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Amazon to discuss its robotics evolution at Robotics Summit & Expo

Robotics Business Review

Now the world’s largest robot operator, the company has come a long way since it acquired Kiva Systems in 2012. From 2010 to 2019, Parness worked at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he founded and led the Robotic Rapid Prototyping Laboratory, specializing in grippers and wall climbing robots.

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ProMat 2023 exhibits show what is possible in warehouse automation, motion control

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Motion control advances, robotics help warehousing, distribution centers and logistics in factories, as shown by ProMat 2023 exhibitors. For mobile robotics, 2012 was an inflection point for larger companies, Place said, but smaller and mid-sized firms still aren’t getting the benefits they should.