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Rockwell Automation Signs Agreement to Acquire Clearpath Robotics.

Gary Mintchell

Autonomous robotics company’s acquisition to accelerate Rockwell’s end-to-end autonomous production logistics solutions Companies usually add a descriptive phrase following their name in a press release to describe what business they are in. a leader in autonomous robotics for industrial applications. Software was sexy. Just watch.

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Economy in Transition: Challenges and Opportunities for European Industry in 2024

i4.0 today

Looking ahead to 2024: a year full of challenges for the European economy, but also lucrative opportunities. In 2024, companies will continue to be confronted with the effects of global political tensions, which are reflected in economic uncertainties. These factors led to general uncertainty and a dampened willingness to invest.

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Generative AI and Isaac to power smarter robots, says NVIDIA before CES

Robotics Business Review

Credit: NVIDIA Last year, generative AI received a lot of attention, but the challenge in 2024 is to apply it to industrial technologies and commercial use cases. and its partners are working with generative AI to make robots more capable, said Deepu Talla, vice president of robotics and edge computing at NVIDIA. NVIDIA Corp.

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From Europe to Asia: Global Trends, Supply Chains and the Role of Used Industrial Robots

i4.0 today

The robotics industry is experiencing sustained growth worldwide, with China in the lead. Pandemic-induced supply chain bottlenecks for established manufacturers are leading to a slow clearing of full order books – one of the reasons why Chinese robot manufacturers are in higher demand than ever before. Germany ranks fourth.

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Manufacturer, Integrator, Software Developer: Wolfram Manufacturing is a Triple Threat

Modern Machine Shop

The data showed chip management was causing a bottleneck, so the shop now has more chip conveyors than machine tools. The last application is part of Wolfram’s plan to automate tool loading and unloading with robots, along with an Omega tool presetter that can read RFID chips. Photos provided by Wolfram Manufacturing.

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Three fundamentals needed to rebuild Australia’s manufacturing sector

AU Manufacturing

According to the IDC research , by 2024 around 40% of major manufacturing companies will have sustainability wholly embedded into their operations. Historically, manufacturing has been a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions but the industry has taken significant steps to reduce carbon waste and achieved a 1.1%

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Fusing biology with the bionic ear

E&T

People who previously had natural hearing say sound is robotic or electronic, making music enjoyment difficult, and its software stack cannot very well process for tonal languages, such as Cantonese or Thai. The idea of using optical stimulation to overcome the bottleneck of poor spectral selectivity could be transforming.