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IFR: world sets record for operational robots in 2022

Robotics Business Review

million operational robots in 2022, according to the new World Robotics report from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The report also included information about robot density worldwide. Robot density measures the number of operational industrial robots per 10,000 employees in a country.

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Agtech startup Small Robot Company shutting down

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Small Robot Company (SRC) is shutting down as it failed to get the funding needed to reach its next phase. “We were the victims of the valley of death,” SRC told The Robot Repor t. “We were the victims of the valley of death,” SRC told The Robot Repor t. that [companies] have in the US.

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U.S. manufacturers invested heavily in robotics in 2023, finds IFR

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Total installations of industrial robots rose by 12% and reached 44,303 units in 2023, as U.S. manufacturers invested heavily in more automation, reported the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR, today. The first IFR outlook on preliminary results shows again strong robotics demand across all major segments of U.S.

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Female robotics founders discuss their journeys in the industry

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Left: Vivian Chu and Andrea Thomaz, the co-founders of Diligent Robotics; right: Kathleen Brandes and Ros Shinkle, the co-founders of Adagy Robotics. Sources: Diligent Robotics, Adagy Robotics Almost half of all startups that began in 2021 were formed by women, according to human resources cloud software company Gusto.

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ASTM International names new president, continues robotics standards work

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Kireta will succeed Katharine Morgan, who served in the role since 2017 and will retire after a “ distinguished 40-year career with ASTM.” Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. As robots expand from factories into other environments, safety and reliability have become increasingly important.

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Exotec robots ‘save warehouse workers from walking nearly 30 million kilometres’

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Data published by Exotec says that, since the company’s first delivered site in 2017, its warehouse robots have covered a distance of 28,791,005 kilometres (17,889,901 miles) – equivalent to 37 return trips to the moon. The company says its Skypod robots have logged over 5 million kilometres (3.1

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ABB Rebrands Autonomous Mobile Robot Portfolio

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A little marketing news plus a note about ABB extending its robotic reach. ABB is the only company with a comprehensive and integrated offering of robots, AMRs and machine automation solutions. ASTI Mobile Robotics’ solutions are now rebranded and integrated into ABB’s portfolio, grouped under the Flexley name.

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