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Robotic delivery company Starship Technologies raises $90 million in new funding

Robotics Automation News

Starship Technologies, the company making science fiction a reality by putting delivery robots on streets in the US and Europe, has raised $90 million in new funding, co-led by Plural and Iconical. The fresh investment, which brings the total raised by Starship to $230 million since its creation in 2014, will be used to expand […]

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Locus Robotics surpasses 3B picks just 33 weeks after its last milestone

Robotics Business Review

Source: Locus Robotics Locus Robotics Corp. It claimed that the achievement underscores its continued rapid growth and solidifies its position as a leader in autonomous robotics automation for the warehouse. Locus says its systems are now involved in picking 6 million to 7 million units per day. The Wilmington, Mass.-based

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Factory Visit: Investment bankers tour client’s robot-filled machine shop

Robotics Automation News

Investment and automation specialists John Slater and Jorge Maceyras, of Focus Investment Banking, make a factory visit to a client of theirs, and find that robotics is integral to the operation. Do you have any robots? When we posed that somewhat naïve question to the CEO of an extreme high precision machine shop in 2014, […]

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ASTM International names new president, continues robotics standards work

Robotics Business Review

Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. He joined the organization ‘s board of directors in 2014, serving as chair of the audit and finance committee in 2017, vice chair in 2018 and 2019, and chair of the board in 2020. ET on Thursday May 2 at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston.

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Locus Robotics reduces staff, but CEO is still bullish on market growth

Robotics Business Review

Source: Locus Robotics Even the most successful mobile robot vendors are adjusting expectations and staffing levels in reaction to slowing post-pandemic growth. Locus Robotics Corp. Warehouse construction also declined by 25% in 2023, reported Interact Analysis, but demand for mobile robots did increase.

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CMR Surgical reports record robot installations in 2023, plans 2024 product launches

Robotics Business Review

Versius surgical robotics systems. this week announced that it closed 2023 with a record number of Versius surgical robot installations in one quarter. Founded in 2014, CMR Surgical said it closed the year with its Versius global install base more than 50% higher than in 2022. Source: CMR Surgical CMR Surgical Ltd.

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A roadmap for robotics to enhance Australia’s modern manufacturing capabilities

Manufacturer's Monthly

As industries that have always prioritised innovation as a way to make processes more efficient and cost-effective, manufacturing and robotics have a long and illustrious history. Fast forward to the present day and the controlled manufacturing environment is seen as the ideal testing ground for new robotics and automation systems.

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