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No sweat! Watch new Atlas humanoid crush some pushups

Robotics Business Review

The company signed a multi-year deal with GXO, the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, to deploy its Digit humanoids in various logistics operations. During the pilot, Figure 02 successfully fitted sheet metal parts into precise fittings that were then assembled as part of a car chassis, a highly dexterous process.

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Fourier Intelligence launches production version of GR-1 humanoid robot

Robotics Business Review

Fourier Intelligence has been manufacturing exoskeletons and rehabilitation devices since 2017. The joint module that is fitted at the hip of the robot is capable of producing a peak torque of 300 Nm, which allows it to walk at a speed of 5 kph (3.1 in height and weighs 55 kg (121.2 mph) and carry goods that weigh 50 kg (110.2

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Vertiia: Australian aerospace vertical takes-off

Manufacturer's Monthly

Photo by Peter Morris/sydneyheads.com Founded in 2017, AMSL Aero specialises in the design and manufacture of the Vertiia, a long-range Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft. I started to design medical fit-outs for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and came up with a radical new take that became standard across that industry, he said.

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Corvus Robotics soars to new heights with Series A round for drone inventory

Robotics Business Review

based company has been engineering and validating its inventory drone system since it was founded in 2017. Most AMR and drone inventory providers have simplified the localization and lost robot conundrum by fitting the warehouse with fiducials or AprilTags that enable their machines to remain localized throughout a facility.

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‘Drones are better for the planet than traditional means of transport’: Alex Landowski, Medical Logistics

E&T

The co-founder and managing director of Medical Logistics isn’t just talking about the day-to-day frustrations of getting across town by car for anything as routine as a business meeting. Medical Logistics has been instrumental in the first UAV flight-corridor trial in the UK for delivering time-critical medical cargo to an NHS hospital.

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Driving a sustainable future

Manufacturer's Monthly

Leading global bus body manufacturer, Marco Polo SA, acquired full ownership of Volgren in 2017, strengthening Volgren’s local capability with its technology, buying power and international experience. Moreover, the lighter a bus is, the more people you can fit in the bus.” Most buses are still built from fully welded steel.

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Charging an EV from pole to pole

E&T

This is easier said than done, especially as one of the biggest logistical problems the expedition faces plays straight into one of the main consumer objections for switching to the battery-powered technology in the first place. “Up As Ramsey points out, any expedition needs support logistics.