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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

Robotics Business Review

BMW plans to see what a Figure 01 humanoid robot can do in its factory. Source: Figure AI The interest in humanoid robots continues to gain steam. BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., In the first phase, the company has been identifying the initial tasks its robot could perform.

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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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Boston Dynamics debuts electric version of Atlas humanoid robot

Robotics Business Review

which yesterday retired the older version of its humanoid robot after 15 years of development and today showed a preview of its successor. based company showed that its robot could walk, open a door, and maintain its balance while being shoved by a person holding a hockey stick, all without a tether. By 2016, the Waltham, Mass.-based

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8 noteworthy robotics acquisitions of 2023

Robotics Business Review

Below are eight robotics acquisitions, in chronological order, that stood out to us in 2023. Its preliminary view is the acquisition may restrict competition in the market for robot vacuum cleaners. Berkshire Grey produces a variety of robots that address use cases in retail, eCommerce, grocery, 3PL, and package handling companies.

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India´s Robot Boom Hits All-Time High

Dinesh Mishra

India enters world´s top ten in annual robot installations Frankfurt – GERMANY – 3rd May 2023 – Sales of industrial robots in India reached a new record of 4,945 units installed. This is an increase of 54 percent compared to the previous year (2020: 3,215 units). billion, a 21.61% increase from 2020.

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ABB Extends No-code Wizard Easy Programming to Industrial Robots

Fabricating & Metal Work

ABB Robotics has extended the scope of its free Wizard Easy Programming software to include its 6-axis industrial robots powered by an OmniCoreTM controller in addition to its collaborative robots. Building robot applications with no prior training The RobotStudio add in for ABB’s Wizard Easy program.

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IFR report analyzes top five global robotics trends for 2023

Automation Mag

In a new report, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) analyzed the top five trends shaping robotics and automation in 2023. IFR shared in a press statement that the stock of operational robots around the globe hit a new record of about 3.5 New trends in robotics attract users from small enterprise to global OEMs.”