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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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Leading UK-based Robotics Company BotsAndUs Rebrands as Dexory

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The cutting-edge intelligence and robotics company previously known as BotsAndUs will from hereon be known as Dexory it was announced today. Dexory is the provider of real-time data insights using autonomous robots that measure, track and find goods across warehouses without manual intervention. “ Today Magazine.

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Key Trends Driving Digital Transformation in the Freight Industry

Robotics Automation News

For any business that relies on some form of logistics – whether sending products across town or across the world – keeping up with the latest digital advances is becoming critical for […] The freight and shipping industry is going through some major changes lately as new technologies shake up the old way of doing things.

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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. Source: NASA Virtual Incision’s MIRA surgical robot system has made it to the International Space Station (ISS). More about the Virtual Incision MIRA platform The MIRA surgical robot.

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‘Drones are better for the planet than traditional means of transport’: Alex Landowski, Medical Logistics

E&T

Medical Logistics has been instrumental in the first UAV flight-corridor trial in the UK for delivering time-critical medical cargo to an NHS hospital. Landowski’s break came when his former employer outsourced the time-critical medical side of their business to the newly formed Medical Logistics. It’s the same thing.”

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Make it British: Supporting Sovereign UK Supply Chain for Connected and Automated Mobility

i4.0 today

On 1 February 2023, the Government announced the winners of its deployments competition, where seven successful projects from around the UK form the most advanced set of commercial, self-driving passenger and freight operations anywhere in the world. cargo dolly.

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The future of micromobility: it’s not about the hardware

E&T

However, in many places, e-scooters and e-bikes are not living up to their potential; particularly in the UK, where private e-scooters (as well as more faddish forms of powered micromobility like ‘hoverboards’) remain illegal. The innovation is in cargo. this is the world we live in, where data is a commodity.”. Innovation.

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