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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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Accenture, Mujin form robotics integration joint venture

Robotics Business Review

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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Accenture invests in humanoid maker Sanctuary AI

Robotics Business Review

Agility Robotics has piloted its Digit humanoid with Amazon and GXO Logistics. We see huge potential for their robots in post and parcel, manufacturing, retail, and logistics warehousing operations, where they could complement and collaborate with human workers and automate tasks that traditional robotics can’t.”

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ABB Robotics unveils new AMR with Visual SLAM navigation

Robotics Business Review

The AMR T702 is a perfect match for a wide range of industries, such as automotive, consumer goods sector or logistics, especially in large, busy warehouses and fulfillment centers where the environment is constantly changing.“ Sevensense, which spun out of ETH Zurich in 2018, specializes in Visual SLAM technology.

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North American robot sales high for the third consecutive quarter, says A3

Automation Mag

A resurgence in robot demand from automotive companies, as well as increasing demand for logistics automation in e-commerce, has contributed to the high numbers. The 12,305 units sold in Q2 2022 is 25 percent more than sold in the same period in 2021. There were 23,903 robots ordered at a value of $1.249 billion.

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

Robotics Business Review

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. 1 to 3 in Cincinnati; the Autonomous Mobile Robot & Logistics Conference from Oct. 8 to 10 in Memphis; and the A3 Business Forum on Jan.

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Getting Your Carbon Under Control is a Critical Matter, carbmee is the Best Solution for Resolution

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, carbmee is an enterprise software company offering a game-changing Environmental Intelligence System (EIS)-enabled carbon management platform. To support this growth, carbmee plans to expand its workforce from 40 employees in 2021 to 100 in 2022 and to 200 by the end of 2023.