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2024 edition of U.S. robotics roadmap points to need for more federal coordination

Robotics Business Review

robotics roadmap. has a culture that uniquely encourages innovation, but a lack of strong coordination among academia, government, and industry affects the development and deployment of technologies such as robotics, according to the 2024 edition of “A Roadmap for U.S. Robotics: Robotics for a Better Tomorrow.”

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Lifetime Achievement Award: Mark Dolsen’s legacy of problem-solving and automation excellence

Automation Mag

Dolsen recalls how in the 1980s there was a fascination with robots and automated guided vehicles. In the early days, a lot of robots were installed even when it may not have made any sense to add one,” he explains. The push, he says, was towards substituting direct labour with automation. “A

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U.S. manufacturing stimulus expected to generate steady growth

Control Engineering

Government incentives have also coincided with a clear trend towards reshoring and diversifying supply chains in the wake of both the COVID-19 pandemic and recent geopolitical unrest, as companies try to futureproof their operations. Furthermore, the U.S. It also remains to be seen how Europe will respond to the U.S.