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Boston Dynamics debuts electric version of Atlas humanoid robot

Robotics Business Review

By 2016, the Waltham, Mass.-based ” In the new video below, the previous version of Atlas handles automotive parts and real products weighing up to 25 lb. Spot is a quadruped used in facilities inspection and other tasks, and Stretch is designed to unload trucks. “Each product in the series informs the launch of the next.”

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ABB expands robot production and training in Auburn Hills, Mich.

Robotics Business Review

“We had our first manipulator roll off the line in 2016, and ABB is still the first major robotics company to manufacture systems in the U.S.,” Auburn Hills gets four enhancements With a 30% increase in space, the $20 million Auburn Hills facility will support ABB’s efforts to be a strategic partner for its growing customer base.

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DELO Appoints Two New Managing Directors

i4.0 today

Bitzer has been head of the product management division since 2016. Since 2015, he has been responsible for production, logistics and quality management. In 2008, after several years in product management and business development at Siemens, he moved to product management at DELO.

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Frost & Sullivan lauds incadea on improving customer Experience

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Based on its recent analysis of the automotive cloud-based dealer management solution (DMS) market, Frost & Sullivan recognises with the 2016 Europe Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Service Leadership.

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Leuze is the World Market Leader in the Field of Optical Sensors

i4.0 today

Gallen and the Academy of German World Market Leaders (ADWM) since 2016. The focus of their work is in the areas of intralogistics, packaging, machine tools, automotive industry, and laboratory automation. Leuze has been listed in the world market leader index (WMF index) of the Henri B. Southern Germany. www.leuze.com.

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Will autotech ventures race east in 2024?

Robotics Business Review

Autotech promises unfulfilled In 2016, John Zimmer the co-founder and president of Lyft, wrote a 16-page whitepaper predicting that the majority of rides on his network would be autonomous by 2021. We’ve done many pilots both in automotive, as well as the commercial space,” she said.

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Realising the potential of our sovereign manufacturing capability

Manufacturer's Monthly

In its prime, many suppliers to Australia’s automotive industry demonstrated our capability for production, but perhaps more importantly for design, engineering, innovation, logistics, operational and financial management, etc. – and did this at very aggressive price points to match global competition.