Battery Ventures buys sensor and safety switch maker, steute
Battery Ventures, a technology-focused investment firm, is buying steute Technologies, the German manufacturer ...
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£34m advanced manufacturing hub targets sustainability
The UK government is backing a manufacturing research hub that will use robots, smart automation and AI to create ...
►BMW uses robot dog to gather data for digital twin at UK site
►Belfast will host the UK’s £37.6m Digital Twin Centre
►Low-cost VR technology controls robots remotely
Nikon’s vision system uses camera expertise to solve problems
The Japanese camera-maker Nikon has announced an industrial robot vision system which, it claims, will overcome ...
►AI-driven servo tuning ‘outperforms human experts’
►AI-powered AMRs boast high speed and accuracy
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Automated piece-picker works with any cobot, bin or gripper
The Italian automation developer Comau has unveiled a piece-picking system which works with any cobot, bin or ...
►Large robots cut cycle times by 25% and energy use by 30%
►AI tool turns failure predictions into maintenance plans
►Modules combine control and switching functions
SPS 2023 Show Exclusive Report
Germany’s SPS automation mega-show is showing signs of returning to its pre-pandemic scale, despite difficultie ...
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Wavepower devices use ballscrews to drive generators
A Swedish start-up has developed an innovative wave power technology that uses heavy-duty ballscrews to convert ...
► Safety upgrade safeguards wet-wipe production
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►Automated tester puts the squeeze on tennis balls
Scaling up to flatten the curve
Before and after Christmas, I was in discussions with DFA Media about joining its experienced editorial team ...
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