Topic: Sensors

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Fate of Uber and Otto’s Autonomous Vehicles

March 17, 2017 · Google's Waymo autonomous tech lawsuit against Uber and specifically against Anthony Levandowski, a former Waymo employee who left the company to start autonomous truck driving firm Otto, which Uber purchased for nearly $700 million, looks really bad for Uber.

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OTTO Motors to Supply Toyota Motor Manufacturing with Flexible Automation

February 16, 2017 · Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi will use the OTTO 1500 self-driving vehicle for tire delivery in its assembly plant.

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AGVs Roll into a New Role

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.

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A3 announces 2017 Business Forum and record-breaking industry results

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).

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BMW Logistics Using Autonomous Transport Robots

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.

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System Report: Whirlpool puts mobile robots to work

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.

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Uber’s Otto Self-Driving Autonomous Truck Makes It’s First (Budweiser Beer) Run

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.

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Record number of robots ordered in first half of 2016

August 18, 2016 · Food and consumer goods industries ordered 41% more robots than the same period in 2015.

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North American machine vision market contracts in first quarter of 2016

June 9, 2016 · Despite declines, machine vision market in North America saw growth over year-end 2015 levels; 56% of industry experts expect upward turn in the next six months.

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North American machine vision market sets new record in 2015

March 2, 2016 · Leading growth categories for machine vision components in 2015 were lighting (16%), imaging boards (10%), and software (4%).

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Mobility & robotics in the warehouse: How far have we come?

March 1, 2016 · A time when autonomous robots navigate the warehouse or DC unattended could be right around the corner. Is your company ready?

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Despite Q3 contraction, North American machine vision market sets new record

December 1, 2015 · First nine months concludes with 13% contraction in sales of machine vision systems, market expected to stay flat for next two quarters.

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Switching from a ‘Person-to-Goods’ to an Automated ‘Goods-to-Person’ DC Operation

October 13, 2015 · In its new logistics center, German machine manufacturer Grob installed automated storage technologies and goods-to-person picking to speed materials to the assembly line.

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Working With Goods-to-Person Picking to Deliver Parts to the Assembly Line

October 11, 2015 · In Grob's new parts and raw materials warehouse, automated and conventional storage work with goods-to-person picking to deliver parts to the assembly line.

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North American machine vision market sets new record in first half of 2015

September 16, 2015 · Machine vision systems category saw a year over year increase of 18% to $1.0 billion.

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