Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

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. The Ann Arbor, Mich.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 28, 2024

Comau is expanding from automotive manufacturing to logistics applications such as pick and place. Source: Comau If change is constant in technology, even established industrial automation providers must adapt to keep up. Comau demonstrated welding with its S-Family robot at Automate. million industrial robots today to 2.6

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 20, 2024

“With fresh capital secured, we have the balance sheet to help us drive growth with our existing customers through improved product performance and the release of new automation technology that will change the game for material handling in warehousing and distribution.” Third-party logistics providers [3PLs] and automotive are booming.”

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2024

Robot density data reveal the state of automation worldwide and allow us to compare regions and countries,” Marina Bill, President of the IFR, said. Most automated countries worldwide Robot density by country in 2022. Source: IFR South Korea was the most automated country by robot density in 2022, according to the IFR.

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 10, 2022

Automotive giant General Motors and open source software provider Red Hat have formed a partnership to “help advance software-defined vehicles at the edge”.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 5, 2024

Source: Ubtech Technologies Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor, a subsidiary of Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor Corporation, signed an agreement for UBTECH’s Walker S humanoid robot. DongFeng highlighted that the humanoids will be working with traditional automation equipment, allowing them to handle complex scenarios in unmanned production.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 25, 2024

Source: Comau Stellantis NV, one of the world’s largest automakers, and One Equity Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, today said they have signed a binding agreement in which One Equity Partners will make a majority investment in Comau S.p.A. At Automate this year, Comau announced new products. Register now and save.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 27, 2024

Source: Adobe Stock Mobile robots have become an essential part of the automation landscape in recent years. The global survey covered the preferences, expectations, and challenges of end users of mobile automation. Interact Analysis’ survey gave insights into what end users expect from autonomous mobile robots.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 20, 2023

Industry suppliers continue to respond to those needs by developing the next iterations of cobots, robots, automated in-process inspection systems, digital transformation — the list goes on. www.abb.com Smart Automation for Factory Connectivity AIMS – ANCA Integrated Manufacturing System.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Invent Automation has integrated CapSen vision technology as DENSO automates. Source: Invent Automation Automotive manufacturing has long benefited from the thoughtful deployment of robotics and automation, and for good reason. An employee would stack or de-stack a tote every 30 seconds, day in and day out.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Source: Unitree At its recent Third Plenum, China mapped out the direction of its economic policies. “China’s rapid development in industrial robot automation is extraordinary,” stated Marina Bill, president of the International Federation of Robotics ( IFR ). .” Register now. Click here to enlarge.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Georg Stieler, head of robotics and automation and managing director for Asia at STM Stieler Verwaltungs-GmbH , shared his impressions from this year’s China International Industry Fair, or CIIF, in Shanghai. ESTUN showcased its wide product range and industry-specific solutions, particularly in the battery, solar, and automotive sectors.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I’ve had many conversations with Arlen Nipper of Cirrus Link, co-developer of MQTT, and Benson Hougland of Opto 22, early adopter of MQTT and Sparkplug, at the Inductive Automation Ignition Community Conference over several years about the demand for lightweight communications. specification has been published as an International Standard.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

Source: ABB After a challenging year for autonomous mobile robot, or AMR, providers, industry leaders are continuing to consolidate. The industrial automation provider had added the startup’s VSLAM technology to its AMRs over the past few years, so why acquire it now? Ford and Michelin trialed ABB AMRs using Sevensense VSLAM.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The first open-source digital twin of the Mcity Test Facilitythe University of Michigan’s center for connected and autonomous vehicles and technologiesis now available to the public. ” The digital twin works with TeraSim , an open-source traffic simulator developed by Mcity researchers. .

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Source: IFR The International Federation of Robotics, or IFR, today listed its picks for the top five global robotics trends of this year. The Frankfurt, Germany-based organization attributed growing demand for automation to technological innovations. million units in 2022. million (U.S.),

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Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 27, 2024

Source: ZF North America The central challenge around electrification in the automotive industry is “the challenge of transformation,” says Vaden Lillard, director of operations for ZF North America. More automation. “When is electrification coming?

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2024

Illustration of the levels of vehicle autonomy based on the definition from the Society of Automotive Engineers. Source: IDTechEx More than 90% of road traffic accidents happen because of human error, so the importance of autonomy and its potential safety benefits cannot be overlooked. In the U.S., and China in recent years.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2024

Source: Realtime Robotics Realtime Robotics today announced that Valiant TMS will integrate its Optimization-as-a-Service offering with customers’ manufacturing operations. ” Valiant TMS seven-robot automotive framing application. Valiant TMS is integrating robot motion optimization as a service.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 31, 2024

Source: Southwest Research Institute An industry push for more automation is advancing the Robot Operating System, or ROS, beyond the academic and manufacturing domains into agriculture, automotive, retail, healthcare and more. It provides a graphical interface to many powerful motion-planning libraries. Click here to enlarge.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 28, 2024

Source: Realtime Robotics Manufacturing can benefit from increasingly intelligent robots as much as any other industry. “Realtime is helping manufacturers realize the next wave of efficiency improvements necessary to get the most out of their new and existing automation applications.” billion yen ($34.8 billion U.S.)

