Opinion & Briefings
Industry briefings, distilled for engineers
Daily industry briefings distilled from robotics research and industrial automation news — each links back to its original source.
ArchiveOpinion · May 27, 2023
Apex Motion Control launches Flexi-Bot and Flexi-Bot MAX collaborative robots for food, dairy, pharma
Apex Motion Control introduces Flexi-Bot and Flexi-Bot MAX cobots designed for food, dairy, and pharma industries to address labor shortages and repetitive tasks.
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ArchiveOpinion · May 26, 2023
Siemens unveils first virtual PLC and new automation products
Siemens introduces Simatic S7-1500V, a hardware-independent virtual PLC, and the Sinamics G220 drive, advancing IT-OT convergence.
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ArchiveOpinion · May 25, 2023
Bota Systems and Kinova Partner for Easy Installation of Force Torque Sensors
Bota Systems and Kinova collaborate to simplify mounting of SensONE force torque sensor on Kinova Gen3 robot arm, enhancing precision for research.
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ArchiveOpinion · May 24, 2023
Georgia Tech partners with Stilfold to advance 'industrial origami' engineering program
Georgia Tech and Stilfold collaborate to teach sustainable manufacturing using robotic curve folding, with student exchanges and R&D.
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ArchiveOpinion · May 24, 2023
Otto Motors Expands North American AMR Service with Certified Dealer Network
Otto Motors launches certified dealer program across North America, adding 215 regional offices and 2,000 technicians to support growing AMR demand.
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ArchiveOpinion · May 24, 2023
Deep Robotics Launches Lite3 Quadruped Robot for Education and Research
Deep Robotics unveils Lite3, a modular quadruped robot with advanced mobility, targeting education, research, and entertainment markets.
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ArchiveOpinion · May 24, 2023
Advanced Navigation to Show Underwater Robot Docking at ICRA 2023
Advanced Navigation will debut Hydrus micro-AUV docking capability at ICRA, enabling resident underwater operations.
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ArchiveOpinion · May 24, 2023
Techman Unveils TM25S Cobot with Longest Reach in 25 kg Class
Techman Robot launches TM25S, a 25 kg payload cobot with over 190 cm reach, at Automate 2023.
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ArchiveOpinion · May 20, 2023
BlueBotics to Showcase Multi-Brand Fleet Interoperability at Automate
BlueBotics will demo ANT server software for multi-brand AGV/AMR fleets and co-host a business case seminar with Oceaneering at Automate 2023.
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