surge in volumes for Singles Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

GreyOrange, a specialist robotics and warehouse automation company, plans the installations of its newest Linear Sorters in several locations across Asia; in Saudi Arabia, India and the Philippines.  [Read more…] about GreyOrange to install ‘advanced’ sorters across Asia in anticipation of world’s busiest shopping days

Opinion: Environmental Protection Agency considering backdoor subsidies for ‘talking car’ tech

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By Mark Scribner, transportation policy expert, Competetive Enterprise Institute

During the final days of the Obama administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed its “talking car” mandate.

This would have required new vehicles to come equipped with radios to communicate information to other vehicles in order to convey hazard warnings to drivers.

This was to use a specific communications protocol known as dedicated short-range communications. The proposal was deeply flawed in numerous ways, as CEI pointed out at the time.  [Read more…] about Opinion: Environmental Protection Agency considering backdoor subsidies for ‘talking car’ tech

Omron at the World Robot Summit 2018

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Omron Corporation is an Official Partner in the World Robot Summit 2018 (WRS2018) taking place this week (October 17 to 21) at the Tokyo Big Sight, Japan.

The event, hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, consists of international robot competitions and exhibitions.

Firstly, the World Robot Challenge (WRC), which is a robot competition in which teams from all over the world compete in various categories to demonstrate their robotic technologies and ideas.

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Honeywell Intelligrated demonstrates connected palletizing solutions at Pack Expo

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Honeywell Intelligrated is showcasing its connected solutions for automated palletizing equipment in end-of-line manufacturing environments at Pack Expo International in booth S-2560.

By leveraging data from machine-level sensors, the company provides real-time equipment monitoring, diagnostics and asset-level insights to boost reliability, throughput and performance.

These connected solutions analyze real-time and historic data to detect equipment conditions that could impact performance – such as excess motor vibration, temperature fluctuations or underutilization trends – and provide real-time alerts to help fix critical issues before they affect the entire production process.  [Read more…] about Honeywell Intelligrated demonstrates connected palletizing solutions at Pack Expo

Control Techniques launches new servo drive technologies

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Control Techniques, part of the Nidec group of companies, has revealed its new generation of advanced servo drive technologies.

The new Digitax HD servo series delivers ultimate motor control performance and flexibility, from a uniquely compact package, says the company.

Targeting high axis count automation systems, Digitax HD provides all of the benefits of a modular system with a common DC bus, with standalone drive flexibility.  [Read more…] about Control Techniques launches new servo drive technologies

Business transformation: All change for big business

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The first of a series of articles which looks into issues such as business transformation, digitalization, and robotic process automation – in partnership with Opex Week

The 20th Opex Week event will take place from January 21st to 25th at the Omni Orlando, in Florida.

A lot’s changed over the past two decades, and this is a time which, by many experts’ accounts, is the most critical juncture in the life of many businesses, particularly large companies which became multinational conglomerates in what could be described as a bygone era.

The word multinational may have become passé since the internet took over the world, but even today, a company like General Electric is thought of as a global giant, which indeed it is.  [Read more…] about Business transformation: All change for big business

Universal Robots awards Gold Edition to Vietnamese partner

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Universal Robots has awarded one of its special Gold Edition robots to a selected Southeast Asia partner.

Vietnam’s Vinacomin Motor Industry Joint Stock Company was presented with the rare UR10 special edition collaborative robot, or cobot, which has joints painted in a rich, gold-coloured finish.

Universal Robots machines are always blue and grey. The company recently reached the milestone of 25,000 unit sales, and has been marking the achievement with the awarding of the Gold Robots to selected partners around the world.  [Read more…] about Universal Robots awards Gold Edition to Vietnamese partner

ABB launches new robotic systems for food and beverage industry at PackExpo

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ABB is launching a new “Food & Beverage Assessment Portfolio” at the Pack Expo event, which is taking place now in Chicago, USA. 

The company says the robotic systems it is showcasing are aimed at helping food and beverage manufacturers improve processes and reduce production costs by giving them a better understanding of their plant, from power to automation to digital readiness.

ABB says it will highlight its “assessment services and expertise” in booth N-4930 at the event.  [Read more…] about ABB launches new robotic systems for food and beverage industry at PackExpo

Coco Chanel to Robo Chanel?

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Danica Kragic, a former catwalk model who is now a professor in robotics, says the idea that the fashion industry can be fully automated is not one that looks like will happen any time soon…

The most futuristic thing at this year’s London Fashion Week – robots! With California-based Honee’s recent partnership announcement with OhmniLabs robotics company for a model with nerves of actual steel, tech and fashion are becoming more intertwined than ever.

Having walked the catwalks at Stockholm Fashion Week, independent robotics expert at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and IEEE member Professor Danica Kragic believes that the technology and fashion industries are on an inevitable and exciting collision course.  [Read more…] about Coco Chanel to Robo Chanel?

Robotics to aid people with disabilities at work

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Robots are well on the way to becoming ubiquitous in manufacturing, where they are having an impact on the work environment and on jobs themselves.

But what does this new world of work look like? How does it divide work up between humans and machines? And how might robots help create attractive jobs for people with disabilities so they can be participate in the workforce?

AQUIAS, a project conducted by Robert Bosch GmbH, the Fraunhofer Institutes for Industrial Engineering IAO and for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, and ISAK GmbH offers some answers.

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