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Pudu Robotics launches industrial robot PUDU T300

Canadian Manufacturing

CHICAGO and TORONTO — Pudu Robotics announced the launch of its industrial robot – the PUDU T300 , which will make its debut at the Hannover Messe 2024. According to an April 2024 joint study from the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte, the U.S. manufacturing industry will need up to 3.8

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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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North American robot sales reach record high in 2022

Control Engineering

Industrial robotics insights The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) reported record highs in robot sales for 2022 as the industry continues growing. Driven by the resurgence in robot orders from automotive companies, the North American robotics market set all-time records in both robots sold and value in 2022.

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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.

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Robot orders decline in Q2 2023

Control Engineering

Robotics insights The North American robotics market has experienced a significant decline for the second consecutive quarter due to a sluggish U.S. economy and high interest rates, resulting in a 37% drop in robot orders and a 20% decrease in value in Q2 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. A slow U.S.

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Smart robotics, AI fueling industrial automation growth

Control Engineering

Industrial automation insights. Manufacturing applications are returning to the United States as industrial automation becomes a greater focus for companies. They see robotics, in particular, as a way to keep operations running with fewer people working on the plant floor. based manufacturing.

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Software improves AI, automation flexibility

Control Engineering

Manufacturers are dealing with a flexibility gap, which is the range between viable small batch manufacturing and high-volume automation. Many companies are having a hard time finding workers and usable automation. Robots are being used to fill roles on the plant floor because there aren’t enough people.