Industrial Robotics Company

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Theindustrial robot continues to play an integral role in industries like manufacturing, reaching around 3.5 million operational units and resulting in a global market worth over $52 billion in 2023. Factories, power plants and other industrial workplaces now depend on robotics companies to deliver top-notch products that automate processes, ramp up production and increase safety.

But not all robotics companies are the same. Besides ensuring the quality of their robots, businesses need to determine which industrial robots can perform the tasks relevant to their sector and workplace. Below are some of the companies designing industrial robots that bring automation and innovation to a range of jobs.

Nextage, the dual-arm industrial robot of Kawada Robotics Groups, is capable of working alongside humans in a variety of manufacturing settings. It has the ability to recognize and respond to its environment thanks to its built-in image recognition system, while 15 axes and an electromagnetic brake system on its shoulders and elbows prevent falls. When utilizing both its arms, Nextage has a maximum payload capacity of 6 kg.

Mecademic specializes in ultra-small industrial robots capable of high-speed pick and place and lab automation with a small footprint. Its six-axis industrial robot arm, Meca500, has a reach of 330 mm and maximum payload capacity of 1 kg. With sensors and wireless connectivity, Meca500 is also capable of gathering data, the analysis of which can lead to improved efficiency through more informed decision-making.

In 1977, Yaskawa introduced the first all-electric industrial robot in Japan, shipping close to 500,000 in the more than 40 years since. Working across logistics, automotive, and food and beverage industries, Yaskawa robots are used in applications like welding, assembly and painting. The company is also working in the electric vehicle industry by helping to produce high-capacity batteries and in the biomedical industry testing bacteria and preparing drugs.

Industrial robotics is a rapidly growing field that is changing the way factories and industries operate. With the increasing demand for efficiency and automation, the use of robots has become an essential part of modern production processes. Industrial robots are capable of performing tasks that are repetitive, dangerous, or require a high degree of precision, freeing up workers to focus on higher-level tasks.

According to the International Federation of Robots (IFR), almost three million industrial robots are working in factories around the world. These workhorses handle tedious, expensive, time-consuming, dirty, dull and dangerous jobs, so human workers can take on more valuable and rewarding tasks.

Kawasaki is a leading supplier of industrial robots and robotic automation systems with a broad product portfolio, able to service a wide range of applications across diverse industries. Kawasaki Robotics has incorporated 50 years of experience as a robot industry leader into the development of the most technically advanced controllers and the highest quality robots.

Japanese multinational electronics company Epson, one of the world's largest manufacturers of computer printers and imaging-related equipment, also develops and manufactures its own line of industrial SCARA and six-axis robots.

For more than 35 years, the world's top manufacturers have relied on Epson Robots to reduce production costs, improve product quality, and increase their bottom line. Epson Robots is a leading supplier to a wide variety of manufacturing industries including Automotive, Medical, Electronics, Consumer Products, Industrial and many more, with customers ranging from large Fortune 100 companies to small manufacturing facilities.

Omron Adept Technology, Inc. is a multinational corporation with headquarters in Pleasanton, California. The company focus on industrial automation and robotics, including software and vision guidance. Adept has offices throughout the United States as well as in Dortmund, Germany, Paris, France, and Singapore

With more than 100 models, FANUC offers the widest range of industrial robots in the world. Covering a diverse range of applications and industries, FANUC robots are easy to operate and provide complete flexibility thanks to a range of application-specific options, straightforward integration, payloads up to 2.3 tonnes and maximum reaches up to 4.7m.

One of the world's leading suppliers of intelligent robotics, plant and systems engineering, KUKA is a German manufacturer of industrial robots and systems for factory automation. It has been predominantly owned by the Chinese company Midea Group since 2016

As a leading global supplier of intelligent automation solutions KUKA offers its customers everything from a single source: from robots and cells to fully automated systems and their networking in markets such as automotive, electronics, general industry, consumer goods, e-commerce/retail and healthcare. The KUKA Group is headquartered in Augsburg, Germany and has sales of around EUR 3.2 billion and around 14,000 employees.

DENSO is one of the world's largest automotive suppliers of technology and components found in almost all vehicles around the globe including Toyota, Honda, FCA, General Motors, Ford, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz. Its robotics division, DENSO Robotics, is a market leader in the small industrial robots segment with over 120,000 robots installed worldwide.

In 1967, Denso started developing robots to optimise its own manufacturing processes in the automotive industry. This allowed the company to constantly improve and advance both hardware and software. Today, as the established leader in the small assembly industrial robotics segment, DENSO Robotics continues to set the benchmark in reliability, flexibility and functionality.

ABB Ltd. is a Swedish-Swiss multinational corporation headquartered in Zrich, Switzerland. The company was formed in 1988 when Sweden's Allmnna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget and Switzerland's Brown, Boveri & Cie merged to create ASEA Brown Boveri, later simplified to the initials ABB.

ABB Robotics is part of the ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation business area, which, together with the Machine Automation Division, employs more than 11,000 people at over 100 locations in more than 53 countries.

"IFR is a well recognized organization which unites national robot associations, academia and manufacturers all over the world. To join IFR will let us know the latest statistics and information, to have the channel to present our ideas and thoughts in front of global peers. We hope to have more opportunities for international cooperation and promote the high-speed and healthy development of the robotics industry."

"SCHUNK is a member of the International Federation of Robotics to stay updated on global trends, policies, and advancements in robotics. Membership allows contribution to shaping standards, policies, and fostering robot adoption worldwide."

"As the CEO of PAL Robotics, I am proud to bring our 20+ years of pioneering expertise in service robotics to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). Serving as the Chair of Service Robotics, it's an honor to collaborate with industry leaders. Together, we're committed to shaping a future where robotics and human society coexist beneficially, driving innovation and enhancing the quality of life globally."

"IFR is a unique international association having members from groups, companies and research institutes from around the world who are involved in robotics. IFR widely offers useful data, opportunities and other benefits not only to its members, but also to the world at large. There are high expectations that IFR will enhance the synergy and mutual support among all its members to become drivers to energetically establish a sustainable society."

"IFR brings opportunity to network and engage with other professionals and entrepreneurs in the field of robotics to together ensure both that more companies and more people benefit from adopting technologies. I believe we are witnessing one of the greatest technological shifts in the history of mankind, during which Robotics, AI and related technologies have the potential to transform every industry and aspect of our lives within the next decade."

Established in 1987, IFR has brought together the international robotics players in more than 20 countries. It is a unique platform for sharing information and exchanging ideas, thus contributing to the dynamic development of the robotics around the world. The role of IFR is becoming more and more important for further global development of robotics in the future. CRIA is proud to be part of this international robotics family.

"The International Federation of Robotics is here to provide a reliable and highly trained professional network for the robotics community. By sponsoring the International Symposium on Robotics (ISR), the IFR stands as a major driver for researchers and engineers from around the globe, allowing them to present their pioneering works in service and industrial robotics."

"One of the key benefits of the IFR is its influence on public opinion, to bring across the positive impact robotics has on economic performance, and to ease fears of technology. Particularly in times such as these, in which populist messages are prevalent, society needs an institution that informs objectively about robotics with well-founded statistics and research."

In 2022, worldwide sales of professional service robot grew by 48%. Almost 158,000 sold units were registered by IFR Statistical Department. The size of the RaaS fleet grew by 50% to more than 21,000 units. At the same time sales of Consumer robots decreases by 12% to about 5 million units. There are hardly any RaaS models offered in this category.

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