Factory automation > Robotics

Schneider Electric signs Motion Solutions as ANZ cobot distributor

13 February, 2025

Motion Solutions Australia and Motion Solutions New Zealand have been appointed as Schneider Electric's sole robotics industrial automation distributor.


Cobots reduce employee lifting by 50%

11 February, 2025

As one of the world's largest meat producers, Danish Crown faces challenges in handling and palletising products on a larger scale.


Top 5 robotics trends for 2025

10 February, 2025

The International Federation of Robotics has identified five key trends in robotics for 2025.


ARM Hub offers NVIDIA access for Propel-AIR participants

28 January, 2025

Robotics companies are invited to access NVIDIA AI and robotics tech through the Propel-AIR accelerator.


New robotics and automation precinct opens in WA

19 November, 2024

The WA Government has officially opened what it says will be Australia's largest robotics and automation headquarters in Perth's north.


International robot federated learning project a success

25 October, 2024

The FLAIROP international research project has shown AI federated learning across multiple sites can improve robot picking success.


Rockwell to partner with Taurob to provide robotic inspection solutions

18 October, 2024

Rockwell Automation has announced it will partner with Austrian company Taurob to provide a robotic solution for autonomous inspections.


ABB launches Ultra Accuracy for GoFa cobots

16 October, 2024

ABB's Ultra Accuracy feature is said to provide path accuracy down to 0.03 mm across the entire workspace and absolute position accuracy of 0.1 mm.


Study explores the psychosocial risks of cobots

08 October, 2024

A new study by Monash University explores the psychosocial risks of collaborative robots and emphasises the need for worker engagement.


Record 4 million robots in factories worldwide: report

25 September, 2024

The latest World Robotics report by the International Federation of Robotics shows a new record of over 4 million factory robots worldwide, with more than half in China.


New model offers robots precise pick-and-place solutions

21 August, 2024

SimPLE learns to pick, regrasp and place objects using the objects' computer-aided design model.


Advanced robotics in tomorrow's factory

12 August, 2024 by Alexander Greenberg, Xin Guo, Shay Shomroni, Siemens Digital Industries Software

Addressing the production challenges of complexity, customisation and openness.


Cracking the nut: robotic automation at Freedom Fresh

09 August, 2024

SCARA robots from Shibaura Machine have found a place in helping to package macadamia nuts.


Food plant expansion sustained by central robotic palletising system

02 August, 2024

A palletising system with eight robotic cells has been installed at Unilever's food factory in Romania to achieve production rates of up to 98 pallets per hour.


Whiskers give working robots more ability to move safely

11 July, 2024

Flinders University researchers are developing affordable, flexible and highly responsive 'whiskers' to attach to robots.


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