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Kiva Systems founders to enter Logistics Hall of Fame as mobile robot pioneers

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Source: Kiva Systems / Logistics Hall of Fame In 2003, Mick Mountz, Dr. Peter Wurman, and Prof. Raffaello D’Andrea invented a mobile robot for fulfillment in intralogistics, founded Kiva Systems, and created a category of automation that has grown over the past two decades. Source: Logistics Hall of Fame. Register now.

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Build or buy: Learn from commercialization experts at the Robotics Summit

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Jasinski has commercialization experience from three companies Larry Jasinski has served as CEO and as a member of the Lifeward board since February 2012. The company was acquired by Globus Medical in 2012. Sanchack a driving force in the evolution of automation Karl H. a player in revolutionizing industrial logistics.

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Reshape Automation aims to reduce barriers of robotics adoption

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After working at Siemens for a decade and stops at Ready Robotics and Rapid Robotics, Aparicio hopes his new startup Reshape Automation can chip away at this problem. Reshape Automation wants to make it easier for the U.S. manufacturing and logistics industries to adopt automation. Reshape Automation raised $1.7

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Wandercraft unveils Calvin, new industrial humanoid, and Renault partnership

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Wandercraft is a French robotics company founded in 2012 by Nicolas Simon, Matthieu Masselin, and Jean-Louis Constanza. The founders were motivated by personal experiences, as family members suffered from Charcot Marie Tooth, or CMT, disease and faced limited mobility options.

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How robotics is changing the apparel industry

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Myers shares insights on the challenges faced in automating clothing manufacturing, the benefits of using adhesives over traditional sewing methods, and the potential for reshoring production in response to changing tariffs. SoftBank Group acquired Aldebaran for $100 million in 2012 and rebranded it as SoftBank Robotics Europe.

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Watch Out adds autonomy to CNC cells for precise production

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Watch Out visualizes a highly automated workcell that can fit into a container. Source: Watch Out Manufacturers face widespread shortages of skilled labor, but more intelligent automation could alleviate the problem, according to Watch Out. “We’re doing the opposite, by enabling reshoring.

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Amazon to discuss its robotics evolution at Robotics Summit & Expo

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Now the world’s largest robot operator, the company has come a long way since it acquired Kiva Systems in 2012. He has received Popular Science s Best of Whats New award in 2012, the National Academy of Engineerings Gilbreth Lecture Award in 2020, and multiple best paper awards.