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Arburg to Demonstrate Freeformer for Medical Manufacturing
Aug 2, 2017Arburg, a German manufacturer of plastic processing machines, will demonstrate Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) for the automated production of plastic parts for medical applications at Interplas 2017 to be held in Birmingham, UK, from ...
Tags: Medical Manufacturing, Freeformer
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Development of China's Robot Industry Faces Risks
Mar 29, 2017China has strong demand for robots, but locally produced robots took up only 26.7% of its demand in 2015. Too meet the demand, China firms have geared up development of robots with government incentives in recent years and the use of robots ...
Tags: robots, robot industry
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AI-Driven Robot Learns to Identify Food and Beverage Cartons
Mar 27, 2017The Carton Council of North America has announced the success of a program that is using artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic systems to collect cartons more efficiently at the Alpine Waste & Recycling's material recovery facility in ...
Tags: AI-Driven Robot, Beverage Cartons
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Ford, University of Michigan to Accelerate Autonomous Vehicle Research and Development
Sep 20, 2016Ford and the University of Michigan are teaming up to accelerate autonomous vehicle research and development with a first-ever arrangement that embeds Ford researchers and engineers into a new state-of-the-art robotics laboratory on ...
Tags: Ford, autonomous vehicle research and development, NCRC
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Lakeland Dairies Opens €10m Logistics Facility in Northern Ireland
Sep 10, 2015Lakeland Dairies has opened a €10m logistics facility at its foodservice dairy processing complex in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. The new centre features advanced technology, robotic systems, 14,000 individual pallet ...
Tags: food ingredient, Lakeland Dairies
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ABB Robotics Has Transitioned Into Solutions That Are Complete Systems
Apr 1, 2014When robotics began, they were discrete pieces added into the packaging process. That introductory phase is over. ABB Robotics has transitioned into solutions that are complete systems. Now, the company's industrial robots are even more ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Packaging Line, ABB
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Robots Are Notoriously Horrible at Being Generalists
Feb 19, 2014Robots are notoriously horrible at being generalists. The most efficient and effective robots have been purpose-built to do one specific task very, very well. This is why we have Roombas and not Rosies, and it's why robotic telemedicine ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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Willow Garage Transfers Support & Services Responsibilities to Clearpath Robotics
Jan 16, 2014Ever since, um, stuff happened at Willow Garage about a year ago, there's been some question as to the fate of the 40 or so PR2s out there and those still in stock (yes, they're still for sale). It's not difficult to imagine that existing ...
Tags: PR2, Clearpath Robotics, PR2 support, Willow Garage
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Robotics Business Review Has Announced The Winners of The First Annual Game Changer Awards
Oct 25, 2013Robotics Business Review has announced the winners of the first annual Game Changer Awards, recognizing outstanding advancements in robotic technology in 2013. "Every entry was eminently worthy of an award," said Tom Green, editor in ...
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Designers of Humanoid Robots-Androids Don't Seem to Have Got The Point
Mar 26, 2013In the late nineteenth century, architect Louis Sullivan penned the now famous dictum: "Form follows function." It has since become a watchword-or watchphrase-informing all types of industrial design, and leading to ever sleeker forms for ...
Tags: Form follows function, Designers, robot
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96-well SPE Microplate Is Designed to Automate Solid Phase Extraction Cleanup
Jan 5, 2013The MicroluteTM 96 well SPE microplate from Porvair Sciences is designed to automate solid phase extraction cleanup and analyte enrichment in busy laboratories. To provide an optimised solution to your application - Porvair Sciences ...
Tags: MicroluteTM 96, Porvair Sciences, solid phase extraction
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Torrey Pines Scientific Announces Compact Chilling/Heating Temperature Stages
Dec 27, 2012Torrey Pines Scientific announces its EchoTherm™ RIC20 Peltier-driven, compact Chilling/Heating Temperature Stages settable from -20.0ºC to 110.0ºC. These units are designed for remote controlled applications on robotic ...
Tags: Robotic Systems, Chilling, Heating, computer serial port
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The Manufacturing Plant of Drive Automotive Isexpanded in Greenville County
Dec 3, 2012Automotive parts and components manufacturer Drive Automotive Industries of America is planning to invest $50 to expand its existing manufacturing facility in Greenville County,South Carolina, US. According to the company, the expansion ...
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Earthbound Farm Have Been Satisfied with The First Four Clampac Systems
Nov 30, 2012US-based Earthbound Farm, a grower, packer and shipper of organic produce, adopts Adept Technology for four Adept ClamPAC robotic systems to case pack clamshells. The new technology gave the company leeway to automate manual operation, ...
