Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Source: Unitree At its recent Third Plenum, China mapped out the direction of its economic policies. Massive investment in the country ‘s automotive industry has boosted demand since 2010. Unitree robots at the World Robotics Conference 2024 in Beijing. The country is by far the largest robot market in the world. Register now.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Source: Nuro Nuro Inc. today announced the expansion of its business model to include licensing its advanced AI-based autonomy platform, the Nuro Driver, to automotive OEMs and mobility providers. The Nuro Driver combines automotive-grade hardware with artificial intelligence software. The Mountain View, Calif.-based

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Source: Helm.ai These advancements enable us to generate highly realistic driving scenarios while ensuring compatibility with a wide variety of automotive sensor stacks,” he added. Founded in 2016, Helm.ai VidGen-2 can generate multi-camera views and video up to 30 fps for training self-driving cars.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 23, 2024

Source: Apptronik SAN JOSE, Calif. Apptronik iterates humanoid robot design Apptronik spun out of the Human Centered Robotics Lab at the University of Texas at Austin in 2016. Last week, Apptronik announced that Mercedes-Benz was testing Apollo for automotive manufacturing applications. Apptronik Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 15, 2024

Source: Helm.ai bets on unsupervised learning Founded in 2016, Helm.ai ” VidGen-1 could apply to other domains “Tesla may be doing a lot internally on the AI side, but many other automotive OEMs are just ramping up,” said Voroninski. said its approach to artificial intelligence is different. . ” Helm.ai

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 5, 2025

Source: Uber Waymo robotaxis are now available in Austin exclusively through Uber. In 2016, Uber acquired autonomous trucking startup Otto for $680 million. After once being rivals, Uber and Waymo first partnered in late 2023. Uber riders will be able to opt for a human-driven vehicle if they prefer.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 1, 2024

based robotaxi companies, lost major funding sources that could significantly alter their futures. General Motors, which acquired Cruise in 2016, said this week it will cut spending on the robotaxi unit by about $1 billion in 2024. Recently, Cruise and Motional , two leading U.S.-based Let’s start with Cruise. Read More 1.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 14, 2024

Source: WTWH Media Kyle Vogt, the co-founder and former CEO of autonomous vehicle developer Cruise LLC, has launched a new startup: The Bot Company. General Motors acquired Cruise in 2016. Kyle Vogt, then president and CTO of Cruise, delivered a Robotics Summit & Expo keynote in 2019. In February 2022, Vogt took over as CEO.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

based robotaxi companies, lost major funding sources that could significantly alter their futures. General Motors, which acquired Cruise in 2016, said this week it will cut spending on the robotaxi unit by about $1 billion in 2024. Automotive parts supplier Delphi acquired nuTonomy in 2017 for $450 million.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 17, 2024

By 2016, the Waltham, Mass.-based 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. Source: Boston Dynamics When will we see the new robot in the wild?

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2024

Source: LinkedIn As The Robot Report reported last October, one of the biggest autotech stories of the year was the stalling of Cruise after California’s Department of Motor Vehicles suspended its driverless testing license. We’ve done many pilots both in automotive, as well as the commercial space,” she said.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2024

Source: Tesla In Musk , Walter Isaacson’s biography of Elon Musk, we learned how Tesla planned to use artificial intelligence in its vehicles to offer its long-awaited full self-driving mode. One example was Olli, a 3D-printed electric vehicle (EV) that was a highlight of IMTS 2016 , the biggest manufacturing show in the U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Source: ABB ABB Ltd. “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.,” Source ABB Customer Experience Center Bubnikovich said ABB’s new Customer Experience Center will “showcase its latest and greatest technologies.”

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JULY 22, 2022

Launched in 2016, Free2Move’s mobility marketplace provides a wide variety of mobility solutions, including traditional solutions like contract purchase/leasing of vehicles as well as novel mobility solutions like ride hailing and mobility budgets. Source: Frost & Sullivan, 2022.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Since acquiring the self-driving startup in 2016, GM has poured more than $10 billion of funding into Cruise. UR said the specification of these models has been specifically chosen to meet the needs of Chinas automotive, electronic, and metal & machinery industries alongside others. billion in 2023.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Arity’s solutions leverage data from multiple sources, providing accurate insights and data analytics for customers to address issues such as identifying the right customers for insurance products, monitoring driver behavior for fleet operators, and managing inventory and staffing for retailers. Contact: Stacy Silver. Stacy.silver@arity.com.

