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Pickle Robot gets orders for over 30 unloading systems plus $50M in funding

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Source: Pickle Robot Robotic truck unloading fits the classic definition of dull, dirty, or dangerous jobs worth automating. Pickle Robot customers are experiencing the value of ‘Physical AI’ applied to a common logistics process that challenges thousands of operations every day,” said AJ Meyer, founder and CEO of Pickle Robot.

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Figure AI ships Figure 02 humanoid robots to a paying customer

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Source: Brett Adcock via LinkedIn Humanoid robots are starting to move from development and trials to commercial use. In August 2024, Figure AI said that BMW Group had tested Figure 02 for handling fitted sheet-metal parts on its automotive production line for two weeks in Spartanburg, S.C. Figure AI Inc.

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Ricoh to provide customer support for Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid

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The Digit humanoid could work in distribution, retail and e-commerce, manufacturing, and third-party logistics. Source: Agility Robotics Agility Robotics Inc. In June, the company announced a multi-year agreement with GXO Logistics Inc. to deploy the robot in its logistics operations. The Corvallis, Ore.-based

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ABB discusses the evolving role of robotics in healthcare

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Source: ABB Robotics With each passing year, labor shortages and complexity increase for the healthcare industry. Some years ago, we already saw that we’ve been leading the revolution of logistics with the Amazons and online commerce. And today, logistics is the largest market for robotics,” he said during a MassRobotics webinar.

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Chinese automaker to use UBTECH humanoid

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Ubtech says its humanoid robots can be used in industrial manufacturing, exhibition halls, warehousing and logistics, commercial office services, home services, and college and research institutions. Walk S is designed for inspection, assembly, and logistics tasks. Walker S humanoid robot The Walker S humanoid is 1.7 m tall (around 5.58

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BAE Systems signs agreement to use Airlander blimp for defence operations

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HAV said Airlander could be used for “long-endurance airborne communications and surveillance” with the ability to carry up to 10 tonnes of logistics payload. Its ability to operate from any reasonably flat surface, including water, with minimal infrastructure, also offers significant mobility for defence operations.

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Top 10 robotics developments of August 2024

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the new Figure 02 humanoid from Figure AI successfully fitted sheet-metal parts into precise fittings that were then assembled as part of a car chassis. a leading developer of logistics automation, has acquired “substantially all of the assets” of Veo Robotics Inc. During a two-week pilot at a plant in Spartanburg, S.C.,

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