Design Engineering

Robotics Week 2023

Webinar On Demand

Practical cobot applications for manufacturing
Advanced Motion, Robotiq walk-though three common cobot use cases, including CNC tending, palletizing and screw driving.

DE Podcasts

DE Podcast: Xaba.ai – Industrial AI for Manufacturing Robots
Founder of Toronto-based Xaba.ai explains differences between industrial AI and ChatGPT, how AI enabled 3D-printing of the carbon fibre chassis of the APMA’s Project Arrow EV and why the company’s hardware-agnostic AI module significantly improves robotic accuracy.

Amphibious Tailings Pond Robots
Alberta’s Copperstone Technologies discusses the engineering behind its screw-drive autonomous amphibious vehicles, the AR2 and Neptune, that take measurements in hazardous oil sand and mining tailings ponds.

Canadian Cobot
Montreal-based Kinova Robotics details the capabilities of the company’s six-axis Link 6 and what distinguishes it from other cobots on the market.

Degrees of Freedom
Montreal’s Mecademic Robotics discusses its Meca500, the market’s smallest 6-axis robot, and delves into the advantages (and challenges) of 6 degrees-of-freedom robots in general.

News

New study explore current state of robotics market in Canada
HowToRobot.com and A3 analysis shows provinces, industries and applications with strongest robotics markets.

Mecademic launches Micro-SCARA for pre-order
Montreal-based robotics firm’s latest boasts SCARA speeds in a tiny footprint.

Researchers use video to train robots
Carnegie Mellon researchers teach robots by having them watch people perform tasks.

ABB introduces robotics education package
Automation education suite includes GoFa cobot, training materials and technical qualification.

Robots vs CNC for AM
A look at which automated approach is superior for support removal and finishing of metal 3D printed parts.

Lockheed, Xaba test AI-driven robots to improve airframe manufacturing
Toronto-based Xaba’s xCognition improves robotic accuracy and consistency by more than ten times, companies say.

AI and humanoid robots dominate ICRA event in London
Engineered Arts’ life-like Ameca robot typifies technology on display at robotics and automation conference.

Mobile robot components market worth $7.4B by 2027
Growth fueled by demand for order fulfillment robots, says research analyst report.

Rockwell partners with autonox Robotics
Agreement pairs German firm’s robotic mechanics with Rockwell’s motors and drives.

DHL, Locus Robotics partner to deploy 5,000 autonomous mobile robots
Expansion deal represents the industry’s largest AMR deal, DHL’s supply chain division says.

Tyto Robotics receives $400k grant from CRIAQ
Quebec-based aerospace firm’s R&D project to test performance of heavy-duty cargo UAV propulsion systems.

Kraken Robotics forecasts strong growth for 2023
Newfoundland-based marine technology firm reports record financials for 2022.