Wyzo, the world’s first high-speed pick-and-place sidebot, is now available for companies making their first steps into automation, as well as for large manufacturers looking for unrivalled versatility.

As COVID-19 affected both manufacturers and worldwide shipping, automation has helped companies do more with less. 

The manufacturer of innovative automated packaging systems, has entered a strategic partnership with IAS Inc., a leading integrator of robotics, machine vision and control systems.

The case packer, known as Pakman, will be integrated with Yaskawa Motomon HC10 and HC20 collaborative robots.

For first time on record, yearly non-automotive robotic orders are higher than automotive orders.

Kivnon has expanded its mobile robot portfolio with a new range of automated forklifts and a new rotational lifting platform AGV/AMR.

TM Robotics is launching Toshiba Machine’s THE600 SCARA robot to the North American market, boasting twice the speed and 60 percent higher payload capacity than competing SCARA models.

JLS Automation has named Markus Franke as Director of Parts and Service, and Steele Burchell as Project and Application Engineering Manager.

Purple Robotics, a new company founded by three former Universal Robots engineers, has launched the PR10, an innovative vacuum gripper designed for collaborative applications with a double-grip function.