Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Editor’s Note: Join us on January 21, 2025 for a free State of the Robotics Industry webinar. Erik Nieves (Plus One Robotics), Ken Goldberg (UC Berkeley), Aaron Prather (ASTM), and Mike Oitzman (The Robot Report) will examine the latest market trends, cutting-edge technologies, and emerging applications shaping the future of robotics.

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MAY 9, 2025

The Robot Report Podcast Safety and Efficiency in Robotics Design In Episode 195 of The Robot Report Podcast, our guest isGiovanni Campanella, the Industrial Automation and Robotics General Manager at Texas Instruments (TI). Parness explained the importance of touch and force sensing to the future of robotics at Amazon.

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

The UR20 cobot with its increased payload at the 2024 China International Industry Fair. Credit: Universal Robots Universal Robots A/S is looking to significantly expand its presence in China, the world’s largest market for industrial robots. UR told The Robot Report that the UR7e has a 7.5

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Organization: Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics Country: Germany Website: [link] Year Founded: 1981 Number of Employees: 500+ Innovation Class: Technology, Product & Services evoBOT is the kind of robot that stands out the moment you look at it. Explore the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2024.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

The Robot Report Podcast Funding the next wave of robotics The Robot Report Podcast Nuro navigates to fully autonomous driving In Episode 176 of The Robot Report Podcast, we feature an interview with venture capitalists Juliette Chevallier, Principle at Scale Ventures, and Jasmeet Singh founder of JMOON Ventures.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Automotive manufacturing will continue to drive North American robotics adoption, says A3. Source: ABB The Association for Advancing Automation, or A3, today released its quarterly and end-of-year report on robot orders in North America for 2023. Burnstein: The automotive industry in the U.S. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based

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Automation Mag

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

According to new data, the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) reported that the North American robotics market demonstrated minor overall growth in 2024, reflecting resilience and adaptability as automation strengthened its role across industries. percent in units and 0.1 percent in revenue over 2023.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The founders of Photoneo Brightpick Group, which is separating its vision and robotics units. unit, which provides vision sensors and artificial intelligence for robotics. Its Brightpick unit offers AI robots for warehouses to automate order fulfillment , from order picking and consolidation to dispatch and stock replenishment.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2024

LAS VEGAS — CES 2024 featured a wide range of emerging technologies, from fitness devices and videogames to autonomous vehicles. But robots always have a significant presence in the sprawling exhibit halls. The robot is capable of going up and down stairs through the implementation of compliant wheels. The 150 lb. (68

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APRIL 1, 2024

March 2024 was a non-stop month for the robotics industry. Here are the top 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report this past month. Subscribe to The Robot Report Newsletter or listen to The Robot Report Podcast to stay updated on the latest technology developments. Read More 8. Read More 7. Read More 6.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

2024 could be a year of building robotics momentum. Source: Adobe Stock 2023 was a year of great change within the robotics industry. We’ll see ripple effects from the latest booms in artificial intelligence and humanoid robots for years to come. Here are five robotics trends that we think will take center stage in 2024.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 9, 2025

The Robot Report Podcast Safety and Efficiency in Robotics Design In Episode 195 of The Robot Report Podcast, our guest is Giovanni Campanella, the industrial automation and robotics general manager at Texas Instruments. He explained the importance of touch and force sensing to the future of robotics at Amazon.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 12, 2025

North American robot orders peaked in 2022, when the company experienced multiple record quarters in a row. Robot orders in North America remained essentially flat in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). Compared to Q1 2024, this represents a 0.4% million in Q1 of 2025.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 17, 2025

ABB Robotics makes industrial systems such as this IRB robot demonstrating friction stir welding. ABB Group announced during its earnings call today that it plans to spin off its entire robotics division. “Only robotics and discrete automation declined from last year. Source: ABB ABB Robotics is global No.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

September 2024 brought unique business deals, exciting events, and even the return of a robotics industry veteran. Other popular stories this month gave insights into the state of the robotics industry worldwide. Here are the top 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report this past month. Robotics investments top $1.3B

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JANUARY 16, 2025

CES 2025 didn’t disappoint, with robots of all shapes and sizes designed for various applications. Credit: The Robot Report The annual Consumer Electronics Show brings together the latest in technology product announcements. Last week, Las Vegas was once again full of robotics and AI-based systems.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Robot density in the manufacturing industry in 2023, according to the IFR. Source: IFR Factories worldwide are continuing to adopt more robots, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. The Frankfurt, Germany-based IFR noted the growth in its “World Robotics 2024″ report.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

