Topic: Manufacturing

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LG acquires majority stake in Bear Robotics

January 31, 2025 · Upon completing a call option to raise its shares to 51%, LG will integrate its commercial robot business centered around CLOi hospitality and service AMRs with Bear Robotics.

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Nimble, yet powerful: OTTO AMRs lift pallets, productivity in the warehouse

January 29, 2025 · OTTO autonomous mobile robots handle various payloads to transport products around the warehouse. Coupled with its lift feature, these AMRs create options to move goods.

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Faulhaber introduces hexagonal coil SXR DC motors

January 29, 2025 · Faulhaber Group’s new RoHS compliant 1218 and 1228 SXR DC motors are offered with a range of configuration options for various environments and applications.

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Yaskawa Motoman releases Weld Builder software package for robotic welding

January 29, 2025 · Yaskawa Motoman released Weld Builder, a smart pendant software package that aims to streamline the robotic welding programming process for integrators and end users.

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NEURA Robotics names Dr. Oliver Wolst, former Bosch manager, CTO

January 29, 2025 · NEURA Robotics announced Dr. Oliver Wolst as company CTO. Dr. Wolst, a former manager at Bosch, will look to drive NEURA’s technological advancements in cognitive robotics.

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Report: Global mobile robot market slows due to macro-economic factors

January 28, 2025 · Interact Analysis reports the global mobile robot market will slow because of external political and economic factors, but mobile robot shipments will continue growing.

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Ambi Robotics introduces AmbiStack, AI-powered robotic stacking for warehouse operations

January 28, 2025 · Ambi Robotics introduced AmbiStack, an artificial intelligence-powered robotic offering for warehouse operations such as sorting and stacking.

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Limelight, Hailo introduce Limelight 4 smart camera at CES 2025

January 26, 2025 · The Limelight 4 camera, powered by the Hailo-8 AI accelerator, can enable low-code robotic vision. FIRST 2025 will use exclusively Limelight Vision cameras and controllers.

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International Federation of Robotics report highlights top 5 global robotics trends of 2025

January 24, 2025 · The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) reported on the top five global robotics trends of 2025, identifying topics including AI, humanoids and sustainability.

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President Donald Trump annouces $500B private sector investment in AI infrastructure

January 21, 2025 · President Donald Trump announced a $500B investment in AI infrastructure in the United States. OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle also are planning a joint venture, Stargate.

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Gather AI names new heads of sales and finance

January 21, 2025 · Christopher Visnic and Li Wu have joined inventory intelligence drone provider Gather AI as the head of sales and head of finance, respectively.

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NEURA Robotics raises €120 million for cognitive humanoids

January 20, 2025 · NEURA Robotics will use about $125 million in Series B funding to support its Neuraverse platform, research and development on new products for European and global markets.

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Carsten Suckrow named Ampure Germany managing director, head of sales Europe

January 18, 2025 · Ampure Germany named Carsten Suckrow managing director and head of European sales. He will oversee Ampure’s stationary and portable EV charger business.

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Motlow State College certified for Mitsubishi Electric training

January 13, 2025 · Motlow State College’s McMinnville, Tenn. Automation & Robotics Training Center is now a Mitsubishi Electric Certified Training Center, including for GX Works3 Programming.

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RoboForce announces $10M early-stage funding for AI-enabled MMRs

January 12, 2025 · RoboForce has secured $10M in early-stage funding for its AI-enabled MMRs that can help address labor shortages for solar, manufacturing, mining, and aerospace end users.

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Flexiv, KURABO partner to create KURAVIZON adaptive robot

January 9, 2025 · Flexiv and KURABO introduced the KURAVIZON adaptive robot, combining force control and advanced vision technology to revolutionize precision automation in the Japanese market.

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Boston Dynamics, Ghost Robotics resolve patent lawsuits on robotic dog technology

January 8, 2025 · Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics announced the companies have reached an agreement to resolve their patent litigation involving robotic dog technology in U.S. District Court.

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CES 2025: Ottonomy Contextual AI 2.0 runs edge VLMs on Amberella N1 SoCs

January 8, 2025 · Ottonomy’s Ottobot AMRs for last mile delivery and intralogistics will now run edge vision language models (VLMs) on Ambarella's N1 family of SoCs.

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CES 2025: Ubicept showcases new photonic computer vision technology for rapid prototyping

January 7, 2025 · Ubicept unveiled its newest photonic computer vision technology at CES 2025. The advanced machine perception is now available for rapid prototyping across robotic technologies.

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One Equity Partners becomes Comau majority shareholder

January 5, 2025 · One Equity Partners completed a majority investment in Comau, which will provide the global industrial robotics and automation company with additional capital to grow and expand.

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