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RBR50 Spotlight: Exoskeleton improves walking for people with Parkinson’s disease

Robotics Business Review

Website: www.seas.harvard.edu Year Founded: 2007 Number of Employees: 500+ Innovation Class: Application & Market Researchers at Harvard John A. Explore the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2024. Organization: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Country: U.S.

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Worker’s safety: Signs that it’s time to automate

Manufacturer's Monthly

As Masayuki (Masa) Mase, country manager for Universal Robots Oceania, explained: “Dull, dangerous, and dirty jobs should not be left to employees to fulfil. This is where collaborative robots, or cobots, come in. Masayuki (Masa) Mase, country manager for Universal Robots Oceania.

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Revolutionising Industry 4.0 carbon fibre wheels

Manufacturer's Monthly

Founded in 2007, Carbon Revolution began with the goal of providing disruptive efficiency technology to all vehicles, with the first single-piece carbon fibre wheel made by hand for a Deakin University Formula SAE race car. Since then, the design of the wheels was iterated many times to become one of the most complex carbon fibre products.

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Movers & Shakers – Edwin Olson, Co-founder & CEO, May Mobility, Inc.

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Olson has worked on autonomous vehicles for over a decade, including work on the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge and vehicles for Ford and Toyota Research Institute. He was awarded a DARPA Young Faculty Award, named one of Popular Science’s “Brilliant 10,” and was the winner of the 2010 robotics competition.

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Jeff Burnstein, president of A3, shares top automation trends for 2023

Automation Mag

Overall robot sales slow slightly in Canada, but thrive in automotive and other key industries In 2022, Canadian companies purchased 3455 industrial robots, according to the latest A3 report. However, the move to electric vehicles (EVs) has accelerated the need for robots in this market. 2022 was no different.

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Top trends in 2024: Experts share key automation trends for Canadian manufacturers in 2024

Automation Mag

As manufacturers plan for 2024, industrial automation continues to evolve rapidly, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, IoT (Internet of Things) and data analytics. He works with companies in robotics, automation, manufacturing, packaging and capital equipment on branding, marketing and search engine strategies.

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Standardizing for speedy turnarounds: Seat belt assembly machine accelerates throughput

Automation Mag

To help meet incredibly tight time to market, Sodecia’s Global Tech and Automation Center (GTAC) applies principles from series production to its custom machinery for the notoriously demanding automotive industry. Minor speed bumps on the road to success. Therefore, real-time control and communication was key. seconds,” Drees explains.