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Rethink Robotics Rebirth

Gary Mintchell

Rethink Robotics , founded by Rodney Brooks of iRobot fame in 2008, pioneered the concept of robots working collaboratively with humans. Following a successful launch of the companys new product portfolio at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, Rethink Robotics Inc.,

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Universal Robots Reaches 1,000 Employees

Gary Mintchell

Cobots (collaborative robots) have swept the industrial world. Seventeen years after it was founded by three visionary young researchers in a basement, Universal Robots has just reached a 1,000-employee milestone. This gave them the idea to create a robot that is flexible, safe to work with, and easier to install and program.

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Rethink Robotics relaunches with cobots, AMRs, mobile manipulation

Robotics Business Review

The new Reacher collaborative robot arms from Rethink Robotics. Credit: Rethink Robotics Rethink Robotics is making a bold return to Boston with a new roster of collaborative robot arms, autonomous mobile robots, and a mobile manipulator. “But everyone knows Rethink Robotics as being in Boston.”

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Top 10 robotics developments of September 2024

Robotics Business Review

September 2024 brought unique business deals, exciting events, and even the return of a robotics industry veteran. Other popular stories this month gave insights into the state of the robotics industry worldwide. Here are the top 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report this past month. Robotics investments top $1.3B

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Europe has a key role to play in the development of robots, humanoids

Robotics Business Review

Europe is a major center of robotics development and use, according to Humanoid. and Asian companies in the humanoid robotics race, a silent revolution is brewing in the tech hubs of Europe, where cutting-edge startups are making remarkable strides in developing human-like robots. In the realm of autonomous vehicle , the U.K.-based

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Smelt spout robots can improve safety, productivity in North American pulp and paper mills

Robotics Business Review

North American paper mills are starting to use robotics for smelt spout cleaning. To improve operator safety during smelt spout cleaning and increase both operator and boiler productivity, pulp and paper facilities now have automated robotic solutions that can take on these more difficult tasks.

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Businesses that integrate robots see profits fall in the short term, study finds

E&T

The team studied industry data from the UK and 24 other European countries between 1995 and 2017 and found that, at low levels of adoption, robots have a negative effect on profit margins. However, at higher levels of adoption, robots can help to increase profits. We wanted to know whether there is a similar pattern with robotics.”