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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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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

Robotics Business Review

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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IIoT Systems Implementation up Year over Year, Set to Reach 75% Deployment Rate in 2023

Gary Mintchell

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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Registration opens for Automotive Supply Chain Forum at Automechanika Birmingham 2023

MEM

Messe Frankfurt UK, organisers of Automechanika Birmingham, has announced registration is now open for visitors to secure free tickets to its refreshed trade event, the Automotive Supply Chain Forum, in association with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

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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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8 noteworthy robotics acquisitions of 2023

Robotics Business Review

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. Ocado paid roughly 2.8%

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Ontario announces new program to train more workers for careers in automotive manufacturing

Canadian Manufacturing

3, the Ontario government announced that they are investing $5 million to provide free training to 500 people from underrepresented groups to prepare them for jobs in the province’s automotive manufacturing sector. The project is underway and runs until March 31, 2023. STRATFORD — On Aug.