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Continental develops mobile robot software for logistics, ag with AWS

Robotics Business Review

Continental mobile robots are deployed in logistics operations at manufacturing facilities. Credit: Continental Continental Mobile Robots, a Frankfurt am Main, Germany-based division of Continental’s Automotive Group Sector, has developed mobile robots for use in automotive plants.

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Watch Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid handle automotive struts

Robotics Business Review

Boston Dynamics released a video showing its Atlas humanoid picking and placing automotive struts. Atlas acquires the automotive struts, using its grippers from a vertical storage unit, and places them horizontally onto a flow cart. Agility’s Digit is being tested by Amazon and GXO Logistics.

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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

Robotics Business Review

based Figure AI signed an agreement with BMW Manufacturing to test its 01 humanoid at the car maker’s plant in Spartanburg, S.C. BMW Manufacturing employs 11,000 people at its 8 million-sq.-ft. BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., Sunnyvale, Calif.-based

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RBR50 Spotlight: Exotec Skypod system scales to serve automotive supplier’s SKU volume

Robotics Business Review

Lane Automotive provides high-performance automotive parts and accessories. Lane Automotive needed to exceed fulfillment deadlines to meet carrier pickup times. “The The seasonal nature of our business generally sees its peaks between March and June,” said James MacEachern, chief operating officer of Lane Automotive.

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Ontario announces new program to train more workers for careers in automotive manufacturing

Canadian Manufacturing

3, the Ontario government announced that they are investing $5 million to provide free training to 500 people from underrepresented groups to prepare them for jobs in the province’s automotive manufacturing sector. STRATFORD — On Aug. After completing the program, each participant will receive a job offer from a local employer.

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Forvia increases logistics productivity with fleet of MiR robots

Robotics Automation News

Forvia, a top-tier automotive technology supplier, says it has increased its logistics productivity, strengthened stability of production processes and decreased safety risks with a fleet of robots robots from Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR).

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FANUC America nearly doubles Michigan campus to accommodate automation demand

Design World

The construction will include a 655,000 ft 2 state-of-the-art facility to house manufacturing, engineering and R&D projects. This investment in Michigan’s growing manufacturing area includes the purchase of 67 acres of land as well as the site of the former Thomas M. This investment in the future of U.S.