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A SOLUTION FOR TWO ROBOTIC MATERIAL REMOVAL OPERATIONS DESIGNED BY CARNEGIE MELLON ROBOTICS INSTITUTE ENGINEERS

Gate grinding, filing, polishing and other material removal operations rely substantially on physical labour and require skill and experience to perform correctly. These tasks seem difficult to automate due to their complexity and subtlety, according to a paper from ATI Industrial Automation. Removing material from curved, rounded or irregular surfaces presents several process difficulties that

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APPLICATION OF MACHINE TENDING WITH KAWASAKI ROBOTS

Battery Builders (BBI), an industrial lead-acid battery manufacturer based in Naperville, Illinois, made the decision to modernise its building, and it seemed natural to include its six-station COS (Cast-On-Strap) equipment in those upgrades. It installed a Kawasaki high payload robot with a robotic cell consisting of six process stations working with robotic integrator MAC Engineering.

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ABB HAS OPENED ITS STATE-OF-THE-ART, FULLY AUTOMATED AND ADAPTIVE ROBOTICS PLANT IN CHINA.

In Kangqiao, Shanghai, China, ABB formally opened its state-of-the-art, fully automated and adaptive robotics plant. The 67,000 sqm manufacturing and research facility, in which ABB invested $150 million (RMB 1.1 billion), will use its digital and automation technologies to produce next-generation robots, reinforcing its position as a leader in robotics and automation in China. Sami

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ROBOTIC AUTOMATION IS NOW MORE FLEXIBLE THANKS TO THE COMPATIBILITY OF MICROPSI INDUSTRIES’ IA MIRAI SOFTWARE

FANUC customers can upgrade their robots, in particular the CRX series, with useful hand-eye coordination thanks to compatibility. Factory automation and industrial robots FANUC customers can upgrade their robots, in particular the CRX series, with useful hand-eye coordination thanks to compatibility. In Japan, MIRAI, together with its US subsidiary FANUC America, is a leading supplier

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ROBOTIC SOLUTION FOR TRUCK UNLOADING WITH PICKLE ROBOT

Startup Robot Pickle Robot is developing robotic automation systems that unload trucks. The company says it has also raised $26 million in Series A funding led by Ranpak, JS Capital, Schusterman Family Investments, Catapult Ventures and Soros Capital. It has added growth-oriented industry veterans to its management team to accelerate commercialization of its flagship robotic

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FACTORS IN THE APPLICATION OF ROBOT MATERIAL HANDLING WITH YASKAWA MOTOMAN ROBOTS

Between 2021 and 2026, the automated material handling equipment market is forecast to grow at a steady 12.0% CAGR. Manufacturers are using cheaper, more adaptable and agile robots to meet demanding requirements and remain competitive in the face of the global pandemic and beyond. This is especially true for applications involving material handling, such as

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MACHINING WITH INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS GENERATES HIGHER PRODUCTION SPEED

Metallic and non-metallic materials are being moulded by robots more frequently, with the latter being processed according to hardness, geometric complexity, physical tolerance and desired surface polish. Industrial robots now have better mechanical capabilities and can produce goods at higher speeds thanks to recent technological advances. Worldwide, the use of robotics in production is steadily

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ROBOT PROGRAMMING

The vast majority of jobs still require manual programming, although new offline robot programming tools are evolving and becoming more widely used. The industry standard for CNC machine programming is to employ robust, easy-to-use offline software. As a result, overall manufacturing costs have been reduced, accuracy has improved, machine downtime has been reduced, more complex

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INDUSTRIAL ROBOT MAKES A REPLICA OF THE PARTHENON MARBLES

Since 1817, the Parthenon marbles, which date from 447-432 BC, have been in the British Museum. While serving as an envoy to the Ottoman Empire, Lord Elgin bought the marbles, which some say were looted. Greek advocacy groups have urged Britain to return the artworks, claiming that the Turks were violating the wishes of the

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ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF CONCRETE ELEMENTS BY ROBOTS (COEBRO)

The Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in Austria is working on a project investigating the development of 3D printed concrete parts for construction. The project on additive manufacturing of concrete elements using robots (COEBRO) is investigating resource efficiency in the use of concrete with 3D printing. A multidisciplinary team of architects, engineers and materials

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