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Watch Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid handle automotive struts

Robotics Business Review

With the onslaught of humanoids that were introduced in 2023, it seems Atlas, the humanoid that set the stage for so much of today’s humanoid progression, has fallen out of the limelight. Boston Dynamics released a video showing its Atlas humanoid picking and placing automotive struts.

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LOXO expands into Germany with self-driving logistics subsidiary

Robotics Business Review

Germany’s strong logistics market, advanced automotive infrastructure, and progressive legislation surrounding autonomous vehicles make it the ideal location for us to further our middle-mile and mobile distribution projects.” In addition, the company operates its own fleet of logistics vehicles, the electric LOXO Alpha and LOXO R1.

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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

Robotics Business Review

This is an impressive milestone for Figure, which was founded in 2022 and exited stealth in early 2023. BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., Figure AI publicly showed its humanoid walking for the first time in October 2023. BMW Manufacturing employs 11,000 people at its 8 million-sq.-ft.

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2023 robot orders down 30% from 2022 in North America, according to A3

Robotics Business Review

Source: A3 After two years of record sales, North American robot orders declined by 30% in 2023, said the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation, or A3. The organization said it expects the slowdown, particularly in automotive manufacturing, to continue until the second half of 2024.

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IIoT Systems Implementation up Year over Year, Set to Reach 75% Deployment Rate in 2023

Gary Mintchell

350 professionals were surveyed across Automotive Manufacturing, Power and Utilities, Renewable Energy, Transportation and Logistics, Smart Cities, and more to share feedback on building IIoT systems. Implementations are up from 67% in 2022 to 75% in 2023. IIoT no longer generates the buzz it did in the mid-10s of the century.

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Ontario announces new program to train more workers for careers in automotive manufacturing

Canadian Manufacturing

3, the Ontario government announced that they are investing $5 million to provide free training to 500 people from underrepresented groups to prepare them for jobs in the province’s automotive manufacturing sector. The project is underway and runs until March 31, 2023. STRATFORD — On Aug.

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Figure AI ships Figure 02 humanoid robots to a paying customer

Robotics Business Review

Since emerging from stealth in January 2023, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based In May 2023, Figure AI raised $70 million in Series A funding, and that July, Intel Capital invested in the company. In May 2023, Figure AI raised $70 million in Series A funding, and that July, Intel Capital invested in the company.

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