Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Source: A3 After two years of record sales, North American robot orders declined by 30% in 2023, said the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation, or A3. economy, higher interest rates, and even the over-purchasing of robots in 2022 from supply chain concerns,” said Jeff Burnstein , president of A3, in a release.

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E&T

MARCH 28, 2023

In 2022, renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal, produced more electricity than coal for the first time in the United States. Natural gas remained the largest source of US electricity generation, increasing from a 37 per cent share in 2021 to 39 per cent in 2022.

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E&T

JANUARY 4, 2023

But the increased use of coal and oil in 2022 nullified the emission reductions through energy savings despite the fact that the share of renewable energies in electricity consumption also reached new highs due to the weather. “In In 2022, short-term energy security measures have left climate targets behind. gigawatts of capacity. “The

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 10, 2025

Source: Standard Bots Standard Bots yesterday unveiled a new robot and announced that it has expanded its production facility in Glen Cove, N.Y. The current RO1 model is a six-axis robot that integrates with grippers, conveyors, seventh-axis lifts, linear actuators, and more. The American robotics company said the new 16,000-sq.-ft.

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Fastener News Desk

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Fastener News Desk wants to wish all of the 2022 outstanding Best Booth Award Winners much congratulations and recognition for all the effort and teamwork that went into creating an experience that clients could interact with and remember. International Fastener Expo had an outstanding attendance at the 2022 Event in Las Vegas, NV.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 9, 2023

As the world continued to dig out from lingering Covid and supply chain issues last year, machine tool production fell some 10% and consumption some 9% across the top 50 industrialized countries in 2022. billion in 2022 while production decreased from $92.1 billion in 2022. in 2022, the highest level since 1982.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Source: IFR Factories worldwide are continuing to adopt more robots, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. from 2022 , with Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and Slovenia in the global Top 10. had 285 units per 10,000 robots installed in 2022. This is an increase of 5.2%

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 26, 2024

Conducted online from April 4 to July 5, 2023, the survey offers valuable insights into the evolving IoT and edge computing ecosystems by identifying the requirements, priorities, and challenges faced by organisations that deploy and use commercial solutions, including those based on open source technologies. 5% anticipate spending over $10M.

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E&T

MAY 5, 2023

China, the world's biggest producer, mined 210,000 tonnes in 2022, the United States 43,000 tonnes and Australia 18,000 tonnes. Vietnam's rare earth mine production jumped to 4,300 tonnes last year from 400 tonnes in 2021, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a government agency.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

More about the Metals HUB Program The Metals HUB program was established by the SDA in 2021 and formally launched in June 2022 as a strategic initiative aimed at revitalizing the metals manufacturing sector in Chicago’s South Suburbs or Southland. Apply to speak. manufacturing faces worsening labor shortages in coming years.

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Additive Manufacturing

JANUARY 11, 2023

Additive manufacturing hardware solution providers were once again busy in 2022. Formlabs Enters 2022 With New 3D Printers and Resins Formlabs launched the Form 3+ and Form 3B+ printers, their fastest 3D printers to date, available and shipping globally. 2: May 24, 2022 — Photocentric launched Liquid Crystal Magna v.2,

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2025

Source: Intuitive Surgical Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc. Loeb, who joined Intuitive in 2022 as senior vice president and general counsel, shifted to the role of EVP and chief legal and compliance officer. Da Vinci systems offer surgeons high-definition 3D vision, a magnified view, and robotic and computer assistance.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

During 2022-2023 alone, it contributed $10.6 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics Meanwhile, the total economy’s gross value added shows a clear upward trajectory, increasing from $1.64 In 2022-23, the three largest contributors to defence industry GVA were professional, scientific, and technical services (45.2 per cent).

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 2, 2025

Founded in 2022, Mytras system has already been deployed by major companies, including Albertsons, a leading American grocery business. With open-source software and continued development, Stretch 3 is accelerating the future of at-home assistive robots. million lbs.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Source: Humanoid Humanoid plans for multiple use cases Humanoid said it built its robots with hardware and software stability as core design principles. ABI Research has predicted that the global market for humanoids will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 95% from 2022 to 2030, reaching a value of $6.5 billion (U.S.)

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JULY 26, 2023

SAN ANTONIO – July 27, 2023 – Frost & Sullivan recently researched the Malaysian biosimilars industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Duopharma Biotech Berhad (Duopharma Biotech) with the 2022 Malaysian Company of the Year Award. billion and take over a decade of testing.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 28, 2024

Source: Comau If change is constant in technology, even established industrial automation providers must adapt to keep up. ” The Turin, Italy-based unit of Stellantis said it expects the market for automation to experience a 10% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2022 and 2030, with an increase from 1.2 million by 2029.

