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6 Business Use Cases for Mobile Robots in Manufacturing
Mobile robots are improving in capabilities, thanks to improvements in software and hardware, and here are some examples of potential benefits.

TuSimple Patents Technologies to Show, Protect Progress in Autonomous Trucking
TuSimple has obtained about 600 patents, 72 in the first half of 2023. The autonomous truck developer discusses why intellectual property protection is important to watch.

Brain Corp and Dane Technologies Expand Partnership to Bring Robotic Inventory Scanning to Retailers
Brain Corp said its next-generation autonomy platform for mobile robots will work with Dane Technologies' retail experience for more efficient operations.

FORTNA and Geek+ Jointly Provide Fulfillment Automation Worldwide
FORTNA and Geek+ are combining their supply chain optimization experience and mobile robots, respectively, in a global partnership.

Vecna Robotics Offers Performance Guarantee to Accelerate Adoption of Warehouse Automation
Vecna Robotics, which provides autonomous mobile robots, the Pivotal orchestration software, and a 24/7 Command Center, now provides guarantees based on customer-defined metrics.

Finland’s Robotics Industry Specializes in Small Series Production, Finds HowToRobot
Finland has 201 robotics suppliers, largely focused on the country's metals and manufacturing sectors, according to the latest national profile by HowToRobot and the Robotics Society in Finland.

Point One Navigation, STEER CEOs Discuss Autonomous Vehicle and Robot Navigation
Point One Navigation, which has developed precision location services, and STEER Tech, which is developing autonomous mobility systems, will explain how their technologies work.

Nulogy Partners With Formic to Provide Software and Robotics as a Service
Nulogy and Formic said the combination of supply chain software and manufacturing robotics will help businesses digitalize and compete.

Pittsburgh Robotics Network Names Jennifer Apicella as Executive Director
The Pittsburgh Robotics Network has made its former interim director permanent, moved into the Robotics Factory, and prepared for its next Discovery Day.

NVIDIA Robotics Research Lab to Present 15 Papers at Conference on Robot Learning
NVIDIA will present its AI and simulation advances at CoRL, and NVIDIA Jetson is helping researchers develop a robot for undersea data collection.

Automation Alters the Path Ahead for Retail Careers
Retail careers will no doubt change because of robotics and automation, write Newcastle Systems CEO John O'Kelly. But it's not a zero-sum game, he notes.

Enhance Facility Flexibility and Agility With Mobile Robots
Mobile robots, including AGVs, AMRs, and self-driving lift trucks, can add capabilities and throughput to nearly any facility, writes one columnist.

Cyngn Raises Funding for Autonomous Driving Technology
Cyngn has sold stock for its autonomy kits for existing and new industrial vehicles, and it added more to its pipeline this month than in all of Q3.

Sarcos Names Laura Peterson as President and CEO, Ben Wolff Rejoins Executive Team
Sarcos made Laura Peterson, who had been interim president and CEO, permanent. Former CEO Ben Wolff has rejoined leadership at the teleoperated systems company.

What Are Pick and Place Robots, and How Do They Work?
Pick-and-place robots come in many different forms, from gantries and deltas to robotic arms and cobots. Each has a specific niche within the broader scope of all pick-and-place applications. Read...

Mecalux Launches Robotic Picking System With Siemens AI Technology
Mecalux said its collaborative robot incorporates Siemens' SIMATIC Robot Pick AI technology based on deep learning algorithms to streamline picking.

InOrbit Connect Orchestrates Robot Missions for Growing Ecosystem
InOrbit missions is a new enhancement to InOrbit's robot operations software that provides communications for multi-vendor fleets.

Rockwell Automation Discusses OTTO Motors Acquisition
Rockwell Automation said it plans to retain the Clearpath Robotics and OTTO Motors brands for industrial and mobile robot markets.

Geek+ New RoboShuttle Can Reach Up to 12 Meters for Warehouse Storage
Geek+ said its latest mobile robot to bring totes or cases to human workers can be combined with its shelf-to-person system.

Agility Robotics Expands Amazon Relationship With Digit Testing
Agility Robotics said tests of its Digit mobile manipulator at Amazon's R&D center will initially move totes and collaborate with people.



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