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News Universal Robots Gen 7: a new control box, a new pendant and a tool flange that carries it all
With Gen 7, Universal Robots has rebuilt the hardware from control box to tool flange. We walk through CB7 Core, the OEM version CB7 Core Compact, the TP7 teach pendant, the SP7 Smart Panel and the new g-Series flange – and how you can upgrade your e-Series robots.
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Knowledge VDA 5050 explained: a common language for AGVs and AMRs
VDA 5050 isn't a programming language. How the standard for AGVs and AMRs works, what it does and doesn't do, and how it relates to EN ISO 3691-4.
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News SE Automation wins Best Stand at Logistics & Automation 2026
SE Automation exhibited at Logistics & Automation at Kistamässan on 30 September–1 October – leaving the fair with 98 new leads and the award for Best Stand at Logistics & Automation 2026.
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News SE Automation named Filics partner in Sweden
SE Automation, part of Svenska Elektrod AB, has been appointed Filics' partner in Sweden. The agreement makes the Filics Streamliner – a double-runner system for autonomous pallet transport – available on the Swedish market.
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News Universal Robots unveils Gen 7 – an AI-ready robot platform
Universal Robots introduces its seventh generation of cobots: a fully redesigned platform that is AI-ready out of the box, with new g-Series arms, the CB7 Core controller and the PolyScope X operating system.
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News Robotiq Hand-E now reaches 100 mm – without giving up precision
Robotiq launches a new 100 mm version of its Hand-E gripper. Double the stroke for high-mix assembly, machine tending and pick-and-place – with the same payload, sealing and precision as before.
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Knowledge Why most bin-picking robots fail – and how AI 3D vision solves it
Bin picking looks simple on paper but often fails in production. The cause is rarely mechanical – it's the vision system. Here's how AI and 3D vision make picking robust in any light, on any material.
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News SE Automation and Trener Robotics partner on intelligent machine tending
We're partnering with Trener Robotics to simplify machine tending for high-mix manufacturers – combining their Acteris software with our integration expertise in the CoboTend package.
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