Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Amin Amini, Lara Amini, and Claudio Panizza founded the company in 2018. “Germany’s strong logistics market, advanced automotive infrastructure, and progressive legislation surrounding autonomous vehicles make it the ideal location for us to further our middle-mile and mobile distribution projects.”

Logistics 113

Logistics Supply Chain Automotive Robotics 113

Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The Liverpool Range Wind Farm was approved in 2018 with a modification sought in 2022 to utilise more efficient technology to increase its energy generation with fewer turbines. “This is a good example of the applicant working with the local community and the final result being material changes to the proposal that address visual impacts.”

Manufacturing 97

Manufacturing 97

Chris Hohmann

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In November 2018 I wrote a post on this very blog titled Don’t Let Knowledge Walk Out the Door or escape through the window. At that time I was helping a startup to scale-up into an industrial manufacturing company, which was losing significant knowledge through employee turnover.

Manufacturing 165

Manufacturing 165

Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2025

Since 2018, Patricia Industries, part of Investor AB, has owned Piab. With annual sales of around $175 million, 650 employees, and a global presence in more than 100 countries, Piab said it helps its customers improve their operations daily. Register today to save 40% on conference passes!

Automotive 100

Automotive Automation Sourcing Robotics 100

Design World

JANUARY 12, 2023

Technology and software company Emerson has been named the IoT Breakthrough 2023 “Industrial IoT Company of the Year” for the fifth time — an honor the company also received in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

He joined WTWH Media in January 2018 after spending four-plus years as Managing Editor of Robotics Trends Media. Steve Crowe – Executive Editor, The Robot Report Steve Crowe is Executive Editor of The Robot Report and chair of the Robotics Summit & Expo and RoboBusiness.

Robotics 109

Robotics Robotics Automation 109

Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 6, 2025

Fagg, who has been in the role since October 2021 and on the CSIRO Board since August 2018, has made the decision to step aside for personal reasons. Image: Benjamin Crone/stock.adobe.com After more than three years at the helm, Kathryn Fagg AO, has advised her resignation as CSIRO chair, with deputy chair Ming Long AM appointed to the role.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing 98

Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Global investors support automation startup “Eureka Robotics was founded in 2018 with the mission of helping factories worldwide automate dull, dirty, and dangerous work, so that human workers can focus on their creative endeavors,” stated Dr. Pham Quang Cuong, co-founder and CEO.

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Robotics Robotics Sourcing Automation 98

Design World

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Design World recently released its special Engineering Diversity and Inclusion issue, a staff-driven evolution of our popular Women in Engineering issues that started in 2018.

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Design World

JANUARY 22, 2024

Pavlinsky has been involved with the PTDA Foundation since 2018. Matt Pavlinsky, director of power transmission products, Applied Industrial Technologies (Cleveland, Ohio) assumes the role of president.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

STFcore: An innovator in 6D force sensor technology Founded in 2018, STFcore has developed high-performance 6D force sensor technology suitable for humanoid and polishing robots that require high-precision force feedback. Compared with industry giants such as Germanys ME System and the U.S.

Robotics 105

Robotics Robotics Artificial Intelligence Aerospace 105

Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Founded in 2018 by researchers from Cornell and Columbia universities, Voyant has raised over $20 million in funding to date. .” The New York City-based company uses patented nano-optic approaches in imaging sensors for a variety of applications including autonomous vehicles, drones, robotics, and factory automation.

Robotics 109

Robotics Robotics Sourcing Automation 109

Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Kassow Robots exited stealth mode at Automatica 2018. The cobots are also modular, leveraging Kassow Robots’ existing partner ecosystem that enables integration of various peripherals, grippers, vision systems, or function extensions. Bosch Rexroth acquired a majority stake in Kassow Robots in March 2022 for an undisclosed amount.

Robotics 112

Robotics Robotics Form Function 112

Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2024

” In the 10 years Rethink Robotics was in operation before it shut down in 2018, it raised $150 million and released the well-known Baxter and Sawyer cobots. After shutting down, German automation and robotics specialist HAHN Group acquired the IP and trademarks for Rethink’s Sawyer cobot and Intera software.

Robotics 92

Robotics Robotics Compliance Automation 92

Robotics Automation News

DECEMBER 28, 2024

The founding of Ambi Robotics is somewhat obscured by the mist of history, but it started with some abandoned robots in a basement and the co-founders meeting at University of California Berkeley in 2018.

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Robotics Robotics Logistics 52

Robotics Business Review

MARCH 5, 2025

The two companies settled the lawsuit in February 2018 for $250 million in equity. Two years after acquiring Otto, the company in July 2018 shut down the project in an attempt to salvage its self-driving car efforts. In March 2018, an Uber self-driving car struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona.

Robotics 57

Robotics Robotics Sourcing Automotive 57

Plastics News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Founded in 2018, the agricultural technology business with farming roots going back to the end of the Civil War, successfully produced two parts for Volvo Trucks at one of its "cluster partners," Core Technology Molding Corp., in Greensboro, N.C.

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SMMT

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

to 1,186 registrations, with more than 60,000 joining UK roads since 2018. As a result, some 60,517 new BEVs have joined Britain’s roads since 2018, 2 with access to the Plug-in Van Grant helping businesses to reduce their carbon footprint and cut their carbon emissions. 2 LCV registrations, January 2018 to January 2024: 60,517 units.

