News
March 15, 2017 · The U.S. chip making giant Intel announced Monday that it had reached a deal to acquire an Israeli company called Mobileye for $15 billion, making it the biggest buy of an Israeli high-tech company ever, what does this mean for autonomous transportation?
News
March 12, 2017 · Starsky Robotics wants to solve the primary logistical challenge for the trucking industry by taking drivers off the road and target long haul services, which is primarily highway driving with short trips from the exit to the final destination.
News
March 8, 2017 · In 2015, American Trucking Associations estimated that for-hire trucking companies had nearly 50,000 fewer drivers than they needed, the shortage was less severe in 2016, but the trade group expects it to worsen in coming years reported the Wall Street Journal.
News
March 8, 2017 · Winner will be announced at Automate 2017 and will recieve $10,000 cash prize.
News
February 22, 2017 · UPS has announced that it has successfully tested a drone that launches from the top of a UPS package car, autonomously delivers a package to a home and then returns to the vehicle while the delivery driver continues along the route to make a separate delivery.
News
February 20, 2017 · Q4 shipments grew 33% from the pervious year, with shipments of 8,825 robots valued at nearly half a billion dollars.
News
February 16, 2017 · Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi will use the OTTO 1500 self-driving vehicle for tire delivery in its assembly plant.
News
February 13, 2017 · Ford is investing $1 billion during the next five years in Argo AI, combining Ford's autonomous vehicle development expertise with Argo AI's robotics experience and startup speed on artificial intelligence software – all to further advance autonomous vehicles.
News
February 3, 2017 · Manufacturer deploys flexible tool for low-volume production.
News
January 26, 2017 · Entrepreneurs vie for cash award and spotlight at Automate 2017.
News
January 24, 2017 · A3 Mexico to support the robotics and automation industry in a fast-growing market.
News
January 17, 2017 · Equipped with new sensors and smart software, automatic guided vehicles are pursuing and eliminating non-value-added movement of goods in warehouses and DCs.
News
December 19, 2016 · Association for Advancing Automation presents data from daughter organizations Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Motion Control and Motor Association (MCMA) and Automated Imaging Association (AIA).
News
December 4, 2016 · Apple has acknowledged for the first time that it is investing in building a self-driving car, and in a letter to US transport regulators, Apple said it was "excited about the potential of automated systems in many areas, including transportation."
News
November 18, 2016 · The German auto manufacturer has launched a fleet of ten self-driving Smart Transport Robots to transport components through its logistics operations at its Wackersdorf plant.
News
November 16, 2016 · The study will be led by by Purdue University using Peloton's NEXTCAR project team which includes Cummins, Peterbilt Motors Company, ZF TRW, the University of Arizona and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
News
November 8, 2016 · In Whirlpool Corp.'s Clyde, Ohio, factory, mobile robots have automated the delivery of parts to the line. The result is a more consistent, efficient and safer operation.
News
October 27, 2016 · The world's first shipment by a self-driving truck included 51,744 cans of Budweiser beer, with a tractor-trailer outfitted with Otto's self-driving kit hauling the beer 120 miles along Colorado's Interstate 25 on Oct. 20.
News
October 17, 2016 · iNovia Capital, Caterpillar Ventures, GE Ventures and previous investors invest $30 million to expand Clearpath's new OTTO Motors division's development of indoor, self-driving materials handling vehicles.
News
August 18, 2016 · Food and consumer goods industries ordered 41% more robots than the same period in 2015.
Get news, papers, media and research delivered. Sign up for our free newsletters.
Stay up-to-date with news and resources you need to do your job. Research industry trends, compare companies and get weekly market intelligence with Robotics 24/7.
From geometry preparation to AI-assisted analysis, integrated CFD workflows…
Software-based GripperAI manages mixed picking through basic geometry
Safety, communication and motion control components enable smooth operation
North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down
