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Robots used in the automotive industry worldwide cross the 1 million mark, says IFR

Automation Mag

The automotive industry has the largest number of robots working in factories around the world, says the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). This represents about one-third of the total number of robots installed across all industries.

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One million robots working in automotive industry

Control Engineering

The automotive industry has the largest number of robots working in factories around the world: Operational stock hit a new record of about one million units. This represents about one third of the total number installed across all industries, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

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Magna to manufacture more Serve Robotics last-mile delivery systems

Robotics Business Review

Magna International will manufacture more delivery robots. Source: Serve Robotics Serve Robotics Inc. to increase production of Serve’s sidewalk delivery robots. Aurora, Ontario-based Magna is one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers. based Serve Robotics spun out of Uber Technologies Inc.

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Automotive Cells Company picks Segula to help build three battery-making gigafactories in Europe

Robotics Automation News

The European automotive market is rapidly electrifying, and the need for batteries to equip vehicles is increasing. According to the European Commission, demand will increase 12-fold between 2018 and 2030.

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GX10B and GX20B SCARA robots are now available from Epson

Robotics Business Review

announced today that the GX10B and GX20B, larger models in its GX-B series of SCARA robots, are now available through its channel distributor partners. “These new SCARA robots are powerful, automation solutions with a low total cost of ownership, expanding opportunities for our partners.” Source: Epson Epson America Inc.

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FANUC Lands Global Robot Deal with Volvo Cars

i4.0 today

Leading automation supplier FANUC has signed a contract with Volvo Cars to supply industrial robots to the automotive manufacturer’s plants across the globe, including its new battery production facilities in Europe, Asia and America. During the same phase, FANUC will also supply robots to sites in Ghent, Belgium, and Daqing, China.

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IFR says harnessing AI in robotics can make work better

Robotics Business Review

We’re in the midst of a decade of unprecedented transformation, driven in part by the global pandemic and geopolitical events that are fundamentally changing the way we manufacture and deliver goods, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. AI itself is not new to robotics. What does this mean in practice?

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