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North American robotics market sets new records in first half of 2015
Robots for material handling applications grew 27% through June.

Mobile Robots Improve Transport Efficiency and Decrease Fulfillment Times
Enter mobile robots from Adept Technology. Named “Fred” and “Stella” by Stuller employees, both robots are Adept Lynx autonomous intelligent vehicles (AIVs) outfitted with custom shelves for moving small parts.

Cimcorp announces new leadership in North America
Former CEO Pickard retires after 34 years at helm in Canada; operations manager Trigatti assumes role of president.

Machine vision market in North America has record start to 2015
Machine vision systems and components grew 22% in the first quarter.

Collaborative robotics market to exceed $1 billion by 2020
Research predicts tenfold increase, largely in manufacturing applications.

Motion Control Association is now Motion Control & Motor Association
Association adjusts its focus following merger with SMMA, The Motor & Motion Association.

Manufacturing Skill Standards Council issues 2015 Edition of National Standards
MSSC released today its national skill standards for front-line work in advanced manufacturing and logistics.

German university wins inaugural Amazon Picking Challenge
Robotic piece-picking system bests 27 teams from around the world to claim $20,000 prize.

ABB to manufacture robots in U.S.
The company's third robotics production facility will serve North America, where the United States is ABB's largest market with $7.5 billion in sales.

Industrial robotics market to reach $44.48 billion by 2020
Food and beverage is among the three industrial segments expected to lead overall demand for industrial robots.

Teradyne acquires Universal Robots, a leader in collaborative robots
Acquisition follows Universal Robots' 70% revenue growth from 2013 to 2014, when it reached $38 million.

EnerSys sponsors FIRST championship for high school students
Company donates batteries to support science, technology, engineering and math education.

Automate 2015 sets show and conference attendance records
Exhibition space was 76% larger, show attendees jumped 61%, and conference participants grew 63% over 2013.

Upcoming FIRST Championship showcases STEM-gifted young people
Event to host 17,000 people ages 6-18 who will learn about potential career paths in automation.

Swisslog Acquires Warehouse Automation Provider FORTE Industries in the United States
This acquisition will support Swisslog's strategy in the North American market with a complementary product and service portfolio.



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