Ivan Hernandez Dalas - Mechatronics

Surgeons perform a procedure using the MARS platform with an AI-guided surgical camera, as the screen shows real-time visualization inside the patient’s body. | Source: Levita Magnetics Levita Magnetics announced yesterday that a surgeon has used its MARS surgical robotics platform to perform the world’s first gallbladder procedure using its AI-guided autonomous surgical camera. The surgery was performed at Clínica Las Condes, a premium private center in in Santiago, Chile. “This milestone shows how far magnetic-assisted surgery has come and where it’s headed,” said Alberto Rodriguez Navarro, M.D., founder and CEO of Levita Magnetics. “By integrating artificial intelligence into the MARS platform, we are delivering the first true step toward surgical autonomy, changing how complex procedures are performed and how patients experience surgery.” Founded in 2011, Levita Magnetics has developed minimally invasive platforms to improve precision while reducing invasiveness. The MARS plat...

Circus SE said its CA-1 robot can prepare meals in three to four minutes. | Source: Circus SE Circus SE, a developer of artificial intelligence-powered robotics for autonomous food preparation, this week announced that it has begun production of its fourth-generation CA-1 robot in its new high-volume facility. The company said several additional robots are already in production in parallel. This milestone came six months after Circus set up the factory. The company said it designed the factory around an intelligent, modular setup to manufacture robots at scale. “This step proves that Circus can not only design breakthrough technology, but also scale it to industrial production at the highest quality levels,” stated Nikolas Bullwinkel, founder and CEO of Circus SE. “CA-1 consists of over 29,000 individual components, making it as complex as a small car — and we are now manufacturing and delivering at industrial scale. The era of autonomous nutrition has started — and Circus is lead...

CoboMover extends the working range of cobots up to 5 m. Credit: Güdel Güdel Inc. is expanding the reach of collaborative robots and light industrial arms. At FABTECH this week, the company unveiled CoboMover, a seventh-axis linear track that extends the working range of robots up to 5 m (16.4 ft.), allowing them to operate multiple workstations and perform a variety of tasks without manual repositioning. “The CoboMover is designed to help integrators and end users expand the range of cobot and lightweight robot applications, with the same reliability, repeatability, and ease of use which Güdel’s global customers have become accustomed to,” stated Brenda Courim, head of sales at Güdel Inc. “The CoboMover is more than just another linear axis—it’s a game changer.” Güdel Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Güdel Group, a Langenthal, Switzerland-based provider of automation products and services. The company supplies linear motion modules, robot track motion units, and gantry robots, as...

Zoox produces its robotaxis completely in-house at its custom serial production facility. | Source: Zoox Amazon subsidiary Zoox today launched its robotaxi service to the public on and around the Las Vegas Strip. Rides are free and available through the Zoox app, which can be downloaded on both iOS and Android devices, the company said. Zoox has spent more than a decade developing and rolling out its custom-built robotaxis. The company’s unique vehicle doesn’t have a driver’s seat, steering wheel, or brake pedals. Instead, the interior of the vehicle features rows of seating that face each other, allowing riders to better connect during rides. Zoox said it can produce up to 10,000 of these vehicles a year in its production facility. “The autonomous vehicle industry has made remarkable strides this year, bringing us closer to a future of safer, more accessible mobility. With the launch of our fully driverless ride-hailing service using a purposefully designed robotaxi, we’re thri...

ASMPT is committed to the advancement of semiconductor assembly and packaging equipment and offers solutions for industrial automation in a wide range of semiconductor applications. It operates in over 30 countries with research centers, production facilities, and commercial offices spanning Asia, Europe, and the Americas. More recently, ASMPT expanded through a series of targeted business acquisitions, adding several equipment brands including ALSI, AMICRA, NEXX, and the AEi team. These acquisitions have enabled them to provide customers with a broader range of process solutions. Renishaw’s relationship with ASMPT is now in its 25th year. Both companies have accumulated extensive shared experience in areas such as position encoder applications, customized solutions, and machine testing for quality control, while building a close business relationship. Challenge Modern semiconductor packaging and assembly processes require demanding performance in position accuracy and stability, m...

Humanoid robots box at the World Robotics Conference in Beijing. Credit: Georg Stieler The latest data from the International Federation of Robotics indicates that, out of roughly 520,000 industrial robots installed worldwide in 2024, 54% went to China, 17% to the European Union, 8% to Japan, and 7% to the U.S. While China continued to grow from an already high base, shipments declined in the other three regions. Robot density, a key indicator of a nation’s automation level, tells a similar story. Twelve years ago, the U.S. rate was almost five times China’s. Since then, the country has overtaken the U.S. and is now almost than twice its level. Motivated in part by the prospect that smart, connected manufacturing could trigger reshoring to early‑industrialized economies, no country has automated its factories as decisively as China. China scales automation industry Backed by state policy and a willingness to accept short‑term pain to gain technological leadership, China has b...