cobots

At automatica it was hard to miss the presence of the Danish robotics industry. Especially the robotics cluster of Odense was prominently represented, both in a pavilion and in the startup arena. During the event Odense robotics signed a partnership with Pittsburgh Robotics Network, a key hub in the US. And after an intensive pitch process and questioning from an expert panel, Aim Robotics emerged as the winners of the 2023 Odense Investor Summit. In this report Marco van der Hoeven from Rocking Robots discusses this with Søren Elmer Kristensen, CEO Odense Robotics and Martyna Waliszewska, Investment Manager at Invest in Odense.

Automatica, the international trade fair focusing on smart automation and robotics, is set to take place in Munich from June 27-30. Among the array of exhibitors, Elite Robots is scheduled to display its recently developed solutions at HALL B4 – Booth 311, created in cooperation with its local partners.

Sheffield is poised to welcome the first robotics company within its borders. Universal Robots, the Danish collaborative robot (cobot) company, has announced the opening of its UK hub in Sheffield. Scheduled to open its doors on Thursday, 8th June, the new hub will serve as a dedicated space for UK manufacturers to explore the benefits of collaborative automation.

Universal Robots has announced a partnership with Denali Advanced Integration, a services and technology integrator. Denali has become Universal Robots’ biggest Certified Solution Partner (CSP). It is now expected to use its integration expertise and market reach to bring Universal Robots’ cobot technology to major business across the globe as part of its new Automation-As-A-Service (AaaS) portfolio.

Yesterday Teradyne CEO Greg Smith addressed the audience at ERF 2023 in a keynote, highlighting the role robotics companies Universal Robots and MiR, both acquired by Teradyne in recent years, play in the strategy of the US-based technology company. With currently 11 million cobots that could be sold, the potential market for cobots is around $500 billion.

Turnkey robotic solutions, complete with all hardware, software, sensors and interfaces, will be powerful automation drivers in 2023, according to Universal Robots. Gone are the days of manufacturers buying a robot arm only to struggle figuring out how to integrate it in an application cell. 

MachineMetrics, provider of machine connectivity and production analytics for manufacturers, announced the availability of their Connector for Universal Robots (UR) to easily connect to and capture data from any equipment from UR. This latest connector, now available through the UR+ program to all current UR cobot users, enables instant insights into the health and performance of their cobots.

Universal Robots has reported Q2 revenue of USD 83 million. Universal Robots highlights particularly strong growth in global welding demand as being key to its success in the first half of the year. The company has also increased its revenue from Original Equipment Manufacturer [OEM] channels.

A lot of the solutions shown at Automatica are based on Cobots. One of the companies using Cobots in their offering is Robotiq. originally started as a provider of ‘end of arm’- tools, it has developed into a provideer of a broader portfolio. Rocking Robots spoke about their strategy with Leif Möller and Vincent Vandomme.

Yesterday Universal Robots unveiled their newest cobot, the UR20, at Automatica 2022.  Afterwards Rocking Robots talked to president Kim Povlsen on the challenges this cobot is addressing, and his vision on the rapidly growing cobotmarket.