Topic: Automotive

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ProMat 2025: Azeem Azhar, Deion Sanders among keynote speakers

December 24, 2024 · MHI announced that Paul Zikopoulos, Azeem Azhar, Deion Sanders, John Paxton and Wanda Johnson will provide the keynote addresses at ProMat 2025 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

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ABB Robotics announces T-Robotics, Mbodi as 2024 AI Startup Challenge winners

December 23, 2024 · ABB Robotics announced that T-Robotics and Mbodi won its 2024 AI Startup Challenge. The winners will collaborate on conversation AI, adaptive learning robotics offerings with ABB.

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Mantis Robotics secures $5M to scale operations, expand presence in industrial robot arm market

December 21, 2024 · Mantis Robotics secured $5M in funding, led by Emerald Technology Ventures and the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund to expand its presence in the industrial robot arm marketplace.

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Universal Robots announces Collaborate North America 2025

December 20, 2024 · The free-to-attend cobot conference and tradeshow will feature hands-on demos, speakers from A3, Siemens and MIT, and 'surprise speakers' from automotive and AI chip manufacturers.

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Apptronik, Google DeepMind robotics partner to accelerate advancement of AI-powered humanoids

December 19, 2024 · Apptronik and Google DeepMind announced a robotics partnership to further advance artificial intelligence-powered humanoids and help more people in dynamic environments.

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Robot trends 2024: Humanoids, AI pique interest across robotics industries

December 18, 2024 · Robot trends in 2024 focused heavily on humanoids, artificial intelligence (AI), collaborative robots (cobots) and robotic deployments across industries.

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The process of robot integration

December 17, 2024 · In this Special Focus issue, examine how robotic integrations occur across a variety of industries, and the potential challenges associated with integrating multiple types of automation within the same environment.

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Slip Robotics announces $28M Series B for automated truck-loading robots-as-a-service

December 17, 2024 · Slip Robotics announced it has secured a $28 Series B financing round, led by DCVC, to further its development of automated-truck-loading robots-as-a-service offering.

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Rethink Robotics announces new female leadership team

December 11, 2024 · Rethink Robotics announced it has appointed two new C-suite executives, naming Julia Astrid Riemenschneider and Franziska Lorenz as CEO and COO, respectively.

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Autodiscovery releases HAND16 humanoid robotic hand for dexterous manipulation

December 9, 2024 · Autodiscovery, a UK-Germany-based robotics company, released its HAND16, a ROS2-compatible humanoid robotic hand for dexterous manipulation capable of 16 degrees of freedom.

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Tormach expands commitment to U.S. manufacturing education with curriculum initiatives, new CNC tools

December 8, 2024 · Tormach announced an expanded initiative for U.S. manufacturing education by developing a CNC metal milling curriculum and releasing a new 4th axis for its xsTECH Tabletop CNC Router.

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Universal Robots unveils AI Accelerator to further develop AI-powered cobot applications

December 4, 2024 · Universal Robots unveiled its UR AI Accelerator, a hardware and software toolkit that looks to further enable the development of AI-powered collaborative robot applications.

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AWS re:Invent 2024: NVIDIA advances physical AI with accelerated robotics simulation on AWS

December 3, 2024 · At AWS re:Invent 2024, NVIDIA announced that Isaac Sim now runs on Amazon EC2 G6e instances accelerated by NVIDIA L40S GPUs, boosting robotics simulation scaling, and faster AI model training.

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Flexiv unveils Elements Series 3 adaptive robot control system update

December 2, 2024 · Flexiv announced the launch of Elements Series 3, the latest update of its adaptive robot control system allowing for simpler robotic application development and simulation.

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Algorized secures funding for people-sensing technology for safe human-machine interaction

November 29, 2024 · Alogirzed, an AI-powered platform, secured $4.3 million in seed funding to further innovate people-sensing technology and make human-machine interactions safer.

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Photoneo, Neousys Technology partner for high-performance computing, advanced 3D imaging

November 26, 2024 · Photoneo and Neousys Technology announced a strategic partnership that will see Neosys merge its high-performance computing platforms with Photoneo’s advanced 3D imaging technology.

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A3 President Jeff Burnstein pens letter to Donald Trump to support U.S. manufacturing, automation

November 22, 2024 · A3 President Jeff Burnstein wrote to President-Elect Donald Trump to ask the incoming administration to support U.S. manufacturing, automation and high-paying jobs.

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FANUC introduces M-950iA industrial robot with up to 500 kg payload capability

November 19, 2024 · FANUC introduced its new M-950iA heavyweight industrial robot, capable of lifting up to 500 kg and capable of working in tight workspaces with wide-range motion and precision.

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Karl Iagnemma becomes Vecna Robotics CEO

November 13, 2024 · In addition to closing $14.5 million in additional funding, Vecna Robotics has welcomed Karl Iagnemma as CEO, who brings experience from developing autonomous vehicle technology.

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Formant, Holman announce strategic partnership for robot fleet, data management

October 31, 2024 · Formant and Holman announced a strategic partnership that will see Holman utilize Formant’s cloud robotics management platform for its global automotive services.

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