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Service robot sales climb by 30% worldwide, reports the IFR

Robotics Business Review

The IFR considers service robots to include this automated guided vehicle (AGV), which can move up to 20 tons in a warehouse. Source: Stäubli Sales of professional service robots have increased by 30% worldwide, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. ” Register now. . ” Register now.

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MIT: LucidSim training system helps robots close Sim2Real gap

Robotics Business Review

Since the 1970s, the field has evolved from writing sophisticated programs to using deep learning, teaching robots to learn directly from human behavior. To improve, robots need to encounter scenarios that push the boundaries of their capabilities, operating at the edge of their mastery. But a critical bottleneck remains: data quality.

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Omnirobotic obtains $500k to expand product offerings for manufacturers

Robotics Business Review

Source: Omnirobotic Omnirobotic Inc. The Laval, Quebec-based company said it plans to use the financing to commercialize robots using its proprietary AutonomyOS platform for manufacturers struggling with labor shortages in high-mix production environments. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more.

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America Makes Announces IMPACT Project Call Worth $11.7M in Funding

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The project call is also seeking innovative solutions for robotic AM process planning for continuous fiber-reinforced composite structures. Advancing AM Processing for Continuous Fiber Reinforced Composites Topic Area 10: Innovations in robotic additive manufacturing process planning.

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6 new technology projects get ARM Institute funding

Robotics Business Review

The nonprofit ARM Institute said it intends to be an honest broker between robotics and manufacturing stakeholders. Source: ARM Institute The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute today selected six new technology projects for funding. The institute plans to award around $2.9 million across these six projects.

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How Waste Robotics, Greyparrot are enhancing sorting robots

Robotics Business Review

Waste Robotics uses FANUC robot arms to enable reliable and precise picking, it said. Source: Waste Robotics Greyparrot and Waste Robotics partnered earlier this year to enhance Waste Robotics’ sortation capabilities. So robots kind of come and really replicate what humans are doing.

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DoE offering $30 million for new materials and manufacturing to lower cost of large wind turbines

Robotics Automation News

The US Department of Energy has announced a $30 million funding opportunity to advance the cost-effective domestic manufacturing of materials, including lightweight composites, that allow wind turbines to produce power more efficiently.