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Compact Wheel Drives Deliver Reliability and Smooth Motion to Mobile Robot Applications
Compact mobile robots are playing an increasingly important role in modern industrial environments. To meet growing productivity demands, however, their performance must also improve. To this end, it’s important to design mobile robots using high-quality components that feature smaller sizes without sacrificing capabilities. Our new family of compact wheel drives (CWDs) — the CWD-500 and CWD-1000 — offer an integrated motor-and-wheel solution that delivers on these requirements.
The CWD-500 and CWD-1000, which require 600 and 1,200 watts of power, respectively, feature an innovative design that allows them to provide smooth motion in a cost-effective, compact form factor. Their integrated wheel drive design simplifies installation by removing the hassle of combining a motor, gearbox and wheel, cutting down on costs and boosting both reliability and performance. Each CWD can last up to 30,000 hours of operation.
Our wheel drives are optimized for mobile robot applications like autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and automated guided vehicles (AGV). Each wheel drive features excellent power and torque density. Additionally, their integrated gearboxes ensure efficient operation with 90% reducer efficiency with a 15:1 gear ratio. For precise positioning, both wheel drives feature a 16,384-count encoder and are designed to minimize backlash to less than 30 arcminutes.
Orbex Secures £40.4 Million in Series C Funding
UK-based spaceflight company Orbex has secured £40.4 million for its Series C funding round, led by a new investor, the Scottish National Investment Bank. The new round of funding will allow the company to scale up its resources as it counts down to the first vertical launch from UK soil, as well as unlocking additional funding to support future projects.
Orbex recently revealed its “Prime” rocket in its final form, making this the first full orbital micro-launcher to be unveiled in Europe. Prime is a 19-metre long, two-stage rocket designed to transport small satellites weighing up to 180kg into low Earth orbit.