Coval said it redesigned its suction and foam gripper with feedback from customers, integrators, manufacturers, and operators.

Realtime Robotics is bringing its motion planning for industrial and collaborative robots to market with Mitsubishi Electric.

Collaborative Robotics has established a foundation models AI team and partnered with the University of Washington on research.

The ARM Robotics Manufacturing Hub offers no-cost assessments and prototyping, as the organization releases its Future of Work study.

Universal Robots introduced the UR30, which can tend larger machines, palletize heavy products, and support high-torque screw driving.

OmniCore now provides a unified control architecture for ABB’s range of robotics hardware and software after a $170M investment.

In May, exciting events, like the Robotics Summit & Expo and Automate, brought a batch of new product releases and partnership announcements.

The move comes as Teradyne, which owns Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots, has embraced AI as part of its strategy.

Interact Analysis said the global cobot market exceeded $1 billion in 2023, with strong growth forecast 2024-28.

Comau has expanded its product line with compact robot arms, picking software, and exoskeletons for logistics and other markets.

With actions from suppliers like Siemens, Interact Analysis expects the market for machine-integrated robot control to grow rapidly over the next few years.

The Miller Auto DeltaWeld provides high reliability and welding quality on carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum, the company says.

Yaskawa showed several technologies with partners at Automate, including cobots for welding and vision-guided robots for machine tending.

At the new headquarters of Teradyne Robotics, industry execs discussed the transformative impact of AI and collaboration on robotics.

Teradyne Robotics celebrated the opening of 215,000-sq.-ft. headquarters and R&D facilities for UR and MiR with partners NVIDIA and Siemens.

Kawasaki says its CL series combines all the safety and intuitiveness of cobots with the speed and productivity of industrial robotics.

OnRobot says its new grippers can handle heavier payloads for collaborative robot applications such as palletizing and machine tending.

Techman’s new TM30S cobot has a maximum payload of 35 kg (77.16 lbs) and a reach of 1,702 mm (67.01 in) across six joints. 

Doosan’s P-SERIES have achieved the highest PL (e) and Cat 4 safety ratings to ensure both a max-powered and safety experience for users. 

FANUC America introduced the CRX-10iA/L, its first explosion-proof painting cobot with a payload of 10 kg and reach of 1418mm.

Elmo Motion Control will show off its Platinum Bassoon servo drive at the Robotics Summit & Expo and other events.

Universal Robots says the SRCI is available for its e-Series family and the UR20 and UR30 collaborative robots.