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Ultimation Partners with Nord-Modules to Bring Warehouse Robots Within the Reach of Mid-Size Companies

Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) technology—also known as warehouse robots—is now within the reach of mid-size companies. They provide more flexible material handling when used in conjunction with Motor-Driven Roller (MDR) and other conveyor systems, according to Ultimation Industries LLC. Ultimation is a woman-owned leader in conveyor technology and automation for over 30 years.

1 Apr 2021

Gecko Robotics Launches Most Advanced Inspection Robot

Robotic inspections of critical infrastructure are on the rise. Industrial plants are asking robots to access hazardous and difficult-to-reach areas to keep personnel out of harm's way. The core capability to complete these tasks is rugged mobility, on even the smallest surface.

1 Apr 2021

£1.49 Million Grant Supports Research on Nuclear Decontamination Robots

Scientists from Lancaster and Manchester Universities are to investigate the best way to use robots to help clean up radioactivity with a £1.49 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UKRI.

31 Mar 2021

Robotic Arms May Lead to Recyclable, Rollable Road Pavements

Empa researchers are exploring new ways to reinforce roads through simple techniques and to recycle them easily after use. The researchers’ tools include a few meters of string and a robot.

24 Mar 2021

NASA Chooses Three Companies to Test Satellite Fixtures for Robotic Grappling

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has chosen three companies to participate in a new partnership to test and evaluate satellite servicing technologies.

16 Mar 2021

Clemson and Nephron Develop Open-Source Benchtop Robot for Syringe Manufacturing

Drug shortages have plagued the health care system for decades. Even prior to COVID-19, hospitals incurred more than $400 million in labor costs and alternative treatment options due to national generic drug shortages, especially for those administered via injection.

10 Mar 2021

AI-Based Approach can Improve the Future of Manufacturing

Today, a number of significant changes are being faced by the manufacturing sector, and one of the biggest ones is the advent of autonomous systems to help in the workplace.

8 Mar 2021

Brain Corp Extends Leadership Position in Autonomous Mobile Robots with Record 2020 Growth

Brain Corp, an artificial intelligence (AI) software company creating transformative core technology in robotics, today announced record growth in 2020 as global retailers ramped up their adoption of robotic floor scrubbers and other autonomous solutions in the wake of the global pandemic.

From Brain Corp 12 Feb 2021

Designing Configurable Cobots to Preserve Workers Health in Workplaces

CONCERT, acronym for CONfigurable CollaborativE Robot Technologies, is an innovative project that has the goal of developing a novel concept of configurable robot platforms, which can be explored in application domains with unstructured, variable and evolving workspace settings and tasks.

11 Feb 2021