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Proprio CEO charts the future of surgical robotics as a surgeon shortage looms

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Source: Proprio A looming U.S. Rural communities face the sharpest edge of this predicament: 136 rural hospitals closed between 2010 and 2021, leaving 60% of non-metro counties lacking adequate surgical care in 2019. Proprio is among the companies addressing this shortage with robotics. Gabriel Jones, Proprio CEO.

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ABB plans to invest $120M to expand production capacity in the U.S.

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Source: ABB ABB this week said it plans to invest $120 million in the U.S. The company was recognized with a 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for its modular industrial robot arms. Since 2010, ABB has invested more than $14 billion in capacity expansion projects and M&A in the U.S. m) facility in Selmer, Tenn.

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Amazon to discuss its robotics evolution at Robotics Summit & Expo

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Amazon’s warehouse robots include Sparrow, which sorts individual items for employees to package; Cardinal, which lifts packages and puts them in carts; and Robin, which lifts and sorts packages before they’re brought to the outbound dock. Parness brings robotics, AI expertise to Amazon Parness received his Ph.D.

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MassRobotics shares its plans for National Robotics Week 2025

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Last year, MassRobotics hosted students from four local schools for hands-on robotic experiences during National Robotics Week. Source: MassRobotics With National Robotics Week 2025 just around the corner, MassRobotics announced its plans to participate in the celebration. ” This year, with the support of the U.S.

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China bets on robots for rapid growth, says IFR

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Unitree robots at the World Robotics Conference 2024 in Beijing. Source: Unitree At its recent Third Plenum, China mapped out the direction of its economic policies. Beijing wants to adapt to the latest round of industrial transformation by using robots as an engine for growth. The operational stock surpassed the 1.5

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Carnegie Robotics acquires Duro positioning product line from Swift Navigation

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Carnegie Robotics plans the same level of support the Duro GNSS ruggedized receiver as Swift Navigation gave. Source: Carnegie Robotics Carnegie Robotics, which focuses on engineering and commercializing autonomous applications, today announced that it has acquired the Duro product line from Swift Navigation Inc.

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Automatic Tool Changer Benefits Machine-Adapted Clamping Units in Turning Centers

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Source | Sandvik Coromant Company Sandvik Coromant Company introduces its automatic tool change (ATC) for machine-adapted clamping units (MACU) in turning centers. “This solution is a true game-changer, enabling fully unmanned operations in turning centers where robots can handle all tasks typically performed by human operators.