Automation Mag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Rockwell Automation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ontario, Canada-based Clearpath Robotics. The combination of autonomous robots and PLC-based line control has long been a dream of plant managers in industries as diverse as automotive and consumer packaged goods.

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Cisco Manufacturing

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Examples are, mobile robots, AGV (automated guided vehicles), and manufacturing infrastructure. This blog is the first in a series, bringing a lens on robots and AGV, dissecting the application flow and a little detail on why the serving wireless medium must behave in a particular way to support it. 2) Manufacturing logistics.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2024

The Ozmo robotic window cleaner operates on a skyscraper in New York City. Source: Skyline Robotics Cleaning the windows of skyscrapers around the world meets the definition of dull, dirty, and dangerous jobs for robot assistance. ” Skyline Robotics’ Ozmo cleans a building facade. .”

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 25, 2024

UR cobots are can now use SRCI, a standard interface between PLCs and robots. Source: Universal Robots Collaborative robots are designed to be easy to use, but they also need to work with other systems. Universal Robots A/S announced that it has integrated the Standard Robot Command Interface, or SRCI, into its software.

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Robotics Automation News

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Moorebot, the maker of robot applications like the Hubble Hugo Baby Cam and the Zeus fighting robot, has launched its new Scout E Robot “for kids, for adults, for homes and for businesses”.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 6, 2024

Robotics investments totaled $578 million in January 2024 as the result of 46 funding rounds. The largest robotics investment in January 2024 was a $100 million round secured by Norway-based 1X , a developer of humanoids (See Table 1 below). Chinese humanoid developer Robot Era raised $14 million in February.

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Robotics Automation News

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Collaborative robots, also commonly known as cobots, refer to robots that work side-by-side with human operators. Unlike industrial robots that are separated from human operators, cobots share the same working space as humans. Co-operative robots refer […].

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Robotics Automation News

JUNE 16, 2023

What is the FX liquidity provider definition? The foreign exchange (forex) market is the largest and most liquid financial market globally, with trillions of dollars exchanged daily. Within this vast market, liquidity plays a crucial role in ensuring smooth and efficient trading operations.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 18, 2024

companies led March 2024 robotics investments. Credit: Eacon Mining, Dan Kara Thirty-seven robotics firms received funding in March 2024, pulling in a total monthly investment of $642 million. Software Automated Architecture 3,280,000 Estimate U.K. Micro-factories Bear Robo Bear Robotics tics 60,000,000 Series C U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 29, 2024

Figure 1: Global Robotics Investment – Trailing 12 Months. Robotics investments reached at least $466 million in April 2024, the result of 36 funding rounds. Providers of collaborative robots scored the two largest rounds. China’s Rokae, a provider of collaborative and industrial robots, secured $70 million in April.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Indoor mobile robots rely on autonomous navigation for safe and efficient delivery. Source: Relay Robotics When we think of autonomous navigation, the first thing that usually comes to mind is self-driving cars. Relay robots in particular, are being deployed in busy hospitals and hotels across the world.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 6, 2024

From left: Jim Shaw, president of Zion Solutions Group; Steve Crowe, editor at The Robot Report; and Jonathan Hurst, chief robotics officer at Agility Robotics, with RBR50 winner Digit. Source: Agility Robotics To spread industrial settings, humanoid robots must prove their utility and integrate with enterprise systems.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 25, 2024

Robotics investments for May 2024 topped $2.1 Robotics funding through May 2024 totals approximately $5.7 The two largest robotics investments were raised by autonomous driving companies. Agrobotics Elephant Robotics Estimate Series B China Robot Arms Esper Bionics $150,000 Other U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2024

2024 could be a year of building robotics momentum. Source: Adobe Stock 2023 was a year of great change within the robotics industry. We’ll see ripple effects from the latest booms in artificial intelligence and humanoid robots for years to come. Here are five robotics trends that we think will take center stage in 2024.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2024

Robotics investments reached about $418 million in November 2023 as a result of 40 funding rounds. With the November investments, robotics funding for the first 11 months of 2023 totals approximately $12.1 million), and China-based HCFA, a manufacturer and integrator of industrial automation and robotics products ($38 million).

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Source: Agility Robotics Agility Robotics Inc. The company said Ricoh will help it expand its customer-support capabilities throughout North America, better preparing it for larger deployments of its bipedal mobile manipulation robot, Digit. Digit won the 2024 Robot of the Year as part of the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Robotics companies raised $749 million in December 2023 as a result of 41 investments. Robotics investments reached about $12.9 In December 2023, makers of autonomous mobile robots for indoor applications such as e-commerce fulfillment were well represented. Outdoor Mobile Robots GreyOrange 135,000,000 Series D U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Source: Mach9 Robotics Autonomous vehicles, delivery robots, and aerial drones all rely on geospatial data, as do construction and utility firms. Mach9 Robotics Inc. Baikovitz worked under Chuck and Red Whittaker at Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU’s) Robotics Institute, as well as with the U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Robotics companies raised approximately $1.3 That figure is a result of 47 investments for producers of robots and robotics enabling technologies. Robotics companies raised $2.7 Robotics investments will be a major topic at RoboBusiness , which is produced by The Robot Report and runs Oct. Register now.

