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Robot sales soar in 2011, reaching record-breaking numbers
North American robotics companies sold more robots in 2011 than ever before, according to new statistics from Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industry's trade group.
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Kuka Robotics Canada opens new facility
Kuka Robotics Canada opens new facility Kuka Robotics Canada, a subsidiary of Kuka Roboter GmbH, a supplier of industrial robots, has opened a new facility in Mississauga, Ont.
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Right at home: Instead of bending to pressure to move overseas, one manufacturer found a cost-effective way to boost productivity and improve safety, while still keeping jobs in Canada
Oakville Stamping & Bending isn't moving to China.
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The gift of sight: A four-step approach to setting up a machine vision system for robot-based manufacturing
Increasingly, cameras and image processing technology - known collectively as machine vision - are being incorporated into robotic manufacturing systems. This approach provides added flexibility, so that the robot can…
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Robots to create more than a million jobs by 2016: global report
Robotics will be a major driver for global job creation over the next five years, according to a study conducted by market research firm Metra Martech.
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New robot safety standard draft released
The draft of the new ANSI RIA R15.06 Robot System Safety Standard was introduced at the 2011 National Robot Safety Conference in Knoxville, Tenn., last month. The new standard is…
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Machine shop increases productivity and supports Lean initiatives with robotic MIG gun
There are regular job shops, and there are job shops that go far beyond basic fabrication - ones that design, machine, laser cut, manufacturer and inspect specialty components from start…
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Robotics visionaries to present at 2011 RoboBusiness Leadership Summit
The RoboBusiness Leadership Summit, now in its seventh year, has announced the lineup of keynote presenters for the 2011 event, bringing together nearly 100 years of practical robotics experience.
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