Roboteq Inc. has introduced the RGBL1860 and RGBL1896 controllers for High-Power Brushless DC Motors.These featured-packed controllers can drive up to 500A at 60V, or 300A at 96V respectively. This very high power capacity makes the controllers ideal for Electric Vehicles, Material Handling Robots, Electric Boats or Agricultural Robots. The controllers can operate in trapezoidal or […]
Stäubli introduces cutting-edge collaborative robots at Automate 2017
Stäubli introduced its new TX2 line of collaborative robots to the North American market at the Automate trade show in Chicago, ushering in a new era of Man-Robot Collaboration (MRC). The line of six-axis machines and corresponding CS9 safety control are just two of several innovations on display from the leading provider of fluid and […]
New lightweight micro gripper designed for small fragile part assembly
A lightweight micro gripper, the MGR5 was designed for small, fragile part assembly. The MGR brings operation force 10 gram or less capability into range. Light moving mass reduces impact force during small product placement. MGR5 Specs: Compact and lightweight Light force capability 10g or less Soft-Land capability for pick and place of delicate and fragile parts […]
Stäubli introduces collaborative robots
Stäubli introduced its new TX2 line of collaborative robots to the North American market at the Automate trade show in Chicago, ushering in a new era of Man-Robot Collaboration (MRC). The line of six-axis machines and corresponding CS9 safety control are just two of several innovations on display from the leading provider of fluid and […]
Intuitive Surgical wins FDA nod for daVinci X platform
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its new da Vinci X robotic surgical system, with a planned release of the platform later this year. The newly cleared da Vinci X system offers access to multiple robotic-assisted surgical technologies at a lower price than previous models, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company said. The…
Two stars; different fates
Andy Rubin, who developed the Android operating system at Google and then went on to lead Google through multiple acquisitions into robotics, has launched a new consumer products company. Anthony Levandowski, who, after many years with Google and their autonomous driving project, launched Otto which Uber acquired, was sued by Google, and just got fired by…
Christian Slater plays an evil hacker — perfectly!!
Here's a video you will want to watch. “The Wolf” is really an ad showing how a hacker can enter a network through an unprotected printer (or robot). Christian Slater stars as the evil hacker. “There are hundreds of millions of business printers in the world and less than 2% are secure,” said Vikrant Batra, Global…
Zimmer Biomet licenses knee patents from Bonutti
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said today it inked a deal with device incubator Bonutti Research for 2 families of patents related to knee technologies. The Warsaw, Ind.-based company licensed a patent which Bonutti says “adds to the strength” of the Persona personalized knee system and its NexGen Complete knee solution. Zimmer-Biomet also licensed 2 other patents from Bonutti which it…
Paul Forster to lead Martek Marine UAV Operations
Martek Marine (Martek) has made the official appointment of aviation expert Paul Forster as Head of UAV Operations. Paul brings over 30 years’ aviation experience to Martek, in both high-profile operational and leadership roles. The drone industry is booming and Martek are the driving force behind the most disruptive and talked about Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) […]
Intel Drones Light Up Xponential, Show Industry Shift
Commercial uses of UAVs and other autonomous systems will generate a lot of data, noted Intel executives at AUVSI Xponential. Intel drones are part of the company’s efforts to provide end-to-end solutions for industrial applications.
FAA’s Recreational Drone Registration Struck Down in Court
A federal court rules the FAA’s mandatory recreational drone registration violates Section 336 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act that Congress passed in 2012. For now, drones used for recreational purposes don’t need to be registered with the FAA, however, drones used for commercial purposes still need to be registered.
Zimmer Biomet warns on isocentric movement issues in Rosa platforms
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) today issued a voluntary medical device field action for its Rosa Brain, Rosa Spine and Rosa One surgical robotic platforms over movement issues with the systems’ robotic arms. The company said that a situation can occur where the robot arm’s position is automatically sent to the trajectory input due to an imperfect mathematical…
Robocath raises $5.2m for R-one robotic platform
Medical robotics start-up Robocath said today it has raised $5.2 million (EU €4.7 million) in a new round of funding. The round was led by M Capital and Normandie Participations and joined by previous investors Go Capital and NCI, the Rouen, France-based company said. Robocath is developing the R-one robotic platform designed for interventional cardiology,…
FDA deals setback to Globus Medical’s ExcelsiusGPS robot-assisted surgery platform
Globus Medical (NYSE:GMED) said yesterday that the FDA won’t accept the 510(k) clearance bid for its ExcelsiusGPS robot-assisted surgery platform, likely delaying its launch until the 3rd quarter. Globus said in a regulatory filing that the federal safety watchdog told it that the company hadn’t “sufficiently addressed the FDA’s questions” about its original clearance application. Audubon, Pa.-based Globus…
Titan Medical CEO wants to up the game in robotic surgery: Here’s how
Titan Medical – the young, upstart Canadian robotic surgery company – is making a comeback this year. Just today, the company announced the completion of initial formative human factors studies for its Sport single port robotic surgical system. The Sport system boasts the ability for a variety of surgical instruments on snake-like arms to be deployed…
Robotic surgery: Here’s everything you need to know
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Corindus touts high success rate in CorPath 200 PCI registry study
Corindus Vascular Robotics (NYSE:CVRS) released post-market findings from the Precision registry study of its CorPath 200 system used during percutaneous coronary interventions, touting high clinical and technical success rates. Data from the registry study was presented at the 2017 Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions last Friday, the Waltham, Mass.-based company said. The Precision…
MEMSIC sells economical and compactVG380 vertical gyro modules
MEMSIC Inc. combining proprietary MEMS technology with advanced mixed-signal processing and systems solutions now sells VG380 inertial modules. These new vertical gyros provide highly accurate pitch and roll (with respect to gravity), in both static and dynamic conditions, at a very attractive size and price points. The static and dynamic accuracy is specified at […]
SCHUNK expands micro-machining products with TRIBOS polygonal clamping
TRIBOS polygonal clamping technology has been setting standards in high-precision micro machining for many years. Numerous companies in medical and dental technology, watchmaking, and jewelry, as well as mold making and optical engineering have put their confidence in SCHUNK’s patented toolholding system. Due to the high demand, SCHUNK has now further expanded the line of […]
Cloud Robotics Promises to Simplify Machine Tending
Cloud robotics brings the power of cloud computing to management of industrial automation, particularly machine tending. This technology is evolving along with IoT and AI, and Tend.ai is working with major collaborative robot vendors.
Dr. Mike Fralix to work with SoftWear Automation as a Technology Evangelist to accelerate the deployment of Sewbots
SoftWear Automation, Inc., an Atlanta-based machine-vision robotics firm, today announced that Dr. Mike Fralix will be working with the company as a Technology Evangelist. Leveraging Dr. Fralix’s industry experience demonstrates SoftWear Automation’s continuing focus on creating and expanding autonomous Sewbot worklines for the sewn products industry. Fralix, who holds a Doctorate in Technology Management, is the […]
ISA and Automation Federation take part in 2017 FIRST Championship
As alliance partners of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), the International Society of Automation (ISA) and its umbrella organization Automation Federation took part in late April’s FIRSTChampionship, an annual international celebration of young people’s interest and participation in science and technology. The 2017 FIRST Championship was conducted in two cities: Houston (April […]