Press Releases

Newton, MA (PRWEB) June 06, 2014   Product development firm, Boston Device Development (BDD), in support of educational toy startup KinderLab Robotics, is celebrating the Kickstarter campaign launch of KIBO, an interactive robot that teaches children the fundamentals of programming through physical play.   KIBO, originally developed by Tufts University professor Marina Umaschi Bers, makes programming tangible for young children ages four to seven years […] Read More

Roboteq Launches Low-Cost, High Current, Smart Motor Controller for Automated Guided Vehicles Scottsdale, AZ May 23, 2014 – Roboteq, Inc., the leading developer of motor controllers for the mobile robots industry, introduces an intelligent controller capable of directly driving two DC motors up to 120Amps each. Priced at only $425 in single quantity, the XDC2230 is targeted at designers of Mobile Robots, Automatic Guided Vehicles […] Read More

When  Transformix  was asked to design a standard, cam-driven continuous motion assembly system for a consumer product, the company’s engineers questioned some basic assumptions about the technology: Why do continuous motion assembly systems need to have so much tooling? Why can’t continuous motion dials turn faster than 15 to 30 rpm? Are cams really necessary? Could the tooling be programmable? Their answers to these questions led […] Read More

PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 16, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Adept Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADEP), a leading provider of intelligent robots, autonomous mobile solutions and services, today announced that it has enhanced its sales network in North America with the addition of several manufacturers’ representatives and distributors. The distributors are Shelley Automation and VINSSA; the representatives are Anton and Associates, Phister Equipment Company, and Sunstate Sales. “Adept has […] Read More

Clearpath Robotics welcomes the PR2 robot and community to its growing family (Menlo Park, CA and Kitchener, ON, Canada – January 15, 2014)  Willow Garage, the developer of PR2, announces the immediate transfer of support and services responsibilities to Clearpath Robotics, a leader in mobile robotics for research and development.  Willow Garage’s development of PR2 along with the Robot Operating System (ROS) has produced the […] Read More

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY ROBOTIC VISION TECHNOLOGIES: Robotic VISION Technologies releases eVisionFactory 6.5 software suite BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (Dec, 19, 2013)—With more than two years invested in additional research and development, Robotic VISION Technologies (RVT), LLC has released its most advanced eVisionFactory (eVF) software suite, version 6.5. RVT’s 6.0, released on Sept. 28, 2010, was considered a breakthrough in the field of Vision Guided Robotics […] Read More

Press Release from Robotiq:                                                                   December 18h, 2013 – Robotiq – a company making robotic tools for agile automation in manufacturing industries – is proud to announce that its 3-Finger Adaptive Robot Gripper will play a major role at the DARPA ROBOTICS CHALLENGE TRIALS on December 20-21 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida.   Indeed, 4 of the 17 teams that will take part in […] Read More

Adept Technology Announces Preferred Primary and Secondary Food Packaging Partnership with Harpak-ULMA PLEASANTON, Calif., Dec. 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Adept Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADEP), a leading provider of intelligent robots, autonomous mobile solutions and services, today announced a partnership agreement with Harpak-ULMA Packaging, LLC, an innovative packaging equipment and systems integrator, naming Harpak-ULMA a primary and secondary food packaging partner. Selected for their advanced technical […] Read More

ORLANDO, Florida, December 3, 2013 — CM Labs recently participated in a study led by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, which demonstrated that students trained in driving simulators obtained the same skills in the same time as students trained in actual vehicles. The study also revealed that commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software is in all likelihood the most suitable option in terms of maintaining a […] Read More

Major Advance in Automated Assembly Combines High Speed and Flexibility   KINGSTON, ONTARIO, CANADA (November 26, 2013) – Transformix Engineering has launched CNC Assembly™, patent-pending new technology for the flexible high-speed assembly of small parts. CNC Assembly™ responds to manufacturers’ ever increasing need to get more productivity and versatility from their production equipment.  .   According to Ken Nicholson, Director of Technology at Transformix, “Manufacturing plants demand greater output per unit of […] Read More