Estun was among the many companies showing humanoid robots at CIIF in China. Credit: Georg Stieler Over the past three years, more than half of the world’s robots were sold in China. While not historically seen as a technological leader in robotics, China is increasingly setting global trends in this industry.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The Robot Report Podcast · The ABB Edge: Using AI and Robotics to Transform Industries In Episode 172 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman catch up on the news of the week, including several recent stories about self-driving vehicles.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

Horizon Robotics said its SuperDrive system offers human-like autonomous driving. Source: Horizon Robotics Horizon Robotics, a Chinese developer of autonomous driving technology , is raising HK$5.4 According to Reuters , this is the largest IPO in Hong Kong in 2024.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Robot Report Podcast Using Drones to improve wildfire and forest management In Episode 182 of The Robot Report Podcast, editors Mike Oitzman and Eugene Demaitre interview Erin Linebarger, co-founder and CEO of Robotics 88. This follows a 6% decrease in 2024, with turnover closing at 15.2 billion ($14.4 billion U.S.).

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Oxipital AIs inspection and picking solutions and Stublis hygienic robot were demonstrated at Pack Expo 2024. Source: Oxipital AI Oxipital AI, a developer of machine vision technologies for robotic automation and product inspection, is teaming up with Stubli Robotics. The Duncan, S.C.-based

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Design World

MAY 21, 2024

Mitsubishi Electric Automation hosted its first-ever Robot Roadshow in late April 2024 to bring newly launched robots and robotic solutions to the Midwest.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Explore the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2024. Apply to speak.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Formant, a developer of a leading cloud robotics platform, has partnered with Holman, a global automotive services company. This collaboration will combine Formant’s cloud robotics platform with Holman’s fleet and automotive expertise. ” Holman was founded 100 years ago as a single Ford dealership in New Jersey.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Source: IFR The International Federation of Robotics, or IFR, today listed its picks for the top five global robotics trends of this year. The IFR noted that the stock of operational robots around the world attained a new record of about 3.9 The average robot density, or number of robots per 10,000 human workers, rose to 151.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Source: Adobe Stock Interact Analysis reduced its forecast for the global mobile robot market by 18% in 2027 due to a series of macroeconomic factors it said are impacting demand. In Interact Analysis’ most bullish prediction scenario, mobile robot shipments could reach nearly two million by 2030.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

 The Robot Report Podcast · New Atlas video; Climbing to new heights in warehouse automation with BionicHive In Episode 170 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman discuss the latest video from Boston Dynamics showing Atlas electric humanoid in an autonomous material movement demo.

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i4.0 today

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Prima Additive at Formnext 2024 – Prima Additive will showcase its advanced metal additive manufacturing solutions, focusing on industrial scalability and automation in Hall 12.0, IANUS Robotic Cell – A multiprocess robotic cell on display in its Rapid Coating configuration for brake discs.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2025

Shanghai-based Fourier Intelligence provides one example of humanoid robot development in China. 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. Click here to enlarge.

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JUNE 12, 2024

ABB robot factory in Michigan. Credit: ABB Robot sales continue to be slow in North America, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). A3 said robot sales in North America were down 6% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

Lane Automotive provides high-performance automotive parts and accessories. Lane Automotive needed to exceed fulfillment deadlines to meet carrier pickup times. “The The seasonal nature of our business generally sees its peaks between March and June,” said James MacEachern, chief operating officer of Lane Automotive.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 17, 2025

a humanoid robot and embodied artificial intelligence developer, this week said it has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round, raising $27 million. Robotics veterans founded the startup in 2024. Robotics veterans founded the startup in 2024. . | Source: Persona AI Persona AI Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The operational stock of industrial robots worldwide. Source: IFR World Robotics The International Federation of Robotics’ latest World Robotics report recorded 4,281,585 units operating in factories worldwide in 2023. China dominates the Asian robotics market The operational stock of industrial robots in China.

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JUNE 14, 2024

The industrial robot market is expected to grow by ~3.7% per year between 2024 and 2028. Source: Interact Analysis Overall global industrial robot shipment volumes exceeded 500,000 units in 2023, Interact Analysis reports. Interact Analysis expects the global industrial robot market to grow on average by 3.7%

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MAY 30, 2024

Cover of the 2024 U.S. robotics roadmap. has a culture that uniquely encourages innovation, but a lack of strong coordination among academia, government, and industry affects the development and deployment of technologies such as robotics, according to the 2024 edition of “A Roadmap for U.S.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

North American automakers pulled back in robot orders last year. 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. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more.

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