Topic: Press Release

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ABB Acquires ASTI Mobile Robotics Group to Broaden Automation Portfolio

July 20, 2021 · Industrial automation provider ABB plans to acquire logistics firm ASTI, adding autonomous mobile robots to its portfolio, with facilities in Spain and China.

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Geek+ Opens Global R &D Center for Logistics Automation at Hong Kong Science Park

July 20, 2021 · Geek+, which provides mobile robots for a variety of industrial applications, said its new Global R&D Center in Hong Kong reflects its ongoing commitment to innovation.

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RE2 Robotics Marks 20th Anniversary With New Robotic Arm for Outdoor Mobile Applications

July 20, 2021 · RE2 Robotics, which began as a CMU defense subcontractor spinout, celebrated 20 years in business with the release of its six-axis RE2 Sapien 6M robot arm for outdoor applications.

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PrecisionHawk, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association to Train Pilots for Drone Inspections

July 19, 2021 · PrecisionHawk and the NRECA wil offer training across the U.S. for FAA Part 107-certified drone pilots so that they can safely and efficiently inspect electric assets.

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Julia Computing Raises $24M Series A for Cloud Computing, Simulation

July 19, 2021 · Julia Computing said its new funding will help scale production and development of open-source simulation tools, and former Snowflake CEO Bob Muglia will join its board.

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Novanta to Acquire Sensor, Tooling Maker ATI Industrial Automation for $172M

July 19, 2021 · Novanta is adding ATI and Schneider Electric Motion to its offerings for industrial equipment manufacturers, as well as for medical and collaborative robots.

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HAI Robotics Enters Australian Market, Increases Booktopia’s Efficiency Eightfold

July 19, 2021 · Booktopia, Austrlia's largest online book retailer, said it is using HAI Robotics' HAIPICK autonomous robots to pack and dispatch orders faster, improving efficiency.

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AMP Robotics Partners With REP-TEC Advanced Technologies to Resell Recycling Robots in Europe

July 19, 2021 · AMP Robotics, which uses AI and robotics to identify and pick valuable materials from the waste stream, has announced REP-TEC as U.K. and Ireland reseller and integrator.

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Farm Robots Could Lead to a Utopian—or Dystopian—Future, Argues Researcher

July 18, 2021 · As farms of all sizes look to adopt automation, robotics developers and policymakers should take a broader view of the potential environmental impacts, says a German scientist.

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Würth Additive Group to Distribute Markforged’s Digital Forge 3D Printing Platform Globally

July 18, 2021 · Würth will help distribute Markforged's Digital Forge 3D printing platform for 3D printing metals and other materials, as Markforged prepares for SPAC deal and public listing.

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Tencent Invests $400M in Meituan to Keep Developing Autonomous Vehicles, Delivery Drones

July 17, 2021 · Food delivery firm Meituan, which has invested in service robots, 3D vision, and autonomous vehicles, plans to continue development with latest funding from Tencent.

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MIT Motion-Planning Algorithm Enables Robot to Safely Dress a Person

July 16, 2021 · To move safely and efficiently around people, robots need human-aware motion planning, as in a new algorithm developed at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

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Harmonic Bionics to Demonstrate Upper-Extremity Exoskeleton at Rehab Facilities

July 16, 2021 · Harmonic Bionics plans to send its new Harmony SHR bilateral, upper-body exoskeleton around the country to demonstrate its use for neurological rehabilitation.

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Crocs Chooses Bastian Solutions for New Automated Distribution Center

July 16, 2021 · The 750,000-sq.-ft. addition to Crocs' Dayton, Ohio, facilities will include automation for conveying overhead pouches and bulk parcels, as well as Bastian's WES software.

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Autonomous Vehicle Developer Aurora Innovation to Enter $1B SPAC Merger, Be Publicly Listed

July 16, 2021 · Aurora said it expects to have $2.5 billion in cash upon closure of the transaction, and it plans to launch its first autonomous driving product by the end of 2023.

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Toyota’s Woven Planet Unit Acquires CARMERA for Autonomous Vehicle Mapping

July 15, 2021 · After acquiring the Level 5 data division from Lyft, the Toyota unit adds CARMERA's high-definition mapping expertise to its team developing autonomous vehicles.

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AZIOBOT and Network Operator Proximus Explore 5G With Autonomous Cleaning Robots

July 15, 2021 · AZIOBOT's SB2 floor-cleaning robot is designed to be "like a self-driving car for cleaning," and Proximus' 5G connectivity will enable it to gather data to improve operations.

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DXC Luxoft Works With AWS on Robotic Drive Cloud

July 15, 2021 · DXC Luxoft, which provides tooling and services for autonomous driving developers, is offering its Robotic Drive Cloud technology on Amazon Web Services to cut test times.

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MHS Robotics Spins Out From R &D Unit to Provide Supply Chain Technologies

July 14, 2021 · MHS Robotics offers autonomous mobile robots, computer vision, machine vision, simulation, 3D cameras, and end effectors for e-commerce and parcel logistics facilities.

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Walmart to Expand Deployment of Symbotic Supply Chain Automation to 25 Distribution Centers

July 14, 2021 · Symbotic, which provides supply chain robots and software for intake, storage, and palletizing, has been working with Walmart since 2017 and will expand its deployment.

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