MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA—Google has introduced an updated robotics AI model designed to improve how robots interpret and act in real-world environments, a development that could expand automation into more complex industrial tasks over time.
From predictive maintenance sensors and cloud-based machine vision platforms to high-resolution inspection cameras and 3D vision-guided robotics, these technologies are helping manufacturers reduce downtime, accelerate setup, and improve quality across assembly and production operations.
SAN FRANCISCO—Micropsi Industries Inc., a provider of AI software for industrial robots, has moved its corporate headquarters from Berlin to San Francisco.
The ASSEMBLY Show South hosts numerous robot OEMs, as well as multiple suppliers of grippers and other robotic peripherals. Here’s a sampling of the new robotics technology that can be found on the show floor.
Under the laws of cricket, it is illegal for players to rub any substance other than saliva and sweat onto the ball, let alone scuffing it with their fingernails. Similarly, strict rules apply to the manufacturing of cricket balls.
Visumatic equipment installs screws, nuts, bolts, pins, and specialty fasteners. From robot end of arm tooling to vision guided robots, engineered fastening is their only business and they've been at it for over 55 years.
A gentle nudge is often a more effective way to bring out the best in a worker than a firm push. Two common scenarios where this approach applies are just-hired workers and veteran ones that need to learn a new task.
Wire and spring makers do some quite-interesting work. Ace Wire Spring & Form Inc., for example, regularly turns thick wire into specialty hooks using a complex, multistep production process.