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i4.0 today

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

IDTechEx’s new PIC report thoroughly investigates the PIC market and has identified Photonic Transceivers for AI as an emerging segment that will soon be the largest source of demand for PICs. Source: IDTechEx What are the PIC materials of the future? There is a wide variety of future PIC materials.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Today, with its comprehensive suite of light-industrial, heavy-industrial and robotics and automation products, the brand serves industries that serve the world, including shipbuilding, healthcare, research, aerospace, automotive, pipelines, power generation, repair & maintenance, process industry, transport and mobile machinery and more.

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Canadian Manufacturing

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said in a client note that there’s concerns as Musk seems to be changing the narrative of the Tesla story from the fundamental electric vehicle transformation story to becoming a source of funds to finance his Twitter acquisition.

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Dinesh Mishra

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In the recent years, we have witnessed the Automotive sector move from IC Engines to the EV which posed challenges to the machine tool sector and it heartening to see that Indian machine tool manufacturers have been successful in building machines required for this transition.

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Fastener News Desk

APRIL 18, 2023

Professional Golf: Würth has been the official tool sponsor for the PGA Tour since 2016. The partnership has been in place since 2014 and includes branding on the team’s race cars, driver uniforms, and team equipment. Downhill Skiing: Würth sponsors the U.S. www.fastenal.com.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 10, 2023

Once they understood how to do that stuff, then we start sourcing locally. And you look at a source like casting out of Taiwan and machine casting out of Taiwan. We've recently acquired a high production automotive machine manufacturer. And I have been working for Hardinge since 2016. Now we own a holding company.

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Dinesh Mishra

APRIL 10, 2023

I decided to come to Asia to focus on the issue of sustainability and make a difference in the transport sector which is one of the largest sources of carbon emissions. This was in the second week of September 2016.I This issue is a source of frustration for businesses and has prompted us to formulate a solution.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 21, 2025

Source (all images) | MPP Corp. Our work spans defense, automotive, consumer goods and powertrain applications. We’re ISO 9001:2015 and IATF-16949:2016 certified, with a quality engineer and process engineer who know their stuff. Source | MPP Corp. Tell us about MPP's journey and current setup.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 10, 2023

Dennis Goggin, president, NextGen Mold Technologies : We are a new and innovative mold provider servicing the automotive industry with new tooling from concept to completion, engineering changes, repairs and landing support. Photo Credit, all images: NextGen Mold Technologies Inc. Who is NextGen Mold Technologies?

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Mold Making Technology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Source (All Images) | Quality Tool and Die Q: Describe the origins of Quality Tool and Die? We started back in 1976, primarily focusing on automotive mold spare tooling, gages and fixtures. Applies scientific injection molding principles to optimize the molding process within its ISO 13485:2016 operation.

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Foley

JULY 11, 2023

While these two trends are common across many industries, perhaps nowhere are they more pronounced than in the automotive industry. Beyond the automotive industry, even the most basic household appliances are now wireless and connected. New companies may have limited resources and expertise necessary to overcome hurdles that may arise.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Source: Nuro Nuro Inc. In September, Nuro expanded its business model to include licensing Nuro Driver to automotive OEMs. Nuro Driver ready to take on new challenges Founded in 2016, Nuro said its newly expanded operational design domain (ODD) encompasses advances including: Multi-lane road operation at speeds up to 35 mph (56.3

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 18, 2025

Source: Apptronik Apptronik Tuesday announced it added an extra $53 million to its oversubscribed Series A funding round, bringing the total funding from the round to $403 million. These include automotive, electronics manufacturing, third-party logistics, beverage bottling and fulfillment, and consumer packaged goods.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 25, 2025

Source: Pony.ai ” Founded in 2016, Pony.ai Latest driving kit designed for affordability The seventh-generation system features an automotive -grade autonomous driving kit (ADK) with an extended product lifecycle, delivering enhanced stability and safety for passengers, said Pony.ai.

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Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 22, 2025

By improving energy efficiency, companies can also reduce reliance on non-renewable energy sources. Customization and Complex Geometries The demand for customized products and parts with complex geometries (especially in industries like aerospace, automotive, and medical devices) is driving the evolution of metal-cutting solutions.

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