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

Robotics Business Review

has demonstrated fixed-wing cargo-carrying capability in a point-to-point flight between two airbases using a specially modified Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. In air freight alone, just under 16 million metric tons of cargo was flown worldwide in 2023. For many airlines, cargo represents up to one-third of revenue. kg) payload.

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Virtual Incision’s mini surgical robot arrives at ISS

Robotics Business Review

A screen grab from a NASA broadcast shows a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station on Jan. Source: NASA Virtual Incision’s MIRA surgical robot system has made it to the International Space Station (ISS). More about the Virtual Incision MIRA platform The MIRA surgical robot.

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Rotor Technologies propels advances in autonomous helicopters

Robotics Business Review

Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. Autonomous helicopters take off Using small aircraft to do things like fight fires and deliver cargo to offshore sites is not only dangerous, it’s also inefficient. Editor’s Note: This article was republished with permission from MIT News.

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Molder Emphasizes Circularity in Molding, Extrusion, Automation and AM

Mold Making Technology

The linear robot LRX 150 from KraussMaffei with EOT from ACH Solution allows an inline production with inspections, weight check and separation. A further highlight is an aircraft window plug that is currently undergoing certification efforts for aircraft passenger-to-cargo conversion activities at NIAR.

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Microbot Medical submits Liberty surgical robot for FDA IDE

Robotics Business Review

Microbot Medical filed an FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) application for its surgical robot. based Microbot designed the Liberty surgical robot for potential use in neurovascular, cardiovascular and peripheral vascular procedures. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. Braintree, Mass.-based

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