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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. Editor’s note: This article was syndicated from The Robot Report sibling site Engineering.com. Xwing aircraft involved in USAF autonomy tests. Air Force and Xwing Inc. to McClellan Airfield near Sacramento.

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Mobile Robotics – Increasing Flexibility Enables Increasing Efficiency in Logistics

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IDTechEx’s market research report, titled β€œ Mobile Robotics in Logistics, Warehousing, and Delivery 2024-2044 ”, delves into the technical, regulatory, and market aspects influencing the emerging logistics mobile robot industry. mobile picking, intralogistics, material handling, etc.) from 2015 to 2022. from 2015 to 2022.

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Surgical robots don’t improve knee surgery revision rates, study says

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Source: Adobe Stock Robotically assisted total knee arthroplasty, or TKA, has skyrocketed in popularity, but a new analysis of registry data has raised some questions about the benefits of surgical robots for knee-replacement patients. Knee replacement expectations for surgical robots may be misaligned, says study. 05 to 1.3;

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Collaborative Robotics raises $100M in Series B for mysterious mobile manipulator

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Source: Adobe Stock, Photoshopped by The Robot Report Collaborative Robotics today closed a $100 million Series B round on the road to commercializing its autonomous mobile manipulator. However, Porter told The Robot Report that it is already in trials with several pilot customers, including a global logistics company.

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Relay Robotics proposes levels of autonomous navigation for indoor robots

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Source: Relay Robotics When we think of autonomous navigation, the first thing that usually comes to mind is self-driving cars. Driven by staff shortages, service robots are increasingly being deployed across various industries, including hospitality, healthcare, warehouse and logistics, food service, and cleaning.

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CIIF 2024 shows major robotics trends in China

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and higher to be used in more palletizing applications within industries such as chemicals, food and beverage, as well as warehousing and logistics. Automotive suppliers are even adopting β€œGo East” strategies to reduce investment costs in Europe by sourcing machines and robots from China.

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How humanoid robots can help narrow gaps between automation and labor

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Source: Chris Vavra, WTWH Media LLC Four steps for humanoid and MMR deployment Wise said mobile manipulators can address the gaps between “islands of automation” and tackle workflows that need more flexible automation. Editor’s note: This article was syndicated from The Robot Report sibling site Control Engineering.

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