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Zero-carbon energy broke raft of British records in 2022

E&T

Over 50 per cent of electricity was generated by zero-carbon sources in the months of February, May, October, November and December. Over the year as a whole, these sources were responsible for 48.5 This demonstrates significant falls achieved over the last decade – in 2012, coal represented 43 per cent of electricity produced.

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Carnegie Robotics acquires Duro positioning product line from Swift Navigation

Robotics Business Review

Source: Carnegie Robotics Carnegie Robotics, which focuses on engineering and commercializing autonomous applications, today announced that it has acquired the Duro product line from Swift Navigation Inc. Carnegie Robotics plans the same level of support the Duro GNSS ruggedized receiver as Swift Navigation gave.

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U.S. Marine Corps testing autonomy system for helicopters

Robotics Business Review

Source: Near Earth Autonomy The Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR) has selected Near Earth Autonomy to demonstrate an advanced autonomy system for helicopters. Near Earth Autonomy will demo advanced autonomy on the Leonardo AW139 helicopter. The company will be demoing its technology for the U.S.

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Corin gets FDA approval of Unity Knee insert for robotic knee replacement

Robotics Business Review

Source: Corin Corin Group PLC last week said it has received 401(k) clearance from the U.S. based company said Unity Knee has been used in more than 75,000 surgical cases since its 2012 launch. The Unity Knee MC tibial insert. Food and Drug Administration for for its Unity Knee medial constrained, or MC, tibial insert.

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Survey Finds Disconnect Between Frontline Workers and Management Regarding Productivity Impediments

Gary Mintchell

Inflation is a top-line concern, with nearly half of all workers (48%) citing wages falling behind inflation as their number-one source of stress. Per the report, the daily challenges facing frontline workers have worsened significantly in the years since the pandemic. But as the report demonstrates, wages tell just one part of this story.

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Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) – April 2023

Fastener News Desk

The Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) was developed as a service to the fastener industry by the FCH Sourcing Network in 2012 to be a new benchmark for the fastener industry. It offers insights into current fastener industry trends/outlooks.

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Kiva Systems founders to enter Logistics Hall of Fame as mobile robot pioneers

Robotics Business Review

Source: Kiva Systems / Logistics Hall of Fame In 2003, Mick Mountz, Dr. Peter Wurman, and Prof. Source: Logistics Hall of Fame. Its AMRs navigated safely around distribution centers with sensor fusion of data from sources such as camera and inertial sensors to determine the robot’s position in the warehouse.

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