Manufacturing 139

Manufacturing 139

Design World

JUNE 28, 2023

In development since 2018, Volfinity delivers a reliable and easy-to-implement interface solution that connects cells to the control board in an electric vehicle battery module, eliminating the… The post Molex secures large-scale series production from BMW Group for next-gen EV class appeared first on Design World.

Electronics 130

Electronics Automotive 130

The Fabricator

DECEMBER 7, 2023

After Bill Issler sold his FabSuite MIS software in 2018, he knew all about the industry’s greatest problem, skilled labor, and aimed to use virtual reality technology to help solve it.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Agile Robots (Germany) , founded in 2018 by Dr. Zhaopeng Chen and Peter Meusel, former researchers at DLR’s Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, has rapidly grown to employ over 2,300 people across multiple global production sites and R&D centers in Germany and China.

Robotics 112

Robotics Robotics Automation Automotive 112

Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 23, 2024

Nineteen of the 22 vessels have been delivered to 12 Pacific Island nations under the Australian Government’s Pacific Maritime Security Program since 2018. Of the 30 vessels Austal Australia has delivered since 2018, 19 have been Guardian-class Patrol Boats for the Australian Department of Defence.

Supply Chain 104

Supply Chain Manufacturing 104

Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 9, 2022

The real estate industry is one of the most profitable industries in 2018. They allow you to have more control over your investment and make it more transparent for other investors to see. The growth it has seen over the past few years […].

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Plastics Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Ceresana’s research reveals that global consumption of expanded polystyrene (EPS) grew by more than half a million tons between 2018 and 2022.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

1 has also been certified according to ISO 22000:2018, which covers the manufacture of food and beverage equipment. Process validation is made easier for the customer, as KAESER’s diligence is confirmed by the TÜV Rheinland in the form of a residual oil class 0 certificate in accordance with ISO 8573-1.

Pharmaceutical 98

Pharmaceutical Beverage Prototype  Form 98

Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 12, 2024

First post about Rethink Robotics 2015 Employees hired by Universal Robots 2018 Rethink Re-emerges New Products at IMTS –Side note: Reacher and Riser are not as cool as the original Sawyer and Baxter, but interesting that they came back. Now the Hahn Group, who acquired the assets in 2018, has decided to revive the company.

Robotics 130

Robotics Robotics Artificial Intelligence Automation 130

Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 30, 2024

The company closed in 2018 0r 2019 and many employees wound up at Universal Robotics. Remember the cute and ground-breaking collaborative robots that pioneered the space—Baxter and Sawyer? I wrote about Rethink Robotics in March and November of 2015. The company’s assets wound up in Germany at the HAHN group. Time has passed.

Robotics 147

Robotics Robotics Manufacturing Automation 147

The Fabricator

DECEMBER 7, 2023

After Bill Issler sold his FabSuite MIS software in 2018, he knew all about the industry’s greatest problem, skilled labor, and aimed to use virtual reality technology to help solve it.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Sevensense was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from Swiss technical University, ETH Zurich. ABB has acquired Swiss start-up Sevensense, a provider of AI-enabled 3D vision navigation technology for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).

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Robotics Robotics Automation 109

Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Falcon generates accurate data for modeling, training Founded in 2018, Duality AI said its multidisciplinary team includes engineers, simulation specialists, AI and machine learning experts, and technical artists. They have more than over 70 patents across robotics, simulation, and visualization.

Artificial Intelligence 103

Artificial Intelligence Robotics Robotics Automation 103

The Fabricator

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In 2018, Wyatt Braker launched Plasma Cutting Services, a fabricator in rural southwest Missouri. Revenue this year is expected to surpass $1 million. Not bad for a 21-year-old.

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Plastics News

MAY 22, 2023

Redline Plastics LLC faced a challenge to establish itself as an employer when it was rebranded from Dowco in 2018. One way it competes for talent is social media.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Founded in 2018, Pickle Robot said its robots are designed to autonomously unload trucks, trailers, and import containers at human-scale or better performance. Pickle Robot gets orders for over 30 unloading systems, plus $50M in funding Pickle Robot Co. raised $50 million in Series B funding this week.

Robotics 103

Robotics Robotics Automation Fit 103

E&T

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In April 2018, TSB updated its IT systems and migrated customer services on to a new platform. Some customers continued to be affected by some issues and it took until December 2018 for TSB to return to business-as-usual. All of TSB’s branches and a significant proportion of its 5.2 TSB has paid £32.7m by the FCA and £27m by the PRA).

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 15, 2024

“The Austal Australia team, together with our valued supply chain and defence industry partners, including the Department of Defence and the Royal Australian Navy, have now delivered 20 Guardian-class patrol boats to the Australian Government since December 2018,” said Gregg.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Manufacturing 98

Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 31, 2023

Over the 2018-2022 historical period, the global industrial robot component market registered a compound annual […] The global industrial robot components market is expected to be valued at $6.3 billion in 2023 and it is anticipated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.9 percent to reach $23.2 billion by the end of 2033.

Robotics 98

Robotics Robotics 98