Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Returning to the show is the RBR50 Pavilion and RBR50 Awards Dinner that will honor the winners of the annual RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards. . “Our aim with this release is to enable anyone to experiment with fine-tuning 0 to their own robots and tasks,” Physical Intelligence said. Daniela Rus, director of MIT CSAIL.

Sourcing 109

Sourcing Robotics Robotics Artificial Intelligence 109

Canadian Manufacturing

APRIL 14, 2025

” GM has informed Unifor that CAMI Assembly will initiate temporary layoffs starting April 14 with workers returning in May for limited production. “Procurement and industrial policy go hand in hand. After that, production will temporarily cease with operations idling until October 2025.

Supply Chain 59

Supply Chain Manufacturing Automotive Compliance 59

i4.0 today

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The research shows that companies leading the way in IT cost optimisation and innovation are twice as likely as others to see an improved return on investment (50% vs 26%), report higher profitability (35% vs 23%), and faster time to market (43% vs 26%). A similar percentage have established governance, compliance, and security policies.

Compliance 52

Compliance Automation 52

Fastener News Desk

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Prices Index returned to expansion (or ‘increasing’) territory, registering 54.8 The New Orders Index remained in contraction territory, registering 47.1 percent, 1 percentage point higher than the 46.1 percent recorded in September. The October reading of the Production Index (46.2 percent) is 3.6 percent, up 6.5

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Beverage Apparel Electronics 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 2, 2025

No matter where you stand on trade policy, theres no denying that manufacturing is in a challenging moment. And for those actively tracking ROI, the returns are significant 92% report seeing more than a 10% return on investment. Starting small is the right place to start even if its one machine and one dataset.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Bottleneck Manufacturing Prototype  52

SMMT

MARCH 21, 2025

While the measure would incur a temporary cost to the Treasury, the returns would be significant, with higher volumes of EVs directly boosting businesses across the wider industry infrastructure providers, insurance and energy services, the maintenance sector and the second-hand market. Consent I agree to the SMMT Privacy Policy.

Automotive 52

Automotive Manufacturing 52

Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2024

September 2024 brought unique business deals, exciting events, and even the return of a robotics industry veteran. China bets on robots for rapid growth, says IFR At its recent Third Plenum, China mapped out the direction of its economic policies. Here are the top 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report this past month. Read more.

Robotics 116

Robotics Robotics Artificial Intelligence Automotive 116

E&T

MARCH 30, 2023

The government was required to present one such scheme after a court ruling found that the country's net-zero strategy is "unlawful", as it failed to show how the policies included in the plan would contribute to achieving the legally-binding 2050 emissions targets.

Sourcing 119

Sourcing Manufacturing 119

E&T

JUNE 27, 2023

But Gilad Myerson, executive chairman of Ithaca Energy, which has the bulk of its investment in the North Sea, has warned that such a ban and existing taxation policy were putting off investors and threatening energy security.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The industry has prolonged its post-Covid correction as consumers return somewhat to pre-2020 buying habits. However, Interact Analysis expects recently announced stimulus policies in China to boost domestic demand over the next few years. Increasing discontent in Europe and the U.S.

Robotics 59

Robotics Robotics Sourcing Automation 59

E&T

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Energy markets and policies have changed because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, not just for the time being, but for decades to come,” said IEA executive director Fatih Birol. Even with today’s policy settings, the energy world is shifting dramatically before our eyes.”. C rise by the end of the century. C in 2100.

Energy Optimization 81

Energy Optimization 81

E&T

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The body, which is formed from 46 UK wildlife conservation charities, identified a raft of missing policies that have still not been implemented by the government despite being promised. When it does follow through, the policies are so dramatically watered-down that they bear little resemblance to the ambition of the original promise.

