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ABB Links Robot Vision Training to Motion Planning
The announced workflow aims to help integrators adapt vision systems when products, lighting, or layouts change.
ABB’s Compact Robots Target Smaller, Faster Factory Cells
AWS Connects Robot Simulation to Factory Deployment
HD Hyundai Shows Welding Robots Built for Changing Parts
AutomationDirect Adds IDEM Switches for Safer Machine Access
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New Standard Extends Mobile-Robot Safety After Deployment
ANSI/A3 R15.08-3-2026 covers risk assessment, change management, training, and recurring inspections during workplace operation.
Caterpillar Plans Automated Sanford Assembly Plant
The proposed $1 billion factory would build compact track loaders and telehandlers, but its timeline and automation details remain open.
Hannover Messe 2027 Puts AI Into Existing Factories
The planned event will show where industrial AI and robotics might fit—before manufacturers commit to new equipment.
Factory Robot Numbers Doubled Over Seven Years
The robotics trade group expects more growth as manufacturers manage labor and cost pressures.
Drag Chains Shield Cables During High-Cycle Robot Motion
AutomationDirect now offers Murrplastik’s MP35 and MP45 series, with snap-open access for installation and maintenance.
Factory Demands Are Reworking Humanoid Robot Design
IDTechEx reports that industrial targets dominate humanoid development, forcing choices among strength, weight, batteries, and balance.
ABB’s E-Device Puts Robot Controls on Plant Tablets
The interface adds physical safety controls while keeping programming, commissioning, and operation on one familiar device.
Epson’s AX6 Cobot Targets Tight Spaces and Easier Programming
The six-axis robot is available through distributors, but its production payoff and mobile use remain untested in public evidence.
ABB Moves OmniCore Robot Work Off the Line
E-Device lets operators use a tablet or PC to program, simulate, monitor, and manually control compatible robots with physical safety controls.
Helicon Plans Robot-Run Carbon-Fiber Production
The startup is preparing a Torrance factory with a stated goal of cutting composite cycle times below 15 minutes.
Intrinsic Opens Core Robotics Tools for Industrial Developers
The release offers reusable control, planning, vision, simulation, and hardware-integration software under an Apache 2.0 license.
Hirebotics Cobots Track Moving Parts and Reach Large Workpieces
Announced at IMTS 2026, the extensions support moving-line painting and longer work areas; rail positioning is manual for now.
Toyota Considers 400,000 Robots for Factory Modernization
The estimate covers industrial robots, material handling, and possible human-robot work—not a confirmed humanoid order.
Agility Robotics Puts a Price on Industrial Humanoids
The company says its factory robot can deliver a rapid return, but the reported dollar price and financial math remain undisclosed.
Robots Work Best When Operations Come First
A September 2026 trade-publication report draws lessons from surgical robots and warehouse automation, not independent performance testing.