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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

Robotics Business Review

Source: Figure AI The interest in humanoid robots continues to gain steam. based Figure AI signed an agreement with BMW Manufacturing to test its 01 humanoid at the car maker’s plant in Spartanburg, S.C. BMW Manufacturing employs 11,000 people at its 8 million-sq.-ft. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based

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IFR: world sets record for operational robots in 2022

Robotics Business Review

Source: IFR South Korea was the most automated country by robot density in 2022, according to the IFR. Its economy benefits from two large robot buyers, as well as a strong electronics industry and automotive industry. It also has a smaller manufacturing industry. It clocked in at 1,012 robots per 10,000 employees.

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Celebrating a decade of additive manufacturing excellence

Manufacturer's Monthly

Markforged has been at the forefront of additive manufacturing for the past 10 years, helping manufacturers revolutionise the industrial production landscape by bringing 3D printing right to the factory floor. This advancement opened new possibilities for manufacturing stronger and more resilient parts.

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Boston Dynamics debuts electric version of Atlas humanoid robot

Robotics Business Review

In the meantime, the company itself changed owners, from Google in 2013 to SoftBank in 2017 and most recently to Hyundai in 2020. Source: Boston Dynamics “Everything we understood, from the time of launching Spot as a prototype to it being a reliable product deployed in fleets, is going into the new Atlas,” Playter said.

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Unifor releases statement in wake of Wescast Industries’ decision to close foundry operations

Canadian Manufacturing

.” The Wescast Industries foundry in Wingham has been in operation since 1902 and primarily manufactures exhaust manifolds for automakers such as Ford, General Motors, and Volvo. Wescast was acquired by Sichuan Bohong Co. Approximately 250 Unifor Local 4207 members currently work at the foundry.

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Shoppers are no longer buying the throwaway culture

AU Manufacturing

The report’s findings show that consumers are notably keen to support locally sourced and produced goods (44 per cent) and increasingly aware of the benefits of offsetting costly carbon emissions from shipping and transportation, they are also prepared to pay more for locally produced items. About the ACRS.

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In tune with times, software application provider focuses on frontline workers

Control Engineering

Augmentir CEO Russ Fadel’s rich and varied career within the industrial software space began as a co-founder at WonderwareNorth, a regional VAR for manufacturing operations software and hardware. That helped us penetrate the manufacturing intelligence space and simplify synchronizing with SAP, which eventually acquired Lighthammer. .