Form 85

Form 85

AU Manufacturing

AUGUST 3, 2022

Every dollar spent on transmission will return more than twice this in benefits to customers. The stakeholder feedback also reinforced the need for policy reform and support to better address social licence and community benefit issues. To read the full report, click here.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 5, 2024

Elias Bitar/stock.adobe.com The iconic NSW made Tangara trains are set to receive critical upgrades as the NSW Government forges ahead with a Future Fleet Program to return domestic manufacturing to NSW and build the next generation of Tangaras right here. We can’t rebuild an entire sector overnight – but we have to start somewhere.

Compliance 105

Compliance Manufacturing 105

Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2024

Isaac Lab provides support for RL through wrappers to different libraries, which convert environment data into function argument and return types. Boston Dynamics is using Isaac Lab and NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin to enable simulated policies to be directly deployed for interference, simplifying the deployment process.

Robotics 119

Robotics Robotics Function Sourcing 119

Cisco Manufacturing

APRIL 27, 2021

Additionally, it is critical that manufacturers engage with the right vendors and explore developing joint solutions, understand financial commitments, and how they should gauge the return on investment. Policy/Access. Reliable and Scalable Infrastructure. This will help contain the impact of any potential breaches. Final Thoughts.

Industry 4.0 124

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 3D printing Artificial Intelligence 124

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

MARCH 18, 2025

However, 72% of companies enforcing return-to-office policies have seen higher attrition due to poor user experience. The Future of Workplace Management The workplace management industry is evolving, with adaptability becoming essential post-pandemic.

Robotics 52

Robotics Robotics Automation 52

Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 9, 2024

Comment from Innes Willox – Chief Executive of the national employer association Ai Group Today, we are focussed on guiding policy makers and industry through the big three challenges as we settle into the 21st Century economy. Finding the right people to turn the collected data into insights or monetary returns is proving to be a challenge.

Industry 4.0 95

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence 95

SMMT

MARCH 23, 2023

Skills Bootcamps are free training courses that last up to 16 weeks and the courses are available to people new to HGV driving, or those returning to driving. Logistics UK said the announcement is very welcome news for logistics businesses, particularly SMEs – who make up 99% of the industry, and traditionally operate on low margins.

Logistics 98

Logistics Advanced manufacturing Form Automotive 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 14, 2022

Science and the scientific community will play a vital role in guiding evidence-based policy for the Albanese government,” Husic said. . National Science Week is a key part of the government’s approach to science engagement and inspiring Australians to pursue a career in STEM. .

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing 98

Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2025

Source: Comau While policies around alternative energy sources may shift, overall energy demand is still leading to growing interest in automation. “We also offer training and business modeling for the installers to understand the ROI [return on investment],” said Clement. Last year, Comau S.p.A.

Robotics 69

Robotics Robotics Sourcing Automation 69

Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 6, 2022

To help navigate this transition, Ai Group has developed a policy report: Australia’s new trade agenda. China’s ongoing COVID-zero policies are disrupting the factories central to global value chains. Governments are directing industrial policy toward securing critical products, such as semiconductors and critical minerals.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Form Value chain Pharmaceutical 98

AU Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Our policy submission focuses on the opportunity for the NRF to ensure that Australian R&D capability is supported to success and to the generation of economic benefit for all Australians,” the CRA official added.

Sourcing 83

Sourcing Manufacturing 83

Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 19, 2023

The rise in industry assistance comes amid a global return to overt industry policy, as fears about supply chain disruptions continue. The world’s largest economies are increasingly engaged in policies to favour selected domestic industries through subsidies, local content rules and trade barriers.

Supply Chain 75

Supply Chain Form Compliance Sourcing 75

E&T

OCTOBER 24, 2023

While more rotating by the spacecraft could mean bits of science data are occasionally lost, the team believes the plan will enable the Voyagers to return more data in the long run. One of those missed commands wound up garbling the AACS status report before it could reach engineers on the ground.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 11, 2022

Raising the nation’s manufacturing profile requires long-term policy and co-investment from the government as well as private sources. It broadly moves activities out of agriculture into textiles, followed by electronics and/or machinery manufacturing.” . billion to the economy. . To read Harvard’s ECI report, click here. .

