Robotics Automation News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

By Laurent Coussonnet, business development director, Linxens The automotive industry is at a crossroads: between technological innovations and environmental challenges, it must reinvent its models for a sustainable future. Despite a 10 percent growth in 2023, global car sales are expected to slow to […]

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2024

UR said the specification of these models has been “specifically chosen to meet the needs of Chinas automotive, electronic, and metal & machinery industries alongside others.” Register now Universal Robots recognizes market opportunity UR wrote about the importance of China in October 2023. payload and a 1,300 mm (51.1

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JANUARY 14, 2025

Even as the EV market slows globally, ASEAN is poised to revolutionize its automotive industry, creating a fertile environment for automakers, charging infrastructure providers, and customers to leverage the right EV business strategy and thrive. Hence, biofuels exist as a key focus area with high growth potential.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 14, 2024

. | Source: Interact Analysis Overall global industrial robot shipment volumes exceeded 500,000 units in 2023, Interact Analysis reports. The global market research firm says the industry is starting to bounce back from a 2023 low point. The market saw record highs in 2021, and lows in revenues and shipments in 2023.

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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. The organization said it expects the slowdown, particularly in automotive manufacturing, to continue until the second half of 2024.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 30, 2024

Total installations of industrial robots rose by 12% and reached 44,303 units in 2023, as U.S. The automotive industry is still the No. manufacturing in 2023.” automakers still lead Sales in the automotive segment rose by 1%, with a record 14,678 robots installed in 2023, said the IFR. manufacturing industry.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2024

This is an impressive milestone for Figure, which was founded in 2022 and exited stealth in early 2023. BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., Figure AI publicly showed its humanoid walking for the first time in October 2023. BMW Manufacturing employs 11,000 people at its 8 million-sq.-ft.

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Robotics Automation News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Chery Super Factory, a state-of-the-art automobile manufacturing plant located in Qingdao, China, has partnered with ForwardX Robotics, a leading provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), to implement a groundbreaking smart automotive manufacturing solution. Established in 2023, Chery […]

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Latin America , Central America , and the Caribbean are witnessing unprecedented automotive growth, propelled by emerging technologies, changing consumer preferences, and innovative business models. This growing sector aligns with consumer needs for flexible, convenient car access, enhancing the automotive industry in Mexico.

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Automation Mag

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A recent Association for Advancing Automation (A3) report finds that robot sales in North American declined by 30 percent in 2023 after record orders in the two previous years. Companies purchased 31,159 robots in 2023, compared to 44,196 ordered in 2022 and 39,708 in 2021.

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SMMT

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

UK automotive manufacturing secures £20 billion in investment over the course of 2023 – more than in the previous seven years combined. Notes to editors 1 SMMT calculations based on all publicly announced investment in UK automotive production and R&D from Jan-Nov 2023.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Automotive retail, service and repair enrolments, which includes heavy duty automotive, plant mechanics and auto-electrical trade disciplines, at the Kalgoorlie campus are up more than 69 per cent at the end of October 2024, compared to the start of the pandemic in 2020.

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Canadian Manufacturing

JANUARY 8, 2025

. “Generative AI and high-performance computing are fueling advancements in the leading-edge logic and memory segments, while mainstream nodes continue to underpin critical applications in automotive, IoT and power electronics. million wpm in 2025.

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Automation Mag

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked the floor of the 2023 Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS) on September 26. The Prime Minister toured through the exhibits of CMTS 2023, a national industry event, at its new venue, The Toronto Congress Centre. Prime Minister Trudeau at CMTS 2023.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025, held from January 17 to January 22, 2025, in New Delhi , marked a pivotal moment for Indias automotive industry, reinforcing the countrys commitment to electrification, sustainable mobility, and smart vehicle technologies.

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Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

350 professionals were surveyed across Automotive Manufacturing, Power and Utilities, Renewable Energy, Transportation and Logistics, Smart Cities, and more to share feedback on building IIoT systems. Implementations are up from 67% in 2022 to 75% in 2023. IIoT no longer generates the buzz it did in the mid-10s of the century.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The Australian automotive aftermarket, now in a mature phase, is on a trajectory for significant growth through 2030. The increase in total vehicles in operation (VIOs), coupled with the increasing proportion of aging vehicles, is set to generate robust demand for automotive parts and services. from 2023 to 2030.

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Automation Mag

APRIL 17, 2023

Automation experts share their predictions on trends that Canadian manufacturers need to watch out for in 2023 and respond to accordingly. Overall robot sales slow slightly in Canada, but thrive in automotive and other key industries In 2022, Canadian companies purchased 3455 industrial robots, according to the latest A3 report.

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Canadian Manufacturing

JANUARY 6, 2023

Project Arrow makes use of Ontario’s complete end-to-end automotive supply chain and tries to demonstrate the province’s automotive capabilities and innovation on a global stage. This investment is just another part of this government’s incredible and unprecedented commitment to Ontario’s automotive industry.”.

