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The automotive industry was one of the first to embrace robotics. Indeed, automakers have been benefiting from the technology since General Motors purchased the first industrial robot from Unimation way back in 1961.
Necessity is the mother of invention, or so the proverb goes. Such was the case recently at The Langen Group, a manufacturer of automated packaging equipment in Mississauga, ON.
Although renowned for their flexibility, robots can still be limited by their end effectors. For example, equip your favorite SCARA robot with a suction gripper, and it will be hard-pressed