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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

Robotics Business Review

BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., Brett Adcock, Figure’s founder and CEO, said the initial tasks include moving bins and boxes and other “various logistics things” inside the BMW body shop. STR is an AMR optimized for intralogistics work in BMW’s automotive factories.

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Interact Analysis predicts strong global cobot market growth

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According to ABI, the market had a global valuation of $475 million in 2020 (slightly lower than Interact’s numbers), which would expand to $600 million in 2021 and $8 billion in 2030, with a projected CAGR of 32.5%. Interact Analysis believes that annual revenue growth for cobots was around 11.9%

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Automotive Aftermarket Looks to 4Rs and Closed Loop Ecosystem for Sustainable End-of-Life Battery Management

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

million xEVs that need to have their original batteries retired due to aging-related erosion of energy storage capacity between 2020 and 2030. between 2020-2030 due to the aging of original batteries. The key driver behind this rapid growth will be the projected 1.9 Frost & Sullivan forecasts a €1.39

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Volvo launches VNL Autonomous truck equipped with Aurora software

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Volvo prioritizes safety and integration Founded in 2020, Volvo Autonomous Solutions said it is addressing the transportation industry’s capacity constraints with safe, sustainable, and efficient autonomous technology. Submit your presentation idea now.

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Boston Dynamics debuts electric version of Atlas humanoid robot

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In the meantime, the company itself changed owners, from Google in 2013 to SoftBank in 2017 and most recently to Hyundai in 2020. ” In the new video below, the previous version of Atlas handles automotive parts and real products weighing up to 25 lb. “We’re beginning in their factory,” he told The Robot Report.

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EU countries urge bloc to set end date for new CO2-emitting trucks

E&T

Growing demand for freight transport raised CO 2 emissions from heavy duty vehicles each year from 2014 until the Covid-19 pandemic brought a temporary reduction in 2020, the EU environment agency said.

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Mutual Synergies: How Leasing and Electric Vehicles Can Drive Growth in Tandem

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

The automotive industry was severely hit by the pandemic, with a 13.6% dip in global car sales in 2020, a more significant slide than during the financial crisis of 2008. In 2020, new electric car sales grew by 40% from 2019 levels, and by 2021, global EV sales reached around 6.5 during 2020-2025. as of 2021.