RobotWorx Versatile and Affordable Industrial Robot, Now with 15% Off

RobotWorx Announces 15% Discount on FANUC Material Handling Robots - Industrial robot integrator RobotWorx is running a sale on reconditioned FANUC R-2000iA/165F and FANUC S-900i robots throughout the month of June.

Companies interested in an affordable and versatile industrial robot for material handling, machine tending, spot welding, and other applications can receive 15% off FANUC R-2000iA/165F and S-900i RJ3iB robots during RobotWorx’ June sales event.

To be eligible for the discount, companies need to submit a purchase order by the end of the month and mention promotion code 15%PRDEAL. RobotWorx sales team is available to answer any questions about the products and provide additional pricing information: 740-383-8383.

The reconditioning company’s used robots, already priced 40-50% lower than new, provide significant savings opportunities for businesses looking to automate. However, the 15% off sales event offers an additional incentive.

The FANUC R-2000iA/165F and S-900i robots are 6-axis, floor-mount models suitable for a variety of uses ranging from palletizing and machine loading/unloading to spot welding and cutting. Both industrial robots offer generous work envelopes and payload capacities. The FANUC R-2000iA arm can reach 2650mm horizontally and hoist up to 165kg, while the FANUC S-900i arm reaches 2488mm and lifts 220kg.

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Latest Automation Studio 8.3 Software for Increased Performance

Freeslate, Inc. Releases Automation Studio 8.3 Software for Increased Performance and Control of Core Module 3 Platform - New version of Freeslate automation software provides improved user interface and compatibility with Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010

Freeslate, Inc., the leading provider of high throughput research solutions that enable dramatic gains in R&D productivity and innovation, today announced the release of Automation Studio 8.3 software, a key component of its powerful Lab Execution and Analysis (LEA) software suite. Automation Studio improves R&D productivity by automating and controlling multiple laboratory instruments with a single software interface. The release of version 8.3 introduces a new high-performance framework for managing communications with Freeslate’s Core Module 3 (CM3) robotics platform giving researchers increased performance and control of their high throughput experiments.

The CM3 is a highly flexible platform that utilizes the experimental design, workflow automation and data management tools of LEA software to allow researchers to leverage a single automated instrument to prepare, process and test an array of complex mixtures and samples.

“The release of Automation Studio 8.3 gives customers powerful new capabilities when running experiments on our Core Module 3,” stated John Senaldi, president and chief executive officer of Freeslate. “By optimizing the performance of the system, the software allows customers to experience greater confidence and efficiency, increasing their productivity.”

Along with enhanced instrument performance, Automation Studio 8.3 also comes with a number of new features that provide researchers with a deeper understanding of what is happening during an experiment. New features include better display and monitoring of experiment process conditions, more sophisticated safety features, and dynamic parsers that can save data while an experiment is in progress. The new version now supports the Microsoft® Windows 7 operating system and Microsoft® Office 2010.

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RobotWorx Promotes STEM and Robotics Education with COSI

RobotWorx Promotes STEM and Robotics Education with COSI Columbus Partnership - Robot integrator, RobotWorx, donated an interactive exhibit and $50K to a hands-on science center in downtown Columbus, Ohio.

In 2010, RobotWorx embarked on a three year sponsorship project for the Center of Science and Industry (COSI). The goal was to provide visitors with a better understanding of what industrial robots are and how they work. RobotWorx supplied the robot tech and financial backing, COSI, the setting and educational expertise.

“It’s a privilege to work with the great people at COSI.” RobotWorx CEO Keith Wanner said. “We’re now in our second year as corporate sponsors and I couldn’t be happier with the partnership and the impact of the robot exhibit.”

Engineers at RobotWorx designed and built a mobile, interactive exhibit especially for COSI. The educational cart features two reconditioned Motoman K3S robots called “Rivet” and “Bolt” and MRC control units. It is protected with extruded aluminum framing and plexiglass, allowing visitors to see the inner workings of the controllers and 360-degree views of the 6-axis, articulated robots.

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The International RoboGames 2011 for Robotics Sports

The International RoboGames 2011: Robots Made of Metal Compete for Medals Made of Gold - The 8th annual RoboGames attracts teams from around the world to compete in 60 different events - from dancing androids to fire-breathing combat robots and autonomous cars to soccer playing droids.

The San Francisco Bay Area has long been a rich playground where hard working cogs in the startup machine wrestle valiantly in their cubicles with the coding questions of the ages. 51 weeks out of the year, it's humdrum workday solving the world's technology problems. And then there's week 52 - RoboGames week.

