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Applied Robotics Introduces New Family of Heavy Duty Modular Tool Changers

Applied Robotics Inc. announced its newest family of heavy duty modular tool changers. The SmartChange™ tool changers’ new coupling mechanism ... Click to read more.

DENSO Robotics Introduces New b-CAP Ethernet TCP/IP Control Protocol

DENSO’s new b-CAP™ Ethernet TCP/IP option gives users direct control of a DENSO robot and peripheral devices by means of... Click to read more.

>SAS< Automation introduces New Heated Gate Cutter

>SAS< Automation recently introduced a new Heated Gate Cutter for plastics degating. Gate cutting is often a final plastics ... Click to read more.

Braintech Awarded Subcontract for U.S. Navy’s Automated Weapons Assembly Project

RIA members, including Braintech and PaR Systems, are at the forefront of automation initiatives for the U.S. Navy.... Click to read more.

ABB’s Robotics Canadian “Technology Days” to Feature Seminars and Live Demonstrations

ABB’s Robotics group is organizing Canadian “Technology Days” to help current and prospective customers discover first-hand how ABB’s industrial robotic ... Click to read more.

SmartTCP Announces New Laser Seam Tracking capability for SmartTCP Automatic Welding Solution

SmartTCP announced it now offers the SmartTCP welding solution with laser seam tracking capability. ... Click to read more.

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Feature Articles

Food Lovers Can Thank Robots

by Brian Huse, Director, Marketing & PR, Robotic Industries Association

Thank a robot for your food? Then and now (I Love Lucy vs. Quattro Robot for packaging chocolates). Video... Click to read more.

Safety Triggers Military Robot Alert

by Brian Huse, Director, Marketing & PR

If you like “Future Weapons” on Discovery Channel then you’ll be interested in the MAARS Robot. Video included... Click to read more.

Robotic Simulation and Off-line Programming: From Academia to Industry

by Bennett Brumson, Contributing Editor

Robotic simulation and off-line programming (OLP) are powerful tools for saving integrators and end-users time and money when designing a ... Click to read more.

A Little Green in Every Robot

by Brian Huse, Director, Marketing & PR

Robots are among the most efficient machines available to manufacturers and can be part of any company’s strategy for green ... Click to read more.

Food Processing Gets New Safety Controls

by (RIA Staff Interview with) Gary Ferguson, Managing Director, Schmersal Inc.

Food applications are important to many RIA members. RIA caught up with Gary Ferguson for a Q & A session.... Click to read more.

Making it Safe: National Robot Safety Conference 2009

by Bennett Brumson, Contributing Editor

On the eve of major changes to robot safety standards, robot makers, integrators, and peripheral equipment manufacturers will attend...... Click to read more.

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Endurance™ Vision Cable Assemblies

Northwire's Endurance™ Vision Cable Assemblies are engineered with advanced, industrial-grade connectors and cables. Click to read more.

DENSO 4-, 5- and 6-Axis Robots

DENSO offers a wide range of compact 4-, 5- and 6-axis robots, for payloads up to 20 kg and reaches from 350 to 1300 mm. Click to read more.

TS Series SCARA Robots

Stäubli has now introduced an ultra-fast and precise 4-axis TS SCARA robot series Click to read more.

RobotWorx Wins RIA Twitter Contest

Assembly mag’s Top 50 came out & we did a contest about which RIA members are on it. Congrats to winner Amy at RobotWorx Click to read more.

Free Quote Risk Assessment Training

Learn to identify necessary tasks, possible hazards, determine risk reduction requirements and possible solutions. Click to read more.

Multi-Aixs Force/Torque Sensors

Our Sensors give robots a tactile sense of touch by sending force & torque feedback to control the robot's positioning. Click to read more.

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