Danny Reed, head of education and skills, PPMA Best, on the charity’s work to increase the number of female engineers
Robotics
Drag and Bot robot software integrates Basler camera drivers
24 October 2019
It is now possible to operate Basler 2D cameras in robotic applications through Drag and Bot’s graphical user interface
Gecko-Four polygon scanner for lidar scanning
8 October 2019
Precision Laser Scanning is now introducing its Gecko-Four polygon scanner for lidar scanning from small UAVs and in terrestrial robotics for factory automation
Pick-it M-HD high definition 3D camera
4 October 2019
RARUK Automation has released Pick-it M-HD high definition 3D camera for the detection of small and medium size objects
Photoneo named 'One to watch' in Europe for business excellence
20 August 2019
Photoneo has been named as ‘One to Watch’ in Europe. It is a list of business excellence published by the European Business Awards, one of the world’s largest and longest running business competitions
Asyril turns to SVS-Vistek cameras for robot bin picking system
22 July 2019
Swiss company Asyril now uses image processing systems to facilitate gripping bulk material components by robots in production, relying on industrial cameras from SVS-Vistek
UK manufacturing not investing in automation, says BARA chairman
20 June 2019
The UK is up to 20 per cent less productive than its major competitor countries because it is not investing in automation, Mike Wilson at the British Automation and Robot Association said at UKIVA's machine vision conference in Milton Keynes. Greg Blackman reports
European Robotics Forum 2020
More than 1,000 European robotics experts are expected to attend the 11th edition of the conference. ERF2020 will host a major exhibition where companies, universities and research institutes showcase prototypes, products, services and projects funded under EU’s Horizon 2020 research programme. With over 50 workshops highlighting the newest robotics research, the event will offer a unique window to the latest developments on the European markets.
European Robotics Week
The ERW2019 Central event in Poznan will be focused on robotics and artificial intelligence. It will be run by well-known robotics actors in Poland, with a great track-record of robotics events organisation (e.g. Rover Challenge): Poznan University of Technology (PUT), Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Centre (PSNC), European Space Foundation (ESF), and Planet Partners (PR & Communications).
Stemmer Imaging buys Infaimon for bin picking tech
28 May 2019
Stemmer Imaging has acquired Spanish firm Infaimon for a deal reported to be in the low tens of millions of euros
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Dominique Bonnisseau and Corinne Tsamba from Tematys advise on the questions technology firms should ask in order to grow their business
AMRC's Integrated Manufacturing Group's work spans robotics and automation, integrated large volume metrology, digital assisted assembly and manufacturing informatics
Greg Blackman visits the University of Sheffield’s Factory 2050 where Rolls-Royce, McLaren and Siemens, among others, are investing in research on digital manufacturing
Greg Blackman asks machine vision firms what strategies they employ when hiring staff
GenDC modular model decoupling data encoding or decoding from its transmission
Stéphane Maurice, GenICam vice chair and director of software development at Matrox Imaging, describes the benefits of GenDC, the latest member of the GenICam standard family
Wolfgang Pomrehn, collaborative robotics product manager at Bosch Rexroth, says deep learning could reduce the engineering effort of introducing new products to a manufacturing line by three quarters