Manufacturing 105

Manufacturing Sourcing Advanced manufacturing Electronics 105

Robotics Business Review

MARCH 13, 2025

For example, Diffusion Policy leverages diffusion models, the same technique that underpins AI image generators, to generate robot behavior. Setting aside safety, the return on investment (ROI) of robotics is usually dependent on throughput, and time spent on error resolution destroys throughput. In robotics, determinism is critical.

Robotics 83

Robotics Robotics Automation Artificial Intelligence 83

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JANUARY 10, 2025

To facilitate frictionless adoption among its customers, SuccessKPI has bolstered its robust security positioning with a GenAI policy that ensures that customer data is explicitly excluded from testing and development activities, reinforcing data privacy.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Automation Compliance Logistics 52

The Guardian Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Plus letters from Bruce Tofield and Jon Bloomfield David Edgerton rightly draws attention to the emphasis so often placed on startup companies in UK industrial policy – or at least in political gestures towards the manufacturing sector ( The woes of startup Britishvolt should shock the UK out of its Brexit self-delusion, 11 November ).

Aerospace 64

Aerospace Manufacturing 64

AU Manufacturing

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Government policy can support this through time-based feed-in tariffs and controllable chargers.”. He added: “Another important consideration for Labor’s incoming strategy is the inclusion of a policy to ensure alignment of interest with network operators. At off-peak times, the network can actively charge the battery.

Manufacturing 87

Manufacturing 87

Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Despite the challenges of funding constraints and various government policy changes over the years, ICN continued to thrive, facilitating contracts worth more than $50 billion for local suppliers and creating thousands of jobs. It is funded by company members and subscribers, including Australia’s federal, state and territory governments.

Supply Chain 105

Supply Chain Manufacturing 105

E&T

AUGUST 25, 2023

According to the regulator, this reflects further falls in wholesale energy prices as the market stabilises and suppliers return to a healthier financial position. The next few months will push households like these over the edge,” said Gillian Cooper, the head of energy policy at Citizens Advice.

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AU Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

This means, if homeowners fork-out for all high-efficiency electrical appliances in their home, it would take more than 12 years to get a return on investment for a relatively small reduction in their CO2 output,” Mr Heffernan said. With energy possibilities in flux, the best policy approach is technology-neutrality.

Manufacturing 93

Manufacturing 93

Automation Mag

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Pre-pandemic growth levels are expected to return from 2026, with long-term expansion projected at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of eight percent between 2024 and 2030. will increase in 2026 as end-customers settle into the new presidents policies, resulting in an uptick in revenue in 2027.

Automation 66

Automation Beverage Manufacturing Logistics 66

SMMT

JANUARY 24, 2024

UK must now ramp up EV supply chain and deliver return on investments. UK vehicle production tops one million units, up 17.0% in best year since 2019. 905,117 cars and 120,357 commercial vehicles made, with record electrified model output. billion of private and public investment commitments announced in 2023.

Supply Chain 144

Supply Chain Automotive Manufacturing Advanced manufacturing 144

AU Manufacturing

AUGUST 8, 2022

Raising the nation’s manufacturing profile requires long-term policy and co-investment from the government as well as private sources. It broadly moves activities out of agriculture into textiles, followed by electronics and/or machinery manufacturing.”. billion to the economy. To read Harvard’s ECI report in full, visit – [link].

Manufacturing 107

Manufacturing Advanced manufacturing Benchmarking Form 107

Robotics Business Review

MARCH 19, 2025

Credit: The Robot Report Last year marked the return of a physical event for GTC, following the pandemic. The compact size, high performance, and efficiency of Jetson Thor enables Atlas to run complex, multimodal AI models that work seamlessly with Boston Dynamics whole-body and manipulation controllers.

Robotics 59

Robotics Robotics Sourcing Automotive 59