Automation, Controls and Technology News — Industrial Robotics

Providing a new addition to its RobotStudio, ABB is offering users increased efficency in remote robot motion control. ABB's offline programming and simulation software, RobotStudio, can now control SCARA robot motion directly from your PC. SCARA Robots The IRB 910SC is ABB's single-arm robot, which is ideally used in small parts assembly, inspection and materials handling, and operates within a combined footprint. The SCARA robot is a high speed bot available in three different configurations, including IRB 910SC –3/0.45, IRB 910SC – 3/0.55m, and IRB 910SC – 3/0.65. This bot can be mounted on a table top and integrates easily...

  The total industrial robotics market size, which includes software, peripherals, and system engineering is expected to grow from 44.6 Bil USD to 73 Bil USD in 2025. The market’s projected compound annual growth rate of 10.4% is down by an estimated 3% from the pre-epidemic forecasted rate of just over 13%.      Particularly in developed countries, skilled labor shortages are driving demand for automation, especially in the industrial robotics market. Automation allows manufacturers to keep costs down and possess a cost advantage in the market. In the APAC region, where manufacturers are exploring ways to further automate their...

Industrial robotics company Yaskawa Motoman announced the release of two new scalar robots in late December. The Motoman SG400 and SG650 are a pair of scalar robots designed for sorting, packing, assembly, transport, and inspecting small components. Yaskawa notes that the pair of robots are particularly well suited for the 3C market, which includes products such as computers, electronic components, and home appliances. The payload and reach capacities of the bots are described as conducive to manufacturing in the medical, cosmetic, and food processing industries. Shop for Allen Bradley and Schneider Electrics PLCs, HMI, and other Industrial Automation Products Yaskawa's 2025...

 ABI Research, advisory firm for the global technology market, has predicted that the upcoming decade will produce explosive growth in the robotics industry, resulting in a total market valuation of US$277 billion by 2030. This growth will reflect an industry shift toward mobile robotics, with mobile robots dominating traditional industrial robotics by 2022. While mobile robotics are currently concentrated in materials handling, this technology is expected to make waves throughout many sectors of the global economy in the coming decade, transforming automation and manufacturing. “The automation of material handling will see huge segments of the global forklift, tow truck, and...