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Ricoh to provide customer support for Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid

Robotics Business Review

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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Humanoid robots promise a multi-trillion-dollar market, but pose challenges

Robotics Business Review

Source: Agility Robotics As an early investor in Agility Robotics, now one of the world’s leading manufacturers of humanoid robots, I’ve watched as humanoids have evolved from a fascinating concept to reality over the past five years. Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid was in trials at GXO.

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The state of Australia’s defence manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

billion for accelerating Navy's surface combatant fleet and expanding shipbuilding, $1 billion over four years for investments in targeting, long-range fires, logistics, fuel resilience, and autonomous systems, and $38.2 Where does the Australian defence sector fit into the wider economy? This includes $11.1 per cent and 0.44

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ABB discusses the evolving role of robotics in healthcare

Robotics Business Review

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

Robotics Business Review

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

E&T

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

Robotics Business Review

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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