ABB robot 3D prints houseware in London storefront
[See image gallery at www.therobotreport.com] As you browse the dozens of window displays on London’s Oxford Street, you’ll notice something unique in the window at Selfridges: an ABB robot 3D...
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ABB software increases industrial robot speed 70%
ABB Robotics has launched its High Speed Alignment software that enables users to increase the speed of 6-axis robots by 70% and accuracy by 50%, reducing time-to-market while increasing accuracy...
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ABB’s Mark Joppru joins MiR as VP of sales for the Americas
MiR’s new VP of Sales for the Americas Mark Joppru. | Source: Mobile Industrial Robots Mobile Industrial Robotics (MiR) appointed Mark Joppru, the former vice president of ABB USA’s Consumer Segments...
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ABB depalletizer replaces heavy lifting and improves efficiency
ABB’s Robotic Depalletizer software uses the information gathered by the vision sensor to provide the robot with a suitable grasping point for each box. | Credit:ABB ABB launches a new Robotic...
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ROS 2 driver now available for ABB’s robot arms
PickNik Robotics and Optimax Systems have released a ROS 2 driver for ABB manipulators. The package has been tested with an ABB IRB 1200-5/0.9 manipulator. The developers said “porting new robot...
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ABB: 62% of US businesses looking to invest in robotics
ABB’s robots being deployed at a painting station in one of OLA’s mega-factories for electric scooters. | Source: ABB ABB released the results of its survey of 1,610 executives in the U.S. and Europe....
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2022 Red Dot Award winners for industrial and collaborative robots
Six industrial robot solutions won the 2022 Red Dot Design Award. | Credit: Red Dot The Red Dot Design Award represents the best in design and business. This international design competition honors...
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ABB launches 5-axis, high-speed delta robot
Equipped with a fifth axis, the ABB IRB 365 can reorient an item during the pick-to-place motion. | Credit: ABB ABB launched the IRB 365 FlexPicker, a 5-axis, high-speed delta robot. The...
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ABB launches Flexley mobile robots, completing rebrand of ASTI AMRs
Rebranded ABB Flexley autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) completes the integration of ASTI into ABB Robotics business. | Credit: ABB ABB launched its first range of rebranded autonomous mobile robots...
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ABB invests in Scalable Robotics no-code
Scalable Robotics’ platform involves a 3D camera in a protective box attached to the robot’s end-of-arm tooling. | Source: ABB ABB announced that it entered into a strategic partnership with Scalable...
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ABB releases its smallest industrial robot ever
The IRB 1010 is ABB’s smallest-ever industrial robot. | Credit: ABB ABB has launched the IRB 1010, which is the company’s smallest industrial robot ever. With a footprint of 135 mm (5.2 inches) by 250...
View ArticleABB opens robotics mega factory in Shanghai
ABB opened a new 67,000-square-meter robotics factory in Kangquiao, Shanghai, China last week. The $150 million facility harnesses virtual planning and production management systems to maximize...
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ABB RobotStudio Cloud software enables real-time collaboration
ABB has enhanced its RobotStudio robot programming and simulation software with cloud-enabled functionality. The new RobotStudio Cloud enables individuals and teams to collaborate in real-time on...
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Meet ABB’s SWIFTI CRB 1300 industrial-grade cobot
The ABB SWIFTI is an industrial-grade cobot with a reach up to 1300 mm. | Credit: ABB ABB launched the SWIFTI CRB 1300 robot arm, which the company said bridges the gap between industrial and...
View ArticleABB uses robots to automate COVID antibody testing
ABB Robotics and the University of Texas Medical Branch’s (UTMB) Life Sciences and Healthcare Lab have developed an automated neutralizing antibody testing system. The robotic system can determine an...
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ABB spending $20M to expand U.S. robotics factory
ABB this morning started construction on the expansion of its existing North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The $20 million project is expected to...
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ABB transforms AMR performance with launch of Visual SLAM technology
Visual SLAM enables AMRs to navigate effectively in complex working environments. | Credit:ABB ABB Robotics is adding Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (VSLAM) technology to its Autonomous...
View ArticleABB releases Robotic Item Picker for various applications
ABB Robotics has enhanced its logistics automation portfolio with the launch of the Robotic Item Picker – an AI and vision-based system that can detect and pick items in unstructured environments in...
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ABB Robotics opens U.S. packaging and logistics headquarters
ABB today officially opened its new Robotics Packaging and Logistics Headquarters, located north of Atlanta in Alpharetta, Georgia. The new facility will serve as ABB‘s dedicated center for robotic...
View ArticleABB aids reforestation in the Amazon with cobots
ABB Robotics has developed a pilot project, using a collaborative robot (cobot) called YuMi, in collaboration non-profit organization Junglekeepers to demonstrate the potential of robots in reversing...
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