Bots & Business

Knight Material Technologies (KMT), based in Canton, Ohio, has augmented its production capabilities by incorporating an automated robotic line. This advancement is a response to the rising demand for KMT’s structured packing media, which is predominantly used in corrosive and high-temperature settings typical in various industrial plants and towers.

Google has unveiled Gemini, its most ambitious and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model to date. This announcement, made by Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, marks a significant step in the company’s AI-focused strategy, which has been central to its operations for nearly eight years.

Throughout history, people have developed tools and systems to augment and amplify their own capabilities. Whether the printing press or the assembly line, these innovations have allowed us to do more than we ever could alone. Jobs changed, new professions emerged, and people adapted. In the past year, the rate of change has rapidly accelerated. Cloud technologies, machine learning, and generative AI have become more accessible, impacting nearly every aspect of our lives from writing emails to developing software, even detecting cancer at an early stage.

Realtime Robotics, provider of collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, announced that it has partnered with HLS Engineering Group, a business associate in the field of integrated engineering, with expertise in the fields of manufacturing, mechanical engineering and robotic automation. 

In this video, the team of Rocking Robots talks to author Paul van Liempt, focusing on the effects of robotization in the workplace of the future. The discussion highlights the dual aspects of robotics in the labor market, emphasizing both the elimination of unpleasant tasks and the continued necessity of human labor.

The face of holiday park services in the Netherlands is changing as visitors at Landal GreenParks now find a robot welcoming them among the staff. Since joining the team in November, Clevon’s delivery robot has supported the parks team by delivering and collecting linen to and from the recreation homes in the holiday park.

Organizations that work with a wide range of industrial robots face the challenge of having to program each robot arm using its unique proprietary software. To address this, RoboDK software allows you to deploy programs on any robot controller. In an interview with Rocking Robots, founder Albert Nubiola compared his ambition to Microsoft’s achievement of creating Windows as an operating system that runs on any PC.

Paderborn-based start-up Unchained Robotics has received €5.5 million of capital which will continue to fuel their global expansion and deepen their services and partnerships. Future Industry Ventures, Teklas Ventures, vent.io, and existing investors including business angels in the industry are backing the company. Unchained Robotics aims to use the investment to expand its sales and services, and to serve the booming demand for its new MalocherBot into a wider range of applications.

Universal Robots, the Danish manufacturer of collaborative robots (cobots), has unveiled its latest addition to the product lineup – a new cobot with a 30 kg payload capacity, known as UR30.

Schiphol Airport has introduced robotics into its baggage handling system, aiming to modify the working environment of its employees. This initiative is a part of the airport’s strategy to improve operational efficiency and employee working conditions.