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Design World

MAY 9, 2023

The past year, 2022, marked a year of high activity for AMETEK Programmable Power, as our new Asterion AC and Asterion DC lines gained momentum and we launched our Sequoia Series and Tahoe Series of programmable power sources.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2025

Source: Comau While policies around alternative energy sources may shift, overall energy demand is still leading to growing interest in automation. ” Lisbon, Portugal-based EDP claimed that 98% of its energy comes from renewable sources, and it has installed solar capacity of more than 4GW. Last year, Comau S.p.A.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) has released a new version of Open-RMF that is available on Iron Irwini, the ninth release of ROS 2, and ROS 2 Rolling Ridley. It acquired the Open Source Robotics Corporation (OSRC), the for-profit arm of OSRF, in December 2022.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 4, 2024

Source; Carbon Robotics Last week, Carbon Autonomous Robotic Systems Inc. announced that its LaserWeeder fleet has eliminated more than 10 billion weeds across North America, Australia, and Europe since 2022. billion in 2022 to $4.7 LaserWeeder has passed a milestone in helping growers.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 2, 2024

Exports also contracted faster in June, a trend last observed at about the same time two years ago (2022). Source: Gardner Intelligence New orders, production and backlog contracted faster in June (3-MMA = three-month moving averages). Source: Gardner Intelligence The Metalworking Index contracted faster in June.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Source: IFR World Robotics The International Federation of Robotics’ latest World Robotics report recorded 4,281,585 units operating in factories worldwide in 2023. It is only 2% lower than the record of 552,946 units installed in 2022.” Source: IFR China is by far the world’s largest market for automation.

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E&T

APRIL 12, 2023

Record growth in wind and solar drove the emissions intensity of the world’s electricity to its lowest-ever level in 2022, the report states. The carbon intensity of global electricity generation fell to a record low of 436 gCO2/kWh in 2022 - the cleanest-ever electricity. Overall, power sector emissions rose in 2022 by 1.3

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Source: Ambi Robotics The month between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the busiest time of year by far for logistics providers, and this year, its even shorter than most peak seasons. For context, Ambi Robotics was performing 410 sorts per hour during peak season in 2023, and 355 sorts per hour in 2022.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Administered by the Eclipse IoT Working Group and the Eclipse Sparkplug Working Group , the survey provides essential insights into IoT and edge computing industry landscapes, challenges developers face, and the opportunities for enterprise stakeholders in the IoT & edge open source ecosystem. 5G is enabling accelerated IIoT adoption.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2025

Founded in 2022, Contoro Robotics uses a human-in-the-loop (HITL) model to close the gap between AI robotics performance and industrial needs, Yun explained. Source: Contoro In addition, Contoro created Duo-Grasp, a proprietary two-point gripping system, to securely handle a wider range of box sizes and weights than competing end effectors.

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E&T

AUGUST 30, 2023

The 27-nation bloc produced 410TWh of electricity from polluting sources, amounting to 33 per cent of the EU’s total power in the first half of this year. In contrast, the amount of electricity produced by renewable sources increased, with solar energy production rising by 13 per cent and wind by 5 per cent.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

While air-source heat pumps use electricity to drive a refrigeration cycle that moves heat from a colder source to a warmer destination, ground-source heat pumps have been shown to provide a very high level of efficiency, even during cold weather. However, this was from a very low base, with only 1.9

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 14, 2025

Source: Waymo Waymo recalled 1,212 robotaxis to address risks of collisions with chains, gates, and other roadway barriers. Waymo said that between 2022 and late 2024, its vehicles were involved in 16 collisions with chains, gates, and other barriers. Waymo is going on a 10-city road trip across the U.S.,

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Plastics News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Regional PET bottle resin prices also were up 2 cents for the month, according to market sources contacted by Plastics News. Although demand was down in the second half of 2022, PE makers were able to hold prices flat by reducing production and increasing the amount exported from North America. billion pounds in 2022.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2025

Source: Watch Out Manufacturers face widespread shortages of skilled labor, but more intelligent automation could alleviate the problem, according to Watch Out. Source: Watch Out Adoption enables reshoring of production Do factory workers see “lights-out” promises as a threat to their jobs? and globally. in sales in 2024.

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Plastics News

MARCH 24, 2023

PP prices were down 4 cents in December and down a net of 42 cents for full-year 2022. Regional PVC prices finished 2022 down a net of 31 cents. That number essentially was flat vs. December but down more than 27 percent vs. the same month in 2022. Prices for all grades of PE were down a net of 2 cents for full-year 2022.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Source: ABB The Association for Advancing Automation, or A3, today released its quarterly and end-of-year report on robot orders in North America for 2023. It found that sales were down by 30% but noted that 2021 and 2022 were record-setting years. Automate 2024 will be from May 6 to 9 in Chicago.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2024

Multiple sources told The Robot Report a funding round fell through at the last minute, which caused the company to lay off its staff and close its doors. A big problem, according to multiple sources, is that robotics manufacturers have their own operating systems, many of which have become easier to use over the years.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

According to the NIA, Hinkley Point C is one of the biggest employers in the sector, with 9,500 people working at the largest construction site in Europe, up from 8,000 in 2022. It should provide enough electricity to power around six million UK homes as part of plans to decarbonise the grid.

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Security information comes at me faster than to my friend Greg Hale who specializes on the subject at Industrial Safety and Security Source. For the CVEs reported in 2022, 13% have no patch or remediation currently available from the vendor (and 34% require a firmware update). ? Key Findings. ?

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