Robotics

On the fast track: mobile robots from igus reduce costs for SMEs
Tuesday, 14 January 2025
Mobile robotic systems are being used in more and more work areas, from e-commerce warehouses to modern restaurants. However, widespread use is often unaffordable for small and medium-sized companies...
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Smart Machine set to take autonomous agricultural robots from Marlborough to the world
Tuesday, 07 January 2025
A Marlborough-based startup that has built the world’s most functionally capable autonomous tractor for the agricultural industry is about to go global after partnering with a US multinational corp
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Humanoid development: torque-dense, efficient motors are essential
Tuesday, 03 December 2024
Humanoid robots, designed to operate in close interaction with humans, rely heavily on smooth and controlled joint and limb motion.
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Robotics Plus returns to showcase Prospr
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
New Zealand-based agritech company Robotics Plus, is attending FIRA USA to showcase Prospr, its autonomous, multi-use, hybrid vehicle for agriculture.
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Haptic sensors from Resense
Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Sense of touch for medical, service and industrial robots
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Collaborative precision
Tuesday, 19 November 2024
The vision of robots and humans working side by side is now a reality driven by the rise of collaborative robots — or cobots.
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FMG matrix area gripper: easy to operate and flexible to use
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
With the FMG matrix area gripper, Schmalz offers a powerful and flexible solution for the automated handling of various workpieces.
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Cable guidance for pick & place robots
Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Light and flexible rotating energy supply ensures gentle cable guidance to the gripper
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Automating pick-and-place in food manufacturing
Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Macadamias are famously the world’s toughest nut to crack. Requiring an extraordinary 300 pounds per square inch of pressure, it is unusual to buy these tough nuts without their shells.
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OnRobot and Autoline bring industry first collaborative technology to New Zealand
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
OnRobot, has partnered with Bleinheim-based Autoline to introduce an off the shelf collaborative palletiser for SMEs in New Zealand.
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Service robots growing 6x faster than industrial robots
Wednesday, 07 August 2024
The service robot market has undergone major changes over the past years.
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The new robolink IP44 from igus: a robot that defies wet elements!
Tuesday, 18 June 2024
igus has developed a Low Cost Automation solution made of polymer and stainless steel for environments with splashing water
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Shaking hands with a robot
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
igus adds a humanoid hand made of lubrication-free high-performance plastics to its ReBeL product range.
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Digital Issue Robotics & Automation
Thursday, 21 March 2024
Our special digital issue on Robotics and Automation is out now, you can read it for free at https://digital.adrenalin.co.nz/books/drom/
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igus presents the world's lightest cobot
Monday, 12 February 2024
New ReBeL with fully integrated polymer strain wave gear lowers entry barriers in service robotics.
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