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IFR: world sets record for operational robots in 2022

Robotics Business Review

million operational robots in 2022, according to the new World Robotics report from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). Most automated countries worldwide Robot density by country in 2022. Source: IFR South Korea was the most automated country by robot density in 2022, according to the IFR.

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Honda plans to build EVs and a battery plant in Ont., according to sources

Canadian Manufacturing

Senior sources with information on the project confirmed the federal and Ontario governments will make the announcement this week, but were not yet able to give any dollar figures. The deal comes after years of meetings and discussions between Honda executives and the Ontario government, the sources said. However, comments on Apr.

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The Eclipse Foundation Unveils 2023 IoT and Edge Commercial Adoption Survey Insights 

Gary Mintchell

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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US generated more energy from renewables than coal for the first time in 2022

E&T

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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UK set several clean energy records in 2022

E&T

RenewableUK and National Grid ESO have highlighted two wind energy records achieved in the UK at the end of 2022: one related to wind energy generation and another regarding the overall percentage of low-carbon electricity produced. . This metric beat the previous record of 20.896GW set on 2 November 2022. . The record saw 20.91

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

Robotics Business Review

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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Zero-carbon energy broke raft of British records in 2022

E&T

According to National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO), wind power generated over 20GW of electricity for the first time in 2022 and February was the lowest carbon intensity month since records began. Over 50 per cent of electricity was generated by zero-carbon sources in the months of February, May, October, November and December.

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