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Samsung increases stake in Rainbow Robotics, establishes Future Robotics Office

Robotics Business Review

They had developed Hubo, a bipedal robot that won the $2 million first-place prize in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ) Robotics Challenge Finals in 2015. .” Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technologys ( KAIST ) Humanoid Robot Research Center founded Rainbow Robotics in 2011.

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Europe has a key role to play in the development of robots, humanoids

Robotics Business Review

ABB (Switzerland), a global leader in electrification and automation, is based in Zurich and has more than 105,000 employees worldwide. With over 140 years of experience, the company integrates software and engineering to optimize manufacturing, energy, and automation processes.

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MassRobotics names 2025 Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst cohort

Robotics Business Review

Founded in 2015, MassRobotics is dedicated to accelerating innovation and adoption in the field of robotics. ” OTSAW OTSAW is delivering systems for security, healthcare, and logistics automation. Together, we can foster innovation that will significantly impact and drive the advancement of lab automation.”

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Unilever’s vision for Australian manufacturing

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Image: Unilever Unilevers Glen Thoms explores the companys recent investments in automation, renewable energy, and advanced manufacturing technology. Automation has created huge efficiencies in the manufacturing and logistics sector in recent years. billion people every day.

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Automation and Jobs

Manufacturer's Monthly

Automation, robotics and collaborative robots (also known as cobots) have the power to change the way the welding and manufacturing industries work. According to a recent report commissioned by Google, automation has the power to deliver a $2.2 This includes $1 trillion boost from accelerating the rate of automation and a $1.2

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Connected and automated mobility revolution set to deliver £66 billion prize by 2040

SMMT

UK rollout of connected and automated mobility (CAM) technology poised to deliver annual economic benefit as high as £66 billion by 2040, major new report shows. Ian Constance, Zenzic Chief Executive, said, The UK continues to be at the forefront of global development and deployment in connected and automated mobility.

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Reshape Automation aims to reduce barriers of robotics adoption

Robotics Business Review

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. Automation can be daunting for a lot of folks.