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The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) said the automotive industry has the largest number of working in factories around the world, with operational stock hitting a new record of 1 million units. The IFR said this represents about one-third of the total number installed across all industries. “The automotive industry effectively invented automated manufacturing,” said… Read More…
Netherlands-based Vitestro, which develops an autonomous blood drawing device, has announced completing a €12 million ($12.9 million) Series A financing round, led by California-based Sonder Capital, along with existing and new private investors. The company said proceeds from the funding round will be used to accelerate product development, prepare EU market authorization, and initiate production…. Read More…
Ouster, which develops high-performance lidar sensors, has signed an agreement with LASE GmbH, which develops laser-based sensor applications for industrial equipment. The multi-year supply agreement aims to further automate and retrofit container terminals and crane systems at ports with 3D digital lidar sensors. The agreement includes a commitment for several hundred Ouster OS sensors through… Read More…
China-based Wisson Robotics has announced the launch of the Nimbo pliable robotic manipulator series, based on its Pliabot technology that combines compliance, dexterity, a light weight and safety features to provide solutions to robots across several applications. Many innovations include Pliabot-compliant muscles as motion generation units and compact high-speed pneumatic controllers, in contrast to electric… Read More…
