Industrial Robots

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (September 28, 2009). ABB Robotics, a leading supplier of industrial robots, and Vincennes University (VU) have formed a partnership that will greatly enhance the Indiana college’s vocational and technical robotic training, and provide ABB with an authorized training facility in the central Midwest. The partnership includes the installation of 29 ABB robots and related work cells, software and controllers into VU’s new […] Read More

Dayton, OH. Motoman Inc., a leading industrial robot manufacturer, and Agile Planet, Inc., developers of advanced robotics software, have entered into a partnership that will provide commercial users with a leading-edge hardware and software solution for dual-arm robots. The technology partnership will integrate a customized version of Agile Planet’s state-of-the-art, robot-independent manipulation software, KinematixTM, and Motoman’s high-dexterity dual-arm and other robots. “To date, advanced dual-arm […] Read More

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., June 9, 2009 FANUC Robotics America Inc. today introduced the new M-1iA intelligent assembly robotat the 2009 International Robots & Vision Motion Control Show held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont (Chicago), IL June 9-11, booth #1411. The M-1iA is a lightweight and compact six-axis, parallel-link robot designed for small part handling, high-speed picking and assembly applications. The unique […] Read More

The new model to be unveiled this week has been described as the fastest, most accurate, low-weight, medium-sized robot ever with a 20 kg to 60 kg payload which ABB says also enable cutting the cycle time by 25%. Read More

ANN ARBOR, Michigan (December 5, 2008) As more companies adopt robots the need for safety training is expanding across the U.S. and Robotic Industries Association (RIA) is responding with more training events and locations than ever. For the first time, Knoxville, Tennessee is host to RIA’s 2009 Spring Robot Safety Conference at the Knoxville Marriott from March 23-25, 2009. This three-day conference features a mix […] Read More

New technology unveiled at Chicago’s International Manufacturing Technology Show: CHICAGO (September 8-13, 2008), ABB Robotics, a leading robotics manufacturer, has expanded its application range for robot automation with the introduction of robotic bin picking, unveiled at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS). “ABB is expanding the application range of robot automation by demonstrating that our robots are now able to perform a random bin picking […] Read More

Fanuc Robotics America releases M-2000iA, the world’s largest, strongest and longest reaching 6 axis heavy duty robot.The model comes in two variations, 900L and 1200L, which stand for 900 and 1200 kg payload capacities respectively. The robot also has built in vision and force sensing capabilities, which in turn reduces operating costs. The robot has 6.2 meters vertical lifting stroke. Please clickhere for more. Read More

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., July 21, 2008. FANUC Robotics America, Inc. today announced that its M-430iA/2F high-speed, food picking robot is the first and only robot to meet the hygiene requirements for meat and poultry processing, and receive equipment acceptance from the United States Department of Agriculture. “We’re extremely proud that the M-430iA is built in accordance with the USDA, AMS hygiene requirements for the materials, […] Read More

SCHUNK has expanded its EGN series of servo electric 2-finger parallel grippers to include sizes 80 and 160 to the existing size 100. The new sizes have a stroke per finger of 8 and 16 millimeters, respectively. This upward and downward expansion of the series now makes it possible to use the exact size of gripper for each task with the right specifications.The EGN grippers […] Read More

Robots have long been considered an impossibility for the custom-driven steel fabrication industry, but in Canada, thanks to Burlington Automation, Azimuth Three Enterprises has now broken the robot barrier – in the process boosting productivity and creating the efficiency edge that will keep it ahead of the pack. The steel fabrication industry isn’t for the faint of heart. The challenges it faces are huge, and […] Read More