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Hyundai to buy ‘tens of thousands’ of Boston Dynamics robots

Robotics Business Review

While Figure has not revealed the identity of its first customer, the company said BMW Group had tested Figure 02 for handling fitted sheet-metal parts on its automotive production line for two weeks in Spartanburg, S.C. Hyundai acquired Boston Dynamics from SoftBank in 2021 for $880 million.

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Tech developed in NT to clean up global wastewater

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: AMGC Northern Territory-based Rise will advance the commercialisation of a fit-for-purpose Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) for use in global bathymetry surveys for global wastewater. Rises project is the twelfth business to receive co-investment through the AMEF, which was launched in 2021.

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Agentic AI, SaaS, Community—The Aras Community Gathering

Gary Mintchell

The system had many problems, was taking too long to implement, and forced SkyDrive to change its systems to fit the software. 2021 What if a SaaS delivery model came without compromise? They were using Team Center PLM with a system brought in by a consulting engineering firm. Integrated data now called digital thread.

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The state of Australia’s defence manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

Aircraft exports also experienced strong surges in recent years, particularly in 2020 and 2021, with 120 and 105 units, respectively. Where does the Australian defence sector fit into the wider economy? Armoured vehicle exports remained modest but steady, peaking at 23 in 2023. per cent and 0.44 per cent during this time.

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Spain spends €258m on trains that don’t fit through tunnels

E&T

CAF, the Basque manufacturer in charge of the construction of the trains, first raised concerns about the sizing in March 2021. Renfe, Spain’s national rail operator , Adif, the track company, and the country’s Left-wing coalition government have all faced harsh criticism after failing to notice the design fault.

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Colours put in the shade as grey matters most to UK car buyers

SMMT

on 2021 with the largest volume growth of all colours (up 13,293 units). 1 Grey cars registered in 2021: 408,155 units. 3 Green vehicles registered in 2021: 17,927 units. At the other end of the spectrum, the least popular shades were maroon, pink, and cream, which, combined, recorded less than 1% of all registrations.

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Premcar-enhanced Nissan launches overseas

Manufacturer's Monthly

Premcar followed the same new-car development program it used when initially developing the first Australian-market Nissan Navara Warrior in 2019, the Navara N-Trek Warrior, which was later succeeded by the current-model Navara PRO-4X Warrior in 2021. Electrified. Warrior-style 17-inch alloy wheels.

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