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Robot sales reach record high in North America for third straight quarter

Control Engineering

For the third-straight quarter, robot sales in North America hit a record high, driven by a resurgence in sales to automotive companies and an ongoing need to manage increasing demand to automate logistics for e-commerce. Courtesy: Automate. The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) is a CFE Media and Technology content partner.

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Accenture invests in humanoid maker Sanctuary AI

Robotics Business Review

This article will be updated if more details are learned. We see huge potential for their robots in post and parcel, manufacturing, retail, and logistics warehousing operations, where they could complement and collaborate with human workers and automate tasks that traditional robotics can’t.”

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Robotics innovation is key to reshoring the $1T apparel manufacturing industry

Robotics Business Review

The ARM Institute and its members said they believe that the key lies within robotics and automation. Once it realized the need, the institute began funding projects centered on automating the more manual and tedious aspects of apparel manufacturing. However, this was no small feat.

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Industry IoT Consortium publishes article series on smart manufacturing

Automation Mag

The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) recently published a series of articles focused on the smart factory titled the C ompilation of Views on the Smart Manufacturing Industry. Connected factory for packaging consumer goods. This published compilation covers the following topics: Insights from end users. Technology trends.

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Automation show announced for 2023

Control Engineering

Automate , is returning to Detroit for a second straight year, running from May 22-25, 2023. Produced by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), Automate will feature advances in robotics, vision, artificial intelligence (AI), motion control and other technologies from more than 600 exhibitors.

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Top trends in 2024: Experts share key automation trends for Canadian manufacturers in 2024

Automation Mag

As manufacturers plan for 2024, industrial automation continues to evolve rapidly, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, IoT (Internet of Things) and data analytics. Claire Fallon is executive director of the International Society of Automation (ISA).

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Robot orders down in first quarter of 2023

Control Engineering

According to the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), companies ordered 9,168 units valued at $597 million in Q1 2023, a 21% drop in total units and a 10% drop in value over the same quarter in 2022, which was the third-best quarter on record for North America. A3 is a CFE Media and Technology content partner.