Topic: Small Business

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Robots for America launches national coalition to advance U.S. robotics deployment policy

May 11, 2026 · Robots for America launched at the AI+ Expo in Washington, D.C., uniting leaders across robotics, manufacturing and policy to accelerate automation adoption in the U.S.

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GTC 2025: Vention unveils AI-powered bin picking system

March 18, 2025 · An ABB GoFa robot arm will pick and place McAlpine & Co.’s plumbing products from a bin using Vention’s MachineMotion AI controller accelerated by NVIDIA Jetson Orin at GTC 2025.

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Meltio installs over 500 metal 3D printers worldwide

February 25, 2025 · In 2024, Meltio launched its Engine Blue and M600 metal 3D printer, receiving a 3DPI award, and reported 50% revenue growth. It has now installed over 500 systems worldwide.

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ARM Institute 25-01 Project Call now publicly available

February 24, 2025 · The ARM Institute expects to award approximately $3M to fund multiple projects focused on multi-modal sensing AI, rapid retasking and agility, cobot orchestration, and path planning.

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MassRobotics collaborates with Tata Consultancy Services

February 24, 2025 · TCS will help startups bridge the gap between R&D and commercialization across markets including retail, transportation, and hospitality, sharing AI, ML, and automation knowledge.

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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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ARM Institute forms connections across the robotics ecosystem

December 10, 2024 · Larry Sweet, a member of the ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute’s engineering team, shares experiences and best practices from successful robot integrations.

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Vention, NVIDIA announce collaboration to democratize industrial automation

June 12, 2024 · Vention and NVIDIA announced a collaboration at COMPUTEX 2024 in Taiwan, with Vention leveraging NVIDIA AI technologies to bring industrial automation to SMB manufacturers.

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Webinar: How small and midsize businesses can get started with robots

March 1, 2024 · John Santagate of Körber Supply Chain Software will join Robotics 24/7 for a discussion on the state of small and midsize businesses getting started with robots.

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AutoStore Launches Pio to Make Cube Storage Available to Small, Midsize Businesses

January 11, 2023 · Pio is AutoStore's new unit offering pay-per-pick deployments of automated storage and retrieval technology to SMBs. It's now available in North America.

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EU Program Supports SME Adoption of 3D Printing

July 2, 2019 · The AMable program will help smaller businesses implement additive manufacturing initiatives

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