194 news items tagged robot
Universal Robots, Techman optimistic about 2021 cobot demand
Tuesday 2 March 2021Denmark-based Universal Robots and Taiwan-based Techman Robot - the world's top-2 collaborative robot vendors - are both optimistic about global demand in 2021.
Foxconn to improve gross margin to 7% in 2021
Wednesday 3 February 2021Foxconn expects to improve its gross margin this year to 7% in 2021, and will continue to deepen its deployments in a spate of segments including electric vehicles (EV), robots and...
Robot makers see continued growth momentum in 2021
Wednesday 20 January 2021The recent upsurge in demand for collaborative robots (cobots) that has started gaining momentum since the fourth quarter of 2020 will continue stretching throughout 2021, according...
Depth sensors keys in robot navigation, says Digitimes Research
Tuesday 19 January 2021SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) is essential to navigation systems of mobile robots and there are various depth sensors used in SLAM including 2D and 3D LiDARs, stereoscopic...
Hiwin develops endoscope positioning robot for minimal invasive surgery
Monday 30 November 2020Mechanical motion control component maker Hiwin Technologies has developed a multi-axis robot used to hold and position endoscopes during minimal invasive surgical operation through...
Techman robots enter supply chain of Japanese automaker
Thursday 12 November 2020Techman Robot under the Quanta Computer Group has seen its collaborative robots enter the supply chain of a leading automaker in Japan to support its next-generation smart inspection...
Nvidia sees strong sales from datacenter applications
Thursday 30 July 2020Nvidia is enjoying rising demand for its Ampere-based A100 GPUs from datacenter operators including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Baidu and Microsoft, and saw revenues from the datacenter...
Robots to see strong growth momentum
Wednesday 17 June 2020Manufacturers' demand for industrial robots is expected to rise significantly to support flexible production in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Peter Peng, director...
Ubestream offers subscription-based dialog robot services
Friday 8 May 2020AI startup business Ubestream has launched AIchatin SaaS (software as a service) cloud computing platform for providing AI-based dialog robot services on a subscription basis.
Nuwa Robotics offers service robot
Wednesday 22 April 2020Hong Kong-based Nuwa Robotics has introduced Kebbi AI-based service robot with dimensions of 355 (H) x 347 (W) x 196 (D)mm and a weight of 4.4kg, and will ship a total of 6,000 units...
Taiwan AI companies develop products in response to coronavirus
Thursday 12 March 2020Taiwan-based automation solution developer Solomon has cooperated with Denmark-based Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) to release disinfection robots that could help prevent the spread...
Cobot demand from China to be robust
Thursday 6 February 2020Factories in China may be avoiding installing collaborative robots at present due to the coronavirus outbreak, but long-term demand will be strong, according to Taiwan-based colaborative...
ITRI uses AI to train collaborative robots
Tuesday 21 January 2020Computational Intelligence Technology Center under government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has developed an AI-based deep learning solution for use in...
Robocare showcases companion robots at CES 2020
Friday 17 January 2020South Korea-based Robocare exhibited BOMY I and BOMY II, two companion robots for eldercare at CES 2020.
Unit shipments of service robots to outstrip industrial ones in 2020
Tuesday 7 January 2020Global shipments of industrial robots are expected to grow significantly in the next few years but may be soon outstripped by shipments of service robots, with Taiwan in pole position...
Whoopee showcases coffee-making robotic arm
Tuesday 31 December 2019Whoopee Robot Technology has showcased a robotic arm for making coffee at AppWorks Demo Day#19, a semiannual event to match 18 startup teams with venture capital investors and enterprise...
Robots industry sees weak 2019
Thursday 26 December 2019Worldwide industrial robots installation reached only 421,000 units in 2019, slightly lower than 2018's 422,000 units, marking the first on-year drop in seven years, according to...
Epson Taiwan promoting SCARA robots
Tuesday 24 December 2019Epson Taiwan is eyeing the demand for automation equipment from Taiwan's electronics manufacturing industry by promoting its selective compliance assembly robot arm (SCARA) products,...
Techman showcasing software robotic solutions at iREX 2019
Friday 20 December 2019Techman Robot, a own-brand collaborative robot maker, is showcasing three in-house-developed software robotic solutions at International Robot Exhibition (iREX) 2019 taking place...
Robotic grippers to play crucial role in collaborative robots, says OnRobot CEO
Friday 20 December 2019Robotic grippers will play a crucial role in the robots industry,and how they can be better incorporated into collaborative robots to help clients boost production efficiency in actual...
Major robot developers showcasing innovations at iREX 2019
Thursday 19 December 2019International Robot Exhibition (iREX) 2019 opened in Tokyo, Japan on December 18 with major robot developers including Universal Robots, TM-Robot, OnRobot and Solomon, all showcasing...
AVY Precision to invest in Japan robot developer
Wednesday 11 December 2019AVY Precision Technology has announced a plan to invest JPY100 million (US$923,000) to acquire a 5.9% stake in Japan-based Living Robot, a developer of companion robots.
Food delivery by robots: Q&A with Kiwi Campus founder Felipe Chavez Cortes
Wednesday 20 November 2019Silicon Valley-based Kiwi Campus is a startup dedicated to operating a semi-autonomous robotic platform for delivering foods, beverages and groceries to consumers on college campuses...
Nexcobot cooperates with AWS to simplify robot development
Monday 18 November 2019Amazon Web Services (AWS) has recently teamed up with robot developer Nexcobot to jointly develop a smart robotic solution, prodiving users from non-manufacturing industries with...
Automation demand may not recover until after mid-2020
Tuesday 15 October 2019With manufacturers starting to move some production out of China to avoid the US tariff on products imported from the "world's factory," robot and automation solution providers are...