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IFR: Industrial robots and cobots installs hit “all time high” globally last year

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…for the region´s largest adopter China grew strongly by 51% with 268,195 units shipped. Every other robot installed globally in 2021 was deployed here. The operational stock broke the 1-million-unit mark (+27%). This high growth rate indicates the rapid speed of robotization in China. Japan remained second to China as the largest market for industrial robots. Installations were up 22%…


IFR’s World Robotics Report Finds More Than Half a Million Robots Were Deployed Globally Last Year

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…70% in 2020. Installations for China, the largest adopter in the region, grew strongly by 51%, with 268,195 units shipped. Every other robot installed globally in 2021 was deployed here. The operational stock broke the 1 million-unit mark, increasing by 27%, the IFR reported. This high growth rate indicates the rapid speed of robotization in China, it said. Japan remained…


Gausium and SoftBank Robotics America to Expand Service Robot Deployments Across U.S. Market

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…mapping (SLAM) technology. The Shanghai, China-based company integrated its artificial intelligence into cleaning machines in 2017. It raised $188 million in Series C funding in November 2021. Gausium’s products and services now include commercial floor-cleaning robots; indoor delivery robots; and accessories such as docking stations, a cloud platform, and application software. It said its robots can alleviate menial and repetitive…


Recycling Robot Provider EverestLabs Raises $16.1M in Series A

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…includes international policies such as China’s National Sword policy, which mandates minimal contamination in recyclables. Other drivers include ever-changing national and state policies, high turnover in sorting jobs amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, and brand and packaging company commitments to minimum recycled content goals in new packaging by 2025. The company said its value proposition has been validated by public…


OPLOG Raises $10.5M to Widen European Warehouse Network With In-House Robotics

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…from the U.S., Europe, or China, but we belive that the differentiator and core competency of a logistics provider must include in-house robotics capabilities,” he noted. “There are not many examples, and we look up to Amazon.” OPLOG topped the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Turkey, having experienced 4,564% growth. It also graduated from the Microsoft for Startups’ GrowthX Accelerator. The…


Geek+ Picking Robots Chosen By German HVAC Systems Specialist

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…Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Singapore. It has raised more than $539 million in funding, according to Crunchbase.


China Bought 44% More Robots in 2021 Than It Did in 2020, Finds IFR Report

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…in the People’s Republic of China is on the rise. The federation recorded 243,300 installations in the country in 2021. That’s a record and a 44% rise compared to 2020. “China was leading the global recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic and accounted for half of worldwide robot installations in 2021,” said Marina Bill, president of the International Federation of Robotics…


Arbe and HiRain Technologies Power Perception Radars for Autonomous Trucks and AGVs Across Ports in China

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…distributed to additional ports across China soon, the companies said. The news comes after HiRain announced that it is pursuing “major OEM and autonomous driving projects with the Radar Solution it developed using Arbe’s Perception Radar Chipset” earlier this year. HiRain said it expects the radar solution to hit mass production by next year. Reducing traffic collisions with autonomous technology…


Bespoke Manufacturing Selects Fetch Robots and Zebra Industrial Scanners to Increase Efficiency

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…the lowest labor costs to China, Vietnam, India, and now Africa,” he told Robotics 24/7. “It raised questions about whether that was the right thing to do on many levels. A lot of companies fooled themselves into thinking that a lower per-unit cost was always better.” “How do we show it can be less expensive to manufacture here and increase…


HAI Robotics Partners with WINIT to Boost U.K. E-Commerce Warehouse Automation

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…autonomous case-handling robots from Shenzhen, China-based HAI Robotics. With 12 years of experience working in warehousing, Christopher Calderhead never expected that one day he would work with robots. Calderhead has been working in the overseas warehouse of WINIT for about a year now. As an outbound team leader, he makes sure that the system runs smoothly and that orders are…


Peer Robotics Raises $2.3M in Seed Funding for Haptic-Sensing Mobile Robots

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…who have manufacturing operations in China have either already moved part of their operations to the U.S. or plans to do in the next three years, and another 15% are evaluating similar moves,” the report noted. Agarwal said he believes part of it has to do with U.S government incentives and grants. Another big reason is that automation is driving…


Geek+ Builds Network of Over 50 Integrators to Distribute Logistics Robots Worldwide

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…those of AGVs and that China and the U.S. are leading markets for mobile robots. In addition, the firm predicted that 2.1 million mobile robots will ship by the end of 2025. The global market for mobile robots could expand from $13.56 billion in 2021 to $77.98 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.1%, estimated…


Vietnam Farmers Find Greater ROI With XAG Agricultural Drone

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…of Dong Thap Province. Guanghzou, China-based XAG recently spotlighted Nguyen, noting he was one of the earliest farmers to adopt agricultural drones in rice production. Drones put a new spin on agriculture in Vietnam Vietnam is the world's second largest rice exporter, with 6.5 million tons exported in 2021, according to Statista.com Its rice production is primarily supported by small-scale…


HAIPICK A42T to Be Showcased at HAI Robotics’ Booth at IMHX 2022

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…its local U.K. team. Shenzhen, China-based HAI ROBOTICS said it is committed to gathering global talent to develop robotics to advance society. The company said it designed its autonomous case-handling robots (ACR) and goods-to-person systems for tote and carton transportation and process optimization. HAIPICK A42T to make U.K. debut HAI ROBOTICS plans to present its state-of-the-art ACR systems at one…


Mammotion Says RTK Technology Enables Robotic Lawn Mowers to Memorize Routes

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…separate zones, said the Shenzhen, China-based company. In addition, Mammotion said its algorithms can create planned routes to eliminate repetitive movements and triple mowing efficiency. The company recently launched its LUBA robotic lawn mower for consumers. Jidong Wei, founder of Mammotion, replied to Robotics 24/7's questions about the robotic lawn mowing market and RTK. Mammotion designs RTK for ease of…


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