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March 2024 was a continuous month for the robotics business. From occasions akin to MODEX and GTC to thrilling new deployments and product launches, there was no scarcity of stories to cowl.
Here are the highest 10 hottest tales on The Robot Report this previous month. Subscribe to The Robot Report Newsletter or hearken to The Robot Report Podcast to remain up to date on the newest expertise developments.
10. Robotics Engineering Career Fair to attach candidates, employers at Robotics Summit
The profession truthful will draw from the overall robotics and synthetic intelligence neighborhood, in addition to from attendees on the Robotics Summit & Expo. Past co-located profession gala’s have drawn greater than 800 candidates, and MassRobotics stated it expects much more folks on the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center this yr. Read More
9. SMC provides grippers for cobots from Universal Robots
SMC just lately launched a sequence of electrical grippers designed for use with collaborative robotic arms from Universal Robots. Available in primary and longitudinal varieties, SMC stated the LEHR sequence could be tailored to totally different industrial environments like slender areas. Read More
8. Anyware Robotics broadcasts new add-on for Pixmo unloading robots
Anyware Robotics introduced in March 2024 an add-on for its Pixmo robotic for truck and container unloading. The patent-pending accent features a vertical raise with a conveyor belt that’s connected to Pixmo between the robotic and the bins to be unloaded. Read More
7. Accenture invests in humanoid maker Sanctuary AI in March 2024
In its Technology Vision 2024 report, Accenture stated 95% of the executives it surveyed agreed that “making technology more human will massively expand the opportunities of every industry.” Well, Accenture put its cash the place its mouth is. Accenture Ventures introduced a strategic funding in Sanctuary AI, one of many corporations creating humanoid robots. Read More
6. Cambrian Robotics obtains seed funding to offer imaginative and prescient for complicated duties
Machine imaginative and prescient startup Cambrian Robotics Ltd. has raised $3.5 million in seed+ funding. The firm stated it plans to make use of the funding to proceed creating its AI platform to allow robotic arms “to surpass human capabilities in complex vision-based tasks across a variety of industries.” Read More
5. Mobile Industrial Robots launches MiR1200 autonomous pallet jack
Autonomous cellular robots (AMRs) are among the many techniques benefitting from the newest advances in AI. Mobile Industrial Robots at LogiMAT in March 2024 launched the MiR1200 Pallet Jack, which it stated makes use of 3D imaginative and prescient and AI to establish pallets for pickup and supply “with unprecedented precision.” Read More
4. Reshape Automation goals to cut back obstacles of robotics adoption
Companies in North America purchased 31,159 robots in 2023. That’s a 30% lower from 2022. And that’s not sitting properly with robotics business veteran Juan Aparicio. After working at Siemens for a decade and stops at Ready Robotics and Rapid Robotics, Aparicio hopes his new startup Reshape Automation can chip away at this drawback. Read More
3. Mercedes-Benz testing Apollo humanoid
Apptronik introduced that main automotive model Mercedes-Benz is testing its Apollo humanoid robotic. As a part of the settlement, Apptronik and Mercedes-Benz will collaborate on figuring out functions for Apollo in automotive settings. Read More
2. NVIDIA broadcasts new robotics merchandise at GTC 2024
The NVIDIA GTC 2024 keynote kicked off like a rock live performance in San Jose, Calif. More than 15,000 attendees crammed the SAP Arena in anticipation of CEO Jensen Huang’s annual presentation of the newest product information from NVIDIA. He mentioned the brand new Blackwell platform, enhancements in simulation and AI, and all of the humanoid robotic builders utilizing the corporate’s expertise. Read More
1. Schneider Electric unveils new Lexium cobots at MODEX 2024
In Atlanta, Schneider Electric introduced the discharge of two new collaborative robots: the Lexium RL 3 and RL 12, in addition to the Lexium RL 18 mannequin coming later this yr. From single-axis machines to high-performance, multi-axis cobots, the Lexium line permits high-speed movement and management of as much as 130 axes from one processor, stated the corporate. It added that this permits exact positioning to assist resolve producer manufacturing, flexibility, and sustainability challenges. Read More