Wheeled dual-arm robot manipulator rolls into view
8 April 2024 The Korean robot developer Rainbow Robotics, has announced a two-armed robot manipulator that moves around on wheels. The company argues that the RB-Y1 mobile robot… Read More
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UK start-up says it can boost drive efficiencies
21 December 2023 A UK power semiconductor developer is one of two winners of a competition organised by ABB to find start-up companies that are pushing the boundaries… Read More
Edge computer links legacy systems to new ones
16 June 2023 The Dutch industrial computing specialist OnLogic has announced an edge computer designed to link existing equipment with the cloud, modern sensors, and other legacy devices. Read More
SKF and ABB boost collaboration on industrial automation
8 July 2022 SKF and ABB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore possibilities for collaborating on the automation of manufacturing processes. They plan to identify… Read More
12,000 sensors on existing machines can connect to the cloud
26 August 2021 Microsoft has teamed up with a German start-up, CloudRail, to integrate almost any sensor on existing or new machines with its IoT Plug & Play… Read More
New-era robot OS is ’as easy to use as a smartphone’
15 April 2021 The German robot-maker Kuka has announced a new operating system for its machines that, it says, will be as easy to use as a mobile… Read More
Sensorless motor control system solves problems with others
19 July 2017 A German start-up company is marketing a sensorless technology for determining the position of rotors in electric motors that, it claims, overcomes problems with other… Read More
Retrofit gathers and analyses data from existing plants
9 May 2017 B&R Automation used the Hannover Fair to launch a retrofit system that collects and analyses data from existing production sites. The technology, called Orange Box,… Read More
Gateway connects devices to CC-Link IE Field
21 November 2016 The Swedish industrial communications specialist HMS Industrial Networks has extended its Anybus CompactCom 40-series family of communication interfaces with a new version that allows any… Read More
Testbed will link existing sensors to the cloud
12 September 2016 Four members of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) – SAP, ifm electronic, TE Connectivity and the OPC Foundation – have been given the go-ahead for… Read More
