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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

Robotics Business Review

BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., Brett Adcock, Figure’s founder and CEO, said the initial tasks include moving bins and boxes and other “various logistics things” inside the BMW body shop. STR is an AMR optimized for intralogistics work in BMW’s automotive factories.

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Vecna Robotics raises funding, names industry veteran Karl Iagnemma CEO

Robotics Business Review

in 2001 and led the Robotic Mobility Group at MIT from 2001 to 2013, where I did fundamental research into wheeled mobile robots, the foundational technology for autonomous mobile robots [ AMRs ] and robotaxis,” Iagnemma told The Robot Report. “I I got my Ph.D. It’s a $275 billion opportunity, with 2.5 billion sq. of warehouse space.”

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Boston Dynamics debuts electric version of Atlas humanoid robot

Robotics Business Review

In the meantime, the company itself changed owners, from Google in 2013 to SoftBank in 2017 and most recently to Hyundai in 2020. ” In the new video below, the previous version of Atlas handles automotive parts and real products weighing up to 25 lb. “We’re beginning in their factory,” he told The Robot Report.

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Innovative aluminium service bodies for Australian trade vehicles

Manufacturer's Monthly

Using a clever mix of technology, premium aluminium and automotive plastics, the company created a range of strong yet lightweight, stylish chassis- mounted modules to suit all light utilities on the market. We have cooperation as to future needs, warehousing, logistics we work really well as partners rather than a distant supplier.

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Auto China 2024 (Beijing): “New Era, New Mobility”

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Chinese and Global Tier 1 and testing service provider shined at the show Chinese and international automotive testing companies led a series of discussion at the Beijing Auto Show. It will be interested to monitor sales in 2024 to see how customers respond to the range of new brand innovations and products on offer. billion yuan.

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The Know-How Factory

Dinesh Mishra

In the recent years, we have witnessed the Automotive sector move from IC Engines to the EV which posed challenges to the machine tool sector and it heartening to see that Indian machine tool manufacturers have been successful in building machines required for this transition. Getting Mechatronic!!