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Picking, packing and palletizing robot solutions

FANUC America will highlight its latest robot and cobot solutions for picking, packing and palletizing at Pack Expo International in Chicago. The f... continue reading »

The new labor

As the labor market continues to rebound from pandemic-related shortages, CPGs are focusing their workforce on key growth areas as they try to meet co... continue reading »

Where are all the robots?

Over the past several months, the winners of the International Fresh Produce Association Fresh Field Catalyst Accelerator program have been immersing ... continue reading »

New sprayer robot uses sun to detect and spray weeds

In addition to its Solix Scouting robot, Solinftec has unveiled its Solix Sprayer robot designed to detect and spray weeds. It will also provide us... continue reading »

Latest in robot technology to be featured at ProFood Tech

Industrial robot sales in the food and beverage processing market continue to grow and now represent the second largest growth sector behind automotiv... continue reading »

Robots can make some human workers uncomfortable

Melanie Epp | Contributing Writer Some 50 years ago the automotive industry saw the writing on the wall. Labor was getting harder to find, so they ... continue reading »

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Lettuce, cabbage de-coring robot developed by FTNON

The adoption of automation and robots in the food processing sector is happening at a rapid pace. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, though, since a... continue reading »

Demonstration packing line works in high-speed harmony

This year’s Anuga FoodTec trade fair in Cologne, Germany, which saw some 43,000 visitors, highlighted new food processing technology from around the... continue reading »