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Watch Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid handle automotive struts

Robotics Business Review

With the onslaught of humanoids that were introduced in 2023, it seems Atlas, the humanoid that set the stage for so much of today’s humanoid progression, has fallen out of the limelight. Boston Dynamics released a video showing its Atlas humanoid picking and placing automotive struts.

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MongoDB Launches Atlas for Manufacturing and Automotive

Gary Mintchell

21, 2023 at MongoDB.local Frankfurt, announced MongoDB Atlas for Manufacturing and Automotive, a new initiative that helps organizations innovate with real-time data and build applications that take advantage of intelligent, connected technology.

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U.S. manufacturers invested heavily in robotics in 2023, finds IFR

Robotics Business Review

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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Unifor announces a welcome for 800 new automotive mfg. workers at F & P

Canadian Manufacturing

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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Zebra Technologies Looks At Automotive Industry

Gary Mintchell

here is a report Zebra compiled regarding attitudes and expectations of both consumers and managers in the automotive industry. However, navigating the growing demand comes with challenges as 68% of automotive industry decision-makers say they are under high pressure to produce next-generation (i.e., electric) vehicles.

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North American robot orders decline in 2023, A3 report finds

Automation Mag

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

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