Press Releases

Elmo’s standard, high-current, compact, rugged servo drives have proven high performance and utmost reliability in one of the world’s most advanced combat tanks NASHUA, N.H. – Aug. 24, 2017 – Elmo Motion Control (Elmo), a leading provider of innovative motion solutions designed to make intelligent machines smarter, announces that it is completing the upgrade of the turret control systems on the entire fleet of the Israeli Merkava Mark III tanks. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) chose Elmo’s Gold Eagle servo drives for use in the prestigious Israeli Merkava tanks after a demanding set of testing both in the lab and in the field. The Merkava is the main battle tank […] Read More

Press Release by: HMK As the trend of Industry 4.0 takes the world by storm, collaborative robots and smart factories are becoming the latest hot topic. At this year’s PPMA show, HMK will demonstrate the world’s first collaborative robot with built-in vision recognition from Techman Robot. The new TM5 Cobot from HMK merges systems that usually function separately in conventional robots, the Cobot is the only collaborative robot to incorporate simple programming, a fully integrated vision system and the latest safety standards in a single unit. With capabilities including direction identification, self-calibration of coordinates and visual task operation enabled by built-in vision, the TM5 can fine-tune in accordance with actual […] Read More

Press Release by: Anthouse.pet New Ultimate Pet Companion Robot will Turn Heads and Make Your Dog Absolutely Love You. Man’s Best Friend will soon have a new companion to play with this Fall. Introducing The Anthouse Pet Companion Robot, from the creators at Anthouse Technology Co., Ltd. The Anthouse Robot is the best pet robot for dogs that the market has ever seen. The product includes a range of smart functions all controlled via a smart phone app that pet owners can control to interact with and attend to their loving pets. Features include a camera that’s capable of recording video and taking photos of your pet, with a one-touch […] Read More

Smithers Rapra, one of the world’s leading sources of information on polymers, plastics, rubber and adhesives, recently published a report stating that the global tire manufacturing industry is set to grow almost at a pace of four percent per year from now through to 2022. There are many key factors and industry trends that are driving this growth, but a large percent of that growth can be contributed to the innovations in tire technology which are then furthering advancements in automation within tire manufacturing and distribution facilities. These advancements are not only benefiting new facilities (Greenfields), but also existing facilities (Brownfields) that were developed with only manual operations in mind. […] Read More

Press release by CKF: CKF Systems Ltd, the leading supplier of automated handling, robotic solutions and conveyor systems to manufacturing industry, has developed a range of cost effective robot handling cells designed specifically for those businesses currently operating a manual palletising line. The AC25, a direct replacement for existing manual operations, is exceptionally easy to install and operate and at a cost of just £80,000, will typically provide a payback in under two years. “Our objective was to design a low cost robot palletising cell that can be installed as a standalone operation or combined for multiple feeds with a common discharge into secondary palletising operations such as spiral wrappers […] Read More

Press release by PanaTeQ: PanaTeQ’s 3U VPX Board with Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ Sets Records in Computing per Size, Weight and Power Geneva, Switzerland and Scottsdale, AZ, USA, January 23, 2017 – PanaTeQ (www.panateq.com) introduces the VPX3-ZU1, an expandable Single Board Computer of unparalleled computing power on a 3U (100 x 160mm) OpenVPX compatible board. The VPX3-ZU1 owes its exceptional performance to the Zynq UltraScale+, Xilinx’s latest MultiProcessor SoC device built using 16nm technology. Product description can be downloaded from http://www.panateq.com/index_htm_files/FS-VPX3-ZU1.pdf “We are proud to be the first to bring the power of the Zynq MPSoC to the Standard 3U VPX+FMC format” says Panou Pabouctsidis, PanaTeQ’s CTO. “The power and flexibility […] Read More

BEI Kimco Meets Challenging Robotics Application Requirements with Three High Torque Density Frameless Motor Designs   VISTA, Calif,− Jan 9, 2017 – BEI Kimco, a brand of Sensata Technologies, is developing new motor designs to meet the torque loads and size requirements in the rapidly growing robotics industry.  The company recently met demanding Brushless DC (BLDC) Motor needs for use in a multi-axis assembly robot for semiconductor and other light manufacturing applications.    Key to the robot’s design specifications was a motor that would support peak torque loads ranging from 85 oz-in to 531 oz-in within the highly compact frame sizes of 2.6”, 3.0” and 3.8” in O.D. The compact […] Read More

Harvest CROO (Computerized Robotic Optimized Obtainer) began in 2012 on Gary Wishnatzki’s vision of creating a solution to the dwindling labor force in agriculture. With the expertise of co-founder and Chief Technical Officer, Bob Pitzer, they began developing the first Harvest CROO machines.  In Previous rounds, $1.8 million was raised through qualified investors.  Many of these investors are members of the strawberry industry, including Sweet Life Farms, Sam Astin III, California Giant, Inc., Main Street Produce, Inc., Sweet Darling Sales, Inc. Innovative Produce Inc., DG Berry, Inc., Central West, and Naturipe Berry Growers.  In Round C, Harvest CROO is seeking to raise $3 million to build the next version, the […] Read More

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, December 2, 2016 (Newswire.com) – NaviPack is proud to announce the release of a groundbreaking product for autonomous control of drones, robots, and other devices. The low cost, ease of use, and pure utility of the NaviPack LiDAR navigation module makes integrating control for vehicles and robots easier and cheaper than ever before. What makes NaviPack different from other LiDAR systems begins with the built-in SLAM algorithm chip. By integrating the control chip and LiDAR together, NaviPack becomes the first true plug-and-play LiDAR solution that instantly powers drones and robots with 360 degree sensing capabilities. NaviPack is also much easier to use than other similar systems on the market. Once installed […] Read More

NEWS RELEASE Technological revolution means robots no longer are the song of the future. The Governor of the Bank of England predicts today that up to half of British workforce face redundancy in the imminent ‘second machine age’. No wonder, the research of multi-robot systems generates serious buzz both for promising (albeit at times scary) results and for their application prospects in the real world. According to a leading American roboticist Ken Goldberg, people are fascinated with robots because robots reflect people. And hardly anything defines humans better indeed than their ability to communicate. Recent progress in programming, language processing and machine learning allows robot to display more and more […] Read More