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SMMT

JANUARY 12, 2024

Last year’s £20 billion investment in UK Automotive’s net zero transition, from Cowley and Coventry to Ellesmere Port and Sunderland, helped reset the narrative for global automotive investment in Britain – and our collective mission in 2024 is to ensure these commitments generate just returns.

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SMMT

JANUARY 29, 2025

Sector calls for government to fast track industrial and trade strategies for automotive manufacturing. lower than in 2023. With more than 20 billion worth of investment announced in 2023 and a further 3.5 Factories turned out 779,584 cars and 125,649 commercial vehicles (CVs), a total of 905,233 units and -11.8%

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2023

We covered 25 acquisitions in 2023, which was down significantly from the 50 we covered in 2022. Below are eight robotics acquisitions, in chronological order, that stood out to us in 2023. In late November 2023, the European Commission shared an update on its investigation into the deal. AutoStore generated $149.2

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Robot density in the manufacturing industry in 2023, according to the IFR. The new global average robot density reached a record 162 units per 10,000 employees in 2023 — more than double the 74 unit average measured only seven years ago. 1 adopter of industrial robots in 2023, with 1,012 robots per 10,000 employees.

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Canadian Manufacturing

APRIL 29, 2024

CNW Group/Unifor) TORONTO — Unifor welcomed 800 new auto sector members at F & P, a Tier 1 Automotive Parts Manufacturer located in Tottenham, Ontario. ” After past attempts, the most recent campaign to organize at F & P began in December 2023. . A group of people holding signs that call for fair wages.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 9, 2025

automotive sales dropped 15% in 2024 compared to 2023. Within this group, Chinese manufacturers are the most dynamic, with production for their huge domestic market more than tripling in five years (2019-2023). By contrast, the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) reported earlier this year that U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Germany’s strong logistics market, advanced automotive infrastructure, and progressive legislation surrounding autonomous vehicles make it the ideal location for us to further our middle-mile and mobile distribution projects.”

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

San Antonio, TX — October 23, 2023 — Frost & Sullivan recently researched the cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Runecast with the 2023 European New Product Innovation Award. About Runecast Runecast Solutions Ltd. Headquartered in London, U.K.,

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SMMT

JANUARY 6, 2025

Billions of pounds of investment in new technologies and products over the past decade have delivered a record 132 ZEV models to the UK market, up 38% since 2023 to account for a third of all models available, with an average range of almost 280 miles more than two weeks of driving for most people.

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SMMT

DECEMBER 19, 2024

64,216 cars rolled off factory lines, 27,711 fewer than in November last year, due to a combination of factors, including strategic product decisions, weakness in key global markets, calendarisation and the fact that production grew significantly in November 2023 as Covid-related supply chain challenges faded. UK car production fell -30.1%

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Automation Mag

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

percent in revenue over 2023. According to A3, 2024 saw a notable shift as non-automotive industries captured a larger market share. In Q4 2024, North American companies ordered 8,277 robots valued at $506 million, reflecting eight percent growth in both units and revenue compared to Q4 2023. percent in units and 0.1

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

2023, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Autonomous vehicle disengagements in 2023 A disengagement occurs when a failure of the technology is detected or when the safety driver takes immediate control of the vehicle. Despite Cruise having the most vehicles, Waymo covered the most distance in 2023.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 12, 2024

A3 said robot sales in North America were down 6% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. In Q1 2023, North American companies ordered 9,168 units for a total of $597 million. North American robot orders declined by 30% in 2023 after two years of record sales.

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SMMT

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The scale of the decline is, in part, exacerbated by comparison with a strong September 2023, which saw the best result for the month since 2020. UK car production output declined by -20.6% The decrease was largely expected as factories wind down production of current models and retool lines for all-new zero emission vehicles.

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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. By region, 70% of all newly deployed robots in 2023 were installed in Asia, 17% in Europe, and 10% in the Americas. “The Japan, and China.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The company’s portfolio includes LBR iiwa cobot introduced in 2013, and it is expanding into new markets and regions beyond its traditional stronghold in the automotive industry. Swiss-Mile (Switzerland) , incorporated in April 2023 as a spin-off from ETH Zurich ‘s Robotic Systems Lab.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 17, 2025

The companyoffers two flagship products to automotive manufacturers, suppliers, and mobility companies: the SAE Level 4 Nuro Driver and Level 2++ Nuro Driver Assist. It said each combines automotive-grade hardware with AI-first self-driving software. Waymo has also started testing its AVs on public roads in Tokyo. Unlike the U.S.,

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 8, 2025

“Since August 2023, we have secured 12 additional patents, reflecting our relentless pursuit of innovation in autonomous technology,” stated Lior Tal, CEO of Cyngn. ” Founded in 2013, Cyngn develops and deploys autonomous vehicle technology for industries such as automotive manufacturing and logistics. .

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