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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

Robotics Business Review

Source: Figure AI The interest in humanoid robots continues to gain steam. BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., STR is an AMR optimized for intralogistics work in BMW’s automotive factories. BMW plans to see what a Figure 01 humanoid robot can do in its factory. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based

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General Motors and Red Hat partner to develop software-defined vehicles

Robotics Automation News

Automotive giant General Motors and open source software provider Red Hat have formed a partnership to “help advance software-defined vehicles at the edge”.

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The Hydrogen Future of the Automotive Market

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Here Simone Bruckner, managing director of automotive resistor manufacturer Cressall Resistors, investigates the role of resistors in unleashing hydrogen’s potential. This form is more environmentally damaging than grey hydrogen, although it’s less common. Across the globe, the hydrogen market is developing in leaps and bounds.

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WePower Launches and Demos Gemns Energy Harvesting Generators

Gary Mintchell

Technologies to harvest energy from equipment vibrations and other sources went into development. Anticipated applications beyond industrial will include automotive, smart home and city, and aerospace. Sending maintenance crews out routinely to replace batteries became a sticking point. For every difficulty lies an opportunity.

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EnergyAustralia & SEA Electric form strategic partnership for EV transition

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We supply energy to our residential and business customers from a modern energy portfolio, underpinned by coal and gas power plants, as well as renewable energy sources. . Dealing directly with vehicle users and working alongside automotive OEM’s, SEA Electric supplies and licences patented technology. About SEA Electric.

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New Open Marketplace for Manufacturing Applications

Gary Mintchell

Siemens sent this item about a joint venture called Cofinity-X formed to foster the adoption of the Catena-X network. Circular economy for a sustainable value chain: The recycling of materials is an ever-increasing topic of importance within the automotive industry. What are these, you may ask. Here is more detailed explanation.

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Southwest Research Institute to make robot programming more user friendly with SWORD

Robotics Business Review

Source: Southwest Research Institute An industry push for more automation is advancing the Robot Operating System, or ROS, beyond the academic and manufacturing domains into agriculture, automotive, retail, healthcare and more. It provides a graphical interface to many powerful motion-planning libraries. Click here to enlarge.