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1X’s Eve robot. Over the last several years, the investment environment has been tough for robotics startups. Capital deployment has fallen and companies have closed as the general downturn in tech investment that started in 2022 hit the resource-intensive robotics particularly hard. We have tracked that decline — and identified green shoots of recovery — in our annual State of Robotics reports.
Image: Andrei Armiagov / stock.adobe.com Accelerating space technologies and evolving threats has seen Defence has assessed that a single orbit GEO-based satellite communications system would not meet strategic priorities. As such, Defence has decided to cease its current procurement activity with Lockheed Martin Australia for a single orbit GEO-based satellite communications system.
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Image: MT.PHOTOSTOCK/stock.adobe.com The Western Australian Government is looking for experts to sit on a new artificial intelligence (AI) advisory board. Innovation and the Digital Economy Minister Stephen Dawson said expressions of interest are open to become an inaugural member of the Western Australian Government Artificial Intelligence Advisory. “Whilst the uptake of AI varies across the public sector, there is an increasing need to ensure that the adoption of AI technologies is consi
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MP Chahal announces federal investments to grow Alberta’s aerospace and aviation industry (CNW Group/Prairies Economic Development Canada) EDMONTON — On Nov. 4, George Chahal, Member of Parliament for Calgary Skyview, on behalf of Dan Vandal, Minister for PrairiesCan, highlighted five projects receiving more than $4.3 million in PrairiesCan funding that are contributing to Alberta’s aerospace and aviation industry.
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MP Chahal announces federal investments to grow Alberta’s aerospace and aviation industry (CNW Group/Prairies Economic Development Canada) EDMONTON — On Nov. 4, George Chahal, Member of Parliament for Calgary Skyview, on behalf of Dan Vandal, Minister for PrairiesCan, highlighted five projects receiving more than $4.3 million in PrairiesCan funding that are contributing to Alberta’s aerospace and aviation industry.
Standard Bots will use READY Robotics APIs to make its AI control software usable with multiple robot models. Source: Standard Bots Standard Bots Co. today said that it has acquired all of the intellectual property, or IP, of READY Robotics, which had developed the ForgeOS robot-agnostic operating system. Standard Bots said the acquisition of READY Robotics’ software, patents, and trademarks will enable its own software to work across robot brands.
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Mencom added a new product line of magnetic sensors to its portfolio. These sensors serve various applications within sectors such as automation and manufacturing environments.
As automation continues to evolve, the demand for smarter, more integrated solutions will only grow. The Accuride FULLELECTRIC® is a new approach to powered linear motion that represents the next evolution in system design. By integrating compact electric actuators directly into Accuride's industry leading drawer slides, this approach addresses the pain points of traditional systems while delivering reliable performance.
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Image: Sarapinas Valery/stock.adobe.com The Federal Government is set to invest more than $600 million to expand the Continuation Bonus for permanent members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and increase the ADF’s Operational Reserves by an additional 1,000 personnel. Today’s announcement coincides with the release of the 2024 Defence Workforce Plan, which examines planning and development.
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Image: THINK b/stock.adobe.com The Victorian Government has unveiled a road map to transform Victoria ’s diesel bus fleet towards zero emissions. The Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Plan will help guide how Victoria’s diesel fleet will be progressively phased out and replaced by zero emission buses. The plan will provide operators and industry with information on how Victoria will transition towards ZEB buses, along with key insights and innovations on technologies within the ZEB industry.
Following an 18-month investigation, the UK’s competition watchdog says the proposed £15bn merger between Vodafone and Three could get the green light if concerns are addressed.
On October 31, 2024, the Toronto Congress Centre hosted the sixth annual German Technology Day. This one-day event, which began in 2019 with just four participating companies, has evolved into a unique platform for industrial automation and advanced manufacturing, featuring a record 30 companies this year. The purpose of German Technology Day is twofold: to highlight the latest trends in industrial automation and advanced manufacturing, and to foster new opportunities for mutual exchange.
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