Flexiv closed a Series B+ funding round with an investment of nearly $100 million, making the company a unicorn startup.

This week, we talk to Universal Robots VP of strategy Anders Beck about the features of the new UR20 Cobot.

Universal Robots is calling the new UR20 “the most innovative cobot we have produced.” Of course, the UR20 wasn’t built overnight. It’s taken UR 17-plus years to get to this point.

The UR20 features a 20 kg payload, 1750 mm reach and 30% more speed and torque when compared to other UR cobots.

RightHand Robotics and Asetec have partnered together for future robotic logistics center integration projects in South Korea.

Humatics joins the UR+ program and delivers a simplified solution to higher accuracy positioning of UR cobots.

Alex Lee appointed General Manager leading Doosan operations in North America.

DOBOT Launches Collaborative Robot CR3L at Automate 2022 in Detroit with the Increased max reach of 11.5%.

The upgraded TM Robot S has comprehensive hardware and software enhancements, including a new pendant design.

Alex Lee appointed General Manager leading operations in North America.

The certified UR system adds up to four axes of motion beyond the UR cobot six axes, and embodies Festo world-class precision.

Available as a complete out-of-the-box system or as individual components, the OnRobot Palletizer is compatible with cobots and light industrial robots from Doosan, FANUC, OMRON, Techman and Universal Robots.

Ally Robotics’ affordable and smart robotic arms have already earned the company a partnership with Miso Robotics.

Certification guarantees compatibility with UR’s collaborative robots and compliance with specific quality criteria.

Developed by Universal Robots, PickNik Robotics and FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik, the driver is compatible across the entire line of UR cobots.

FANUC’s CR-35iB is intended to work safely alongside humans in applications that would usually require lift assist devices.

Flexxbotics plans to use the funding to accelerate the commercialization of its cloud-based manufacturing management software platform.

Festo’s cobot uses six pneumatic direct drives, instead of the typical electric motors and mechanical transmission, to move.

Teradyne’s industrial automation group grew its revenue 29% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2022 to $103 million.

The background for building a new joint headquarters is the explosive growth of both MiR and Universal Robots.

With Kassow Robots’ 7-axis cobots, Gibson will be able to serve customers in the medical, semiconductor and electronics industries. 

Extend Robotics’ AMAS lets users control robotic arms remotely from anywhere in the world. The system will be joining the UR+ ecosystem.