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Slip Robotics picks up $28M for trailer loading/unloading robots

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Source: Slip Robotics For more than a century, truck trailers have been loaded and unloaded in the same way, leading to wasted time for drivers and dangerous bursts of activity for forklift operators. Slip Robotics is driving a level of change in the supply chain industry not seen since the containerization of sea freight.

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Contoro picks up $12M to scale container unloading robots

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States Logistics in California was an early user of Contoros truck-unloading robot. Contoro Robotics today said it has raised $12 million in Series A funding to scale its artificial intelligence-powered robots. Contoro is a spinoff from Harmonic Bionics, he told The Robot Report. after a week.

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Wandlebots on the future of robot programming

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Listen to the episode on this link: The Robot Report Episode 187 In Episode 187 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-hosts Mike Oitzman and Eugene Demaitre interview Fabio Gehrlicher, Director of Market Expansion at Wandelbots. These innovations collectively expand the range of real-world tasks that robots can perform.

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

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Source: Xwing A joint program by the U.S. In air freight alone, just under 16 million metric tons of cargo was flown worldwide in 2023. It’s a lot of freight, requiring lots of airframes, engines, and, of course, pilots. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. Air Force and Xwing Inc.

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Wayve announces strategic partnership with and investment from Uber

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Source: Wayve Most self-driving vehicle developers, like Cruise and Waymo, meticulously map the areas their robotaxis will drive in. In November 2021, it partnered with Serve Robotics , a robotic sidewalk delivery company. with up to 2,000 Serve robots to be deployed. Register now.

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Planzer and LOXO roll out urban pilot for autonomous vehicles in Switzerland

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Source: Planzer Planzer, a Swiss logistics company, is partnering with autonomous technology start-up LOXO to roll out their first joint project. Planzer and LOXO said the new law will bring huge opportunities for freight mobility and last-mile parcel delivery.

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Outrider brings in $62M to drive commercial scaling in 2025

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Source: Outrider Outrider today announced that it has raised $62 million in an oversubscribed Series D financing round. The post Outrider brings in $62M to drive commercial scaling in 2025 appeared first on The Robot Report.

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