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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

Robotics Business Review

Source: Figure AI The interest in humanoid robots continues to gain steam. based Figure AI signed an agreement with BMW Manufacturing to test its 01 humanoid at the car maker’s plant in Spartanburg, S.C. BMW Manufacturing employs 11,000 people at its 8 million-sq.-ft. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based

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Kiwibot acquires AUTO to strengthen delivery robot security

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Source: Kiwibot Consolidation among mobile robot providers is not limited to warehouses. “This move not only strengthens our position in the market, but also connects the manufacturing expertise from Asia with the AI development in the West securely.” Kiwibot today announced that it has acquired AUTO Mobility Solutions Co.

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Doosan Robotics unveils Dart-Suite for cobots and Otto Matic for palletizing at CES

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” Doosan said its robots can work in several industries, including manufacturing, logistics, food and beverage, architecture, filmmaking, service sectors, and medicine. Founded in 2020, AiV said it aims to drive industrial transformation with intelligent automation systems. How Doosan’s Dart Suite ecosystem works.

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Nurturing Relationships

Dinesh Mishra

Partner Delight At Valgro India Limited, its approach to nurturing relationships with channel partners—suppliers, vendors, distributors, and logistics service providers—is centred around equality, customer focus, and long-term sustainability. Working with a dedicated team has been a source of appreciation for him.

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8 noteworthy robotics acquisitions of 2023

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In January 2020, Softbank participated in Berkshire Grey’s $263 million Series B financing round. million for 6 River Systems , which makes autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for logistics applications. Source: 6 River Systems Suffering a $437.3 Berkshire Grey had struggled financially after going public via a SPAC in 2021.

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Boston Dynamics debuts electric version of Atlas humanoid robot

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In the meantime, the company itself changed owners, from Google in 2013 to SoftBank in 2017 and most recently to Hyundai in 2020. Source: Boston Dynamics “Everything we understood, from the time of launching Spot as a prototype to it being a reliable product deployed in fleets, is going into the new Atlas,” Playter said.

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Robotics and Automation in 2022 – Can They be a Hedge to Recession?

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With the increasing likelihood of a global economic recession in 2023, many industries are struggling with increasing manufacturing cost, such as labor and raw material costs, and maintaining their profit margins. In 2020, the European Commission proposed its ‘Industry 5.0’ Source: IDTechEx. Compared with the ‘Industry 4.0’