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Automotive industry likely to continue leading robotics growth, says A3

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Automotive manufacturing will continue to drive North American robotics adoption, says A3. Source: ABB The Association for Advancing Automation, or A3, today released its quarterly and end-of-year report on robot orders in North America for 2023. Burnstein: The automotive industry in the U.S. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based

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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

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BMW plans to see what a Figure 01 humanoid robot can do in its factory. Source: Figure AI The interest in humanoid robots continues to gain steam. BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., Meet @Figure_robot , a leader in the race to build commercially viable humanoid robots.

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

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North American automakers pulled back in robot orders last year. 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. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more.

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IFR: world sets record for operational robots in 2022

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million operational robots in 2022, according to the new World Robotics report from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The report also included information about robot density worldwide. Robot density measures the number of operational industrial robots per 10,000 employees in a country.

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Comau changes with robotics market, adds focus on software and new applications

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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. million industrial robots today to 2.6 million industrial robots today to 2.6 million by 2029.

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Toyota, READY Robotics to introduce sim-to-real robot programming using NVIDIA Omniverse

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Toyota will use robots simulated on NVIDIA Isaac Sim and controlled by READY Robotics’ ForgeOS. Source: NVIDIA READY Robotics today announced that it is collaborating with Toyota Motor Corp. to enhance safety and efficiency in automotive production. and NVIDIA Corp. Santa Clara, Calif.-based

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Rainbow Robotics, Schaeffler, KETI plan to jointly develop mobile dual-armed robots

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From left to right: Shin Hee-Dong, president of KETI’; Lee Jung-ho, CEO of Rainbow Robotics; and Dr. Michael Pausch, CTO of Schaeffler Industrial, agreed to jointly develop mobile manipulators for manufacturing. ” Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more.

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