Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.17
…Series C round of $43.4 million. OTTO's customers include General Electric and Toyota. “Innovative companies are taking the leap and building their factories of the future right now,” stated Matt Rendall, co-founder and CEO of OTTO Motors. “OTTO fleets are helping make this possible as we install some of the world’s largest AMR fleets globally. Our new OTTO 1500 benefits from nearly a decade of continuous improvement and harnesses the full potential of our autonomous control software.” OTTO Motors builds on experience OTTO Motors first introduced its OTTO 1500 autonomous mobile robot (AMR) in 2015. It has since been deployed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.63
…Doeksen, 3M; Steve Kruzel, Yaskawa America, Inc.; Mark Lewandowski, Procter & Gamble; Bob Little, ATI Industrial Automation; John Lizzi, General Electric; Tyler McCoy, JR Automation Technologies LLC; Gary McMurray, Georgia Institute of Technology; Craig Salvalaggio, Applied Manufacturing Technologies; Walter Vahey, Teradyne; and Carol Woten, Genesis Systems - IPG Photonics Company. After many years of dedicated service, Catherine Morris, ATI Industrial Automation; Stu Shepherd, Universal Robots; and Mike Jacobs, Applied Manufacturing Technologies are departing the RIA Board. These three board members were recognized at the recent A3 Business Forum for their service to the industry and to the RIA and A3…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.96
…an independent director. Kekedjian was a 30-year veteran at General Electric, where he served as chief investment officer from 2016-2019 and played a key role in the $30 billion merger between GE Oil & Gas and Baker Hughes, which XPO said meshed industrial service operations in 30 countries. Other roles Kekedjian held at GE focused on acquisitions in disruptive industries, including the industrial Internet of Things, 3D printing, life sciences and renewable energy, and his earlier positions at GE Company included roles as deputy treasurer and as managing director, Latin America. And as a divisional executive at GE, he served…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.35
…in or near Boston such as PTC, OnShape, Altair, General Electric, Gillette, Formlabs, Voxel8, Desktop Metal, and a forthcoming Amazon facility. “We have the means to pull all these people together without the inertia of having them distributed across the country,” Quinlan says. “Being able to have those regular, in-person touchpoints is valuable.” While ADAPT’s short-term goals are focused on initial research projects and education programs, Quinlan says that the consortium wants to improve the way companies view AM and how it can fit into the future of manufacturing. “There’s a dearth of confidence because the technology hasn’t proven itself…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.00
…Contact and a wide range of leadership positions within General Electric, overseeing areas such as the Americas CNC Business and GE FANUC Automation. “What really attracted me to Universal Robots is the clear value proposition their collaborative robots present to both end users and channel partners,” Peterson said. “The company is not only innovative, entrepreneurial and fast growing, it also has all the benefits of a larger corporation with the backing of its parent company, Teradyne. Being the commercial leader of a company like this on the forefront of industrial automation and leading in the emerging collaborative robotics segment was…