The Covid-19 pandemic isn’t letting up any time soon. Countries which have relaxed their lockdown measures following a decrease in the number of positive cases are now experiencing a resurgence in numbers of confirmed infections. Governments are already planning to reintroduce restrictions to sto

Robotics and Automation News Review Friday 18 September 2020 This is a new, weekly column which rounds up all the most interesting news from the robotics and automation industry in the past seven days, in brief form. This Robotics and Automation News Review is also available to view on our YouTube

OnRobot has launched OnRobot Sander, an all-electric random orbital sander for automated finishing applications, including sanding and polishing. Traditional sanding automation solutions often require a background in robotics to implement and maintain. With the launch of OnRobot Sander, manufactur

Robotics and Automation News Review Friday 25 September 2020 This is a new, weekly column which rounds up all the most interesting news from the robotics and automation industry in the past seven days, in brief form. This Robotics and Automation News Review is also available to view on our YouTube

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Yaskawa Electric, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of industrial robots and automation technologies, has sold 20 million AC servo motor sales to date, according to a press release on the company’s website. The company has offered AC servo motors and controllers to a wide range of customers

Techman Robot, a manufacturer of collaborative robots, has established a new training center in Taiwan. Affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the global economic situation, the industrial supply chain has been reorganizing, and the return of manufacturers has emerged. In response to the demand

Mitsubishi Electric Automation has launched its RV-8CRL industrial robot, saying it offers “a high-quality solution at a lower price point, while not sacrificing on performance”. Due to its smaller base size, expanded effective working area, and compatibility with safety intelligence components, R

Yaskawa, a manufacturer of motion control, robotics, and variable speed drives, and Phoenix Contact, a manufacturer of automation solutions, have agreed a partnership to develop a new programmable logic controller platform. The companies say they will utilize PLCnext Technology from Phoenix Contac

With all the new technology being developed lately, it’s common to worry about job security, especially when we consider that robotics and automation are bound to eventually replace a lot of workers. In fact, it’s pretty common to find businesses automating tasks that we once performed by humans.

Robotic and Automation News Review Saturday 29 August 2020 This is a new, weekly column which rounds up all the most interesting news from the robotics and automation industry in the past seven days, in brief form. Usually, we try to publish the review on Fridays, but because of technical problems

Total investment in agricultural robot startups has increased significantly as farmers look to offset labor shortages partly caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report on the Financial Times website. Citing data collated by DealRoom.co, the news website says investment in vertical a

Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipyards Group is integrating autonomous navigation system into its new vessels, according to RivieraMM.com. The company ordered the integrated automation and control systems from a company called Høglund Marine Solutions, based in Norway. Integrated automation and co

Walmart has reported that its e-commerce sales have almost doubled as a result of the coronavirus lockdown forcing everyone to lock themselves up at home as often as possible and shopping online. The company reported a staggering 97 percent increase in online sales for its second quarter, total re

Ike Robotics has won contracts to develop autonomous trucks for DHL, Ryder and NFI. The startup has announced the three major logistics operators as its first customers. The three customers will collectively take delivery of 1,000 autonomous trucks, says Ike on its company blog. Ike says it will w

Low-code platforms offer digital programming tools for designing applications along with their input systems, business logics outputs and other aspects. But what is low-code platform? It is a software that offers an environment which programmers use to build applications by means of graphical use

Apparently, first-grade agarwood costs $100,000 per kilogram, which is almost twice the price of gold, currently at around $60,000 per kg. This is according to an interesting video published on Business Insider, which we have embedded below for your viewing pleasure (hopefully it will work). No ob

Dover Corporation, diversified global manufacturer and solutions provider with annual revenue of approximately $7 billion, has completed the acquisition of XanTec. XanTec Steuerungs und EDV-Technik is a developer and supplier of automation and control solutions for industrial machinery of all type

IBM has launched a new industrial chemistry lab robot called RoboRXN, describing it as “the first remotely accessible, autonomous chemical laboratory”. (See video below.) The computing giant says the RXN machine is “revolutionizing industrial chemistry, by transforming it into a high tech business

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