You can feel a little spark of excitement on Twitter, a slight increase in breathless posts on Facebook and internet forums around the world. There's an increase in business from electronics retailers, hardware manufacturers, and every so often howls of frustration or triumph coming from labs, fabs and unassuming garages. Post doctoral researchers in Indonesia have already got their airline tickets, while machinists in the UK fondle their ratchet sets and stare blankly out into distance, plotting and planning. The ears of DIY blacksmiths in the hinterlands of Texas perk up. Lego-devouring adolescents in California program their robots for the Junior classes.

It's RoboGames Time! Dancing androids, autonomous vehicles, 220 pound combat robots, and even bartending bots will stun a live audience with their dexterity and lethalness. Teams will be competing for gold, silver, and bronze medals against their colleagues from around the world. Fans and their families get their seat cushions ready and their engineering bloodlust activated.

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Jaco Robot Manipulator - Highly Dexterous Robotic Arm

Kinova Technology and RobotShop Launch the Academic Version of the Revolutionary JACO Robotic Arm - RobotShop has obtained worldwide exclusivity for online sales of the academic version of the next generation JACO® robotic arm, by Kinova Technology.

RobotShop Distribution announces today that they have signed a global exclusivity agreement with Kinova Techhnology in order to sell the academic version of the JACO robotic arm on the Internet.

RobotShop has been working for more than 2 years to increase their professional robotics product offer in order to better cater to customer requests. Simplified, fluid and safe manipulation is a market that offers a lot of potential and virtually unlimited applications. With the addition of the revolutionary JACO robotic arm to their growing product offer, RobotShop adopts the strategic plan common to both partners. Kinova was seeking a specialized partner able to offer a turn-key solution with global market appeal. It was during the development of the Quebec robotics innovation cluster “IROQ” (Innovation Robotic Quebec) that the two companies reinforced their partnership.

"It is inevitable that in the future, robots will need to work more and more in the presence of humans, in all sectors of

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Mint Robotic Floor Cleaner for Hard Surface Floor Cleaning

Evolution Robotics Introduces Mint at RobotShop - RobotShop has been selected by Evolution Robotics to sell the company’s new automatic hard surface floor cleaner.

RobotShop Distribution Inc. announced today that they will be among the top online retailing stores to sell the Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner, a robotic floor cleaning appliance designed exclusively for hard surface floor cleaning.

RobotShop is on a continuous search for the latest and most innovative robotic technology. It is only appropriate that the Mint from Evolution Robotics be added to its growing line of robotic floor cleaners. Mint automatically dusts and wet mops hard surface floors using popular cleaning cloths, such as Swiffer® brand Dry and Wet Cloths® and other similar products.

"RobotShop has cooperated with Evolution Robotics for multiple years by selling their popular ER1 and their NorthStar detector kit,” said Mario Tremblay, president and founder of RobotShop. “We are proud to stand beside Evolution Robotics to introduce the new smart and automatic floor cleaner, Mint. We are clearly entering a new phase in the evolution of floor care."

Mint has been honoured with a Popular Mechanics’ Editor’s Choice award for best new product at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and a silver IDEA (International Design Excellence Award) in the “Home Living” category by the Industrial Design Society of America. Guided by Evolution’s own NorthStar® technology, Mint is smart enough to navigate and clean a room systematically without human assistance and meticulously tracks where it cleans to ensure it doesn’t miss a spot. To clean into hard to reach places, Mint’s unconventional square body breaks the mold of traditional round robots allowing the cleaning cloth to clean

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Neato Robotics Vacuum Cleaner is Smarter Robot that Cleans without You

Neato Robotics Vacuum Cleaner Available at RobotShop: Neato Robotics has selected RobotShop, the leading source for personal and professional robot technology, to sell the company’s new Neato XV-11 robot vacuum cleaner online.

RobotShop Distribution Inc. announced today that they will be among the top online retailing stores to sell the Neato XV-11 all-floor robotic vacuum cleaner. As robotic experts and as a specialized robotic online store, RobotShop has been anticipating the release of this new technology from the moment it was discovered. RobotShop is beyond excited to make it available to its customers.

RobotShop has been selling and supporting robot vacuums for the past seven years and is proud to add the Neato XV-11 to its growing line of robotic vacuums. Neato Robotics brings the next-generation intelligence to the robotic vacuum marketplace. The Neato XV-11 is the first robot vacuum system with laser-based vision and room mapping which will revolutionize the way you clean your home. This new technology allows the Neato XV-11 to clean your home methodically and entirely, every time. Through technical innovation, robot vacuums will become increasingly unique and intelligent; they will evolve and learn certain things about their Master and their immediate environment. The Neato XV-11 is proof of this evolvement and it’s now available at

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