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From Europe to Asia: Global Trends, Supply Chains and the Role of Used Industrial Robots

i4.0 today

Pandemic-induced supply chain bottlenecks for established manufacturers are leading to a slow clearing of full order books – one of the reasons why Chinese robot manufacturers are in higher demand than ever before. The automotive industry remains a major consumer of industrial robots, with Germany standing out. Germany ranks fourth.

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Humanoid robots: A potential solution to Canada’s workforce crisis

Automation Mag

A general-purpose robot, such as Sanctuary AIs Phoenix, can adapt to various tasks ( e.g. bottling soda one day and wrapping a food product the next) due to its human-like adaptability. Automotive parts company Magna has invested in Sanctuary AI. Dexterous human-like hands are important because 98.8