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LOXO expands into Germany with self-driving logistics subsidiary

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Source: Schindler Group LOXO AG today opened its first international subsidiary in Munich, Germany. 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.”

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Piab expands product offering with magnetic grippers

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Source: Piab Piab last week added magnetic grippers to its portfolio of systems tailored to industrial requirements. Piab said it designed the magnetic grippers to support various automotive applications, particularly in areas like stamping and body in white. Since 2018, Patricia Industries, part of Investor AB, has owned Piab.

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In just seven years, the global robot density in factories has doubled, IFR finds

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Source: IFR Factories worldwide are continuing to adopt more robots, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. Robot density has increased by 5% in the country on average each year since 2018. Germany has 429 robots per 10,000 employees, and its robot density has grown by 5% CAGR since 2018.

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

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Source: Adobe Stock While headlines often spotlight U.S. 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.

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Imagry moves to make buses autonomous without mapping

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Source: Imagry Autonomous vehicles often rely heavily on prior information about their routes, but new technology promises to improve real-time situational awareness for vehicles including buses. “We’ve been selling our perception and motion-planning stack to Tier 1 suppliers and automotive OEMs for autonomous vehicles.

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IFR World Robotics report says 4M robots are operating in factories globally

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Source: IFR World Robotics The International Federation of Robotics’ latest World Robotics report recorded 4,281,585 units operating in factories worldwide in 2023. Source: IFR China is by far the world’s largest market for automation. Demand from the automotive industry soared to 3,551 units, an increase of 139%.

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Interact Analysis downgrades mobile robot forecast by 18%

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Source: Adobe Stock Interact Analysis reduced its forecast for the global mobile robot market by 18% in 2027 due to a series of macroeconomic factors it said are impacting demand. Source: Interact Analysis What’s holding back mobile robots? For example, Rockwell Automation acquired Clearpath Robotics and OTTO Motors.