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Major Robotics Vendors Sign Letter Denouncing Weaponizing General-Purpose Robots

October 10, 2022 · Boston Dynamics, Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics, and Unitree have all warned against adding weapons to robots that are already commercially available.

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Universal Robots Ships Cobots in Two Weeks to Help Manufacturers Meet Tax Deduction Deadline

October 10, 2022 · Universal Robots said it has managed supply chain issues and can ship collaborative robots in two weeks, helping manufacturers take advantage of the Section 179 tax deduction.

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Gausium and SoftBank Robotics America to Expand Service Robot Deployments Across U.S. Market

October 10, 2022 · Gausium's X1 performs automated food service, while the Scrubber 50 Pro works alongside commercial cleaning teams scrubbing, sweeping, dust mopping, and sanitizing.

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InOrbit Launches Developer Edition, Expands Mobile Robot Orchestration Capabilities

October 10, 2022 · InOrbit announced at A3's mobile robot and logistics event the launch of a Developer Edition of its RobOps software, streamlined Connect certification, and more interoperability.

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10 Humanoid Robotic Companies to Look Out For

October 9, 2022 · Humanoid robots may seem like the stuff of science fiction, but these companies are making them a reality.

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Alert Innovation Agrees to Be Aquired by Walmart as Micro-Fulfillment Market Grows

October 7, 2022 · Alert Innovation, which provides micro-fulfillment technology for grocery e-commerce fulfillment, will be acquired by Walmart, The two companies have been partners since 2016.

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FedEx Shuts Down Roxo Same Day Delivery Service as Amazon Scales Back Scout Program

October 7, 2022 · FedEx said it was eliminating its Roxo same-day delivery robot as part of an internal reorganization, while Amazon is ending field testing of the Scout system.

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Berkshire Grey Makes Equity Purchase Agreement Worth Up to $75M With Lincoln Park Capital

October 6, 2022 · Berkshire Grey, which provides robots for picking, sorting, and moving items in warehouses, plans to use the capital to continue its growth and make strategic transactions.

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First Robotics Applications Conference Shares Insights With Commercial Robot Ecosystem

October 6, 2022 · The first annual Robotics Applications Conference, presented by Robotics 24/7 and Peerless Media, featured industry experts and drew an educated audience of users, integrators, and suppliers.

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OTTO Motors Executive to Discuss the Future of Mobile Robots at AMR and Logistics Week

October 6, 2022 · OTTO Motors plans to show its mobile robots and talk about how companies can benefit from both automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots at A3's AMR and Logistics Week.

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Yaskawa Starts Selling Its PL800 Palletizing Robot in North and South American Markets

October 5, 2022 · Yaskawa said the robot has the highest payload in its series of PL Series robots.

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Scalable Robotics Gets ABB Investment to Enhance Welding System Portfolio

October 5, 2022 · Scalable Robotics, whose technology enables users to program welding robots without prior experience, is working with ABB as it expands its partner ecosystem.

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AutoGuide Mobile Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots Merge to Be Single Teradyne Supplier of Autonomous Mobile Robots

October 5, 2022 · AutoGuide Mobile Robots, which provided automated guided vehicles including tuggers and lift trucks, has formally merged with fellow Teradyne company MiR.

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Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Group Sells New 5 Year Powertrain Warranty for Jungheinrich Lift Trucks

October 4, 2022 · Mitsubishi Logisnext said the warranty will come standard on Jungheinrich-branded Class I and II warehouse products, including electric cushion and pneumatic tire, stand-up counterbalanced, reach trucks, turret trucks, and order pickers.

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A Look at A3’s AMR & Logistics Show Next Week in Boston

October 4, 2022 · The Association for Advancing Automation will have quite the presence next week as it will be hosting two robotics events at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston.

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ShipHero Implements inVia Automation to Upgrade E-Commerce Fulfillment Warehouses in Three States

October 4, 2022 · ShipHero, which is both a third-party logistics provider and supplier of warehouse management systems, is working with inVia Robotics' software and mobile robots.

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Zebra and Matrox to Showcase Technologies at Vision 2022 and A3’s Vision Show

October 3, 2022 · Zebra will be exhibiting its range of machine vision systems at upcoming shows in Stuttgart, Germany, and Boston, including systems it acquired with Matrox Imaging.

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A3’s Vision Show Is Next Week. Here’s a Quick Rundown of What to Expect

October 3, 2022 · The Association for Advancing Automation’s Vision Show will feature more than 140 exhibits and 50 sessions and panels.

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Robot Block Party Held by MassRobotics Shows Off Massachusetts Innovations

October 3, 2022 · At its Fifth Annual Robot Block Party, MassRobotics and numerous companies showed the public how robots have developed to help companies and consumers.

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Indy Autonomous Challenge Is Going Back to the Texas Motor Speedway

October 2, 2022 · The Indy Autonomous Challenge is teaming up with Cisco for a race at Fort Worth, Texas.

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