Factory automation

Hyundai Motor Group launches Boston Dynamics AI Institute

16 August, 2022

The institute will invest resources in cognitive AI, athletic AI and organic hardware design, in order to contribute to progress in advanced machine capabilities.


Safety first: selecting the right encoders for safe motion control

15 August, 2022 | Supplied by: ADM Instrument Engineering Group

A widely used strategy for ensuring that information from a sensor is trustworthy is to build redundancy into the control feedback loops.


Business booming for KUKA despite difficult world situation

12 August, 2022 | Supplied by: KUKA Robotics Australia Pty Ltd

Strong demand for automation worldwide has seen robot orders received reach their highest level in KUKA’s history.


ABB launches fast 5-axis delta robot for lightweight work

10 August, 2022 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd

ABB says its FlexPicker IRB 365 delta robot is designed for reorientating packaged lightweight products in the food and beverage and pharmaceutical industries.


SICK and Aeva partner to bring 4D LiDAR to industrial sensing

08 August, 2022 | Supplied by: SICK Pty Ltd

Aeva and SICK have announced they will collaborate to bring Aeva's FMCW 4D LiDAR to a variety of industrial sensing applications.


Fanuc DR-3iB/6 Stainless food-grade delta robot

03 August, 2022 | Supplied by: FANUC OCEANIA Pty Limited

Fanuc has released the DR-3iB/6 Stainless, the company's first stainless steel food-grade delta robot for picking and packing primary food products.


Beckhoff introduces modular robot system

18 July, 2022 | Supplied by: Beckhoff Automation Pty Ltd

Beckhoff has introduced a modular robot concept, through a modular system from which the right robot kinematics can be put together flexibly to suit the application.


Turck M8 and M12 capacitive sensors

14 July, 2022 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd

Turck has released capacitive sensors in M8 and M12 metal housings for flush or non-flush mounting.


Leuze ODT 3C multifunctional sensor

01 July, 2022 | Supplied by: Leuze electronic Pty Ltd

The ODT 3C sensor from Leuze is designed to handle both measuring and switching tasks.


Pepperl+Fuchs M18 series cylindrical photoelectric sensors

01 July, 2022 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty Ltd

Pepperl+Fuchs M18 series cylindrical photoelectric sensors are designed for functionality and can be flexibly selected depending on the application requirements.


Shaping future production landscapes

27 June, 2022 | Supplied by: KUKA Robotics Australia Pty Ltd

The three key factors of people, technology and adaptation will form the basis of future successful production environments.


Touch-sensitive e-skin helps robots learn from feeling pain

24 June, 2022

Engineers developed the artificial skin with a processing system based on synaptic transistors, which mimics the brain's neural pathways in order to learn.


Universal Robots goes big

24 June, 2022 | Supplied by: Universal Robots

Universal Robots has added a 20 kg industrial cobot to its range.


Aerobotix and ASA announce partnership on hypersonic missiles

24 June, 2022 | Supplied by: Automated Solutions Australia - ASA

Robotic integrators on opposite sides of the world team up to solve missile manufacturing challenges.


Mobile Industrial Robots MiR1350 autonomous mobile robot

24 June, 2022 | Supplied by: Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia Pty Ltd

The MiR1350 offers a high payload of up to 1350 kg for transportation of heavy items.


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