Robotics, Industrial Robotics, 6-Axis Robotics

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High Speed and Long Reach 6-Axis Robots from EPSON

EPSON Robots introduces the new EPSON S5-Series 6-Axis Robot Lineup. S5-Series are high speed, mid size 6-axis robots with a small footprint and advanced flexibility for even the most demanding and complex applications. Designed for maximum performance, S5-Series robots feature EPSON’s new SlimLine design for increased flexibility. The enhanced slim body and compact wrist design allow for greater motion range, superior agility and less mechanical restrictions. S5... Read More

New Bench Top XYZ Dispensing Robots for Adhesive, Sealant and Gasketing Applications

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Sealant Equipment & Engineering, Inc.’s Bench Top XYZ series dispensing robots are now available as part of a complete turn-key robotic dispensing system for 1-part and 2-part materials. The XYZ gantry robot system applies adhesives, sealants and lubricants with precision placement directly onto the customer’s part quickly with repeatable accuracy. The Bench Top XYZ Robot series are heavy duty for high payloads, high speed applications and engineered for long life in... Read More

Robots precisely guide cancer treatment probe

Lyon Civil Hospitals is using robotics in its CLARA (Lyon Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cancer cluster) program as a component in a method for treating small cancer tumors. Early diagnosis of smaller tumors is possible through screening biological tests and medical imaging. The CLARA project introduces a new concept where Adept robots will be employed to automatically locate a treatment probe close to a tumor using an innovative three-dimensional navigation robot that is guided by... Read More

Robotic Palletizers Make Shift from Proprietary to Open Controls

Palletizers and depalletizers have evolved from basic, hand-operated machinery into highly complex devices that can be configured for virtually any layer pattern, product packaging or container — including cases, shrinkpacks, totes, bales and trays. The integration of a robotic arm into palletizers allows for floor space savings, product flexibility, and around-the-clock productivity. Robotic arm integration is a natural extension of the the development of palletizers.... Read More

This time, with feeling

Real-time operating system software helps provide tactile sense to medical robotics applications No matter how many motion axes are involved and regardless of whether the movement is fast or slow, high-end robotics applications share the need for determinism. The system that controls the robot needs to keep precise track of the machine at all times, while providing accurate feedback to the machine operator. This is particularly true in the hospital operating room, where robots... Read More

FastTest Improves FI Series Connectors

FasTest recently added improvements to their FasTest Internal (FI) series connectors. FI connectors provide fast, leak-tight connections for pressure and vacuum testing, fluid filling and flushing applications—from vacuum to 120 psi. With the addition of a stroke limiter feature and improved retainer clip design, the FI series delivers increased reliability and safety. FI connectors are activated as compressed ... Read More

Market Leader in RFID systems chooses Adept linear module robots

Adept Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADEP), a leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and autonomous mobile solutions, announced that they have received over $600,000 in bookings from Golden Spring Internet of Things, Inc. over the past two quarters. The Beijing-based company, which recently went public in China in early October 2010, placed orders for Adept’s high-performance Python linear modules robots. The robots are designed into multiple models of Golden Spring’s... Read More

Adept Technology acquires InMoTx

Adept Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADEP), a leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and autonomous mobile solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire the Denmark-based, privately held InMoTx, a provider of industry leading technology for the global food processing market. The acquisition will help enhance Adept’s position in the fast-growing food packaging industry, as InMoTx develops devices dedicated to inspecting, sorting, grading, and hygienically... Read More

Adept Technology Robotics Selected to Participate in Advanced Cancer Treatment Program

Pleasanton, CA — Adept Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADEP) announced it is participating in the CLARA (Lyon Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cancer cluster) program with Lyon Civil Hospitals as the robotics component in a method for treating small cancer tumors. Currently, early diagnosis of smaller tumors is made possible through screening biological tests and medical imaging. The CLARA project introduces a new concept where Adept robots will be employed to automatically locate a... Read More

Combination PLC and Robot Controller

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The combined AC500 PLC and the IRC5 robot controller eliminates the cost and space of a separate PLC cabinet and reduces the time associated with the set-up and operation of robotic production cells. With up to three local I/O boards plus bus communications for remote I/Os, the controller gives you a single point of control for a range of production cell functions, including peripheral production equipment such as grippers, feeders and ancillary machines. All of the main communications... Read More