Topic: Manufacturing

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OTTO Motors Launches OTTO Lifter Autonomous Forklift, to Demo at MODEX 2022

March 25, 2022 · OTTO Motors says its OTTO Lifter can navigate dynamic environments, improve safety, and autonomously handle pallets. It will show the lift truck alongside its mobile robots at MODEX.

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Former Assistant Defense Secretary Becomes Board Advisor at HowToRobot and Gain & Co. 

March 24, 2022 · HowToRobot and Gain & Co are enlisting the help of a former high ranking U.S. federal official as they open offices in Chicago.

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igus Marks Record Year With 180,000 Active Customers, Increases Delivery Capacity

March 24, 2022 · igus, which develops and produces motion plastics for industrial uses including robots, marked 32% revenue growth last year. It plans to invest in expanding and sustainability.

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Waymo to Remove Drivers as Part of San Francisco Autonomous Ride Hailing Tester Program

March 23, 2022 · In response to feedback from participants of its autonomous ride-hailing test program in San Francisco, Waymo said it will begin to offer fully autonomous rides in the city.

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Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products Names Scott McGill Vice President of Sales

March 23, 2022 · Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products has grown in response to demand from the supply chain and material handling markets. It appointed an executive with sales and engineering experience.

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RE2 Robotics, VideoRay Reach Reach New Depth With Underwater Robot

March 23, 2022 · RE2 Robotics, which has developed the Maritime Mine Neutralization System with VideoRay, has set a new 1 km depth record for inspection-class remotely operated vehicles underwater.

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Universal Robots to Showcase Depalletizing and Item Handling Cobot Demos at MODEX 2022

March 22, 2022 · Universal Robots cobots will be featured in several booths during MODEX 2022, including RightHand Robotics, Mech Mind, and SVT Robotics.

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NVIDIA Announces Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit and Isaac Nova Orin for Mobile Robots at GTC 2022

March 22, 2022 · NVIDIA announced at GTC Spring 2022 its Jetson AGX Orin developer kit, which is eight times faster than Jetson AGX Xavier, and the new Isaac Nova Orin for 3D robotic perception.

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Bosch Rexroth Takes Majority Stake in Kassow Robots

March 22, 2022 · Bosch Rexroth is investing in Kassow Robots because it believes the cobot market will continue to grow.

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Ford Using KUKA Robot at Automotive Facility for 3D Printing

March 21, 2022 · Productivity has increased since Ford installed a KUKA robot at is advanced manufacturing facility in Redford, Mich. The robot is being used to move 3D printed parts.

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General Motors Purchases SoftBank Vision Fund’s Stake in Self Driving Company Cruise for $2.1B

March 21, 2022 · SoftBank Vision Fund has sold its stake in Cruise to General Motors four years after initially investing in the self-driving vehicle developer.

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Zebra Technologies to Acquire Matrox Imaging Division

March 21, 2022 · Zebra Technologies and Matrox Imaging cite their shared focus on innovation, as well as Zebra's global footprint, to help accelerate Maxtrox's machine vision strategy.

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ABB Robotics President Predicts Automation and Robotics Trends for 2022

March 19, 2022 · ABB new Robotics Division president notes that electric vehicles, collaborative robots, e-commerce acceleration, and the need for retraining will all be trending this year.

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Secretary Walsh Participates in MassRobotics Panel on the Influence of Robotics on the U.S. Job Market

March 18, 2022 · MassRobotics hosted a panel with government, academic, and industry experts on the future of work coinciding with the release of its five-year impact report.

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Toyota Ventures Opens 2022 Call for Factory of the Future Innovation

March 18, 2022 · Toyota Ventures' third global call of innovation seeks startups that can apply AI, robotics, and other technologies to enable Industry 4.0 and advanced manufacturing.

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RIT Researchers Work to Make Mobile Robots for Warehouses Smarter

March 15, 2022 · RIT faculty and researchers are developing ways for autonomous mobile robots to move more intelligently around warehouses. They have worked with The Raymond Corp. and Simcona Electronics Corp.

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Hyundai Motor India Deploys Sherpa Robots From Ati Motors

March 15, 2022 · Hyundai Motor India wanted to reduce worker fatigue in feeding automotive parts, and it identified Ati Motors' Sherpa mobile robots as the solution.

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Qualcomm, BMW, and Arriver Partner to Develop Driverless Vehicle Technology

March 14, 2022 · Qualcomm, BMW, and Arriver are sharing one another's resources to help build a network of processing hardware, autonomous vehicle software, and machine vision systems.

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ABB Releases Two New Manufacturing Robot Lines to Increase EV Output

March 14, 2022 · With its new range of robots, ABB hopes to help automotive manufacturers meet electrical vehicle demands.

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ENOT Debuts Technology to Optimize Deep Neural Networks for Speed, Compression, and Energy Efficiency

March 14, 2022 · ENOT.ai said its framework optimizes neural network architectures for accuracy and efficiency. The company said its framework, which has a Python API, can help robotics developers.

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