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Skyline Robotics Raises Funding to Offer Automated Window Cleaning to Cities Worldwide

August 10, 2023 · Skyline Robotics, which has developed the OZMO window-cleaning system incorporating AI, sensors, and a robotic arm, offers to address safety and worker shortages.

DHL Supply Chain and Locus Robotics Expand Partnership to Australia

August 10, 2023 · DHL Supply Chain is deploying LocusBots in a multi-customer environment in Australia, supporting Cardinal Health and Terumo as its offers robots and data support worldwide.

McCoy’s Building Supply Uses Badger Robots to Verify Availability, Pricing of Retail Hardware Products

August 10, 2023 · McCoy's is deploying more autonomous robots from Badger Technologies after a pilot demonstrated that they can detect out-of-stock and incorrectly priced items.

SprutCAM X Robot 17 and SprutCAM X 17 to Premiere at EMO 2023 in Germany

August 9, 2023 · SprutCAM X Robot for offline programming and SprutCAM X 17 for computer-aided design and manufacturing will be demonstrated at EMO Hannover in Germany.

Chang Industrial, Mobile Industrial Robots Partner to Help Healthcare Industry

August 9, 2023 · Chang Industrial is including MiR autonomous mobile robots with its engineering services to help healthcare providers with nursing shortages by automating hospital processes.

SLAM Line Automation Can Optimize ‘Last 100 Feet’ of the Warehouse, Says enVista

August 9, 2023 · SLAM line automation, which includes robots for the 'scan, label, apply, and manifest' process warehouses, can yield useful data and increase productivity, according to enVista.

Sereact Raises Seed Funding for PickGPT AI to Make Warehouse Robots More Accessible

August 9, 2023 · Sereact has raised seed funding to continue developing its PickGPT software, which uses large language models to allow users to communicate with robots through speech or text.

NVIDIA Omniverse Gets a Major Upgrade With Generative AI and OpenUSD

August 8, 2023 · NVIDIA Omniverse updates include connections to Adobe Firefly, OpenUSD to RealityKit, and architecture enhancements to accelerate interoperable 3D workflows and industrial digitalization.

ATI Industrial Automation Integrates Multi-Axis Force/Torque Sensors With FANUC Robots

August 8, 2023 · ATI Industrial Automation and FANUC are offering their integrated force/torque sensors, robot arms, and software to industries needing reliable motion control for precise applications.

Chery Automotive Deploys Over 100 ForwardX Mobile Robots in Super Factory Phase 1

August 8, 2023 · Chery Automotive is using three models of autonomous mobile robots from ForwardX in Phase 1 of a materials handling deployment for assembly processes at its new factory.

Kia and Boston Dynamics Plan to Introduce New Robot in 2024

August 8, 2023 · Kia and Boston Dynamics are jointly developing a robot, as the Hyundai Motor Group subsidiaries combine their R&D and manufacturing expertise toward sustainability goals.

Pony.ai and Toyota to Form Joint Venture to Advance Mass Production of L4 Autonomous Vehicles

August 7, 2023 · Pony.ai, Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., and GAC Toyota Motor Co. are cooperating toward large-scale deployment of self-driving robotaxis being tested in China.

InOrbit Robot Space Hosts a Series of Industry, Community Events

August 7, 2023 · The InOrbit Robot Space in Mountain View, Calif., has hosted industry events, summer camp students, and community organizations, offering direct experience with mobile robot operations.

Hesai Technology Integrates Autonomous Vehicle Lidar With NVIDIA DRIVE, Omniverse

August 7, 2023 · Hesai, which offers lidar for robots and self-driving vehicles, is integrating with NVIDIA's simulation to speed development.

Strengthening the Alliance With Robots for Deeper Space Exploration

August 6, 2023 · Space robotics offer safer and more economical ways to explore the moon, Mars, and beyond in this look at the opportunities.

READY Robotics Explains How to Build a Robotics Plugin for ChatGPT

August 5, 2023 · ChatGPT is all the rage, and applying it to industrial robots is possible with a vendor-agnostic plugin, explains READY Robotics.

Yaskawa Offers to Boost Stability, Increase Flexibility, and Scale Up Production at PACK EXPO

August 4, 2023 · Yaskawa Motoman and Yaskawa America plan to display robots for packaging, logistics, and bin picking for food and beverage, consumer goods, and other industries.

Emergent Vision Technologies Explains Benefits of High-Speed GigE Vision Machine Vision Ecosystem

August 4, 2023 · Emergent Vision Technologies described how advances in high-speed imaging technologies can deliver high performance for industrial applications.

Pit Droid Developer Taps NVIDIA Jetson as the Force Behind AI Powered Robot

August 4, 2023 · A pit droid from Star Wars is gaining capabilities from maker Goran Vuksik, who is using the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit.

Exotec announces two integrator partnerships that expand its solution reach

August 3, 2023 · Warehouse robotics provider Exotec partners with Polish integrator A1 Sorter in the Central European market; also partners with POSCO DX Co. Ltd., to introduce Exotec solutions to the South Korean market.

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