robotics

Automation use in times of labor shortage

Labor shortages are driving consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies to adopt automated solutions, according to The Future of Automation in Packaging a... continue reading »

Agriculture robotics event coming to Fresno in 2022

FIRA USA, an agriculture robotics event, is coming to Fresno, California, in October 2022. The event is designed to bring together specialty crop g... continue reading »

Addressing labor challenges through automation, robotics

Almost from the moment robots first appeared in factories in the 1960s, the immediate reaction among factory workers was a fear that automation would ... continue reading »

Wyzo the sidebot to be introduced at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Wyzo, the world’s first direct-drive pick-and-place sidebot, will be showcased to the U.S. market for the first time at PACK EXPO Las Vegas. From... continue reading »

JLS to display robotic cartoning solution during PACK EXPO Las Vegas

JLS Automation will display its Peregrine robotic cartoning solution during PACK EXPO Las Vegas in September. The Peregrine can form, load and clos... continue reading »

New robotic technology appeals to Australian apple industry

A Monash University research team has developed a robot capable of identifying, picking and depositing apples in as little as seven seconds. A rese... continue reading »

Rocketfarm creates app to assist with machine-to-machine communication

The market leading producer of collaborative robots, Universal Robots, is now supporting the OPC UA standard to their robots. Norwegian software co... continue reading »

JLS Automation celebrating 65th anniversary

Robotic packaging systems producer and industrial automation leader JLS Automation is celebrating its 65th anniversary in 2020. The company started... continue reading »

Quest Industrial wins robotics award from FANUC Japan

FANUC Japan has honored both Quest Industrial and ProMach with its 2019 Global Partner Sales Award. This award, which was presented in December at ... continue reading »

Road to robotic automation in food processing

The food industry is entering an era similar to one the automobile industry went through decades ago. Automation is coming, that we know. How and to w... continue reading »