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AGILOX North America, a global leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for material handling automation, announced the opening of its new North American headquarters in Alpharetta, GA. The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on June 12, 2024, marking a significant milestone in the company’s expansion and dedication to meeting the needs of its customers. The new facility more than doubles the…
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Robot market platform HowToRobot and independent advisors Gain & Co recently announced a merger to form a global automation market platform and vendor-independent advisory company that can support businesses with every aspect of their automation journey. United under HowToRobot’s name, the company also announced an investment from Sagitta Ventures, which will be taking a seat on the board. Together, the…
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Landscaping crews operate on the principle of efficiency. But monotonous mowing tasks take away from time that they can spend performing detail tasks, such as edging and trimming or managing planters. Scythe Robotics developed its autonomous commercial mower, the M.52, to help landscapers improve their operational efficiency. With support from Scythe’s engineers, implementation team, and customer support services, landscapers can…
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Vention, the Montreal-based company behind the cloud-based Manufacturing Automation Platform (MAP), recently announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to bring industrial automation technology to small and medium manufacturers by using NVIDIA AI and accelerated computing to advance cloud robotics. This announcement made during COMPUTEX 2024 in Taiwan, marks a year of collaborative efforts from Vention to leverage artificial intelligence to simplify…
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Unitree Robotics recently introduced its latest humanoid robot, the Unitree G1 Humanoid agent, AI avatar. The robot comes in two models, G1 and G1 EDU, and is significantly smaller than its other humanoid robot, the H1. G1 humanoid specs The G1 is about 127 centimeters tall and weighs about 35 kilograms. It has flexibility beyond ordinary people and unlocks unlimited…
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At COMPUTEX in Taiwan, NVIDIA announced that major Taiwanese electronics makers are using the company’s technologies to transform their factories into more autonomous facilities with a new reference workflow. The workflow combines NVIDIA Metropolis vision AI, NVIDIA Omniverse physically based rendering and simulation and NVIDIA Isaac AI robot development and deployment. By using the workflow to build digital twins for…
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RGo Robotics, a provider of AI-powered, location-aware artificial perception platform, recently announced the integration of NVIDIA Isaac robotics technologies into RGo Robotics platforms to help advance AI-powered automation. The companies made the announcement at COMPUTEX in Taipei. Perception Engine & NVIDIA integration RGo's Perception Engine, a deployed vision and AI offering for localization, obstacle detection and scene understanding, will integrate…
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The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute (ARM) recently publicly released its Future of Work study. The study, previously issued to ARM Institute members, details how advanced technologies - chiefly robotics, automation, and AI - are changing the nature of manufacturing careers, as well as actions the institute expects will be needed to prepare the U.S. workforce for these changes. Manufacturing,…
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Technology is accelerating Lane Automotive’s ability to pick and pack items quickly and accurately right when that speed is needed most—during its daily order fulfillment surge. That’s when many of the speed shops, race car technicians and performance automotive enthusiasts tend to place orders at Lane Automotive and its wholesale division, Motor State Distributing, says David Meadow, chief information officer…
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Lane Automotive Location: Watervliet, Mich. Size: 350,000 square feet Number of SKUs: At any given time 110,000, counting all zones. Currently storing 53,000 in AS/RS with planned storage count of 77,000 Shifts: Operating 3 shifts weekdays with additional shifts as needed during peak season Read the full feature article on the Lane Automotive distribution center here. Lane Automotive, a Michigan-based…
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Jeff Burnstein, president of A3, is a busy man. In early May, over 40,000 people descended on Chicago’s McCormick Place for Automate 2024, one of the world’s largest trade shows for robotics and automation. Burnstein recently spoke to Robotics 24/7 about the show, and the state of the robotics industry as we turn the corner into the second half of…
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Early-stage robotics, automation, and industrial AI venture capital firm Cybernetix Ventures recently announced a strategic partnership with the Pittsburgh Robotics Network (PRN), as part of the firm’s long-term robotics cluster engagement efforts. The partnership is a joint initiative to set up Pittsburgh’s robotics startups for success, and bring more of the cluster’s investable robotics opportunities to global markets, the firm…
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Intralogistics warehouse automation and software provider Swisslog recently announced Walmart will install a Swisslog automation system within its Robinson, Texas facility. Swisslog said Walmart’s new system has the potential to enable seamless material flow and increase uptime. Walmart is planning to break ground on the milk processing facility later this year, with the facility scheduled to open in 2026. The…
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The global collaborative robot (cobot) market topped $1 billion in revenues during 2023, according to new data from market intelligence research firm Interact Analysis. The cobot market growth comes despite overall demand recovering more slowly than expected post pandemic. Looking to the future, Interact Analysis predicts the global market for cobots will see a 22% increase in shipments during 2024…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse robots and software that will be on…
