Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.91
August 26, 2020
General Motors (GM) is shifting its multi-decade road trip in additive manufacturing into high gear with accelerated efforts to expand tooling and manufacturing applications, including for its latest government contract to make ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE) in the battle against COVID-19. GM has leveraged 3D printing for prototyping applications for years—in fact, 75% of the parts in the 2020 Chevy Corvette prototype were 3D printed. Now, fresh off a commitment to add 17 new Stratasys FDM 3D printers, GM is expanding 3D printing into production-grade applications like tooling and parts manufacturing. Today, more than 700 GM employees are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.77
March 21, 2022
…be the first company to do so. Now that GM has bought SoftBank Vision Fund's stake, it will give Cruise the $1.35 billion in SoftBank Vision Fund's place. GM continues to invest in Cruise, AV market Cruise was founded in 2013, and GM acquired the company in 2016. GM is manufacturing the Origin at its Factory ZERO facility in Michigan, the company’s first fully dedicated electric vehicle assembly plant. The Cruise Origin has no steering wheels, mirrors, or pedals, according to Cruise. “Our increased investment position not only simplifies Cruise’s shareholder structure, but also provides GM and Cruise maximum flexibility…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.27
September 23, 2021
…accelerate the development of next-generation, self-driving technologies for future GM vehicles in China. “Customers in China are embracing electrification and advanced self-driving technology faster than anywhere else in the world, and the agreement between GM and Momenta will accelerate our deployment of next-generation solutions tailor-made for our consumers in China,” stated Julian Blissett, executive vice president of General Motors and president of GM China. “Momenta is committed to developing breakthrough artificial intelligence solutions to push beyond the frontier of possibilities today and significantly improve personal mobility experiences,” said Xudong Cao, CEO of Momenta. “Together with GM, we will jointly invest…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.54
March 11, 2016
…to date, founder Kyle Vogt told Reuters. General Motors (GM) and Cruise did not disclose the value of GM’s acquisition, but Re/code reports that the acquisition cost GM “over $1 billion. “We will be committing considerable resources to recruit and grow the capability of the team,” GM President Dan Ammann told Reuters. GM’s goal is to use Cruise’s technology and its people to accelerate plans to launch autonomous vehicles, potentially as part of ride sharing fleets, “as soon as possible,” Ammann said. He did not offer a specific time frame. GM’s acquisition of Cruise is the latest in a rapid…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.99
February 16, 2021
…IoT solution provider, OnLogic now debuts the new Cincoze GM-1000, a rugged embedded computer, configurable with MXM form factor GPUs from NVIDIA and AMD. The system is designed for equipment manufacturers, system integrators, computer vision solution providers and end customers who need computing and graphics processing for machine vision, security, autonomous vehicles, medical imaging or edge AI applications. The global market for machine vision is expected to reach $31.1 billion by 2024, with a CAGR of 9.7%, according to BCC Research. Machine vision is used in industrial and manufacturing applications ranging from object positioning, inspection, measurement, identification and sorting. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.65
July 20, 2018
General Motors (GM), like other automakers, is using 3D printing technology to create parts for its new vehicles, and has already leveraged the technology for prototyping and other design-related activities. The company also plans to expand its use of the technology to improve manufacturing processes at its production facilities. According to an article in Automotive News, the company believes the technology could save them millions in annual production costs. During a press tour of GM’s Lansing Delta Township assembly plant, the company’s director of global manufacturing integration, Dan Grieshaber, said that the company has 3D printers in most of its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.43
December 20, 2019
Optomec announced that Alex Hodik has assumed responsibilities as general manager, Asia Pacific for Optomec. For the past 14 years, Hodik has been helping leading manufacturers improve their performance with additive manufacturing in the Asia-Pacific Region. Before joining Optomec, Hodik served as the general manager for BigRep Asia Pacific. Prior to that, Hodik held different roles at Stratasys, including territory manager ANZ & Thailand, regional Customer Support management, and Applications management. Hodik has developed expertise in a variety of additive manufacturing technologies. “Optomec is a pioneer and true innovator of Industrial Metal AM and Printed Electronics solutions” says Hodik. “I…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.93
March 30, 2022
…unlock the full potential of mobile robotics and enable widespread adoption in all industries,” said Henny Bouwmeester, VP and GM. “BlueBotics, with its proven technology that requires little to no additional infrastructure, will be an integral part of our solution stack.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.45
February 02, 2022
…been developing self-driving vehicles such as the Origin shuttlebus. GM acquired the San Francisco-based company in 2016. Last April, Walmart Inc. joined investments of more than $750 million. In December, President Dan Ammann left Cruise. SoftBank backs full-stack approach to autonomy SoftBank's investment was made in two tranches, with the first being $900 million in 2018. Now that Cruise claims its autonomous vehicles are ready for deployment, the Vision Fund will complete the second tranche of $1.35 billion, subject to regulatory approval. This will result in the SoftBank Vision Fund owning a 19.6% equity stake in Cruise and will provide…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.88
April 15, 2021
…impressive partner and investor ecosystem with the likes of GM, Honda, and Microsoft as we work towards pioneering this emerging technology.” San Francisco-based Cruise has been developing electric, autonomous vehicles including the Origin ride-sharing vehicle. The company said it has been working for five years, with more than 2 million miles of real-world testing and 200,000 hours of simulation per day. In November 2020, Cruise and Walmart partnered to launch a self-driving delivery pilot using Cruise’s all-electric fleet in Scottsdale, Ariz. Walmart said the funding reflects its commitment to reducing carbon emissions in response to climate change. “What’s unique about…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.09
October 19, 2018
…the summit pointed out, there is a precedent: When GM decided to adopt robotics, it published its results and encouraged its suppliers to adopt the technology. The idea was that sharing would move the technology forward faster and GM would still benefit. People like me and my colleagues in the materials handling media can play a role, but we’re always going to get a sanitized view since companies, especially publicly-traded companies, are reluctant to share their struggles with a new technology. But there needs to be a forum for sharing what works, what doesn’t work and how to get there…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.94
February 04, 2021
…leader in digital manufacturing services,” says Protolabs’ VP and GM of Americas, and incoming CEO, Rob Bodor. The new platform has a modern, user-friendly interface that lets engineers better manage their project requirements, collaborate easier with colleagues and see new levels of transparency into their orders. Like the previous platform, its flagship feature—interactive design for manufacturability (DFM) analysis—remains, but is more intuitive than ever before. “We listened to hundreds of our customers to learn about their design analysis and quoting needs and then built our new quoting platform around those needs,” says Mark Flannery, global product director for e-commerce at…
