Robot Brands & Models

In-depth articles on industrial robot manufacturers including ABB, KUKA, FANUC, Motoman, Kawasaki and more — specifications, comparisons and selection guides.

ABB IRB 460 High-Speed Robotic Palletizer

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Industrial robots in a factory.

Manufactured to automotive industry standards, the robust and rigid design ensures high uptime and low maintenance costs. It takes up less space than many other palletizing robots in its class, making it an easy tool to locate in different production areas. A successful case study with the ABB IRB 460 is ScottPHS, a leading provider … Read more

New Motoman Scara SG400 and SG650 Robotic Tools

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New Motoman Scara SG400 and SG650 Robotic Tools

The decision to automate a production line with industrial robots is usually taken because they offerreliable and consistent performance, repetitive precision, and can be quickly reprogrammed, manifesting rapid variations in the production cycle and quality requirements. One of the automated processes with industrial robots is the assembly within the industrial robots. The ones required for … Read more

FANUC Provides the M-2000iA Series Strength and Endurance

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Intelligent Depalletization

When we hear about industrial robots talking to our minds, we typically think of a powerful, imposing machine with which onecan face any challenge. Yes, for a large number of people, it is like that. But industrial robots serve asincredibly useful tools in manufacturing. The perfect assistance is even an excellentsolution for other sectors, such … Read more

ABB ROBOTSTUDIO ROBOT CONTROL MATE

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Scara robots have been designed to optimize the tasks of assembling small parts. They can be efficiently used to perform tasks as they can handle high speeds, and provide excellent repeatability and great load capacity and inertia. ABB released a Robot Control Mate plugin for its RobotStudio simulation and its offline programming software that has … Read more

ABB AND OPPO MANUFACTURE SMART PHONES

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Today’s robots offer many novel features such as adaptive flexibility, easy integration, and mobility. These enhancements allow faster start-up and programming, as well as more efficient and stable processes, which help them in carrying out activities that require delicate mechanisms. ABB is a leader in industrial automation and enjoys a good reputation globally. Adding to … Read more

ABB CREATIVITY IN 3D PRINTING

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3D printing processes are being increasingly used in the world right now. In combination with industrial robots, 3D printing technology is an excellent option for those seeking to design products on a large scale with smart manufacturing. Some time ago two designers Petr Novikov and Sasa Jokic, from the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, … Read more

YASKAWA MOTOMAN WINNER OF THE DESIGN QUALITY AND INNOVATION AWARD

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Yaskawa Motoman has one of the most comprehensive collaborative hybrid robots on the market—the HC10DT. It comes with features such as easy integration and simple programming. It is a robot that’s guided by an operator, and the movements of the robot and the gripper can be monitored using the switch box. It can also function … Read more

RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WITH ABB ROBOTS

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Professor Pedro Cárdenas, from the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at the National University of Colombia (UNAL), and a group of students of Mechatronic Engineering—Juregn Krejci, Alejandro Marín, Sebastián Realpe, Johan Ramírez, and Luis Rodríguez—developed a new robotic classification system as part of the final project of their Robotics course. They used spare parts … Read more