UK dual-arm robot is sensitive enough to handle a crisp
29 August 2023 UK researchers have developed a dual-arm robot system that is so sensitive that it can safely handle fragile items such as individual potato crisps. The… Read More
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Largest robotics gathering visits UK for the first time
3 May 2023 The IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) – described by its organisers as being the world’s leading robotics event – is visiting the… Read More
After falling for years, robot prices rose by 7% during 2022
1 March 2023 Prices charged for industrial robots around the world rose during 2022 for the first time in many years. According to a new report from Interact Analysis,… Read More
Amazon makes creating digital twins ‘faster and easier’
26 April 2022 Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a service that, it says, will make it faster and easier for anyone to create digital twins of real-world… Read More
UK EV motor-maker expands, creating up to 250 jobs
2 September 2020 A UK company that manufactures lightweight axial-flux motors for electric vehicles, is expanding its production facilities, creating 150-250 jobs over the next three to five… Read More
‘Most efficient’ motor maker aims to end energy waste
24 July 2020 A Californian company which claims to have developed “the world’s most efficient and intelligent electric motor system”, has renamed itself as part of its aim… Read More
UK plant is the first to join global Industry 4.0 elite
5 February 2020 A GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical plant in Hertfordshire has become the first UK factory to be chosen to join the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse network of… Read More
$36m Danish project will create ‘world’s biggest cobot hub’
5 February 2020 Universal Robots (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) have acquired a 50,000m2 site in Odense, Denmark, where – with the financial backing of their joint… Read More
Global sales of industrial robots double in five years
18 October 2018 A record 381,000 industrial robots were shipped globally in 2017 – 30% more than in 2016 – generating revenues of $16.2bn – a 21% increase… Read More
Users of MindSphere open IoT platform form a global group
5 February 2018 Siemens is setting up a global organisation for users of its MindSphere cloud-based open IoT operating system, in partnership with 18 companies, including Festo, Heitec,… Read More
