ABB is ‘first global robot-maker to manufacture in US’
21 May 2015 ABB has opened a robotics manufacturing plant in the US which, it says, makes it the first global industrial robotics company to manufacture in North… Read More
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21 May 2015 
Teradyne buys Denmark’s Universal Robots for $285m
13 May 2015 The US automated test equipment specialist Teradyne is buying the Danish collaborative robotics pioneer Universal Robots for $285m in cash, plus $65m if certain performance… Read More
‘First heavy-duty collaborative robot’ can lift 35kg
5 May 2015 Fanuc claims that it is the first robot manufacturer to produce a heavy-duty robot designed to work safely alongside humans. Its CR-35iA robot can perform… Read More
Robot sales soar by 27% to top 200,000 for the first time
23 March 2015 More than 200,000 industrial robots were sold globally for the first time in 2014, according to new figures released by the International Federation of Robotics… Read More
‘First full family’ of safe robots will open up new applications
5 March 2015 The Californian robot-maker Precise Automation is launching what it describes as “the first full family of intrinsically safe benchtop collaborative robots”. The robots – which… Read More
Surging robot sales ‘could reshape manufacturing’
23 February 2015 By 2025, the widespread adoption of advanced industrial robots will boost manufacturing productivity by up to 30% in many industries, and cut labour costs by… Read More
7kg-capacity robot is ‘fastest in its class’
3 February 2015 The Italian robot-maker Comau claims to have developed the fastest robot with a 7kg payload. The six-axis Racer 999 articulated robot has a reach of… Read More
China’s robots will double by 2017 to overtake the US
29 January 2015 The number of industrial robots in use in China will more than double over the next two years – from 182,000 today to 428,000 by… Read More
Two-armed robot adapts to changes on the factory floor
4 November 2014 The US robot developer Rethink Robotics has announced a “groundbreaking” technology that will allow its Baxter collaborative robot to adapt to changing, real-world environments. The… Read More
Robot sales soar by a record 35% in North America
28 October 2014 Robot orders and shipments in North America set new records in the first nine months of 2014, according to the industry’s trade group, the Robotic… Read More
