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Xwing and U.S. Air Force demonstrate fully autonomous cargo aircraft

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Source: Xwing A joint program by the U.S. In modern conflict, it’s axiomatic that logistics wins wars. The test aircraft has been flying autonomously since 2020 and has 500 autonomous hours across 250 flights. Xwing aircraft involved in USAF autonomy tests. Air Force and Xwing Inc. to McClellan Airfield near Sacramento.

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Drone Week: Innovation in agriculture and hydrogen fuel

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Source: IFR According to the International Federation of Robotics’ World Robotics report, the number of industrial robots operating globally reached a new high of 4,281,585 units in 2023, marking a 10% increase from the previous year. A jury has voted to recognize their innovation by inducting them into the Logistics Hall of Fame.

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Doosan Robotics unveils Dart-Suite for cobots and Otto Matic for palletizing at CES

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” Doosan said its robots can work in several industries, including manufacturing, logistics, food and beverage, architecture, filmmaking, service sectors, and medicine. Founded in 2020, AiV said it aims to drive industrial transformation with intelligent automation systems. How Doosan’s Dart Suite ecosystem works.

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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

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Source: Figure AI The interest in humanoid robots continues to gain steam. 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. BMW plans to see what a Figure 01 humanoid robot can do in its factory.

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Luxolis provides 3D vision, data tools for robot precision in electronics manufacturing

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Source: Luxolis Electronics manufacturing is an example of a sector that requires automation with high levels of precision. Founded in 2020, it provides advanced 3D vision cameras , industrial automation, and 3D collaboration tools. The company is also developing a rapid tool changer for airgun and touch ESD tests.

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Volvo launches VNL Autonomous truck equipped with Aurora software

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Source: Volvo Autonomous Solutions Volvo Autonomous Solutions this week unveiled its first-ever production-ready autonomous truck. The unit of the Volvo Group offers customers tailored transport as a service (TaaS) with autonomous vehicles, required infrastructure, operational and uptime support, and cloud-based management of logistics flows.

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Kiwibot acquires AUTO to strengthen delivery robot security

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Source: Kiwibot Consolidation among mobile robot providers is not limited to warehouses. In 2020, it raised pre-seed funding and was an early guest on The Robot Report Podcast. Source: Kiwibot AUTO said its team will add more than 100 licensed patents to Kiwibot’s offerings. college campuses. Dubai, and Saudi Arabia.

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