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STMicroelectronics and Schneider Electric Partner on IoT People-Counting Sensor

STMicroelectronics and Schneider Electric Partner on IoT People-Counting Sensor

Global semiconductor manufacturer, STMicroelectronics, and Schneider Electric have announced a new partnership to work on a prototype IoT sensor.


FLIR Introduces C3-X Compact Thermal Camera to Identify Building Problems

FLIR Introduces C3-X Compact Thermal Camera to Identify Building Problems

FLIR introduced the C3-X, their new entry-level, compact thermal camera designed to identify hidden faults in buildings. 


News Dec 05, 2020 by Sara McCaslin
Yaskawa Motoman Releases Six-Axis MHP45L Handling Robot

Yaskawa Motoman Releases Six-Axis MHP45L Handling Robot

Yaskawa introduces a heavy-lifting handling bot, suitable for harsh environmental conditions.


News Nov 30, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Omron Partners with SMC and CKD for Pneumatic Gripper Development

Omron Partners with SMC and CKD for Pneumatic Gripper Development

Omron recently partnered with SMC and CKD to combine Omron’s robotics with SMC and CKDs pneumatic grippers.


News Nov 27, 2020 by Seth Price
New Bin Picking Kit from Robotic Designed for Automated Object Identification

New Bin Picking Kit from Robotic Designed for Automated Object Identification

Robotiq released a new Bin Picking Kit designed to decrease the likelihood of repetitive motion injuries for manufacturing workers.


News Nov 26, 2020 by Seth Price
Nord Modules Releases Quick Mover 180 Autonomous Mobile Robot

Nord Modules Releases Quick Mover 180 Autonomous Mobile Robot

Learn about the Quick Move 180 (QM180), the latest materials handling mobile robot from Nord.


News Nov 23, 2020 by Seth Price
ABB Adds Color Profiles to Color Measurement Sensor for Enhanced Paper Quality

ABB Adds Color Profiles to Color Measurement Sensor for Enhanced Paper Quality

ABB added its Color Profiles feature to its High-Performance Color Measurement sensor.


News Nov 19, 2020 by Seth Price
SICK and TRUMPF Develop First Industrial Quantum Sensor for Air Analysis

SICK and TRUMPF Develop First Industrial Quantum Sensor for Air Analysis

SICK Sensors has entered a partnership with TRUMPF subsidiary Q.ANT to develop quantum optical sensors.


Universal Robots Launches First Cobot Certifications for Schools and Engineers in the Field

Universal Robots Launches First Cobot Certifications for Schools and Engineers in the Field

Universal Robots receives accreditation by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and initiates its cobot educational training.


News Nov 15, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
What is Height-Based Laser Sensing? Technology from Keyence Brings New Inspection Capabilities

What is Height-Based Laser Sensing? Technology from Keyence Brings New Inspection Capabilities

Keyence released an image-based laser sensor used for detecting and scanning defects across an entire area.


News Nov 12, 2020 by Seth Price
ASSISTA Cobot from Mitsubishi Electric Goes to Market in North and South America

ASSISTA Cobot from Mitsubishi Electric Goes to Market in North and South America

Mitsubishi brings customers in North and South America the ASSISTA cobot, to help employees work safely and efficiently in a collaborative environment. 


News Nov 09, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Siemens Launches Three New Technology Packages Exclusively for CNC Sinumerik One

Siemens Launches Three New Technology Packages Exclusively for CNC Sinumerik One

Siemens released three new tech packs for their Sinumerik One system. Learn about the Sinumerik One system, the new packages, and more about the software-defined systems.


News Oct 27, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
C&K Seeks to Improve Remote Monitoring With Ruggedized Magnetic Proximity Sensor

C&K Seeks to Improve Remote Monitoring With Ruggedized Magnetic Proximity Sensor

Learn about the rugged sensors from C&K, the Zone 2 environments, and select features of this proximity sensor.


News Oct 24, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
Expanding Their Small Robot Portfolio, ABB Releases Cleanroom Version of Compact Robot

Expanding Their Small Robot Portfolio, ABB Releases Cleanroom Version of Compact Robot

ABB is aiming to automate cleanroom applications by releasing a new cleanroom version of it’s IRB 1100 robot.


News Oct 16, 2020 by Damond Goodwin
SICK Sensors Releases New Quality Inspection SensorApp and All-in-One Vision Sensor

SICK Sensors Releases New Quality Inspection SensorApp and All-in-One Vision Sensor

SICK announced the release of its Inspector P62x sensor and Nova app solution that will perform tasks such as quality assurance and inspection.


News Oct 13, 2020 by Ben Stepanian
Developing a Skills Matrix for Control and Automation Educational Programs

Developing a Skills Matrix for Control and Automation Educational Programs

Learn about one industry professional’s current efforts to develop educational programs for control and automation at the university level.


News Oct 10, 2020 by Maddie Bradshaw
OMRON Uses Intelligent Sensing Technology to Release New Laser Sensor for Conyer Operations

OMRON Uses Intelligent Sensing Technology to Release New Laser Sensor for Conyer Operations

OMRON announced an industry first in sensing technology, the E3AS-HL complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) Laser Sensor.


News Oct 08, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Universal Robots Set to Host First Virtual Cobot Conference in Asia-Pacific

Universal Robots Set to Host First Virtual Cobot Conference in Asia-Pacific

Despite the challenges surrounding a virtual event, Universal Robots announced its first virtual collaborative robot expo for its Asia-Pacific customers.


News Oct 08, 2020 by Sara McCaslin
RightHand Robotics and Intel Aim to Revolutionize Automated Order Fulfillment With RealSense Technology

RightHand Robotics and Intel Aim to Revolutionize Automated Order Fulfillment With RealSense Technology

RightHand Robotics is partnering with Intel to improve the machine vision of their RightPick2 Robot.


News Oct 07, 2020 by Seth Price
SICK and Microsoft Partner on Brand New Industrial 3D Camera Developments

SICK and Microsoft Partner on Brand New Industrial 3D Camera Developments

SICK announced a collaboration with Microsoft on the development of commercial industrial 3D cameras.