Topic: Sustainability

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ABB Robotics Adds Four Energy Saving Models, 22 Variants, New Cobots to Product Line

June 27, 2023 · ABB Robotics said its latest IRB large robots and GoFa cobots offer a wider range, more accurate performance, and energy efficiency to improve production quality.

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BYD and Cyngn Provide Preview of AI Powered Autonomous Forklift

June 16, 2023 · BYD is combining its electric forklift with Cyngn's AI-driven autonomy technology for a fully autonomous industrial vehicle, according to the partners.

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Cleveron Releases the Cleveron 354, a Robotic Outdoor Parcel Locker

June 14, 2023 · Cleveron said its system allows companies to expand the independent last-mile delivery network and optimize operations for efficient parcel management.

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ABB Robotics Remotely Programs Cobot in Amazon Reforestation Project

June 13, 2023 · ABB Robotics' solar-powered YuMi robot automates seed planting and uses RobotStudio cloud technology, which enables ABB to program the system in real time from Sweden.

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New Advancements in Biodegradable Soft Robotics Components Improve Industry Sustainability

June 10, 2023 · Advancements in technology show how biodegradable soft robotics point the way to a greener future.

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Sebert Landscape Deploys Its First RC Mowers Autonomous Mowing Robots of the Season

June 8, 2023 · Sebert Landscape is an early adopter of the remotely operated Autonomous Mowing Robots that RC Mowers designed to help companies improve customer service and sustainability.

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RIOS CEO Provides Perspective on Robotics Investments, Tech Trends

May 16, 2023 · Bernard Casse, the founder and CEO of RIOS Intelligent Machines, explores the transformative potential of robotics in the contemporary business landscape, even with economic constraints.

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AMP Robotics Raises Additional Series C Funding From Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund

May 14, 2023 · AMP Robotics, which provides sortation systems around the world to change the economics of recycling, has raised a total of over $99 million in Series C funding.

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AMP Robotics Releases New AI Enabled Sortation Automation and Integrated Facility Offering for Recycling Infrastructure

May 2, 2023 · AMP Robotics said the latest advances in AI will increase robotic recovery performance and reliability as it extends its capabilities for designing and building out waste management facilities

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DGX H100 Systems From NVIDIA Now Shipping to AI Customers in Industries Worldwide

May 2, 2023 · DGX H100 is designed to accelerate artificial intelligence workloads for generative AI and industrial applications, including predictive maintenance for factories and robotics.

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ABB Announces $170M Investment in Developing New Projects in U.S.

April 20, 2023 · ABB announced its investment in seven new projects being developed in the U.S. as part of its push to better serve its largest market.

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Gravity Climate Digests Data to Help Manufacturers, Supply Chains Control Emissions

April 10, 2023 · Gravity Climate said it can aid sustainability efforts by taking analog and digital data and calculating potential emissions from different design and process choices in real time.

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Impossible Metals Shares Roadmap for Developing Deep Sea Mining Robotics

April 3, 2023 · Impossible Metals has released its environmental and sustainable governance and annual report. The undersea mining company said its technology will meet UN Sustainable Development goals.

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Geek+ Mobile Robots Picked 10B Items in 2022

March 22, 2023 · Geek+ said its mobile robots helped save more than 17,000 hours of laborious manual tasks and the equivalent of 140,000 tons of carbon emissions at ProMat 2023.

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ULC Technologies’ CISBOT Seals 50,000 Joints in Live Gas Mains

March 9, 2023 · ULC Technologies said its CISBOT system, which goes into live gas lines for inspection and repair, has sealed joints equivalent to 114 mi. over the past 14 years.

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Geek+ estimates its robotics solutions saved 140,000 tons of carbon emissions in 2022

March 2, 2023 · Goods-to-person systems helped save 140,000 tons of carbon emissions and 16 million KwH in energy in 2022, according to internal tracking data from Geek+'s 30,000 robots in operation.

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CleanRobotics Adds Educational Feature to Trashbot Robotic Recyling Bin

February 23, 2023 · CleanRobotics has added a new feature to its Trashbot that allows customers to gain deeper insights into the materials they are recycling.

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Nauticus Robotics Expands Fleet of Oceangoing Systems to Improve Sustainable Resource Use

February 20, 2023 · Nauticus Robotics, which participated in a UN event on sustainability, is offering its fleet of robots, software, and services to oil and gas producers in Scotland and Norway.

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IFR Shares 5 Trends That Will Shape the Robotics Industry in 2023

February 17, 2023 · The IFR says increases in energy efficiency, reshoring efforts, easier to use robots, robot repair centers, and advancements in AI are driving the robotics industry this year.

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Toyota Research Institute Provides a Peek Into Its Work to Solve Society’s Biggest Challenges

February 15, 2023 · The Toyota Research Institute opened its Los Altos, Calif., headquarters to show its research into robotics, autonomous vehicles, AI, and human-machine interaction.

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