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DIY Kits Teach and Challenge Both Kids and Adults to Build Fun, Useful Electronic Devices From the Comfort of Their Own Home Buffalo, NY (November 16th, 2016)- Today, Thimble, a monthly subscription service and learning platform, announced the launch and shipment of their first learn-and-build electronics kits. The kits are a part of a direct-delivery monthly service to empower kids as well as adults to […] Read More
Cimcorp Selected to Supply Turnkey Automated Handling System to Large Turkish Tire Manufacturer, Petlas The leading tire handling specialist’s system will handle tires in the tire-finishing and palletizing areas in Turkish manufacturer’s expanded facility Ulvila, Finland – November 9, 2016 – Cimcorp, leading global supplier of turnkey automation for intralogistics and tire-handling solutions, announces it has been selected to implement a fully automated handling system […] Read More
Fusion for Energy signs multi-million deal with Airbus Safran Launchers, Nuvia Limited and Cegelec CEM to develop robotics equipment for ITER The contract for a value of nearly 100 million EUR is considered to be the single biggest robotics deal to date in the field of fusion energy. The state of the art equipment will form part of ITER, the world’s largest experimental fusion facility […] Read More
Tech-Link Healthcare Systems partners with Blue Ocean Robotics Introducing UV-Disinfection Robot Singapore, 1 November 2016 – The rise of robots have steered Tech-Link Healthcare Systems, a design and integrator of healthcare automation systems to offer solutions beyond automated storage and material handling systems. With a vision of providing holistic solutions for healthcare organisations, Tech-Link extends its capabilities by offering UV disinfection robot solutions via a […] Read More
ICM makes history once again by being awarded a contract to perform the first inspection of a power plant cooling tower with a climbing robot. A major research organization recently awarded the contract to ICM to perform this remote inspection at a power plant in West Virginia, USA. This initial inspection will be performed using the ICM climbing robot integrated with shear wave technology and […] Read More
Flexible palletizing system with 3-year warranty now offers the ability to stretch wrap For immediate release Chalfont, PA – CSi Palletizing to exhibit it’s revolutionary i-Pal palletizing system with integrated stretch wrapper at PACK EXPO 2016. As a response to market demand for packaging systems that “do more with less”, CSi has enhanced its i-Pal palletizing system with new integrated stretch-wrapping capabilities […] Read More
Spherical Induction Motor Eliminates Robot’s Mechanical Drive System PITTSBURGH— More than a decade ago, Ralph Hollis invented the ballbot, an elegantly simple robot whose tall, thin body glides atop a sphere slightly smaller than a bowling ball. The latest version, called SIMbot, has an equally elegant motor with just one moving part: the ball. The only other active moving part of the robot is the […] Read More
Tampa, FL – Evatech, Inc. has recently released the Robotic Trimmer Attachment, or RTA. It is a light commercial trimmer attachment for the Hybrid Goat 22T series that allows operators to reach small hard to reach spots, such as under guard rails. The 22T is a tracked remote controlled slope mower which features Evatech s patented hybrid technology that allows consumers to mow steep slopes […] Read More
Servosila, a robotics technology company, announced a launch of a new line of robotic arm manipulators specifically targeted at mobile robotics market. “Servosila Robotic Arms are the first manipulators specifically designed for mobile robots,” – said the company’s spokesperson, – “it is very easy to retrofit any existing robotic chassis or a torso with a Servosila Robotic Arm”. Servosila Robotic Arms are attachable payload modules […] Read More
BELLEVUE, WA and SALT LAKE CITY, UT (Business Wire) September 12, 2016 – Sarcos Robotics, a global leader in the development of dexterous industrial robots for use in unstructured environments, announced today it has secured funding from a group of top-tier strategic investors including Caterpillar Ventures, GE Ventures, and Microsoft Corporation. Additionally, Cottonwood Technology Fund and two other private investment firms, together with the Company’s […] Read More