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U.S. automotive industry increased robot installations by 10% in 2024

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Source: FANUC America The latest numbers of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR’s) show automakers in the U.S. The IFR said that total installations of industrial robots in the automotive industry increased by 10.7%, reaching 13,700 units in 2024. automotive sales dropped 15% in 2024 compared to 2023.

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Oxipital AI partners with Stäubli Robotics on food-safe picking

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Source: Oxipital AI Oxipital AI, a developer of machine vision technologies for robotic automation and product inspection, is teaming up with Stubli Robotics. Formerly Soft Robotics , Oxipital is targeting food processing, agriculture , and consumer goods production for its technology. The Duncan, S.C.-based

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ARS Automation designs compact FlexiBowl 200 to handle small parts

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Source: ARS Automation As industrial robots become ever faster and more accurate, they need automated systems upstream and downstream to keep up. It added that the feeder should prove useful for manufacturers in industries where both precision and space are at a premium, such as automotive, electronics, medical devices, and consumer goods.

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

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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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CynLr raises Series A funding to realize robot vision for ‘universal factory’

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Source: CynLr CynLr, or Cybernetics Laboratory, today said it has raised $10 million in Series A funding. “These customers are now eager to integrate CyRo into their production lines and experiment the transformational vision of a universal factory that can profitably produce custom-fit consumer goods, even at low volumes.”

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KUKA unveils KR FORTEC industrial robot

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Source: KUKA KUKA AG has revealed its KR FORTEC industrial robot. The Midea Group unit’s robots work in a variety of markets, including automotive, electronics, metals and plastics, consumer goods, e-commerce and retail, and healthcare. This latest industrial robot has an extended arm that has a reach of 145 in.

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ABB Robotics unveils new AMR with Visual SLAM navigation

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Source: ABB ABB Robotics has announced its first Flexley Tug T702 autonomous mobile robot (AMR). The AMR T702 is a perfect match for a wide range of industries, such as automotive, consumer goods sector or logistics, especially in large, busy warehouses and fulfillment centers where the environment is constantly changing.“

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