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Slip Robotics picks up $28M for trailer loading/unloading robots

Robotics Business Review

SlipBot moves automotive parts for Nissan in Mississippi. Source: Slip Robotics For more than a century, truck trailers have been loaded and unloaded in the same way, leading to wasted time for drivers and dangerous bursts of activity for forklift operators. Register today to save 40% on conference passes! based company.

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Will autotech ventures race east in 2024?

Robotics Business Review

Source: LinkedIn As The Robot Report reported last October, one of the biggest autotech stories of the year was the stalling of Cruise after California’s Department of Motor Vehicles suspended its driverless testing license. Submit your nominations for innovation awards in the 2024 RBR50 awards. Elon Musk talks about autotech on X.

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Autonomous trucking developer Kodiak Robotics to go public via SPAC

Robotics Business Review

Kodiak delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology. Source: Kodiak Robotics Kodiak Robotics Inc. In 2024, Kodiak delivered to first driverless trucking product to a customer. Army vehicles. These include affiliates of Soros Fund Management, ARK Investments, and Ares.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 49.1%; January 2024 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

The Prices Index climbed into expansion (or ‘increasing’) territory as new pricing levels for 2024 went into effect.” WHAT RESPONDENTS ARE SAYING “The start of 2024 looks good. There is a real short-term increase in the cost of international freight.” Cash flow will be tight in 2024.”

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India’s EV Revolution: E2W and E3W show the way

Dinesh Mishra

Ltd); Kapila Sandeep Soni, Managing Director, Croyance Automotive; Amit Lakhotia, Founder & CEO, Park+; and Rahul Bollini, Head-Emerging Technologies, JLNPhenix Energy. which are 15% to 30% lower even at the landed cost (including freight and duties). Kapila Sandeep Soni, Managing Director, Croyance Automotive.

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

Foley

While these two trends are common across many industries, perhaps nowhere are they more pronounced than in the automotive industry. Beyond the automotive industry, even the most basic household appliances are now wireless and connected. New companies may have limited resources and expertise necessary to overcome hurdles that may arise.