Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

Source: MassRobotics MassRobotics has announced the fourth cohort of its Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Program, marking a record-breaking year with an unprecedented number of applicants. Members of the 2023 Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Program at the Robotics Summit & Expo. ” As the founder of yaxxoo Inc.,

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Fastener News Desk

MAY 11, 2023

The Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) survey for April, 2023 dropped again last month to 46.3 Once verified, you will receive login ID and password information and you will be notified by email every month when the survey period has been opened. – Fastener News Desk About the Fastener Distributor Index (FDI). after reading 48.6

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 26, 2024

They all try to inform industry leaders about specific areas of attack and vulnerability. New (to me) cybersecurity companies continue to spring up. Its biannual Cyber Threat Intelligence Report released Aug. 22, features top threats observed in the first half of 2024, and emerging cybersecurity trends.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2025

Source: IFR While other countries debate the best mix of public policy, academic research, and private investment to advance their economies, the People’s Republic of China is focusing on robotics. In 2023, China surpassed Germany and Japan in robot density, with 470 robots per 10,000 employees. Click here to enlarge.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 3, 2023

Not only is 2023 a new year, another new beginning, it’s Mol dMaking Technolo gy ’s 25 th anniversary! FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) will spotlight commonly asked questions about the various technologies, processes and strategies used in moldmaking, along with their answers and additional sources of information via QR codes.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 17, 2025

Source: ABB One of world’s top industrial automation providers is becoming more independent. Source: ABB ABB Robotics is global No. In 2023, ABB planned to spend $20 million to expand U.S. The Robot Report has communicated with ABB and will share further information as it becomes available. production.

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Dinesh Mishra

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

OVER 40 COMPANIES WILL EXHIBIT : Exhibition space likely to be sold out with 300 exhibitors A little more than two months are left before the opening of LAMIERA , the international trade show centred on sheet metal forming and sheet metal cutting machines and related technologies, scheduled to take place at fieramilano Rho from 10 to 13 May 2023.

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 16, 2023

October 12, 2023 WINONA, Minn.–(BUSINESS –(BUSINESS WIRE)– Fastenal Company (Nasdaq:FAST), a leader in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Source: Stäubli Sales of professional service robots have increased by 30% worldwide, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. The Frankfurt, Germany-based organization said that its statistics department registered more than 205,000 units in 2023. Sales grew by 35%, with nearly 113,000 units sold in 2023.

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E&T

MARCH 27, 2023

Elon Musk's platform Twitter has asked a US court to provide information on who was behind the account which leaked parts of the company's source code – the underlying software on which the service operates. Elon Musk's company claimed the account had infringed copyrights owned by the company.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2024

The report also included information about robot density worldwide. Source: IFR South Korea was the most automated country by robot density in 2022, according to the IFR. In 2023, it created a new action plan called called the “ Robot + Application Action Plan.” The world set a record with 3.9 However, in 2021 the U.S.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As I noted in my last post, the two key words for 2023 are Generative AI and Sustainable. All three copilots contextualize, process, and analyze data from various manufacturing sources. This news concerns the release of more Copilots. These are from SymphonyAI.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2024

During the 2023 peak season, Ambi Robotics’ robots sorted 7.4 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. million packages at 410 sorts per hour. The Berkeley, Calif.-based

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 27, 2023

and the OPC Foundation announced a collaboration at Hannover Messe 2023. “Lack of interoperability is a key barrier when exchanging data and information between different industrial platforms. “Lack of interoperability is a key barrier when exchanging data and information between different industrial platforms.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 27, 2024

Source: Viam Viam, which offers a software platform for smart machines, yesterday announced that it has raised $45 million in Series B funding. The New York-based company said the latest investment will enable it to accelerate enterprise partnerships, drive commercial innovation, and further develop its open-source platform.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 14, 2025

Source: Gatik Gatik AI Inc. based company launched its first driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart in 2021 and Kroger in 2023. ” “Another step was having information translated into something that’s human-readable to be audited,” he explained. The Mountain View, Calif.-based

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Source: Proprio A looming U.S. Source: Proprio Jones : At the Gates Foundation, I had the opportunity to engage in conversations about ambitious ideasmany of which are now real-world solutions. Source: Proprio How did you develop the Paradigm surgical navigation platform? Can you provide a brief history of Proprio?

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E&T

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Following these 2023 trials, the digital mock service will be offered to all schools as a permanent part of its assessment services, Cambridge International said. A second International project set to run in 2023 will investigate how a digital A Level history qualification could be examined.

