95 percent of construction firms say sustainability is important and over a third recognise that robots can help reduce waste and improve productivity.
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ABB identifies new frontiers for robotics and AI in 2024
Marc Segura, President ABB Robotics Division, identifies three drivers for robotics-driven AI solutions in 2024, as ABB continues expansion in new segments not previously served by robotic automation.
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ABB Robotics and Mettler Toledo International Inc. to accelerate global adoption of flexible lab automation
ABB Robotics and METTLER TOLEDO, a global supplier of precision instruments and services, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer an innovative solution that seamlessly integrates ABB’s robots with LabX, METTLER TOLEDO’s laboratory instrument management software.
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Material handing automation within assembly and machining lines
At a Ford engine facility in Valencia, Spain, having already eliminated forklifts, the facility had a vision then to eliminate all industrial vehicles, as well as automate all of its logistics processes. The solution? The plant uses more than 50 AGVs across 20+ routes, and covering 60,000+kms per year. The benefits? A safer, more efficient working environment for its workers.
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ABB Robotics partners with XtalPi to build intelligent automated laboratories
ABB Robotics and XtalPi have entered a strategic partnership to produce a range of automated laboratory work-stations in China. The new, automated laboratories will boost the productivity of R&D processes in biopharmaceuticals, chemical engineering and chemistry, and new energy materials.
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ABB Robotics supports Amazon reforestation programme
In the Madre de Dios region of Peru, ABB YuMi cobots and cloud technology are being used to support reforestation work being undertaken by non-profit organisation Junglekeepers, following 'slash and burn' agriculture. Through what is claimed to be the "world's most remote robot", a solar-powered tree planting process located deep in the heart of the Peruvian rainforest is automated for greater flexibility, efficiency and productivity.
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Testing GoFa cobot force control on irregular surfaces
Designed for handling payloads up to 5kg, 10kg and 12kg, GoFa has integrated torque sensors in each of its six joints, offering superior power and force limiting performance, as this video demonstrates. With a Tool Center Point (TCP) speed of up to 2.2m/s, GoFa is faster than other cobots in its class, offers 0.02 mm repeatability, and up to 1.62m reach.
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World’s most remote robot automates Amazon reforestation project
A pilot project between ABB Robotics and US non-profit organisation Junglekeepers has demonstrated the role that cloud technology can play in making reforestation faster, more efficient and scalable.
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