Festo has launched a lab automation “superconductor” system that moves objects without contact. The company says its “SupraModule” concept enables wireless control of functions on a magnetic, floating carrier with an autonomous energy supply. In future-oriented fields such as laboratory automation

PAO Severstal, one of the world’s largest vertically integrated steel and mining companies, has led a second tranche of investment into Dutch company Airborne, a developer of digital automation platforms for the production of composite parts and products with integrated composites. The total

Mitsubishi Electric Automation has created a “Startup Engagement Program” through its sponsorship of MassRobotics. MassRobotics, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is an independent, non-profit organization that aims to assist startups and existing technology organizations by providing them the works

Industrial robot maker Kuka says its “sensitive robot” is helping to increase efficiency at the final stages of assembly in the automotive manufacturing sector. The company says car manufacturers are always looking for solutions to increase the efficiency of assembly on the assembly line. Innovati

Locus Robotics, a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots for fulfillment warehouses, has raised more than $40 million in new investment. The Series D funding was led by Zebra Ventures, the strategic investment arm of Zebra Technologies. Existing investors, including Scale Venture Partners, also

MassRobotics has agreed a strategic partnership with private equity company Thomas H. Lee Partners. The partnership aims to bring together their extensive market knowledge, expertise, and networks to advance the scaling of automation-related businesses across robotics and artificial intelligence s

Higher levels of automation is the “obvious answer” to the challenges brought about by the disruption to the e-grocery supply chain, according to warehouse robots maker Swisslog. The company says Covid-19 is “accelerating changes to e-grocery fulfillment”. After years of relatively stagnant demand

When there’s a Covid-19 vaccine, we’ll all want one fast. Here’s how Honeywell says digital tools can help speed up the process… The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the need to develop a vaccine as quickly as possible. The typical vaccine development and production process depends on how the

Delta Electronics is to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Trihedral Engineering, a Canadian SCADA and IIoT software company, for more than $33 million. The acquisition will unite Delta’s hardware and Trihedral’s software in the rapidly growing field of automation, AI, and data analytics. Delta

Softing Industrial Automation has joined the “Open Integration” network set up by Endress+Hauser, which says its partner program is gaining importance through its IIoT solutions. Endress says people in the industry often ask, “How can field instruments and components be easily integrated into auto

Realtime Robotics, which specialises in motion planning for industrial robots and autonomous vehicles, has launched what a robot controller solution it calls “Realtime Controller”. The solution dramatically reduces and simplifies the programming required to safely integrate robotic workcells, spee

Canadian robot software provider RoboDK has teamed up with automation specialists RobCo SWAT from Bulgaria to provide the world’s leading automotive experts with advanced Industry 4.0 solutions. Albert Nubiola, RoboDK’s co-founder and CEO, says: “We’re honored to partner with RobCo SWAT to provide

By Darrell Adams, head of Southeast Asia and Oceania, Universal Robots For many ASEAN nations, manufacturing takes up a sizable chunk of the national GDP. For example, manufacturing in Singapore contributed 20.9 percent of Singapore’s GDP in 2019, according to the department of statistics Si

Register Now at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__CwjopTiQ6uCbgYAB5rgbA Customized Machine Vision Solutions to Improve Your Processes June 1, 2020, 11am Eastern Time (US and Canada) SICK is partnering with Robotics and Automation News to present a webinar on customizing machi

inVia Robotics, a provider of warehouse automation solutions for e-commerce businesses, has added “social distancing features” to its inVia Logic software and inVia PickMate user tool. inVia says the new features proactively keep workers at a safe distance from each other and also notify both ware

Yamazaki Mazak has unveiled a new high-accuracy simultaneous 5-axis vertical machining centre, the Variaxis C-600, suitable for a wide range of sectors, including the aerospace and automotive markets. Mazak says the C-600, which is the successor machine to the highly successful Variaxis j-600/5X,

A group of students have built a robotic garbage-sorting system using B&R technology. The 13 students were given three days to build a machine that uses robots to sort garbage at the international Smart Green Island Makeathon engineering competition. Austrian automation specialist B&R supp

By D. A. Rupprecht The future for contactless product delivery is already here, and a pandemic seems to already be moving this trend forward. It just needs companies to implement and customers to accept the new delivery and tracking methods, along with other innovations, that will make this so. Wh

Universal Robots has launched what it describes as “the world’s largest virtual conference and exhibition for collaborative robots”. Named “WeAreCobots”, the event will take place June 16-18, 2020, targeting a European audience with automation trend keynotes and an extensive range of product news

Otto Motors, a division of Clearpath Robotics, has raised $29 million in Series C funding. The company says the new funds will be used for the continued expansion of its autonomous mobile robot platform. The investment, which follows years of rapid growth, was led by Kensington Private Equity Fund