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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

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BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., Brett Adcock, Figure’s founder and CEO, said the initial tasks include moving bins and boxes and other “various logistics things” inside the BMW body shop. STR is an AMR optimized for intralogistics work in BMW’s automotive factories.

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Accenture, Mujin form robotics integration joint venture

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Accenture and Mujin have created a joint venture to help bring robotics and automation to the manufacturing and logistics industries. In early 2021, for example, Accenture acquired Pollux , a provider of industrial robotics and automation. Called Accenture Alpha Automation, the new venture is owned 70% by Accenture and 30% by Mujin.

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Cloud-based Technologies Can Drive the Future of Europe’s Automotive Industry

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In July 2021, the German Association of the Automotive Industry, known as Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA), cut its forecast for production growth from 13 percent to 3 percent, citing supply-chain disruptions, including a shortage of semiconductors. billion pounds ($3.30 Euros) to costs. billion pounds ($3.30 Euros) to costs.

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Robot sales reach record high in North America for third straight quarter

Control Engineering

For the third-straight quarter, robot sales in North America hit a record high, driven by a resurgence in sales to automotive companies and an ongoing need to manage increasing demand to automate logistics for e-commerce. The market grew 26% and 29% for units ordered and revenue, respectively, over 2021. Courtesy: Automate.

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2023 robot orders down 30% from 2022 in North America, according to A3

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The organization said it expects the slowdown, particularly in automotive manufacturing, to continue until the second half of 2024. Both automotive, non-automotive robot orders dip According to A3 , North American companies purchased 31,159 robots in 2023, compared with 44,196 ordered in 2022 and 39,708 in 2021.

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TeamViewer and Hyundai Motor sign strategic partnership to accelerate digital innovation in automotive smart factory

AU Manufacturing

The platform will support assembly, maintenance, quality management, logistics, client experience projects, and workforce training. Sojung Lee, president, TeamViewer Asia Pacific, said, “We are excited to collaborate with Hyundai Motor Company in digitalising manufacturing processes and building an automotive factory of the future.

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Magna to manufacture more Serve Robotics last-mile delivery systems

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Aurora, Ontario-based Magna is one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers. 20, under which Serve granted the company a non-exclusive license to its technologies and expertise, enabling Magna to further develop new products in the robotics and logistics space. based Serve Robotics spun out of Uber Technologies Inc.