E&T

MARCH 27, 2023

China’s Chang’e-5, which touched down on the Moon in December 2020, found water at its landing site using spectral reflectance measurements of soil and rocks. Now, researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) found that impact glass beads in Chang’e-5’s lunar soils also contain some water.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 2, 2025

Source: ULC Technologies Construction of photovoltaic cells requires heavy lifting, precise assembly, and repetitive placement at scale, making it a good use case for robotics. The company , which acquired ULC in 2020, has about 3,100 employees in 15 countries. ULC Technologies LLC last week said Rosendin Electric Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 17, 2025

Source: Nuro Nuro Inc. ” When combined with its other training data sources, the company said this new effort accelerates its mission to develop a safer, more capable autonomous vehicle ( AV ). The country began allowing Level 3 vehicles on roads in 2020, and Level 4 vehicles in 2023. This marks the Mountain View, Calif.-based

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Source | Thinkstock Talent isn't just important — it's the cornerstone of national competitiveness. Source | U.S. million fewer people working now compared to February 2020. Source | U.S. Source | Photo Editor SDK Wells also emphasizes the importance of data-driven decision-making. “We have 1.7

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The market for linear systems has surged over the past three years, with sales revenue growing from $237 million in 2020 to $488 million in 2023. billion, nearly five times the market size in 2020, according to Interact Analysis. By 2029, sales of linear systems could exceed $1.1

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2025

Source: IFR While other countries debate the best mix of public policy, academic research, and private investment to advance their economies, the People’s Republic of China is focusing on robotics. Annual installations of industrial robots by local suppliers rose from from 30% in 2020 to 47% in 2023. Click here to enlarge.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2024

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?

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Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Two major sources of technology buzz from around 2015 to 2020 or so found homes in industry consortia within The Object Management Group. I talked often with people from the IIC, aka Industry IoT Consortium , and with the Digital Twin Consortium. These were most likely too much overhead for the supporting suppliers and industry.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 27, 2024

Source: Viam Viam, which offers a software platform for smart machines, yesterday announced that it has raised $45 million in Series B funding. Eliot Horowitz, co-founder and former chief technology officer of MongoDB, founded Viam in 2020. This latest round brings the company’s total funding to date to $87 million.

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Fastener News Desk

MAY 9, 2023

Bettina Würth, Chairwoman of the Advisory Board of the Würth Group It was possible to create and foster these connections in the blink of an eye that constituted the last several decades driven by a linear economy: mining, sourcing, production, distribution, disposal. We are striving for climate neutrality by using renewable energy sources.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 4, 2025

The round brings Viam’s total amount raised to $117 million since its founding in 2020. Viam was a 2023 RBR50 honoree for the innovation of developing an open-source robot architecture with an integrated cloud service. Viam was designed from the ground up to be a web-connected, open source, plug and play ecosystem.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2024

Multiple sources told The Robot Report a funding round fell through at the last minute, which caused the company to lay off its staff and close its doors. A big problem, according to multiple sources, is that robotics manufacturers have their own operating systems, many of which have become easier to use over the years.

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E&T

MAY 19, 2023

C objective, it has been argued that human-made methane emissions should be reduced by at least 40-45 per cent by 2030, compared to the 2020 levels. The QMU researchers said their review of methane policies is the first to systematically look at all major man-made emission sources, agriculture, energy and waste.

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Canadian Manufacturing

APRIL 2, 2025

Markus served as Head of Group Strategy at Holcim Group from 2011 to 2020, where he managed strategic projects and resource allocation across North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East Africa.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2024

Source: IFR South Korea was the most automated country by robot density in 2022, according to the IFR. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, as South Korea was the most automated country in 2020 and 2021. Most automated countries worldwide Robot density by country in 2022. It clocked in at 1,012 robots per 10,000 employees.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 3, 2024

Source: Virtual Incision Virtual Incision announced that the FDA granted marketing authorization to its MIRA miniaturized surgical robotic system. Source: Virtual Incision The MIRA platform received IDE approval in October 2020 , followed by approval for an IDE supplement in April.

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Canadian Metalworking Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2020

We’ve designed a collection of integrations and Leo models specifically designed to help you find the information you need, break barriers between teams, and streamline open-source intelligence. According to a new analysis published in JAMA in March 2020, the cost to develop a new drug for a US biopharma company is $1 billion.

