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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

Robotics Business Review

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., STR is an AMR optimized for intralogistics work in BMW’s automotive factories. BMW plans to see what a Figure 01 humanoid robot can do in its factory. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based

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IFR: world sets record for operational robots in 2022

Robotics Business Review

Source: IFR South Korea was the most automated country by robot density in 2022, according to the IFR. Its economy benefits from two large robot buyers, as well as a strong electronics industry and automotive industry. Automation by region Average robot density worldwide from 2013-2022. In 2021, Singapore had a population of 5.45

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Vecna Robotics raises funding, names industry veteran Karl Iagnemma CEO

Robotics Business Review

Source: Vecna robotics Vecna Robotics today announced that it has closed $14.5 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

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Former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt launches new venture

Robotics Business Review

Source: WTWH Media Kyle Vogt, the co-founder and former CEO of autonomous vehicle developer Cruise LLC, has launched a new startup: The Bot Company. Vogt brings startup experience to new venture Vogt started Cruise in 2013 with Dan Kan. Kyle Vogt, then president and CTO of Cruise, delivered a Robotics Summit & Expo keynote in 2019.

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Quality Tool & Die Enhances Performance With Advanced EDM and Milling Technologies

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Source: MC Machinery Systems Quality Tool & Die (QTD) has found its groove, in no small part, because of its strategic use of Mitsubishi wire and sinker EDMs and an OPS Ingersoll five-axis milling machine with an automated cell. It was primarily an automotive spare parts supplier. And we’re not getting that tool push anymore.

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

Robotics Business Review

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. They’re used in industrial automation, automotive, gaming, servers and data centers, and increasingly in healthcare.”

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

Robotics Business Review

Source: Cruise Despite a bumpy 2023, Cruise LLC isn’t nearing the end of the road yet. Cruise has long had its sights set on deploying its driverless robotaxis in San Francisco, where it was founded in 2013. Cruise has resumed some operations in three cities. The company has yet to restart driving in its home state of California.

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