The industry’s first IP67-rated collaborative robot, the HC20XP by Yaskawa, is equipped for continuous use in damp or splash-prone environments. 

In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, ABB’s Robotics & Discrete Automation business will offer key software services free of charge. This way, ABB is working to help customers and partners keep production lines going and to enable businesses to continue to function while many are working from home.

JLS Automation is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year, and its long-standing commitment to revolutionizing industrial automation with its robotic packaging systems.

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) and Universal Robots (UR) have acquired a 50,000 m2 building site in Odense, where $36 million will be invested in the construction of a major cobot hub in the “cobot capital” of the world. 

Universal Robots has launched its new cobot leasing program in collaboration with DLL, a global vendor finance company. The new partnership enables all manufacturers to reap the benefits of automation without worrying about cash flow and seasonal fluctuations.

As automation technologies progress, there are more opportunities for machinery to respond directly to input from human operators. This is why a good human-machine interface (HMI) is extremely important.

Given that robots boost productivity, profitability and quality, it’s no surprise they are rife. In fact, it is estimated three million industrial robots will be in use globally by 2020, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

The One System Solution grippers are now also part of the UR+ program that tests and certifies EoAT products for seamless use with cobots from Universal Robots. 

FANUC has introduced the new CRX-10iA and CRX-10iA/L (long arm version) collaborative robots that set new standards in terms of ease of use, reliability and safety.