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RobotPlusPlus launches HighMate C20 cargo hold cleaning robot

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The new Highmate C20 Hold Cleaning robot is equipped with five 500-bar high-pressure nozzles. Source: RobotPlusPlus RobotPlusPlus this week provided live demonstrations of its HighMate C20 Hold Cleaning Robot at the SMM 2024 conference in Hamburg, Germany. RobotPlusPlus engineers robots to work at height. m (5,381.9 million sq.

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Xwing and U.S. Air Force demonstrate fully autonomous cargo aircraft

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has demonstrated fixed-wing cargo-carrying capability in a point-to-point flight between two airbases using a specially modified Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. In air freight alone, just under 16 million metric tons of cargo was flown worldwide in 2023. For many airlines, cargo represents up to one-third of revenue. kg) payload.

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Maersk and iB Cargo install Dexory’s robotics and AI technology in Bucharest distribution centre

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Dexory says its partnership with international shipping line Maersk is expanding into the Maersk and iB Cargo managed site in Romania, a distribution centre for a top home furnishing brand globally. The Bucharest deployment is the first of many outside of the UK to go live with the innovative technology, as part of the company’s […]

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Autonomous aviation company Xwing expands its air cargo operations to 400 weekly flights

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Autonomous aviation company Xwing is marking what it describes as “significant milestones”, including the expansion of its commercial cargo operations under FAA CFR Part 135 Air Carrier certificate, the addition of FAA CFR Part 145 certificates and “rapid company growth”.

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Reliable Robotics flies large cargo aircraft with no one on board

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Reliable Robotics, a specialist in aircraft automation systems, says it has achieved “a significant milestone” in its work to bring advanced safety-enhancing technologies to market in the United States. Last month’s successful flight of a Cessna 208B Caravan with no one on board was a first for aviation.

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Virtual Incision’s mini surgical robot arrives at ISS

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A screen grab from a NASA broadcast shows a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station on Jan. Source: NASA Virtual Incision’s MIRA surgical robot system has made it to the International Space Station (ISS). More about the Virtual Incision MIRA platform The MIRA surgical robot.

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RBR50 Spotlight: evoBot offers unique design for autonomous mobile robots

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Organization: Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics Country: Germany Website: [link] Year Founded: 1981 Number of Employees: 500+ Innovation Class: Technology, Product & Services evoBOT is the kind of robot that stands out the moment you look at it. Explore the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2024.

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