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Drone Week: Innovation in agriculture and hydrogen fuel

Robotics Business Review

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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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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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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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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BT launches first drone SIM in the UK

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Drone SIM has also powered a UK-first drone medical delivery trial with aerial logistics specialist Skyfarer. Figures from the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy in 2020 showed that transport remained the largest source of carbon emissions in the UK at 28 per cent, with energy supply at 23 per cent.

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Volvo launches VNL Autonomous truck equipped with Aurora software

Robotics Business Review

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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Vecna Robotics raises funding, names industry veteran Karl Iagnemma CEO

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Source: Vecna robotics Vecna Robotics today announced that it has closed $14.5 In 2020, Iagnemma made an angel investment in the company. “I Automation in logistics today is similar to the current state of robotaxis, in that there is a massive market opportunity but little market penetration,” stated Iagnemma. “I I got my Ph.D.