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igus acquires Atronia, invests in smart plastics sensors for Industry 4.0

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Source: igus The combination of sensing with motion plastics, which eliminate the need for lubricants, promises easier-to-maintain machinery for Industry 4.0. Since 2016, Atronia has supported igus with smart plastic sensors. igus has acquired Atronia, its partner for the iSense EC.W products together.

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Mushiny Intelligent 3D Sorter receives RBR50 award for logistics innovation

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Source: Mushiny WTWH Media has named Mushiny Co. ” Meet Mushiny at the Robotics Summit & Expo Founded in 2016, Mushiny is a leading global provider of intelligent systems for logistics. The 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards have recognized the Mushiny Intelligent 3D Sorter.

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India greenlights gravitational-wave observatory project

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Since then, LIGO has captured three more signals of gravitational waves: one in 2016 and two in 2017. LIGO-India is expected to greatly improve the ability of scientists to pinpoint the sky locations of the sources of gravitational waves. These ripples in space-time were detected for the first time in September 2015 by LIGO.

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Apptronik to integrate Apollo humanoid with NVIDIA general-purpose foundation model

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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. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang (left) with the Apollo humanoid robot. Apptronik Inc. ’s new general-purpose foundation model for robot learning.

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Will autotech ventures race east in 2024?

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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. Meili founder Samantha Lee demonstrated an in-hospital vehicle simulator as an autotech example.

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Is using AI for full self-driving a good idea? Musk says yes, but AI watchdog says no

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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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Cruise and Motional backers slash robotaxi funding

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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. Earlier this week, Cruise and Motional , two leading U.S.-based Let’s start with Cruise.