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Gecko Robotics, Rho Impact study how robots and AI could improve sustainability

Robotics Business Review

Robotics, data, and AI promise to help both sustainability and profitability. Source: Gecko Robotics Robots and artificial intelligence have a significant role to play in maintaining crumbling infrastructure — and they could help bring about a zero-carbon economy while they’re at it.

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Top 5 robotics trends for 2024, according to the IFR

Robotics Business Review

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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International Federation of Robotics shares top robotics trends for 2024

Automation Mag

The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has shared a press statement outlining the top global robotics trends for 2024. The stock of operational robots around the globe hit a new record of about 3.9 Workers will no longer need specialized programming skills to select and adjust the robot’s actions, shares IFR.

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IFR reports the top five trends of 2024 robotics

Manufacturer's Monthly

The global stock of operational robots has reached a new record of 3.9 The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) reports the top five automation trends shaping the robotics. The demand for robotics technologies is driven by the number of innovations being developed. million units. in machine downtime costs.

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Xaba and Lockheed Martin team up to test cognitive autonomous robots in airframe manufacturing

Automation Mag

Xaba, developers of AI-driven robotics and CNC machine controller, and Lockheed Martin recently collaborated to evaluate the automation of crucial manufacturing operations using the global aerospace company’s industrial robots integrated with Xaba’s proprietary physics-informed deep artificial neural network model, xCognition.

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GRIT Vision System applies AI to Kane Robotics’ cobot weld grinding

Robotics Business Review

Source: Kane Robotics Kane Robotics Inc. has combined artificial intelligence with visual sensors to enable its collaborative robot to automatically track and grind weld seams with high accuracy and speed. Kane Robotics cited the case of Paul Mueller Co. A worker manipulates a Kane cobot to instruct it.

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Prime Minister Trudeau’s CMTS 2023 visit: A strong endorsement for Canada’s manufacturing industry

Automation Mag

CMTS 2023 featured the latest equipment and technology advancements in machine tools, tooling, metalworking, automation, robotics, additive manufacturing, and digital transformation. million jobs and accounting for more than 10 percent – or $174 billion – of total Gross Domestic Product (GDP).