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AMSL Aero draw further investment from IP Group to develop VTOL aircraft

Manufacturer's Monthly

Compared to standard aircraft, the Vertiia needs fewer parts and uses cheaper low-emissions energy sources. IP Group then invested in AMSL’s first funding round in 2019 and in further rounds as the company has grown. The Vertiia takes off like a helicopter before changing to fly like a plane, which is a more efficient way of flying.

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Cornerstone Robotics brings in $70M to scale Sentire endoscopic system globally

Robotics Business Review

Source: Cornerstone Robotics Cornerstone Robotics Ltd., ” Founded in 2019, Cornerstone has offices in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. The Sentire system features lightweight surgeon side arms, tremor filtration, and motion-control techniques to aid complex surgeries in confined spaces.

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FANUC America opens new $110M robotics and automation campus in Michigan

Robotics Business Review

Source: FANUC America FANUC America Corp. Robot maker invests in North American production Since 2019, FANUC has invested more than $187 million, including a 461,000-sq.-ft. m) North Campus facility in 2019, and new headquarters in Mexico and Canada in 2023. “We today officially unveiled its 650,000-sq.-ft. 60,386-sq.-m)

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CynLr raises Series A funding to realize robot vision for ‘universal factory’

Robotics Business Review

Source: CynLr CynLr, or Cybernetics Laboratory, today said it has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Gokul NA and Nikhil Ramaswamy founded CynLr in 2019. Source: CynLr CynLr to expand staff, production, and ‘object store’ CynLr plans to expand its 60-member core team into a 120-member global team. million. .

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AFIXX Alliance & Crossroad Distributor Source Team Up at the International Fastener Expo

Fastener News Desk

Afixx Alliance and Crossroad Distributor Source will once again be teaming up at the International Fastener Expo in Las Vegas on October 18-19, 2022, featuring our BackYard Bash. AFIXX | Crossroad Distributor Source | Past Best Booth Awards: . 2019 Best Booth Award – Best Booth Award. Press Release. Contact: Kendal Speer.

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‘Unprecedented’ rise in ocean plastics since 2005, study finds

E&T

A global dataset of ocean plastic pollution between 1979 and 2019 has been collated by Marcus Eriksen and colleagues from non-profit group The 5 Gyres Institute. million tonnes were afloat in 2019. We need a strong, legally binding UN Global Treaty on plastic pollution that stops the problem at the source.”

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Former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt launches new venture

Robotics Business Review

Kyle Vogt, then president and CTO of Cruise, delivered a Robotics Summit & Expo keynote in 2019. 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. In 2019, he was a keynote speaker at the Robotics Summit & Expo.

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