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Aquiline Drones Signs Exclusive Manufacturing and Distribution License Agreement With Drone Volt

  • October 16, 2020
  • News

Aquiline Drones (AD), the Hartford-based manufacturer of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and cloud solutions provider for commercial drone operations, announced that it has signed exclusive US manufacturing and distribution licensing agreements with Drone Volt.

ROEQ Discusses Future of Mobile Robots for Warehouse Automation, Debuts New Products

  • by Melissa Landon
  • October 14, 2020
  • News

During a virtual press conference, mobile robotic equipment company ROEQ discussed the rise of mobile robotics equipment (MRE) and unveiled six new products that bridge the gap between the warehouse and production.

Department of Defense Taps Sea Machines for Autonomous VTOL Replenishment Vessels

  • October 8, 2020
  • News

Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics, leading developer of autonomous command and control systems for surface vessels, announces that it has been awarded a multi-year Other Transaction (OT) agreement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).

Three Ways Autonomous Machine Vision (AMV) Benefits Plastic Injection Moulding

  • by Zohar Kantor
  • September 29, 2020
  • Feature

Plastic injection moulding is a difficult application for machine vision. The highly reflective surface of plastics is hard to illuminate correctly, and the fact that the same production line can create items of different colours and shapes is problematic for traditional solutions, only capable of inspecting one product at a time. Zohar Kantor, VP Sales of Inspekto, explains how Autonomous Machine Vision (AMV) has overcome these challenges.

Autonomous Shuttles: the Future of Last-mile Mobility

  • by Luke Gear
  • September 29, 2020
  • Feature

Autonomous shuttles could be a key element that connects the public transportation systems to reduce private car ownership in the future.

Robot Shuttles Double as Robotaxis

  • by Dr. Peter Harrop
  • September 23, 2020
  • Feature

As IDTechEx predicted in its report, "Robot Shuttles and Autonomous Buses 2020-2040," robot shuttles are converging with robotaxis.

Smart, Compact Electromechanical Actuators Improve Productivity and Space Efficiency for Industrial AGVs

  • by Chad Carlberg
  • September 21, 2020
  • Feature

Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can improve industrial productivity by 50 to 70 percent but require adequate room to move about increasingly space-constrained factory floors.

Würth Elektronik ICS Celebrates 10 Years in U.S. with New Production Facility

  • August 17, 2020
  • News

Wurth Electronics ICS, Inc., is celebrating its 10th anniversary as well as its move to a new site with twice the production space as the old facility.

Sherpa Mobile Robotics Collaborates with Wiferion

  • August 10, 2020
  • News

Mobile robot systems equipped with inductive charging technology.

Natural Feature Navigation Guides Autonomous Vehicles to Success

  • August 10, 2020
  • News

GECOM is considering extending the AGV fleet to replace manual tuggers used to bring raw components to the assembly line.