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Source: Renesas Electronics Corporation Renesas Electronics Corp. As demand grows to augment scarce labor, manufacturers are deploying industrial automation such as vertically articulated robots and industrial controller equipment. Renesas said the RZ/T2H MPU provides powerful application processing and fast real-time control.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 14, 2024

Source: Interact Analysis Overall global industrial robot shipment volumes exceeded 500,000 units in 2023, Interact Analysis reports. Breaking down the industry by region Breaking down the industry by region, sales of industrial robots to the automotive industry in the Americas faced significant pressure in 2023.

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AU Manufacturing

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For the automotive industry , edge computing represents a solution to latency, bandwidth, and autonomy challenges, as well as regulatory and security requirements, that hold us back from reaching the full potential of data. Internet of Vehicles data can be a competitive advantage if processed close to the source .

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2024

Source: Universal Robots The artificial intelligence market is projected to reach $407 billion by 2027, with an annual growth rate of 37.3%, according to Forbes. They came from various industries, primarily manufacturing, healthcare, food and beverage, and automotive.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2024

Source: NVIDIA READY Robotics today announced that it is collaborating with Toyota Motor Corp. to enhance safety and efficiency in automotive production. “It opens the opportunity for production data to be captured from automation systems for use in process monitoring and improvement, or even artificial intelligence applications.”

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Source: Schindler Group LOXO AG today opened its first international subsidiary in Munich, Germany. Germany is a natural next step for LOXO as we continue our mission to revolutionize commercial vehicle automation in Europe,” said Amin Amini, CEO of LOXO.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2024

Source: ARM Institute The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute today selected six new technology projects for funding. Automated T-shirt assembly system Apparel manufacturing is an industry ripe for automation, making it a strategic focus for the ARM Institute. jobs, it added. Register now and save.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Source: Rainbow Robotics Rainbow Robotics has signed a memorandum of understanding with Schaeffler Group and the Korea Electronics Technology Institute, or KETI, to co-develop mobile manipulators driven by artificial intelligence. . These include high-precision components and systems for several automotive and industrial applications.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

One of ABB’s healthcare initiatives was its partnership with XtalPi, where it helped build automated laboratory workstations. Source: ABB Robotics With each passing year, labor shortages and complexity increase for the healthcare industry. ABB Robotics asserted this week that robotics and automation can help solve these problems.

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Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Technologies to harvest energy from equipment vibrations and other sources went into development. Anticipated applications beyond industrial will include automotive, smart home and city, and aerospace. Sending maintenance crews out routinely to replace batteries became a sticking point. For every difficulty lies an opportunity.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2024

Source: SiLC Technologies SiLC Technologies Inc. Our FMCW lidar solutions, at short or long distances, bring superior vision to machines to truly enable the next generation of AI based automation.” This creates a strong foundation for our partnership to grow and address multiple markets, including industrial automation and automotive.”

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2024

Source: Wayve Most self-driving vehicle developers, like Cruise and Waymo, meticulously map the areas their robotaxis will drive in. The company designed this technology to allow automated vehicles to operate without geofenced limits. Wayve has established a strategic partnership with Uber, which includes Uber investing in the company.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Source: Horizon Robotics Horizon Robotics, a Chinese developer of autonomous driving technology , is raising HK$5.4 Horizon Pilot enables highway pilot-assisted driving, automated parking assist, and high Navigation On Autopilot (NOA). These are automotive-grade products optimized for energy and cost-efficient smart driving systems.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 20, 2024

Source: Teradyne Robotics SAN JOSE, Calif. We are working to shape the future of robotics by combining NVIDIA’s state-of-the-art AI platform with Teradyne Robotics’ real-world domain expertise in industrial automation,” he added. Universal Robots cobots are gaining precision thanks to a collaboration with NVIDIA. North Reading, Mass.-based

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The 30 Series is designed for users looking for an automation-ready system with the versatility to meet a wide range of industrial applications. The VOXLS 30 C 225, 30 C 320 and 30 C 450 models have maximum source energies of 225 kV, 320 kV and 450 kV, respectively, for examining parts of various densities and sizes.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2024

It seems obvious that astronauts who could someday find themselves on Mars will need an oxygen source to breathe, but NASA has other uses in mind. Devices based on the technology at work in MOXIE will be key for future missions.

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