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Canadian Manufacturing

MARCH 29, 2023

OTTAWA – Rick Smith, President of the Canadian Climate Institute, made the following statement in response to the release of the Federal Budget 2023: “This is the most consequential budget in recent history for accelerating clean growth in Canada. The 2023 federal budget builds on Canada’s existing policy strengths.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2024

Tufts Nano Lab won the 2023 Form and Function Challenge with its Ingestible Pill for Multi-Spot Gut Sampling. Source: MassRobotics There are plenty of robotics challenges, but many are narrowly focused on a specific task or application, according to MassRobotics. 12, 2023, and all are due by Feb.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Source: Cruise After a bumpy end to 2023, Cruise, the self-driving unit of GM, is restarting manual driving in Phoenix. In October 2023, however, California revoked the company’s California permits, claiming Cruise withheld footage in an October 2 incident.

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Canadian Manufacturing

MAY 16, 2024

STO CEO & Registrar Melissa Young speaks at the 2023 Industry Summit on Apprenticeship (Skilled Trades Ontario) TORONTO – Skilled Trades Ontario (STO) has launched a new online information centre, providing a platform to access insight and knowledge into the skilled trades sector. I am pleased to formally launch our Resource Hub.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 24, 2024

The Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) yesterday released ROS 2 Jazzy Jalisco. Intrinsic, a spinout of the X moonshot division of Alphabet in mid-2021, acquired the Open Source Robotics Corporation in late 2022. Actions now report their type information – i.e. ros2 action type action_name returns the action type.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Army’s 13th Engineer Regiment has trialed GUS under a variety of conditions, including deployment on Exercise Talisman Sabre in 2023. GUS can detect moving objects and can then transmit this information to a remote operator. “Placing this equipment in the hands of the end users such as RFSG allows us to ‘learn by,” said Davis.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 17, 2024

Source: Cruise Despite a bumpy 2023, Cruise LLC isn’t nearing the end of the road yet. In 2023 alone, the San Francisco-based company lost $3.48 Cruise faced a number of struggles in 2023, culminating in an Oct. Cruise has resumed some operations in three cities.

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Canadian Manufacturing

APRIL 23, 2024

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.

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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. Hydropower generation remained unchanged, at 6 per cent, while biomass and geothermal sources contributed less than 1 per cent each.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 11, 2025

Source: Freudenberg Sealing Technologies Industrial robots have become indispensable in modern manufacturing, performing tasks with precision, speed, and efficiency. in 2023, but by 2032, it might grow to $66 billion, according to Fortune Business Insights. The global market for humanoid robots was approximately $2.43 billion U.S.

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Canadian Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

These are some of the companies which have said goodbye to Canadian workers so far in 2023. Google: Canadian Google employees affected by a 12,000-person cut the tech goliath announced in mid-January started being informed of their termination in early February. Absolute Software Corp.: Postmedia Network Corp.:

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E&T

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) and other Nasa science instruments will be part of the global survey to detect the potent greenhouse gas. This information can help to support efforts to reduce the concentration of the gas in the atmosphere and limit climate change.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

July 15, 2023 – Frost & Sullivan recently researched the medium/heavy truck aftermarket industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Mitchell 1 with the 2023 North American Technology Innovation Leadership Award. For more information, visit the company’s website at mitchell1.com SAN ANTONIO, TX.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Service robot sales climb by 30% worldwide, reports the IFR According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), sales of professional service robots surged by 30% globally in 2023, reaching over 205,000 units. Hospitality robots also saw significant growth, driven by demand for mobile guidance and information services.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Source: Intuitive Surgical The surgical robotics space saw a major shakeup last year. Surgical robotics developers cut staffers Even though it is sticking with robotic surgery, J&J laid off employees in the field in 2023. The da Vinci SP surgical robotics system. Robotics is hard. Robotics in healthcare is hard.”

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2024

Source: DroneUp DroneUp LLC last week announced that it has completed 500 deliveries in a single day. Software for mission planning, management: The cloud-based Uncrew uses real-time geodata from uncrewed aircraft system ( UAS ) traffic management, or UTM, for accurate airspace, terrain, and traffic information.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 6, 2024

This figure was substantially lower than the trailing twelve-month average, but in line with January 2023’s figure of $523 million. Investors and investing Investment should come from venture capital firms, corporate investment groups, angel investors, and other sources.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 1, 2024

Source: Formant Formant Inc. The tool aims to help robotics users optimize fleet performance, make data-informed business decisions, and easily prove their return on investment, or ROI. 2023 was a record year of growth for the company. The interface of the Analytics feature, designed to help optimize robot fleet performance.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Estimated Percentage Market Share of Cell Formats, Global (2021-2030) Source: Frost & Sullivan Among the major EV battery cell types, prismatic cells currently dominate due to their high energy density, efficient packaging, and superior thermal management. In 2023, it led the global EV battery market with 322.3

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