‘Robonaut 2′ To Take On Significant Roll, Says NASA & GM

February 15, 2010
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It seems to hold true that advancements in technology are on a constant rise.  In this case, NASA has paired up with GM in developing the Robonaut 2, a more advanced humanoid, following its predecessor: Robonaut.  This highly complex robot is believed to be capable of working right along side of humans.  Their goal is [...]

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Robotic Palletizing

December 3, 2009

>евтини мебелиetizing, and de-palletizing, carries certain advantages for many types of factories or businesses.  Robotic systems set up for palletizing aid in the optimization of time-usage and an increase in production flow, allowing for a higher profitability margin. These control systems also help substantially with labor pains associated with heavy lifting and are cost effective [...]

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Robotic Safety First!

December 2, 2009

Robotic Safety First!
When assembling a robotic system, it is always important to safeguard the cell in which the robot will be operating.  There are several ways to accomplish this.  First, you should always surround the robot with safety fencing.  This form of safeguarding creates walls around the operating equipment to prevent operators from entering dangerous [...]

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2 POSITION ROTARY TILT TABLE

November 4, 2009

Project Summary:
A manufacturer of industrial valves came to KC Robotics to find a cost effective 8 axis robotic solution. The company’s overall goal was to integrate the robot in a laser cladding application.
Application Goals:

Work Envelope: The customer required a large work envelope to accommodate the laser cladding process of their part.
Tilt / Rotate Table: The [...]

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Robot climbs Grand Canyon on AA batteries

October 28, 2009

The Energizer Bunny has new competition – from a robot! Panasonic’s Robot Evolta kept climbing and climbing — up a rope dangling from a Grand Canyon cliff for nearly seven hours on a pair of AA batteries that the company is billing as the world’s longest lasting.
See entire story:   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24861272/
INDUSTRIAL ROBOT BATTERIES FROM KC ROBOTICS
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Thinking of Automation? Now is the time!

October 28, 2009

With the current economic status, now is a perfect time to consider the purchase of an industrial robot.  As labor costs continue to be cut, and remaining cost effective is the largest task at hand, automation is an ideal way to implement your business plan.  Flexible automation offers your company solutions for a wide variety [...]

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