It’s Happening – Robots Are Becoming Self Aware
The use of machine learning or artificial intelligence in robotics is becoming increasingly important. A University in New York has recently taken a huge step on
6 February 2019
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Hundreds of robots feared lost as huge blaze Rips through Ocado Warehouse
Some 200 firefighters have been tackling a blaze today at the Ocado warehouse in Andover. Over 30,000 orders a week are processed here by the famous
6 February 2019
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The Government Must do more to Promote SME Finance Schemes
Lack of funding holds back 1 in 4 SMEs According to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are
11 January 2019
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Cobot of the Month- YuMi Single-Arm
Active8 Robot’s cobot of the month this January is ABB’s single-arm YuMi. It is ABB’s most collaborative robot to date, which can be easily integrated into
2 January 2019
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Looking back and looking forward…
Time flies when you’re trying to keep up with the robotics and automation industry. As 2018 is coming to an end Active8 Robots is preparing for
21 December 2018
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Robotiq has raised $23,000,000 to Build More Cobots
Last week Robotiq announced that it has raised $23 Million (US Dollars) in its first round of venture investment. Robotiq, as mentioned in our last
17 December 2018
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Force Torque Sensing- Give your Robot the Sense of Touch
Sometimes, no matter how precisely you program your robot, you can’t account for variations in the product you are handling. When a human does these kinds
13 December 2018
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2018- A Celebration of Women in STEM
2018 has been a real milestone for Women in STEM. This year’s Nobel Prize Award Ceremony saw two women receive Nobel Prizes for both the Physics
12 December 2018
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Vector- A small robot for a small price!
It seems that even Amazon, the largest online retailer in the world, agrees that robotics and STEM products will make great gifts this year. The Vector
10 December 2018
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Cobot of the Month- FANUC CR35iA
Fanuc’s new CR35iA is the world’s only collaborative robot with a 35kg payload, making it the world’s strongest cobot. The Strongest Cobot on the Market The
30 November 2018
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SPS IPC Drives Show with Siemens
This week some of our Active8 Robots Engineers visited the SPS IPC Drives show in Nuremberg, Germany. They were invited by Siemens, and travelled with them,
29 November 2018
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One solution doesn’t fit all, but it does fit many.
Active8 Robots is extremely aware that every manufacturing line is different, and one standard solution cannot be made to increase productivity in every line. However, it
28 November 2018
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AWS re:Invent
Active8 Robots have once again teamed up with Deloitte to demonstrate how industry 4.0 can work in harmony with the Internet of Things, at AWS re:Invent
27 November 2018
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Panda on the Cover of Time Magazine
One of our cobots, Panda from Franka Emika, has made it onto the iconic Time Magazine’s cover. The edition is entitled “50 Amazing Innovations changing how
20 November 2018
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New UK Innovation loans will help businesses improve manufacturing
£12millon worth of innovation loans are being offered to 17 businesses across the UK. They will use the funding to undertake innovative manufacturing and materials research
16 November 2018
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Active8 Robots EOAT: More than standard
One of the most important features in any successful automated solution is the functionality of the End of Arm Tooling (EOAT). This has inspired the team
14 November 2018
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UR e-Series Training
Last week some engineers from our Headquarters in Somerset travelled to Universal Robots’ Headquarters in Copenhagen to attend a training course on the new E-series robots,
8 November 2018
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Cobot of the Month- UR e-Series
The new e-Series is the newest range of cobot from Universal Robots. This new series is intended to enable faster development for a wider variety of
1 November 2018
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