2020 Archive
December 2020
- Omron launches next generation SCARA robots
- Festo puts knife production at the cutting edge
- Hire a robot from just £63.99 per day
- Embracing automation and robots in industry
- Food industry trends: robot-assisted workflows
- Universal Robots powers the world’s first robotic kitchen
- Design Award 2021 judges praise innovative Igus design
- How the increasing uptake of automation will change workforces
- Universal Robots sells 50,000 collaborative robot
- The triflex swivel arm offers perfect robot solution
- Cyberattacks on robots could threaten industry 4.0
- Automatica Sprint – a new exhibition format in Munich
- Igus demonstrates Robolink in splash water applications
- Are you too small for industrial robotics?
- Baumer vision sensors win top award for helping robots ‘see’
- Computer-aided creativity in robot design
- Fanuc introduces powerful compact general-purpose robot
November 2020
- Comau technology for the production of the new fiat 500
- Robots get hands and eyes like humans – Innovation Award Nominees
- Collaborative robots make Factory 4.0 a reality at FPT
- Time to send in the robots
- Cognex helps dual arm robots to see
- Mobile robot revolutionises semiconductor manufacturing process
October 2020
- Latest IFR World Robotics report must be a shot in the arm for UK manufacturing
- The gripper for automated handling of six packs
- Faster solution to high-performance robot vision
- Jungheinrich acquires stake in robotics start-up Magazino
- Factors to consider when specifying brakes for robotic applications
- IDS extends Ensenso N 3D camera series for robotics
September 2020
- ABB Robotics builds interactive virtual exhibition stand for packaging and processing
- Record UK installed robot base, but still very low numbers
- Fanuc strengthens compact industrial robot offering
- Mobile robot revenues set to grow by 24% in 2020
- Routes into robotic process automation
- Integrated controller for fully automated robotic production systems
- OnRobot launches out-of-the-box robotic sanding tool
- EPLAN announces new subscription model for licences
- Yamaha appoints Etama as robot distributor in Baltic region
- High force actuators for robotic welding applications
- Unipaker variations make robotic crate packing as easy as 123
- Augmented Reality on a smartphone simplifies robot installations
- Robotics plugin for intelligent parts feeder
August 2020
- Fanuc expands M-900 series with long reach, high payload robot
- TM Robotics launches robotics consultation service
- New vacuum head combines compact footprint with stronger suction
- Empowering customers to use tools in more applications
- Automated palletising guide for milling and grain industry
- Robot palletiser increases throughput and reduces costs
- Smart profile sensors for vision-guided robotics
- Renishaw joins project to automate additive manufacturing post-processing
- 8x greater productivity for IVD supplier
- Igus e-chain ensures safety at high speed in a linear motor robot
- Fanuc expands range of handling robots
- High demand for robotics skills in post-Corona recovery
- 3D inspection robot system speeds up quality testing
July 2020
- Try automated robotic palletising of your product before you buy
- Doosan Robotics launches six new cobots
- Festo gives the future of safe automation a hand
- Mobile robot has 1500kg payload capacity
- New cobot offers solution for post-lockdown manufacturing
- Robots join the frontline fight against coronavirus
- Igus sensors measure wear on Güdel linear robot
- Fieldwork Robotics and Bosch developing robot raspberry picker
- ABB refurbishes robots, controllers and manipulators
- Fanuc launches new 3D vision sensor with extended field of vision
- Comau exoskeleton receives EAWS certification
June 2020
- Digital twin delivers intuitive robot control
- Entry-level robots to kick-start new factory automation projects
- Unlock a new level of flexibility for finishing applications
- Igus drylin linear robot technology can help you carry on camping
- Robot automates temperature controlled manual handling process
- Comau launches global solutions-based network
- OnRobot launches plug-and-play intelligent screwdriver
- ABB celebrates five years of YuMi collaborative robot
- AMRs save costs by applying artificial swarm intelligence
- More safety for control pendants and assembly areas
- Robots speed up the production of Covid-19 tests
- Schaeffler gives cobots greater range with plug-and-play linear actuators
- Scale-up capacity with smart tool changing
- Miniature inductive sensors help robots get a grip on fragile silicon wafers
- Collaborative robot with game-changing industrial performance
May 2020
- Kawasaki robots raise the roof in quality homebuilding
- Inductives speed up robot assembly of PCBs
- ABB creates online versions of its robot training courses
- Schneider Electric names PWR as first Master Robot Partner
- Fast and accurate robots for picking, packing and dispensing
- How Igus can help you pour that perfect pint
April 2020
- ABB simplifies control of SCARA robots
- Ultra-low footprint turnkey machine tending cell
- Comau highlights role of robots in Industry 4.0
- Robot helps horses sleep soundly
- The future role of robots in manufacturing
- The robot revolution that’s upgrading surgery
- OnRobot launches Eyes 2.5D vision system
- MiR250 heralds new era in autonomous mobile robots
- New robot gripper has services built in
- Robots help drive quality control in high-speed inhaler testing line
- Igus adds two new sizes to its twisterband HD
- Gripper for irregular shapes and delicate items
March 2020
- Robots pick fragile snack product at high speed
- Pilz launches dedicated machinery safety webinar channel
- UR10 cobot from RARUK Automation saves labour costs at BWI
- SCARA robots boost performance and reliability
- How triflex R can help robotic arms become collaborative
- How robolink can help you automate simple tasks cost-effectively
- Igus drylin delta robot now available with 10x larger working space
- Robots can be key for the UK after Brexit
- Robots on the march to walking like humans
February 2020
- Zero cost ideas to boost factory output
- E- grippers deliver benefits for automated assembly applications
- Single-pad gripper for small-footprint applications
- Dedicated universal robots training centre is a UK first
- Yamaha establishes customer service function for robotics
- How robots are changing the brewing industry
- World’s largest hub for cobots opens in Denmark