SMC Partners with VEX Robotics for national tournament
04 March, 2021 | Supplied by: SMC Australia | New ZealandVEX Robotics competitions provide a space for students to develop and showcase industry-relevant skills, including engineering, teamwork and prototyping.
OnRobot releases "world’s most powerful electric vacuum gripper"
01 March, 2021 | Supplied by: OnRobotOnRobot's VGP20 electric vacuum gripper is designed for challenging palletising scenarios including heavy, bulky and porous surfaces.
ASC gyroscopes and inertial measurement sensors for AGVs
01 March, 2021 | Supplied by: Slentech Pty LtdGyroscopes and inertial sensors enable monitoring and optimisation of vehicle dynamics and precision navigation.
TWK TRW38 compact magnetic encoder
25 February, 2021 | Supplied by: Veederline Pty LtdThe TRW38 is an ultra-compact single-turn magnetic encoder developed with safety-oriented applications in mind.
Braking distance simulator reduces robotic cell footprint
25 February, 2021 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdABB has announced that its RobotStudio offline programming and simulation software now has a braking distance function to simulate real-world stopping distance.
ICP-DAS Win-GRAF WP-9x28-CE7 series Windows-based PAC
18 February, 2021 | Supplied by: ICP Electronics AustraliaThe Win-GRAF WP-9x28-CE7 series is the latest Windows CE 7.0-based programmable automation controller from ICP DAS.
Picking the unknown: flexible automation in logistics
15 February, 2021Dutch company Fizyr has developed a plug-and-play vsions system that the company says enables robots to detect and pick random objects.
Collaborating on real-time data
05 February, 2021 by Jim Wallace, Sales Manager, Balluff Australia & New Zealand | Supplied by: Balluff Pty LtdWe can't be experts on everything, so it is important to seek out partners to achieve the best outcome in real-time data initiatives.
IDEC MicroSmart FC6A Plus PLC MQTT support
05 February, 2021 | Supplied by: IDEC Australia Pty LtdIDEC Corporation has released a firmware upgrade enabling its MicroSmart FC6A Plus PLC CPUs to support the industry-standard MQTT protocol.
Omron i4L SCARA robot
03 February, 2021 | Supplied by: Omron Electronics Pty LtdOmron says its i4L SCARA robot is capable of high-speed, high-precision motion with payloads up to 5 kg.
ADLINK receives award for innovation in IoT machine vision
21 January, 2021 | Supplied by: ADLINK Technology IncAn AI smart camera wins the Compass Intelligence IoT Innovator Award.
KUKA wins Mercedes body-in-white production contract
14 January, 2021 | Supplied by: KUKA Robotics Australia Pty LtdThe company announced that it has won a contract to supply Mercedes-Benz with technology for body-in-white production.
Schneider Electric TeSys island load management system
01 January, 2021 | Supplied by: Schneider ElectricTeSys island is a smart, digital multifunctional load management system that can switch, protect and manage motors and other electrical loads of up to 80 A.
Competition to find the next innovation in machine vision
22 December, 2020 | Supplied by: ADLINK Technology IncADLINK, in collaboration with Intel, has launched a hackathon competition for solution builders to share their ideas for machine vision prototypes.
New sensors make for soft and sensitive robotic fingers
15 December, 2020To develop a more human-like robotic gripper, it is necessary to provide sensing capabilities to the fingers.
