Robotics

CMR Surgical (CMR), a global surgical robotics business, is launching a virtual reality headset and VR professional education programme for the Versius Surgical Robotic System.

Led by the University of Bath, physicists have discovered an innovative way to coat soft robots in materials, allowing them to operate more purposefully. This breakthrough modelling on active matter could be a turning point in the design of robots.

Universal Robots, the Danish producer of collaborative robots, has announced its Machine Tending Masterclass event on Tuesday, the 26th of April at the AMRC (Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre) in Sheffield. Attendees can access government funding and all of the expertise required to automate machine tending tasks and transform their operations.

At the international trade fair, LogiMAT, Wiferion will showcase the wireless power supply of AGVs (automated guided vehicles) and AMRs (autonomous mobile robots). In Hall 2, stand D17, the tech company will be presenting its multi-award-winning etaLINK inductive charging systems, its new software and a wide range of use cases from well-known OEMs.

One common barrier to automating a manufacturing process, certainly in the UK, has been cost. Motion plastic and cable technology pioneers igus devised the Low Cost Automation, or LCA, range of robots and devices to increase the productivity of tasks like electronic assembly and laboratory work while keeping the costs down.

Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, which has not been seen since 1915, has been located using robotics and positioning technology.

Automated shop floors where cobots work alongside operators are no longer the future, but rather the present. Barry Weller, Robotics Product Manager at Mitsubishi Electric, looks at the benefits of implementing collaborative robots and how easy they are to integrate into existing processes.

Across the spectrum of smart technology, it’s clear that everything from computers and cars to heavy machinery, and MedTech are becoming more intelligent every day. Nikhil Kaitwade, Associate Vice President of Market Research at Future Market Insights reports.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and its continuing impact have reshaped consumer expectations for choice and fast delivery. In this article, Julian Ware, UK & Ireland Sales Manager for ABB Robotics looks at how robotic automation is helping logistics operators to meet the exploding demand following the implementation of lockdowns.

Latest FlexLoader machine tending solution picks straight from pallets carried by AGVs . Easy-to-use GoFa cobot offers 5kg payload capacity and longest reach in its class. The ACOPOS 6D handling system uses magnetic levitation for precise placement of material carrying shuttles.