Update interview
19 Jul 2022

Denso — New Market Player in the Cobot Industry
Denso is well known for being a global automotive component manufacturer. It has a subsidiary, Denso Wave, that produces robots, automatic identification devices (barcode readers and related products), and programmable logic controllers. IDTechEx met Denso at Automatica 2022, where the company demonstrated its industrial robots and collaborative robots.
Full profile interview
18 Jul 2022

Robotnik
Robotnik is a Spanish mobile collaborative robot manufacturer. Its main products include mobile platforms (AGVs, AMRs, etc), as well as integrating cobots and mobile platforms together.
Update
6 Jul 2022

Omron — Cobot with an End-Camera
IDTechEx had a brief conversation with Omron at Automatica 2022. As IDTechEx had significant existing knowledge of Omron's autonomous mobile robots and included it in the report 'Mobile Robotics in Logistics, Warehousing and Delivery 2022-2042', the conversation was focused on the cobot.
Full profile interview
8 Feb 2022

Milvus Robotics
Milvus Robotics was founded in 2011 in Turkey. It has mobile robots for disinfection and research, but the company is focused primarily on autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for intralogistics. Apart from robotic hardware, they also provide a proprietary software platform for fleet management, and a wide range of on-top attachments that can be installed on the mobile robot for different tasks. Milvus now is active in some countries in North America, EMEA and Asia, and has 20 solution partners in these regions. Now the company employs over 50 people.
22 Sep 2021

TOF Sensor for Patient Monitoring: Track Human Skeletal Movement
Omron engineers have worked hard to create long lasting and reliable sensing products for manufacturers and product designers. With continued growth of smart sensor demand within the touchless market and for the medical industry, Omron has continued improvements on their latest sensing product, the B5L Time of Flight sensor.
28 Jul 2021

OMRON B5L Time-of-Flight Sensor Module for Real-Time 3D Vision in AMR
Innovative technology continues to improve and advance the possibilities for autonomous mobile robots (AMR). To view the environment around them, AMRs often require multiple, high-accuracy sensors that can offer stable and reliable detection along with a long life and high durability in a range of environments.
14 Jul 2021

OMRON Touchless Sensors for Innovative Solutions
As a leading innovator in the realm of sensors and sensing products, Omron continues to develop solutions to best suit the growing needs of a touchless society. With Smart Home and Building, Internet of Things (IoT), and Healthcare in mind, Omron introduces the B5L Time of Flight Sensor and new versions of theB5W Light Convergent Sensor to meet the high demand.
9 Jun 2021

Electronic Switching in the World of Test and Measurement
Omron Electronic Components continues its longstanding tradition of providing quality components solutions, such as relays, to the market. These electronic switches cover an unending list of applications, which contribute to the betterment of society in a variety of industries. One key focus industry includes test and measurement.
Background
29 Jan 2021

Omron
Omron had a significant presence at CES 2021, as they have in previous years.
Event summary
26 Jan 2021

Skin Patches & e-Textiles at CES 2021
This premium article covers the major launches and themes in the niche wearable technology product areas of skin patches and e-textiles. Despite the "consumer" focus of the event, much of the discussion and product launches of note focused around health and wellness applications, including products on both the consumer and medical side of the regulatory barriers. This article reviews some of the prominent announcements and companies present at this year's virtual event.
External press release
16 Dec 2020

TM Robotics and Evershed help Ricoh Automate its Manufacturing Process
In an industrial context, the word automation is often, inaccurately, used to mean only industrial robotics. In fact, it refers to everything from inverter driven conveyor systems to advanced manufacturing software.
Event summary
1 Dec 2020

Sensors Innovation Week 2020: Gas Sensors and Sensors for COVID-19
This IDTechEx premium article highlights the innovations of gas sensors and sensing systems for COVID-19 contact tracing.