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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...

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 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...