The Future Innovators Robotics Showcase is back at PACK EXPO East,where students from Philadelphia-area robotics teams will display their design, engineering and troubleshooting skills.

OMRON has announced it will donate $10,000 to the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation in support of its “Girl Powered” initiative, which provides resources for co-ed or all-girl competitive robotics programs.

Toshiba Machine partner, TM Robotics, has introduced its TS5000 robot controller to the North American market. Engineered in Japan and boasting improvements in design and programmability, the new controller has been developed with Industry 4.0 in mind.

Motion control and automation solutions provider Applied Motion Products recently purchased land to build its new corporate headquarters in Morgan Hill, CA, at the southern tip of Silicon Valley.

QComp Technologies, a robotic systems integrator is beginning a 10,000-square-foot addition to its production facility in Greenville, WI. The expansion, which is scheduled for completion this fall, is in response to an increase in demand for its robotic automation systems in the United States and Canada.

In this video, Butterball’s Corporate Project Manager Matt Giroux discusses line efficiency, technological advancements of line design, automation of lines and robotics on packaging lines.

Watch this video to learn how Tree Top, an agricultural cooperative with eight processing facilities, installed robotics to its packaging line.