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Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products Names Scott McGill Vice President of Sales
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.

RE2 Robotics, VideoRay Reach Reach New Depth With Underwater Robot
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.

Universal Robots to Showcase Depalletizing and Item Handling Cobot Demos at MODEX 2022
Universal Robots cobots will be featured in several booths during MODEX 2022, including RightHand Robotics, Mech Mind, and SVT Robotics.

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

Bosch Rexroth Takes Majority Stake in Kassow Robots
Bosch Rexroth is investing in Kassow Robots because it believes the cobot market will continue to grow.

Ford Using KUKA Robot at Automotive Facility for 3D Printing
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.

General Motors Purchases SoftBank Vision Fund’s Stake in Self Driving Company Cruise for $2.1B
SoftBank Vision Fund has sold its stake in Cruise to General Motors four years after initially investing in the self-driving vehicle developer.

Zebra Technologies to Acquire Matrox Imaging Division
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.

ABB Robotics President Predicts Automation and Robotics Trends for 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.

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

Toyota Ventures Opens 2022 Call for Factory of the Future Innovation
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.

RIT Researchers Work to Make Mobile Robots for Warehouses Smarter
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
Hyundai Motor India wanted to reduce worker fatigue in feeding automotive parts, and it identified Ati Motors' Sherpa mobile robots as the solution.

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

ABB Releases Two New Manufacturing Robot Lines to Increase EV Output
With its new range of robots, ABB hopes to help automotive manufacturers meet electrical vehicle demands.

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

10 Robotics Startups Changing Different Industries Today
Robotics startups are making advances to serve the needs of many industries, from healthcare to construction. These 10 innovators provide practical technologies and hope for a brighter future.

Volocopter Raises $170M in Series E Funding Toward Urban Air Mobility
Volocopter, which is developing autonomous, electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, has obtained funding and made partnerships for expansion in South Korea and for leasing.

Kassow Robots KR1018 Seven-Axis Cobot Now Available for American SME Applications
Kassow Robots says its K1018 collaborative robot, which is now available in North America, is strong enough for metal machine tending tasks and precise enough for pick-and-place operations.

Mobileye Files for IPO in U.S., Will Stay Part of Intel
Mobileye has filed papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, entering the first phase of the Intel machine vision unit's initial public offering.



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