Australia's first Baxter robot to be installed at Haigh's Chocolates
23 February, 2015South Australian chocolate maker Haigh's will unveil Australia's first industrial installation of a Baxter interactive production robot.
Omron signs automation deal with Visy
20 February, 2015Omron has signed a new partnership agreement with Visy Automation to supply automation equipment over the next two years.
Omron signs automation deal with Visy
20 February, 2015Omron has signed a new partnership agreement with Visy Automation to supply automation equipment over the next two years.
Will robotics revolutionise the farm?
02 February, 2015Sixty of the world's top agricultural roboticists are meeting this week (2-6 February) at the University of Sydney to discuss future directions for the globe's horticultural and farming industries.
Universal Robots establishes Asia Pacific headquarters
09 January, 2015Universal Robots has announced the official opening of its APAC headquarters in Singapore.
ABB IRC5C compact industrial robot controller
07 January, 2015The IRC5C robot controller is more compact and therefore easier to integrate, allowing for 25% smaller rack-mounted solutions.
RoboJob realises first sale of a Turn-Assist in Australia
18 December, 2014RoboJob - a Belgian company specialising in the automatic loading and unloading of CNC machines - has reached an agreement with machine builder Okuma to provide robotic machine loading and unloading in Australia and New Zealand.
Japan to build robotic workforce
25 November, 2014The Japanese government is investing heavily to reinforce the country's position as the world leader in robotic technology.
Technology opens up new manufacturing opportunities in Australia
18 November, 2014 by Shermine Gotfredsen, Business Development Manager, Universal Robots Asia PacificThe rise of technologies such as lightweight robots, 3D printing and power computing tools will play an important role in helping the Australian manufacturing industry through one of its most critical junctures.
Universal Robots UR5 and UR10 lightweight robots
22 September, 2014The third generation of the UR5 and UR10 robots include true absolute encoders, eight adjustable safety-rated functions, twice the number of built-in I/Os and improved connectivity options.
ABB unveils human-friendly, dual-arm robot
12 September, 2014YuMi is a human-friendly, dual-arm robot designed for a new era of automation, eg, in small parts assembly, where people and robots work hand in hand on the same tasks.
ABB IRB 1200 robot family
19 August, 2014The IRB 1200 robot family is designed to address the needs of the material handling and machine tending industries for flexibility, ease of use, compactness and short cycle times.
ABB regional robotics hub opens in Singapore
12 August, 2014ABB has opened its Regional Robotics Packaging Application Hub in Singapore. The hub will deliver productivity and innovation to manufacturing industries.
KUKA launches Industry 4.0 robot
08 August, 2014Robotics company KUKA launched an Industry 4.0 robot that is sensitive to touch at Automatica in Munich this year.
igus QuickRobot configuration tool
09 July, 2014The user-friendly online QuickRobot tool can be used for 79 types of robots.
