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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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Gatik gets independent safety validation from TUV SUD for autonomous logistics

Robotics Business Review

Founded in 2017, Gatik has developed autonomous vehicles ( AVs ) for middle-mile and short-haul logistics. based company launched its first driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart in 2021 and Kroger in 2023. The Mountain View, Calif.-based Isuzu Motors, Cummins, Ryder, and Goodyear are among Gatik’s partners.

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KUKA highlights processing, palletizing, and logistics automation at PACK EXPO

Design World

In several working demonstrations, KUKA Robotics will showcase various innovative automation solutions for specific handling applications during PACK EXPO 2023 in booth C-3236 Central Hall. For primary food processing, KUKA will spotlight its KR 3 Delta HM Hygienic robot and, in a bag palletizing cell, its KR IONTEC robot.

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2023 State of the Third-Party Logistics Industry Report

Modern Materials Handling

In this year’s Third-Party Logistics State of the Industry Report, you’ll learn about our top trends for the year and recommended best practices that will help you thrive despite these issues.

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Samsung increases stake in Rainbow Robotics, establishes Future Robotics Office

Robotics Business Review

More recently, Rainbow in 2023 opened a branch office in Schaumburg, Ill., In addition, Samsung plans to use Rainbow Robotics RB cobots , dual-arm mobile manipulator , and autonomous mobile robots ( AMRs ) to automate manufacturing and logistics tasks. to market its collaborative robots in the U.S.

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RoboForce raises $10M to deploy mobile manipulators

Robotics Business Review

Founded in 2023, RoboForce’s team is made up of tech leaders from CMU Robotics, Michigan Robotics, Amazon Robotics, Tesla Robotics, Google, Waymo, Apple, and Microsoft. million in 2023. In particular, Grand View predicts these robots will gain traction across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and agriculture.

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8 noteworthy robotics acquisitions of 2023

Robotics Business Review

We covered 25 acquisitions in 2023, which was down significantly from the 50 we covered in 2022. Below are eight robotics acquisitions, in chronological order, that stood out to us in 2023. In late November 2023, the European Commission shared an update on its investigation into the deal. Ocado paid roughly 2.8%

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