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FANUC Displays Food-Grade and End-of-Line Robotics at PACK EXPO

FANUC Displays Food-Grade and End-of-Line Robotics at PACK EXPO

Palletizing and food-grade applications were the central theme of FANUC’s PACK EXPO exhibit, providing tailored examples for robotic solutions across the packaging industry.


News Oct 01, 2025 by David Peterson
Oriental Motor Presents Integrated Motion and Robot Controls at PACK EXPO

Oriental Motor Presents Integrated Motion and Robot Controls at PACK EXPO

Oriental Motor highlighted motors, robots, and servo controllers at PACK EXPO in Las Vegas, showing how unified motion systems will be used to drive flexible and efficient packaging automation.


News Oct 01, 2025 by David Peterson
ABB Gives Robots “Eyes,” Enhancing Machine Sensing and Perception

ABB Gives Robots “Eyes,” Enhancing Machine Sensing and Perception

ABB Robotics’ new OmniCore EyeMotion is a fully integrated vision system that combines hardware and software, enabling OmniCore-powered robots to “see” and interact with their environment.


News Sep 30, 2025 by Seth Price
Yaskawa Motoman Pushes Robotic AI Boundaries at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Yaskawa Motoman Pushes Robotic AI Boundaries at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Yaskawa provided a host of concrete examples of AI in the packaging industry, from part presentation and inspection to palletizing and package sorting using a variety of industrial robot models.


News Sep 30, 2025 by David Peterson
Universities Launch Robotics Centers with Industry Support

Universities Launch Robotics Centers with Industry Support

New robotics education centers like UMaine’s B.O.T. Loft equip students with practical automation skills for advanced manufacturing.


News Sep 22, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Robotiq PAL Ready cell arrives preassembled, tested, and deployment-ready for palletizing tasks.

Robotiq PAL Ready cell arrives preassembled, tested, and deployment-ready for palletizing tasks.

The Lean Palletization Experience combines modular robots and attachments, offering scalable, customizable palletizing solutions.


News Sep 18, 2025 by Seth Price
Google DeepMind’s RoboBallet Cuts Robot Planning Time

Google DeepMind’s RoboBallet Cuts Robot Planning Time

RoboBallet from Google DeepMind and Intrinsic uses AI to generate collision-free robot motion plans in seconds, replacing weeks of manual coding.


News Sep 17, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Meet UR8 Long: Universal Robots’ Long-Reach, Lightweight Robot

Meet UR8 Long: Universal Robots’ Long-Reach, Lightweight Robot

Universal Robots debuted its newest robot at Fabtech 2025. The UR8 Long features a compact build and a lengthy 1,750 mm reach, making it useful in applications like welding and pick and place.


News Sep 17, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich
Recirculate Disassembly System Gives New Life to Old EV Batteries

Recirculate Disassembly System Gives New Life to Old EV Batteries

With the help of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and a KUKA KR10 industrial robot, the EU-funded project Recirculate has developed a system to disassemble EV batteries for recycling.


News Sep 14, 2025 by Seth Price
Industry Partnerships Fuel Sustainability, Startups, and Cognitive Robotics

Industry Partnerships Fuel Sustainability, Startups, and Cognitive Robotics

Phoenix Contact, Siemens, and Neura Robotics have all formed partnerships, aiming to cut inventory waste, fuel manufacturing-focused startups, and expand the use of cognitive robotics in Asian markets.


News Sep 13, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Fabtech 2025 Showcases Robotics and Welding Innovation

Fabtech 2025 Showcases Robotics and Welding Innovation

FANUC, Universal Robots, Kawasaki, and AGT Robotics headlined Fabtech 2025 with advances in welding, plasma cutting, and large-scale automation.


News Sep 11, 2025 by Seth Price
John Deere Expands with GUSS Orchard & Vineyard Sprayers

John Deere Expands with GUSS Orchard & Vineyard Sprayers

GUSS joins John Deere, bringing autonomous sprayers for orchards and vineyards that reduce labor needs, trim chemical use, and improve crop protection.


News Sep 09, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
QPT Ushers in AI-Ready GaN Motor Drives to Transform Cobots

QPT Ushers in AI-Ready GaN Motor Drives to Transform Cobots

QPT introduces MicroDyno, a 1-MHz GaN motor drive platform delivering true sine wave output, precision motion, and scalable efficiency for cobots and beyond.


News Sep 08, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
KUKA’s New AMR Carries the Load in Smart Logistics

KUKA’s New AMR Carries the Load in Smart Logistics

The KMP 250P expands KUKA’s AMR portfolio, offering scalable payload transport, sleep mode fleet management, and 360-degree safety.


News Sep 07, 2025 by Bob Odhiambo
Schunk Expands Robot PLUS Portfolio with Tool Changers and Sensors

Schunk Expands Robot PLUS Portfolio with Tool Changers and Sensors

Explore Schunk’s Robot PLUS portfolio, featuring CPS/CPB tool changers, AGM compensation units, and FTS sensors for next-gen automation.


News Sep 04, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
The Conveyor | August 2025 Control, Automation, and Robotics News

The Conveyor | August 2025 Control, Automation, and Robotics News

Check out our quick summary of the past month’s product announcements, company news, and research insights from around the world of industrial automation and control.


News Sep 03, 2025 by David Peterson
Hear and Harvest: Robots Use SonicBoom to Pick Produce

Hear and Harvest: Robots Use SonicBoom to Pick Produce

CMU’s SonicBoom uses contact microphones to help robots detect and harvest fruit in unstructured farm environments where vision-based systems struggle.


News Aug 25, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Physik Instrumente’s Nanopositioning Stage Delivers Precise 6-Axis Motion

Physik Instrumente’s Nanopositioning Stage Delivers Precise 6-Axis Motion

Physik Instrumente has released a positioning system that delivers precise and repeatable nanoscale movements controlled in six axes for applications like metrology, photonics, and micro-assembly.


News Aug 23, 2025 by Seth Price
AI-Backed Scanning Transforms Logistics With Honeywell, Stereolabs

AI-Backed Scanning Transforms Logistics With Honeywell, Stereolabs

Honeywell and Stereolabs pair stereoscopic 3D vision with SwiftDecoder barcode scanning to enhance logistics, manufacturing, and warehouse automation.


News Aug 22, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Oriental Motor Adds a Full 360° Range of Motion to 3-Axis SCARA Robots

Oriental Motor Adds a Full 360° Range of Motion to 3-Axis SCARA Robots

Oriental Motor has added two new SCARA robots to its existing OVR small robot series, bringing a full 360° range of motion to applications needing precision and space efficiency.


News Aug 22, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich