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

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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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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

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BMW plans to see what a Figure 01 humanoid robot can do in its factory. Source: Figure AI The interest in humanoid robots continues to gain steam. BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., In the first phase, the company has been identifying the initial tasks its robot could perform.

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Boston Dynamics debuts electric version of Atlas humanoid robot

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which yesterday retired the older version of its humanoid robot after 15 years of development and today showed a preview of its successor. based company showed that its robot could walk, open a door, and maintain its balance while being shoved by a person holding a hockey stick, all without a tether. By 2016, the Waltham, Mass.-based

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Robotic surgery to benefit from advanced processors and AI, says AMD

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AMD said its processors enable robotic surgery such as with Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci system. Source: AMD The need for robotic surgery is well established, but most systems are still costly to purchase, operate, and maintain, noted Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

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Former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt launches new venture

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Kyle Vogt, then president and CTO of Cruise, delivered a Robotics Summit & Expo keynote in 2019. Vogt posted to LinkedIn that the company has already raised $150 million from investors, but he didn’t give many details of its plans for service or household robots. General Motors acquired Cruise in 2016.

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Vecna Robotics raises funding, names industry veteran Karl Iagnemma CEO

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CaseFlow orchestrates case-picking robots and workers, noted new CEO Karl Iagnemma. Source: Vecna robotics Vecna Robotics today announced that it has closed $14.5 based company provides mobile robots for materials handling. Iagnemma has been a robotics researcher and an entrepreneur. The Waltham, Mass.-based

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GM invests another $850M into Cruise as it expands manual operations

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Cruise has long had its sights set on deploying its driverless robotaxis in San Francisco, where it was founded in 2013. The post GM invests another $850M into Cruise as it expands manual operations appeared first on The Robot Report. The company has yet to restart driving in its home state of California.

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