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ABB today announced the launch of its 2024 Robotics AI Startup Challenge, a global competition designed to accelerate the development of AI solutions in robotics. The challenge is part of ABB’s ecosystem for innovation, with a previous challenge resulting in the acquisition of Sevensense in January 2024, a Swiss-based start-up and leading provider of AI-enabled… The post ABB Robotics launches global startup challenge to accelerate innovation in robotics and AI appeared first on Design Worl
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ABB today announced the launch of its 2024 Robotics AI Startup Challenge, a global competition designed to accelerate the development of AI solutions in robotics. The challenge is part of ABB’s ecosystem for innovation, with a previous challenge resulting in the acquisition of Sevensense in January 2024, a Swiss-based start-up and leading provider of AI-enabled… The post ABB Robotics launches global startup challenge to accelerate innovation in robotics and AI appeared first on Design Worl
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