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Robotic Applications: Flexible or High-Flex Cables

When looking to install a robot or an end effector, cabling is one of the important items to think about. Some may think that any simple cable, such as a communication cable or a power cable, would do the job for whatever you need. However, there exists many different types of cables and not all of them are suitable for robotic applications.

Catherine Bernier
By Catherine Bernier
on Aug 01, 2013 in Robotics. 5 min read time
Robotic Applications: Flexible or High-Flex Cables

When looking to install a robot or an end effector, cabling is one of the important items to think about. Some may think that...

Catherine Bernier
By Catherine Bernier
on Aug 01, 2013
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Challenges of Dexterous End Effectors

During the Automate 2013 show, a workshop was held by the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) and Robotiq was...

Catherine Bernier
By Catherine Bernier
on Jul 25, 2013
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Robot Welding: How to get started? - Part 1

One of the most used manufacturing processes to permanently join two parts is welding. Welding can be perform manually, i.e....

Catherine Bernier
By Catherine Bernier
on Jul 17, 2013
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Dexterous Manipulation Needs within Industry

This past January, Robotiq was at the Automate 2013 show. We were featured in our partner's booth and we also took part in a...

Catherine Bernier
By Catherine Bernier
on Jul 16, 2013
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Industrial Robot Communication Protocols

Communication protocols have always been a big challenge for the robotic industry. Protocols are used to exchange data between...

Catherine Bernier
By Catherine Bernier
on Jul 09, 2013
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Different End Effectors on the Market

Nowadays, robots are part of many manufacturing processes and aspects of production are improved by using them. Their...

Catherine Bernier
By Catherine Bernier
on Jul 03, 2013
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Mobile Platform : Integration of KUKA’s LWR 4+ on Little Helper

In order to make manufacturing industries more and more flexible, a lot of research is being done on mobile robots. You may...

Catherine Bernier
By Catherine Bernier
on Jul 02, 2013
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Collaborative Robot Series : PR2 from Willow Garage

Willow Garage’s PR2 robot is the next in our collaborative robot series. This robot is slightly different than the others,...

Catherine Bernier
By Catherine Bernier
on Jun 27, 2013
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Collaborative Robot Series : KUKA’s New IIWA (LWR 5)

In our collaborative robot series, we featured KUKA’s LWR 4+. Then after we released this article, the company had a surprise...

Catherine Bernier
By Catherine Bernier
on Jun 20, 2013
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