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Slip Robotics picks up $28M for trailer loading/unloading robots

Robotics Business Review

Source: Slip Robotics For more than a century, truck trailers have been loaded and unloaded in the same way, leading to wasted time for drivers and dangerous bursts of activity for forklift operators. Slip Robotics is driving a level of change in the supply chain industry not seen since the containerization of sea freight.

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Robotic Innovation and Entegra clear span design propels Truss Manufacturing to new heights

Manufacturer's Monthly

By combining robotic manufacturing technology with a purpose-built Entegra clear span facility , CQ Building Supplies has increased its daily output by 275 per cent , reshaped its labour requirements, and future-proofed its operations. Big truss plants from Brisbane and the Gold Coast cant compete on freight. Why does this matter?

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Hyundai and Plus AI to roll out hydrogen-powered autonomous trucks across US freight routes

Robotics Automation News

Hyundai and Plus AI have unveiled a shared vision at the recent Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Anaheim, California, outlining their collaboration on autonomous hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks and their aims to accelerate the development of a hydrogen-powered freight network in the United States.

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Contoro picks up $12M to scale container unloading robots

Robotics Business Review

States Logistics in California was an early user of Contoros truck-unloading robot. Contoro Robotics today said it has raised $12 million in Series A funding to scale its artificial intelligence-powered robots. Contoro is a spinoff from Harmonic Bionics, he told The Robot Report. after a week.

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Gatik gets independent safety validation from TUV SUD for autonomous logistics

Robotics Business Review

It claimed that this third-party audit was the first of its kind and that it marks a significant milestone toward commercialization of self-driving freight operations. Founded in 2017, Gatik has developed autonomous vehicles ( AVs ) for middle-mile and short-haul logistics. ” Where is Gatik autonomous freight rolling to next?

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Aurora begins driverless commercial trucking in Texas

Robotics Business Review

The deployment will provide autonomous freight transportation between Dallas and Houston. The Pittsburgh-based company designed its Aurora Driver to operate with multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles. Source: Aurora Aurora Innovation Inc. by the end of the year.

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Key Trends Driving Digital Transformation in the Freight Industry

Robotics Automation News

The freight and shipping industry is going through some major changes lately as new technologies shake up the old way of doing things. 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 […]

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