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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

Robotics Business Review

BMW plans to see what a Figure 01 humanoid robot can do in its factory. Source: Figure AI The interest in humanoid robots continues to gain steam. BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., In the first phase, the company has been identifying the initial tasks its robot could perform.

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IFR: world sets record for operational robots in 2022

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million operational robots in 2022, according to the new World Robotics report from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The report also included information about robot density worldwide. Robot density measures the number of operational industrial robots per 10,000 employees in a country.

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Boston Dynamics debuts electric version of Atlas humanoid robot

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which yesterday retired the older version of its humanoid robot after 15 years of development and today showed a preview of its successor. based company showed that its robot could walk, open a door, and maintain its balance while being shoved by a person holding a hockey stick, all without a tether. By 2016, the Waltham, Mass.-based

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Former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt launches new venture

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Kyle Vogt, then president and CTO of Cruise, delivered a Robotics Summit & Expo keynote in 2019. Vogt posted to LinkedIn that the company has already raised $150 million from investors, but he didn’t give many details of its plans for service or household robots. General Motors acquired Cruise in 2016.

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Cruise and Motional backers slash robotaxi funding

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Aptiv, a leading automotive parts supplier, said it will stop further funding after incurring millions in losses. ” Follow along here, but Aptiv started out as Boston-based nuTonomy in 2013. Automotive parts supplier Delphi acquired nuTonomy in 2017 for $450 million. Hyundai and Aptiv partnered in 2017 on Motional.

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Automation, Electrification, and Connectivity: The Auto Industry in the ITC

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Automakers and their suppliers have long been participants in unfair trade investigations before the International Trade Commission (“ITC”), but the scope and subject matter of automotive-related investigations is evolving. This is particularly evident in recent ITC investigations involving semiconductor chips. 337-TA-928.

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The Know-How Factory

Dinesh Mishra

Hrishikesh Kulkarni has an extensive experience of over 14 years in the field of Automation & Robotics Industry. Hrishikesh played an instrumental role in setting up strategic partnerships especially in the Machine Tool and Robotics segments. Milestones in Human-Robot Collaboration.