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Allied Electronics & Automation Adds Cobots to Portfolio

June 13, 2019

Allied Electronics & Automation has announced the addition of the new TM Series of Collaborative Robot (Cobot) from Omron to its product portfolio.

Universal Robots Celebrates 10th Anniversary of First Commercial Collaborative Robot

December 21, 2018

Linatex, a Danish supplier of technical plastics and rubber for industrial applications, bought a UR5 robot arm from Universal Robots to automate CNC machine tending in December 2008. However, instead of installing the robot behind safety caging, fenced off from people as was the norm, they deployed it right alongside their employees.

Cobot Rings Closing Bell at New York Stock Exchange

October 26, 2018

The ringing of the closing bell on October 17th at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) was performed not by a human, but by a robot arm. The bell ringer, Universal Robots’ UR5e is a collaborative robot.

OnRobot Acquires Purple Robotics

September 20, 2018

OnRobot has acquired Purple Robotics, which developed the world’s first vacuum gripper specifically for cobots.

Universal Robots Hits Gold with Milestone Cobot

September 11, 2018

The Danish company celebrates unprecedented sales, awarding Kay Manufacturing from Chicago a golden cobot for purchasing its 25,000th unit.

Modular, Flexible Robots Make Packaging Changes Easy

September 5, 2017

How many businesses require a stationary packaging robot that repeats a single process for its entire usable life? Not many in today’s market, where high-mix/low-volume has become the norm.

Machinery Technology: Palletizing

Problem solvers: Palletizing equipment and technology

Palletizing equipment and technology strives to solve common challenges.

Liz Cuneo

June 14, 2017

When it comes to end of line capabilities, palletizing equipment is often looked at to be fast, efficient and rugged, handling the biggest of tasks, and handling them well.

Collaborative robots (cobots) replace shielded industrial robots

Flexible, easy-to-program cobots replace shielded industrial robots, cutting downtime and boosting output

June 8, 2017

New user-friendly collaborative robots (“cobots”) help food and beverage processing and packaging companies dramatically boost production output, reduce waste, and cut downtime in line changeovers.

Stäubli's Automotive Technology Day to include new collaborative robots

April 19, 2017

Staubli Automotive Technology Day (open house) will be held at Suburban Showplace in Novi MI, April 20th. The event showcases the latest in robotics, vision, motion control and related technologies.