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E&T

MAY 31, 2023

The activity of many industries and transportation worldwide decreased due to pandemic restrictions in spring 2020. The measuring station is strategically placed to capture air masses from the Asian subcontinent and located in an area with few regional emission sources.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Source: Bota Systems Bota Systems AG, a developer of multi-axis, force-torque sensors, last week launched the SensONE T80. Source: Bota Systems A lighter sensor means more payload capacity, says Bota Systems A robotic force-torque sensor measures force and torque applied to its surface.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 6, 2025

This includes the pandemic, when a surge in the medical market helped make up for lower demand in other markets — and for the challenges of moving into and renovating its current 10,000-square foot facility, which Mark and Nancy had only just purchased at the start of 2020.

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Foley

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

annual NAAQS standards were issued in 2012 and reevaluated and maintained by the prior administration in 2020. In 2021, EPA indicated that it planned to reconsider the 2020 decision to retain the standards. is not directly emitted from sources, but is instead formed from a reaction of gases in the atmosphere.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Source: NASA Virtual Incision’s MIRA surgical robot system has made it to the International Space Station (ISS). Source: Virtual Incision MIRA includes a small, self-contained surgical device inserted through a single midline umbilical incision in the patient’s abdomen. 30, 2024 with the spaceMIRA from Virtual Incision onboard.

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E&T

JULY 6, 2023

The two powers have already drawn up a deal that could be signed in the following days, a Whitehall source has confirmed to the PA news agency. The UK’s associate membership of the €95bn (£81bn) Horizon Europe programme was foreseen in the 2020 Brexit agreement.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 4, 2024

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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E&T

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Most efforts to reduce emissions at present are focused on increasing the fraction of fuel sourced sustainably, although sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) remains relatively inaccessible and expensive. Currently, only around one per cent of the world’s hydrogen can be considered zero carbon.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In particular, the alliance has chosen to focus on hydrogen as a source of clean fuel for airplanes. However, h ydrogen has been long been held as a potential source of clean fuel for the aviation sector, with the potential to bring a £34bn per annum boost to the UK’s economy by 2050.

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Canadian Metalworking Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

Started using Feedly Cybersecurity: 2020. Joe used to manage his own personal spreadsheet of 350 sources of information, which he ranked by tiers based on how trusted they were. Organizing their security sources into focused Feeds. The team selected sources of information they trusted to track cybersecurity news.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 20, 2025

Source: CAE Services Groupe Plastivaloire specializes in large, complex single- and two-shot molds for a variety of parts, primarily in automotive, molding components as large as bumpers and as small as air-duct actuators. In this role, he oversees operations at its nearby New Baltimore, Mich., plant, with 21 presses.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 23, 2024

Source: Vayu Robotics While e-commerce deliveries are growing, the cost per delivery remains stubbornly high, according to Vayu Robotics Inc. Source: Vayu Robotics Three veterans from the robotics and mobility industry co-founded Vayu. Gopalan was CEO of Velodyne and took that leading lidar supplier public in 2020.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

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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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2024

Source: ASTM International ASTM International today announced the appointment of Andrew G. Source: LinkedIn In addition, ASTM International noted that Kireta has been an ASTM member since 1998. ASTM offers visibility into global standards development. as its new president, effective May 1, 2024.

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Canadian Metalworking Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2021

Back in 2020, it wasn’t hard to find information about the SolarWinds breach. In a time of crisis, sites like New York Times and other editorial sources tend to drown out actionable technical information from security-specific sources. Drew Gallis, Cybersecurity Analyst, WillowTree.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 31, 2022

This has included integration with LMA’s control segment software, as well as enhancing Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) and Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) applications for cybersecurity and operational capabilities. In 2020, Clearbox was the inaugural graduate of Lockheed Martin Australia’s Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP).

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AU Manufacturing

AUGUST 14, 2022

It tells consumers products that carry the claim are made to some of the world’s highest manufacturing and safety standards, with inputs often sourced from Australia’s clean green environment. The Australian Made claim has never been more powerful than right now.

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E&T

APRIL 3, 2023

CFC emissions from more widespread uses that are now banned have dropped to such low levels that emissions of CFCs from previously minor sources are more on our radar and under scrutiny.” Combined, their emissions are equal to the CO2 emissions in 2020 for a smaller developed country like Switzerland,” said Western.

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i4.0 today

MARCH 5, 2025

SK Hynix increased its volume of reused water by 51% between 2020 and 2023, partly motivated by water stress classification of 3 fabs as High or Medium-high. Diversification of water sources Negation of water scarcity risk can come through diversification of water sources.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 5, 2025

Source: Amazon Amazon currently operates more than 750,000 robots that sort, lift, and carry packages across its facilities. He has received Popular Science s Best of Whats New award in 2012, the National Academy of Engineerings Gilbreth Lecture Award in 2020, and multiple best paper awards.

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