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The latest report from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) reveals that the global average robot density in factories hit a record 162 robots per 10,000 employees in 2023. This marks a significant leap from 74 robots per 10,000 employees recorded just seven years ago. “Robot density serves as a barometer to track the degree of automation adoption in the…
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FANUC America introduced its new M-950iA heavyweight industrial robot, capable of lifting 500 kg, including automotive components, construction materials and EV battery packs. The new robot, according to FANUC, fits between the company’s M-900iB and M-1000iA families. The company says its serial-link structured M-950iA/500 offers a wider range of motion than standard parallel-link robots, offering flexibility that easily adapts to…
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Industrial inspection robot provider ANYbotics recently opened an office in San Francisco, Calif. to help deliver its autonomous quadruped inspection robots in North America. The company recently launched operations in the U.S. Building on U.S. customer success and partnerships with global technology companies, ANYbotics said it is elevating its service and support in the U.S. by providing turnkey robotics solutions…
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Bipedal humanoid mobile manipulation robot (MMR) provider Agility Robotics recently announced motion components provider Schaeffler Group has made a minority investment in the company. In addition to the investment, the companies have signed an agreement in which Schaeffler intends to purchase humanoid robots from Agility Robotics for use across the whole global Schaeffler manufacturing and warehouse network. “We, at Schaeffler,…
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As customer expectations for speed and accuracy rise, modern warehouses must find solutions to streamline storage, retrieval, and order fulfillment processes. In this webinar, Movu Robotics, a global leader in warehouse automation, and Bastian Solutions, a trusted supply chain integration partner, will explore how pallet shuttles provide a flexible, plug-and-play approach to storage automation—maximizing space, reducing manual handling, and streamlining…
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Automation specialists, Vecna Robotics announced Karl Iagnemma as its new CEO and secured an additional $14.5 million from existing investors. This funding aims to accelerate technology enhancements to meet growing automation needs in automotive, manufacturing, and large-scale warehousing sectors. Iagnemma, a seasoned robotics expert, brings a wealth of experience to Vecna Robotics as the company enters a crucial phase of…
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Flexible material handling automation systems provider Vecna Robotics recently announced it has brought on Karl Iagnemma as CEO and closed $14.5 million in additional funding from existing investors. Proceeds of the funding round are earmarked to accelerate technology and product enhancements, which Vecna said will help address the automation needs of operators in automotive, general manufacturing, high-volume warehousing. Vecna had…
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Registration is now open for PACK EXPO Southeast, which will launch March 10-12, 2025, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Organized by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, this event marks a new addition to the PACK EXPO portfolio, tailored for the Southeast's thriving manufacturing sector. Expected to draw 7,000 attendees, PACK EXPO Southeast will showcase…
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Autonomous mobile robot (AMR) software provider Brain Corp recently announced that its fleet of over 37,000 AMRs powered by the BrainOS AI-enabled Robotics Platform have now autonomously covered more than 250 billion square feet of space globally. To put this scale into perspective, 250 billion square feet is equivalent to covering the entire landmass of New York City almost 30…
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Industrial camera designer and manufacturer LUCID Vision Labs, Inc. recently announced the launch of its new Triton2 EVS event-based 2.5GigE camera, featuring the IMX636 and IMX637 event-based vision sensors. The cameras were developed in collaboration with Sony and Prophesee. “We’ve established a very productive relationship with LUCID to enable the full potential of our event-based sensors in their high-performance machine…
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Retail e-commerce distributor Amazon recently began delivering packages via drone to the West Valley of the Phoenix, Ariz. Metro Area. Customers who live near the same-day delivery site in Tolleson, Ariz. and purchase an eligible item weighing five pounds or less can have it delivered by drone in under an hour. Since starting its Prime Air last mile delivery service…
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Software provider NVIDIA recently revealed new AI and simulation tools and workflows for robot developers, including humanoid developers, at the Conference for Robot Learning (CoRL) in Munich, Germany. The lineup includes the general availability of the NVIDIA Isaac Lab robot learning framework. These include six new humanoid robot learning workflows for Project Generalist Robot 00 Technology (GR00T) and new world-model…
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Automation systems for person-to-goods picking provider Locus Robotics recently announced its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have picked four billion units across its global customer deployments. This latest achievement comes 28 weeks after reaching three billion picks, which Locus said underscores its rapid growth and expansion, along with the rapidly-increasing adoption of its AI-enabled automation systems for warehouse operations globally. “This…
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Doosan Robotics, a global provider of high-payload collaborative robots (cobots), will demonstrate the versatility and wide range of applications of its cobots at PACK Expo 2024. PACK EXPO 2024 is at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center November 3-6. Doosan cobots on display at eight partner booths At PACK, Doosan will present its various cobot offerings at several partner booths, highlighting…
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