FLOWSIC ultrasonic gas flow meters provide a reliable method for renewable energy generation The need for energy remains high and is even set to increase worldwide in the next few years. Renewable energy generated from wind...
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Robot Vision and Guidance Can Take Automation to the Next Level
Customer Case Study from A-Tech: How an oil field services customer used vision to improve their processes The Customer Challenge An Oil Field Services customer needs a vision solution for their KUKA robot. The robot needs to be...
Disinfecting with UV Light and the nanoScan3
Chinese startup uses safety laser scanners for navigation on mobile robots to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic by disinfecting with UV light What do safety laser scanners, UV light, and disinfection all have in common? They can...
Your newest bartender: Toni the Robot
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Inside SICK: Rolf Agner – Senior Product Trainer
SICK's Own Accordion-Playing Senior Product Trainer Rolf Agner, Senior Product Trainer, is the kind of person whose personality shines through a screen just as well as it does in person. That may be due to the sheer amount of...
Robot-Based Picking of Unstable Products Using 3D Vision
How 3D Cameras and Grippers solved a major problem in automation Renowned automation specialist fpt Robotik has paired its new patented gripper with SICK’s Visionary-T 3D camera to solve a specific problem: automating the process...
High Performance Compact Image-Based Code Reader for Miniature Codes
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Engineering Students use LiDAR to Eliminate Common Quality Control Issues on the Canned Goods Production Lines
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Simplifying Automated Dolly Positioning and Pallet Pocket Detection
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Two Autonomous Robots Used to Help Local Community in Wisconsin
Highlighting University of Wisconsin-Madison’s TiM$10K Contributions As the use of autonomous robots is on the rise, the field of robotics continues to advance faster with new innovations, many including the use of LiDAR sensors...