Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Noteworthy robots from Apptronik, Figure, and Boston Dynamics, among others, dominated 2023 robot news. If you’ve been keeping tabs on the robotics industry in 2023, you won’t be surprised to see that six out of our top 10 articles this past year were about humanoid robots. From a slew of companies announcing their humanoids and Boston Dynamics showing off Atlas’ latest capabilities to looks at how the technology enabling such robots has advanced, it has been an impossible subj

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Automation Mag

DECEMBER 22, 2023

TE Connectivity (TE) and Harmonic Drive Systems (HDS) are partnering to develop a new series of HarmonicDrive gears equipped with a safety torque sensor that contributes to improving operational safety. HarmonicDrive gears are currently used in automation equipment, robotics and aerospace applications. The combination of TE’s high-performance safety torque sensor and HDS’s high-precision control speed reducer reportedly enables HarmonicDrive gears to deliver high-precision torque sensing, light

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E&T

DECEMBER 22, 2023

One of the faces portrayed in the Madonna della Rosa (Madonna of the Rose) was painted by an artist other than Raphael, according to new research.

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SMMT

DECEMBER 22, 2023

UK commercial vehicle production up 16.8% to 13,253 units in best November since 2007. Overseas demand up 18.3% while orders for UK buyers rise 13.4%. Year-to-date output surges 15.5% to 111,863 units with new production facilities boost to volumes. UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew again in November, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

DECEMBER 22, 2023

2023 has been an incredible year for Cisco Security and I am thrilled at the opportunity ahead with our partners to carry this momentum into 2024.

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Control.com

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Portescap has released the latest addition to its flat motor portfolio, the 60ECF brushless DC flat motor. The new 60ECF is designed to deliver high performance in a small package.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In addition to producing a cold, quiet stream of air to reduce heat buildup on machining operations, EXAIR's Cold Gun Aircoolant System™ has also met the rigorous safety, health, and environmental standards of the European Union in order to attain the CE mark.

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SMMT

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Yesterday’s landmark UK-EU resolution to defer unattainable rules of origin for electric vehicles may have come at the eleventh hour, but it is a much anticipated Christmas present. In a unanimous vote for common sense, the agreement will ensure EVs avoid tariffs next year and follows a lengthy campaign by SMMT, our EU counterparts and respective members.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Datalogic has acquired a minority stake in Oversonic Robotics, an innovative software company developing cognitive computing systems for robotics, including RoBee, the first humanoid robot certified for work in manufacturing facilities with an Industry 5.0 perspective.

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E&T

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Futuristic high-speed freight transportation company Hyperloop One will shut down and cease operations by the end of 2023, Bloomberg News has reported.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Reflections from COP28 and looking ahead to next year.

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E&T

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The government wants rail freight usage to rise by at least 75 per cent by 2050 as part of plans to slash emissions and take lorries off UK roads.

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Plastics Today

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Chrysler 300 debuted in 1955, but it is going on hiatus until an eventual electric replacement arrives.

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E&T

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Court of Appeal has dismissed efforts by environmental campaigners to block the construction of upcoming nuclear power station Sizewell C.

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The Fabricator

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Nick Martin of Mountains2Metal shares how he tested a skid plate on his Bronco in a dramatic fashion he never saw coming.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Harry Moser has been a tireless crusader for bringing manufacturing jobs back to the USA. Sometimes economic forces overpower desires. The economics of offshoring have weakened over time. Then the pandemic revealed supply chain weaknesses. Factors are coming together to bring jobs closer to markets. This is news of a first half 2023 Reshoring plus Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) job announcements.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The original Ultrasound-on-Chip technology. | Source: Butterfly Network Butterfly Network Inc. announced this week that it has partnered with Mendaera to commercialize a new surgical robotic system. It will combine Butterfly’s portable ultrasound sensors and software with Mendaera’s robot technology, said the companies. “Mendaera’s robotic system is perfectly suited to leverage Butterfly’s proprietary Ultrasound-on-Chip by benefiting from the wide array of ultrasonic sensing applicat

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