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8 noteworthy robotics acquisitions of 2023

Robotics Business Review

We’re going to be able to ship products sooner and at higher quality with less work,” said Willy Pell, VP of autonomy and new ventures at Blue River Technology, a company John Deere acquired in 2017. million for 6 River Systems , which makes autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for logistics applications. Ocado paid roughly 2.8%

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China drafts roadmap to boost its civilian drone industry

E&T

Overall, the growth rate for the commercial drone market has been estimated at around 41 per cent between 2017 and 2024, with the value of the Chinese drone industry expected to reach £22bn in 2025. . Second and third places are occupied by American company Intel (4.1 per cent) and China's Yuneec (3.6 tonnes (1,360kg).

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Blasting Australian made components into space

Manufacturer's Monthly

The team of three are mechanical and aerospace engineers who met at the University of Queensland and started the company in 2020 while they were still students. “We We were grouped together as a team in university around 2017, and we all wanted to influence the growing space industry in Australia,” Uscinski said. “The

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HVS Unveils Game-changing All-New Zero-emission Hydrogen-Electric Commercial Vehicle in Lead up to Production of Hydrogen HGV

i4.0 today

Founded in 2017, in Glasgow, HVS focuses on the ground-up design and development of zero-emission hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles. Fuelled by close-coupled green hydrogen (hydrogen produced directly by renewable energy sources such as hydro, wind or solar) our zero-emission trucks are a key part of decarbonising the logistics sector.

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HVS Unveils UK’s First Zero-Emission Hydrogen-Electric HGV With Class-Leading 370 Mile Range

i4.0 today

Founded in 2017, in Glasgow, HVS focuses on the ground-up design and development of zero-emission hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles. Our zero-emission trucks are a key part of decarbonising the logistics sector. It’s likely that a further 10,000 workers will be involved in the UK supply chain, boosting the skills base.

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HVS Invites Fleet Operators to Trial UK’s First Zero-Emission Hydrogen-Electric HGV

i4.0 today

Founded in 2017, in Glasgow, HVS focuses on the ground-up design and development of zero-emission hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles. A workforce of circa 600 employees is predicted across all key disciplines, with many recruits coming from the automotive and aerospace industries.

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K. Soundhar Rajhan, Chief Strategy Officer,  Lakshmi Machine Works Limited, shares highlights and insights from his more than five-decade journey with the iconic company

Dinesh Mishra

Beyond textiles, LMW also manufactures CNC Machines, high-precision Foundry Castings, and components for the aerospace and defense sectors. Returning in 2015-16, I headed the Machine Tool, Foundry, and Aerospace divisions. Joining LMW’s Board in 2017 until 2023, I now lead the company’s strategy function.