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From AI to humanoids: top robotics trends of 2024

Robotics Business Review

The Robot Report Podcast 2024 year in review: bold bets and dashed dreams In Episode 178 of The Robot Report Podcast, we present our annual end-of-the-year review show. The staff recalls the good, the bad, and the ugly in 2024. The staff recalls the good, the bad, and the ugly in 2024.

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Top 10 robotics stories of December 2024

Robotics Business Review

A series of humanoid robot announcements at the end of the month dominated our top 10 stories in December 2024. Here are the 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report in the past month. Microbot Medical submits LIBERTY surgical robot to FDA for approval Microbot Medical has submitted a 510(k) premarket notification to the U.S.

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Global Growth in Robotics Expected to Hit Major Milestone by 2024

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Global annual robot installations are expected to reach 500,000 units by 2024 as robotics technology becomes more applicable.

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U.S. automotive industry increased robot installations by 10% in 2024

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A FANUC robot working in car manufacturing. FANUC is a Japanese world leader in robotics and factory automation. Source: FANUC America The latest numbers of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR’s) show automakers in the U.S. These are part of the organization’s preliminary 2024 results.

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From surge to sobriety: the state of robotics investment in 2024

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1X’s Eve robot. Over the last several years, the investment environment has been tough for robotics startups. Capital deployment has fallen and companies have closed as the general downturn in tech investment that started in 2022 hit the resource-intensive robotics particularly hard. Where is the money going?

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Teradyne robotics group lays off 10% of global staff

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UR and MiR consolidated R&D facilities and headquarters in 2024. Source: Universal Robots Economic uncertainty has taken a toll on the robotics industry, including leading vendors. ’s robotics group laid off 10% of its global workforce this week. Teradyne Inc.’s based company.

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Hyundai to buy ‘tens of thousands’ of Boston Dynamics robots

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Hyundai Motor Group plans to implement Boston Dynamics’ robot line, including its Atlas humanoid, Spot quadruped, and Stretch trailer-unloading robots. and Hyundai Motor Group yesterday announced plans to deepen their partnership, which includes Hyundai purchasing “tens of thousands” of robots in the coming years.

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