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Test Bed Builds Up Robotics Research at Carnegie Mellon University

At Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute, researchers use a robotic test bed where AMRs deliver Lego bricks to robot arms for assembly to study AI, multirobot collaboration, assembly, safety and more.

Yaskawa AI-Powered Robot Platform Features Autonomous Adaptivity

The Motoman Next robot platform harnesses digital data and mechatronic solutions to improve communication and functionality.

AI, Data and the Digital Manufacturing Future

AI has the potential to reshape manufacturing software — but first, it will require data.

Rapid Robotics Partners With Yaskawa Motoman, Expands Solutions

Through a new partnership with Yaskawa Motoman, Rapid Robotics is bringing its rapid deployment speeds and next-gen service to industrial applications.

Robots: Doing More With Less Floorspace

Robotic automation continues to grow more accessible to smaller manufacturers, as the floorspace necessary for these robots shrinks and their uses expand.

Yaskawa Launches New Cobot, Mobile Integrated Workstation

The HC30PL is designed to be deployed in select handling, packaging and logistical applications of demanding production environments.

Compact Workcells Integrating Into Weld Processes

IMTS22: ArcWorld releases the ArcWorld RS and ArcWorld HS, pre-engineered workcells designed for assisting with weld processes. However, these robots differ from most of their counterparts in a distinct way — they’re miniature.

Interface Streamlines Robotic Removal of Molded Parts

IMTS22: The SPI-67 is an electrical interface from Yaskawa designed to maximize uptime and throughput of GP-series and HC-series robots.

Robot Series Facilitates Collaborative Welding

IMTS22: HC10 and HC20 human collaborative robots possess the ability to work with or in close proximity to human personnel. Both these robots are meant to supplement the spaces they inhabit, and they are able to readjust based on production needs.

Focus on Throughput Empowers People and Machines

Lessons learned in robot-tending coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) translate well to a self-correcting multi-tasking machining process.

Yaskawa and Realtime Robotics Create Logistics Solutions

Yaskawa and Realtime Robotics have combined their technologies to increase automation versatility in logistics automation, specifically in piece picking and mixed-case palletizing.

Yaskawa Motoman GP280L Simplifies Jobs with Heavy Components

Yaskawa Motoman has debuted the extended-reach, six-axis GP280L robot, an extension of its GP-series robot family for swift, high-power applications.

Yaskawa SCARA Robots Provide Compact Small-Part Processing

Yaskawa’s SG400 and SG650 SCARA robots integrate easily into existing automation and provide modularity for rapid redeployment.

10 Ways to Think Differently about Robotic Automation

Take another look: A lot is happening in and around robotic automation. What robots might mean for machining and manufacturing is getting ready to change.

Yaskawa Motoman, RAMTEC Enter Educational Partnership

This partnership will support the State of Ohio in creating a highly sustainable workforce development model and will provide Ohio educators and students with STEM-aligned curricula and training in order to become proficient in Industry 4.0 technologies.

Robots and Education Will Help Address Manufacturing Labor Shortage

Part 2: Presenters at a seminar on robotization discuss how collaborative robots and improved college curricula will help address the 2-million-worker gap in manufacturing over the next 10 years.

April 2018 Product Spotlight: Robots and Automation

This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on robots, handling equipment and other automation products.

Six-Axis Cobot Eliminates Operator Pinch Points

Featuring power and force-limiting technology, Yaskawa Motoman’s six-axis HC10 collaborative robot (cobot) works safely with or near humans by stopping in the event of contact with an operator.

Software Enables Robot Control, Programming Using PLC

The MLX300 software option integrates Yaskawa robots and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) by enabling operators to control and program robots in a standard PLC programming environment, eliminating the need to learn a specific robot programming language.

Video: This Mobile Cobot Frees Machinists from an Inefficient Secondary Process

Otto Motors’ self-driving vehicle combined with Yaskawa Motoman robot arms takes over a tedious manual process that was hanging up Hirotec’s lean manufacturing goals.

The Mobile Cobots Are Coming

Otto Motors, Yaskawa America and Mobile Industrial Robots are stretching the limits of collaborative robotics for the shop floor by adding autonomous mobility.

Controller Promotes Increased Safety, Efficiency

Yaskawa Motoman’s Robotics division offers the DX200 robot controller, which is based on the process capabilities of the previous DX100 controller.

Material Handling Robot Offers Flexibility for Variety of Applications

The flexible MH80 material handling robot from the Motoman Robotics division of Yaskawa America is suitable for a variety of applications, including dispensing and material cutting, in addition to material handling.

This Ribbon Cutting Was a “Sworded” Affair

Motoman Robotics celebrated the grand opening of its newly completed headquarters in Miamisburg with a ribbon-cutting ceremony conducted by one its dual-arm robots—wielding a traditional samurai sword no less!

Vise Rigidity Boosts Robot Cell Output

To automate the fixturing of round machining center components, Haas uses a custom, robot-tended setup incorporating MoveLock vises from Kurt manufacturing. Thanks to these vises’ rigidity, the machine tool builder has doubled the output of its robot cells compared to previous setups.

Extended Reach Arc-Welding Robot

Motoman’s MA3100 “Master Arc” welding robot features an extended-reach arm that is said to reduce the need for tracks.

Does Dexter Really Need a Hard Hat?

A Motoman SDA10D dual-arm robot (nicknamed Dexter Bot) appropriately had the honor of turning the first shovel of dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for Motoman Robotics’ new facility in Miamisburg, Ohio.

Software Gives Offline Programming “Real” Robot Feel

Motoman’s enhanced graphics simulator, MotoSim EG, is available with virtual robot controller (VRC) capability, which is said to provide accurate 3D simulation of robot cells. With VRC, the software operates and displays the actual programming pendant interface for the NX100 controller. The interface display is the same whether a programmer uses a teach pendant on the controller or uses the software on a PC.