Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.18
December 23, 2021
…4 vehicles Twenty percent of new passenger vehicles in China already have SAE Level 2 automated driving capabilities, according to Xiao Yaqing, Chinese minister of industry and information technology, at the World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference 2021 in September. “By the end of 2022, Haomo expects to make its in-house-developed Level 2 autonomous driving system available in 34 vehicle models, up from the current five models,” said Gu Weihao, CEO of Haomo. He added that he expects more than 1 million passenger vehicles to be powered by this system in the next three years. Haomo's NOH (Navigation on HPilot) autonomy…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.18
April 29, 2022
…C+ funding of more than $80 million (U.S.). Shenzhen, China-based VisionNav claimed the financing makes it “the company with the greatest number of funding rounds and [is] the single biggest funding in the field of driverless industrial vehicles globally.” Intralogistics enterprises have struggled with low efficiency, labor recruitment difficulties, and a lack of digitalization, said VisionNav. It added that autonomous lift trucks and other industrial vehicles offer a feasible solution, as well as a large potential market. The global volume of forklift shipments reached 1.58 million units in 2020 and 2.34 million units in 2021, an increase of 42.93% over…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.12
February 21, 2020
…as to whether trade routes affecting products deriving from China or the Asia-Pacific region itself will be subject to new regulations or standards. In other words, the spot rate market is on the verge of bottoming out due to the vast uncertainty regarding the coronavirus, and the election cycle only adds insult to injury. Spot rates across the board are shrinking, which is also exhibited in the following FreightWaves’ graphic: Shippers Will Start to Recover From the U.S.-China Trade War The massive fears and problems deriving from the U.S.-China trade war are finally starting to ease. A new trade agreement…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.10
May 06, 2021
…was slowing down because of U.S. trade tensions with China,” Burnstein told Robotics 24/7. “New orders had actually gone down in 2018 and 2019, but they started to rise again in 2020.” “We will see more manufacturing coming back to the U.S., Mexico, and Canada from China,” he added. “It won't be overnight, but there will be more going forward. We're still in the early innings of automation; there are lots of small and midsize businesses that have never automated.” (Click here to enlarge.) Source: A3 Automation affects all industries While automotive manufacturing dipped last year, its robotics purchases can…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.09
April 14, 2021
…Meituan and Tencent. The company previously announced $22 million in Series B+ financing led by Broad Vision Funds and China Capital Management in September 2020. In 2018, Gaussian Robot reportedly completed Series A financing worth tens of millions of dollars, and it raised $15.4 million in funding a year ago. The global market for cleaning robots will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 29% to reach $11 billion by 2030, predicts Guidehouse Insights. However, it's too soon to tell what the long-term impact will be of the COVID-19 pandemic on institutional cleaning.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.97
November 01, 2023
…support technology development from locations in Germany, Italy, France, China, Brazil, and the U.S. Challenges build up for construction A lack of people to fill construction occupations has contributed to housing shortages in many countries, according to European research. In the U.S., labor shortages are contributing to a housing shortfall of nearly 4 million homes, said Freddie Mac. Deutsche Bank has forecast that Germany will have housing supply shortages in 35 of its cities by 2030. The traditional construction sector is struggling to meet the demand for new homes, noted Porsche Consulting and ABB Robotics. The partners also said that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.94
April 09, 2018
…and effective each picking. We found the answer in China, and have unveiled Tompkins Robotics, a unique sortation system that allows us to sort a batch pick into a unit pick, pack it out, and then use the same robots for shipping sortation,” said Tompkins. Finally, to optimize warehouse asset utilization, the Connected Warehouse Internet of Things (IoT) platform connects labor, automation and facility functions, collects data on all operations, and sends it with a gateway to a Cloud-based analytics system. The system looks at current productivity and offers real-time options for modifications that improve performance. “Both the Tompkins Robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.94
January 12, 2021
Atomstack, a China-based 3D printing company, has launched Cambrian, a 3D printer for thermoplastic rubber filament. This new desktop FDM 3D printer is a tool capable of producing virtually any end-use rubber product as well as handling traditional 3D printing tasks. Atomstack Cambrian is available now on Kickstarter. With Atomstack Cambrian, users can print in thermoplastic rubber (TPR). This material lets users create virtually any end-use rubber product such as shoes, lattices, sporting goods, medical devices, prototypes and more. Cambrian uses a swappable extruder design—including one extruder for traditional filaments and one specially designed extruder for TPR. “For years, the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.92
May 25, 2022
…it added. CS stands for “Cobot Superior.” The Shanghai, China-based company said the CS Series features all the advantages of the previous EC Series and more. Elite said the new series embodies the flexibility and openness of a new generation of collaborative robots. The new series is based on the “platformization” concept, according to the company. It was designed and manufactured by applying the so-called “4-S principle”—simple, safe, scalable and sustainable—it added. The company will exhibit at Automate Booth 435. It did not specify where the CS series will be showcased after Automate in its announcement. Cobot market leader Universal…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.91
November 30, 2021
…the ever-growing delays. The third-busiest port in the world, China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan, was forced to shut down in August upon the discovery of a single COVID-19 case. China’s “zero tolerance” approach to the pandemic has continued to exacerbate already stretched supply networks. This closure quickly led to record breaking backups of cargo ships off the coast of California in early September. With the holidays nearing, the backups have only escalated since. Key factors contributing to the strained global supply chain are quickly increasing shipping container costs, container shortages, COVID-19 outbreaks at shipping ports, and a shortage of workers to unload containers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.86
April 03, 2019
…reached 200 robots per 10,000 employees vs. 97 in China (2017)—now more than double that of China and ranks seventh worldwide. The trend to automate production in both domestic and global markets is the main driving force of robot installations in the US. Integrated Solutions Center A key feature of the event includes the Integrated Solutions Center, where systems integrators showcase live demos and interactive displays of robotics, vision and automation applications. This is especially helpful for new users of automation who want to learn about the technologies available to help their business. Integrators in robotics and vision who have…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.80
December 27, 2021
…yuan ($9.4 million) in DiPi Intelligent Mobility. The Shenzhen, China-based venture will combine BYD's manufacturing experience and integration capabilities with Momenta's work on autonomous vehicles, said the companies. DiPi Intelligent Mobility will develop SAE Level 2 semi-autonomous vehicles to start, according to Reuters. Such vehicles are self-driving but still require a human driver to be ready to take over at any time. About BYD Founded in 1995, BYD has automotive and electronics subsidiaries. The Shenzhen-based company has been developing electric vehicles and has a U.S. unit in Los Angeles. BYD added that it plans to “accelerate the large-scale implementation of…
