Manufacturing was once the backbone of Chicago’s South Suburbs, and the Metals HUB initiative is bringing it back with automation.
Path Robotics raises $100M to automate welding
Founded in 2018 by brothers Andy and Alex Lonsberry, Path Robotics’ goal is to fill gaps in the manufacturing industry, starting with welding.
Comau debuts SmartReach, TPX Robot Teach Pendant, and in.Grid
New Comau products include those for robotic machining, performance monitoring, programming and optimization, welding, and bin picking.
Ultra Accuracy feature boosts path accuracy in ABB GoFa cobots
Ultra Accuracy increases path accuracy for GoFa robots to 0.03 mm, 10 times that of other cobots, claimed ABB Robotics.
RBR50 Spotlight: ROBEL repairs railways using FANUC robots
Electric Sheep won RBR50 startup of the year for its novel vertical business model, automating commercial landscaping.
Kawasaki works with partners on CL Series cobot ease of use, applications
Kawasaki Robotics has focused on making its CL Series cobots easy to program for specific applications such as arc welding.
Hirebotics adds support for Miller Auto DeltaWeld in its Cobot Welder
The Miller Auto DeltaWeld provides high reliability and welding quality on carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum, the company says.
Yaskawa exhibits robots for welding, materials handling, and bin picking
Yaskawa showed several technologies with partners at Automate, including cobots for welding and vision-guided robots for machine tending.