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Xwing and U.S. Air Force demonstrate fully autonomous cargo aircraft

Robotics Business Review

has demonstrated fixed-wing cargo-carrying capability in a point-to-point flight between two airbases using a specially modified Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. In air freight alone, just under 16 million metric tons of cargo was flown worldwide in 2023. For many airlines, cargo represents up to one-third of revenue. kg) payload.

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The automation best addressing supply-chain and labor issues

Design World

By Lisa Eitel | Executive editor The last few years’ supply-chain issues have featured container ships waiting weeks for cargo unloading; empty shelves at stores; year-long waits for appliances;… The post The automation best addressing supply-chain and labor issues appeared first on Design World.

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Kickstart: A plastic ballet, a bubble wrap tutu and mottainai

Plastics News

The leading theory is they've spilled from shipping containers, similar to a spill of 87 containers of plastic from a cargo freighter off the coast of Sri Lanka in May 2021. There's a big problem as far as accountability, however. No one seems to know the source of the pellets. But that still leaves unclear which shipping line or company.

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Rotor Technologies propels advances in autonomous helicopters

Robotics Business Review

Autonomous helicopters take off Using small aircraft to do things like fight fires and deliver cargo to offshore sites is not only dangerous, it’s also inefficient. Editor’s Note: This article was republished with permission from MIT News.

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Virtual Incision’s mini surgical robot arrives at ISS

Robotics Business Review

A screen grab from a NASA broadcast shows a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station on Jan. The company said its spaceMIRA device sat aboard a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft carried by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. 30, 2024 with the spaceMIRA from Virtual Incision onboard.

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March 2024 robotics investments total $642M

Robotics Business Review

In addition, drone services provider Preneu obtained $11 million in Series B funding, and DRONAMICS , a developer of drone technology for cargo transportation and logistics operations, got a grant worth $10.8 Editor’s notes What defines robotics investments? Companies in U.S.

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Top 10 robots seen at CES 2024

Robotics Business Review

A self-leveling box on top of the robot keeps the cargo level, so your drinks and food don’t spill out of their containers. Hyundai presented a concept for the future of autonomous construction equipment with the display of the Construction Xite tractor (Editors note: for scale, the bucket arm is over 10 ft tall).

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