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…markets industrial drones through its American Robotics Inc. subsidiary, today announced that it has acquired Ardenna Inc., which provides image processing and machine learning software for rail monitoring and inspection. The companies said the acquisition will enable new efficiencies, reduce costs, and increase safety for the rail industry. “The pieces that are needed to create an industrial data solution for…
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…was acquired by Locus Robotics; American Robotics, which was acquired by Ondas Holdings; and FringeAI, which was acquired by LMI Technologies. MassRobotics members getting investment included Activ Surgical, which raised more than $45 million, has 56 employees, and received FDA approval. Realtime Robotics raised $31.4 million and employs about 70 people, Ori raised $27 million and has 31 employees, and…
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The North American robotics market has continued its strong growth in response to increasing demand in industries beyond automotive, as well as labor shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, reported the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) today. Third-quarter 2021 sales brought the total number of orders so far this year to nearly 29,000 units valued at $1.48 billion, the best…
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…its Ondas Networks Inc. and American Robotics Inc. subsidiaries will be moving their headquarters to a new facility here. American Robotics will maintain its office in Marlborough, Mass., for flight testing and remote operations. Ondas Holdings announced in May that it was acquiring American Robotics for about $70.6 million. Ondas Networks develops proprietary, software-based wireless broadband technology for industrial markets.…
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…FAA is also working with American Robotics Inc. and Scientific Applications & Research Associates Inc. (SARA) on applying SARA's acoustics-based collision-avoidance technology with American Robotics' Scout drones. In February, Verizon said it would acquire incubed IT, which has built software providing autonomous navigation tools for managing mixed fleets of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in industrial settings. Robotics Business Technology will…
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American Robotics Inc., which provides fully autonomous commercial drones, yesterday said that Stockpile Reports will use its Scout system to build out its automated drone program. The companies said that the ability to operate unmanned aerial vehicles without any humans on the ground will enable Stockpile Reports and its users to collect data in new ways. “The bulk materials industry…
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American Robotics Inc. was the first company to receive authorization from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for autonomous drone operations with no humans on site. The Marlborough, Mass.-based company last week said it will join the FAA's rulemaking committee to advance beyond visual line-of-sight, or BVLOS, drone flights. The committee will provide recommendations for regulations to normalize safe, viable, and…
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American Robotics Inc. and Scientific Applications & Research Associates (SARA Inc.) yesterday said they are partnering to apply SARA's acoustics-based aircraft-detection technology with American Robotics' Scout drones for safe operations in U.S. airspace. The companies said this will “unlock the $100 billion commercial drone market by advancing beyond visual line-of-sight operations in the National Airspace System.” “The FAA has rigorous…
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…a definitive agreement to acquire American Robotics Inc. for about $70.6 million. The companies said the acquisition will lead to the integration of Ondas' proprietary, software-based wireless broadband technology with American Robotics' fully automated commercial drone systems. The combination of automation, data collection, and artificial intelligence-powered analytics will facilitate maintenance, monitoring, and operation of critical infrastructure, they said. “We are…
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…tracks digitalization’s steady march North American robotics orders to non-automotive companies surge to new records BDO Survey: Majority of middle market manufacturers recognize Industry 4.0 opportunity, but only 5% ready to execute Deloitte/MAPI Study: Smart factories key to tripling stalled labor productivity growth rate by 2030 ITA reports fourth consecutive year of record-breaking forklift sales In other news MHI’s annual…
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…Automation, has reported the North American robotics market is up 7.2% in the first half of 2019. From January to June, North American companies ordered 16,488 robots, valued at $869 million. The largest driver of the year-to-date growth was an 83% increase in units ordered by automotive OEMs. Other industries that saw increases include semiconductor and electronics (12%), life sciences…
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North American robot orders to non-automotive companies surged to record highs through the first nine months of 2018, according to Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industry’s trade group. Traditionally, the automotive industry (OEMs and tier suppliers) has accounted for over 60% of the North American market, but that number is down to 52% through September, with non-automotive orders at 48%,…
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The North American robotics, machine vision and motion control markets continue to set new records, according to the Association for Advancing Automation’s (A3) annual report on market statistics. “What I find most telling about these results is not simply that the automation market continues to grow, but that it is growing in such a wide variety of industries,” said Jeff…
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…According to A3, the North American robotics market had its best opening half ever to begin 2017, setting new records in all four statistical categories (order units, order revenue, shipment units, and shipment revenue). In total, 19,331 robots valued at approximately $1.031 billion were sold in North America during the first half of 2017, which is the highest level ever…
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…that in 2016 the North American robotics market broke all-time records for orders and shipments. During the year, 34,606 robots valued at approximately $1.9 billion were ordered in North America, representing growth of 10% in units over 2015. The automotive industry’s orders grew 17%. Units shipped to North American customers also grew by 10%, with 30,875 robots valued at $1.8…
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