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Robotics Automation News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Today, IT solutions are just as necessary as the machinery and heavy equipment used to produce products. As such, it is used by large and new small and medium manufacturing companies. This software is also designed for those who have factory businesses such as import/export trade.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Fifty producers of robots and robotics enabling technologies received funding in August 2024, pulling in a total of approximately $1 billion. billion average The Robot Report has tracked each of the previous 12 months. Investment targeted to robotics companies for the first eight months of 2024 equals about $10.86

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The automation side of Yokogawa has not contacted me for years. This news incorporates a lot of things currently receiving media attention—data integration and visualization solution that incorporates robotic process automation (RPA). I’ve lost all my contacts there. Recently some news has come my way. Yokogawa Electric Corp.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Growth is particularly strong in North America and Asia, with China leading due to the mobile and industrial robotics sectors. Mobile robots are expected to account for a significant portion of the market by 2027. In China, the market is being driven heavily by both the mobile robotics as well as the industrial robotics sector.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2024

3Laws’ Supervisor is a software layer that operates between the autonomy stack and the robot to monitor and correct motion commands in real-time to deliver collision avoidance, geofencing, system stability, and other necessary outcomes. Credit: 3Laws Robotics 3Laws Robotics has secured $4.1M 3Laws Co-Founder Prof.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

the evolving role of automation in the manufacturing industry was on full display with new or upgraded cobots, industrial robots and autonomous systems, such as AMRs. It was hard to miss cobots or robots, whether they were part of a bending system or welding cell, or as part of a material handling system, among other processes.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 23, 2024

Image: Novarc Technologies Novarc Technologies, a full-stack robotics company specialising in the design and manufacturing of cobots and AI systems for robotic welding applications, aims to address the shortage in welders with their autonomous SWR cobots. Compared to more common industrial robots, the SWR has several advantages.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 22, 2022

Robotics Insights. Many companies are utilizing robot integration in their programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Researchers believe using a more automated process will reduce system complexity and system maintenance needs. Integrating robots can be time-consuming, tedious and expensive. New robot systems working group.

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Automation Mag

APRIL 1, 2025

For businesses like Attabotics, a Canadian robotics manufacturer attending ProMat, this was a concern. approach to tariffs has, from my perspective, been a little reactionary and haphazard, we cant plan for anything until we know whats true, said Scott Gravelle, CEO of the Calgary-based robotics company. Because the U.S.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This is one of the biggest benefits of switching to robotic TIG welding. For many fabrication shops that perform TIG welding, the switch from manual to automation is a promising option. For those shops, it’s helpful to understand the pros and cons involved, with the pros definitely outweighing the cons.

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Cisco Manufacturing

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Examples are, mobile robots, AGV(automated guided vehicles), and manufacturing infrastructure. This blog is the third in this three-part series, bringing a lens on process automation monitoring, dissecting the application flow and a little detail on why the serving wireless medium must behave in a particular way to support it.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 2, 2023

The shop floor at Rekluse is lined with VersaBuilt's Automation Systems. After a bit of searching, Youngwerth met with House of Design , a robot integrator in Nampa, Idaho, about 20 miles west of Boise. Together, they collaborated to form a solution: robots that load both workholding and workpieces for machining centers.

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 10, 2022

Amazon and iRobot have entered into a “definitive merger agreement” under which Amazon will acquire iRobot. iRobot is the well known maker of innovative cleaning products for the home, including the Roomba vacuum cleaning robot.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 22, 2024

The BC25 is a user-friendly, versatile, robotic 3D CNC cell and platform for cutting metal parts and profiles from mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum for virtually any structural steel shape. Machitech will feature its recently updated Beamcut BC25 at Fabtech Orlando in Booth# S11059.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 22, 2024

This automated robotic cell at MetalQuest frees employees from repetitive, manual tasks. Source: MetalQuest From the earliest days of automation at IMTS featuring a robot hand moving parts, there has been a massive evolution in technology. “What is the definition of automation?”

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Canadian Manufacturing

MARCH 17, 2025

CALGARY — Attabotics, an advanced manufacturer of robotic solutions, announced the addition of AI-orchestrated fulfillment to its technology line up. Automation providers typically tackle the challenge of faster fulfillment by raising machine rates. ”

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Gary Mintchell

JUNE 14, 2024

My old friend Jim Pinto wrote a regular column for me at Automation World magazine. He was fond of predicting that Rockwell Automation had to be acquired because it had grown too large to grow at a respectable rate. Rockwell, along with all the other major industrial automation suppliers, have grown and matured.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 29, 2024

Forty-eight companies that make robots or relevant enabling technologies raised a total of $2.7 Robotics investments for the first six months of 2024 totaled about $8.4 billion in June 2024. At press time, this was the highest monthly funding total of 2024. It should be noted that these five companies raised more than $2.1

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