Press Releases

Tech start-up to exhibit their latest gripping technology in Booth 9901 – Looks to enable the snack & baking industries with packaging automation Cambridge, MA – Snack and bakery packaging automation has typically come with its own set of limitations. For example, many products have variable characteristics such as weight, size and shape – all difficult for many packaging machines to handle consistently. Many applications […] Read More

Stuttgart, Germany, September 7, 2016 – Starship Technologies, the start-up transforming the delivery industry with a fleet of friendly sidewalk robots, is announcing today its partnership with Mercedes-Benz Vans to develop ‘Robovan’, the world’s first transportation system integrating specially-adapted vans with autonomous delivery robots to allow efficient delivery of goods in neighbourhoods.   The semi-autonomous transportation system will see Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans act as ‘motherships’, […] Read More

SAN FRANCISCO—August 16, 2016 – As part of its participation at this week’s Intel Developer Forum, Simbe Robotics today announced that it is now using the Intel RealSense camera in its pioneering Tally robot.   Simbe will be showcasing Tally, the world’s first robotic autonomous shelf auditing and analytics solution for retail, at IDF’s Technology Showcase. Tally has the ability to audit shelves faster and […] Read More

Plugging in precision   You can now integrate highly precise GPS into your electronics projects, without breaking the bank.   Whether you’re building robots or flying drones, you probably live with a compromise: positioning is either imprecise or requires expensive equipment. Now it’s possible to get much more precise positions, without the cost associated with professional GPS equipment, thanks to Reach. Reach is a high-precision […] Read More

As the fourth industrial revolution takes hold, many fear that robots will take our jobs and force us to go against new labour economising technologies, like the Luddites. While this fear of the unknown is understandable, the reality is that robots can go a long way to helping organisations, and, as our case in point, we have a little tale to tell from a UK-based […] Read More

Clearpath Expands Line of Self-DrivingVehicles for Industry   OTTO 100 provides light-load material transport for today’s modern factories and warehouses   (Kitchener, ON, Canada – March 23, 2016)  Today, Clearpath Robotics expanded the OTTO line of self-driving vehicles with OTTO 100. The vehicle is designed for autonomous light-load material transport in factories and warehouses. “The OTTO 100 takes the high quality and reliability of the OTTO 1500 […] Read More

Robotics and automation has prospered in many manufacturing industries but there has been limited progress in food production because of a lack of enabling technologies leading to islands of automation. When focusing on ready meal manufacturing, the finished product can often be over-processed and costly due to the inefficiencies of traditional cooking and processing methods. OAL and the University of Lincoln and are delighted to […] Read More

PITTSBURGH—Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) has been selected as a prime contractor or subcontractor on four major new federal research projects totaling more than $11 million over the next three years. The projects range from research on a wheel that can transform into a track to automated stress testing for critical software. Herman Herman, NREC director, said the center has hired 10 […] Read More

International Climbing Machines, (ICM) of Ithaca New York has entered into a commercial agreement with NDIC of Japan. NDIC is one of the largest providers of Non-Destructive Inspections in Japan, employing approximately 1,500 people. A great deal of Japan infrastructure is composed of concrete, from building construction to large spans of highway. Regular testing of these large concrete structures is part of the periodic field […] Read More

DRONE VOLT robotized drones through its Software for iOS “DRONE VOLT PILOT(R)” VILLEPINTE, France, Feb. 9, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DRONE VOLT SOFTWARE, a new division at DRONE VOLT, launches its new and innovative drone piloting application, DRONE VOLT Pilot(R). This simple and intuitive application provides novice drone pilots with many new features that will enrich their user experience. One of the major benefits of […] Read More