Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.21
December 28, 2021
…of RMB 300 million ($47.11 million U.S.). The Shenzhen, China-based company said it plans to use the funding to continue developing its technologies and accelerate its global market expansion. Founded in 2017, YouiBot said it provides autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for inspection, maintenance, logistics, and operations in electronics manufacturing and the energy industry. The company said it has achieved large-scale production for its systems, which also serve applications such as materials handling, disinfection, and mobile manipulation. YouiBot, also known as Youai Zhihe Robot, said it has partnered with brands such as LUXSHARE ICT, ASM, CRRC, FAST, China Huaneng, AICC, COMAC,…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 13.10
April 08, 2024
…used for order picking in warehouses, in-store order picking, and material handling in manufacturing plants. With offices in the China, Japan, Korea, Europe, Australia, and the U.S., along with partnerships around the globe, ForwardX is expanding and applying its solutions to warehouses and manufacturers worldwide.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.80
March 27, 2021
…Express has chosen it for what it described as China's first commercial freight pilot with supervised autonomous trucks. As part of the ongoing pilot, Plus is running its autonomous trucks on two long-haul routes—900 miles round trip between Wuhan and Wuxi and 1,000 miles round trip between Changshu and Wuhan. Cupertino, Calif.-based Plus, formerly Plus.ai, was founded in 2016 by a group of serial entrepreneurs and industry veterans, each with more than 20 years of experience in high tech and artificial intelligence. The company said it has developed full-stack, self-driving technology to enable large-scale autonomous commercial transport. Plus is working…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.67
July 28, 2022
…the region’s robotic market grow, noting that more than 600 technologies companies have been created in response to ROBOCON. “China is by far the biggest robot market in the world regarding annual sales and the operational stock,” said Milton Guerry, president of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) in a report earlier this year. “IFR´s robot density statistics is a useful indicator of China´s dynamic developments, counting the number of industrial robots per 10,000 employees: China´s robot density in the manufacturing industry currently ranks 9th globally (246 units) - compared to 25th (49 units) just five years ago.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.49
October 09, 2019
…both markets, the United States has an edge over China due to its different incentives and approaches that encourage AI adoption in industrial manufacturing. In the United States, the ecosystem of AI in industrial applications is growing quickly, the report shows. The expensive labor force has driven the industrial sector to enhance production efficiency and lower operational costs. Currently, cloud service providers, smart manufacturing platform vendors, pure-play industrial AI platform and service providers, edge industrial AI gateway and server vendors, and chipset vendors are partnering with each other to bring AI into industrial manufacturing. “Major cloud players, AWS and Microsoft,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.48
October 29, 2021
…with Neolix to test an autonomous delivery vehicle in China. FedEx said it is the first time in its operations that it has partnered with a local Chinese technology company to test the use of a driverless vehicle. “FedEx Express is committed to developing and leveraging technologies that will help transform the logistics industry, enhance [the] customer experience, and reduce the environmental impact of our business operations,” said Eddy Chan, senior vice president and president of FedEx China. “The rapid growth of e-commerce requires more flexible and efficient digital logistics solutions to solve the ‘last-mile’ delivery challenges,” he said. “Our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.48
November 16, 2021
…it is now operating fully driverless robotic taxicabs in China's largest service area across 65 sq. mi. (168 sq. km.) in its home city of Shenzhen. The company claimed that its vehicles can navigate all of the public roads in the Pingshan District, making it the first to cover an entire district in a major Chinese city. Dr. Jianxiong Xiao (a.k.a. “Professor X”), who has experience from MIT and Princeton, founded AutoX in 2016. The company has been developing SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicles to handle the most challenging and dynamic traffic scenarios in urban centers around the world. It…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.27
May 19, 2021
…of 500 million yuan ($78 million U.S.). The Shenzhen, China-based company provides mobile robots for service applications including delivering food in restaurants, monitoring security, and disinfection. PuduTech said it will use its latest funding for technology research, expanding its product line, and developing domestic and foreign markets. The company, which was founded in 2016, noted that half of its 1,000 employees are devoted to research and development and that it has applied for more than 600 patents. “The spirit of the inventor” is the first principle of Pudu's corporate culture, stated founder Zhang Tao. PuduTech focuses on delivery technologies Among…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.26
September 20, 2022
…port but will be distributed to additional ports across China soon, the companies said. The news comes after HiRain announced that it is pursuing “major OEM and autonomous driving projects with the Radar Solution it developed using Arbe’s Perception Radar Chipset” earlier this year. HiRain said it expects the radar solution to hit mass production by next year. Reducing traffic collisions with autonomous technology Tel Aviv, Israel-based Arbe said it is aiming to eliminate motor vehicle collisions caused by distracted or impaired drivers. It added its technology was built with safety in mind by “providing 360-degree surround view of vehicles,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.21
August 17, 2016
…revenue. The market is dominated by five countries, with China, Japan, Republic of South Korea, USA, and Germany covering almost 70% of the market. According to the report, China is the main growth driver of this market. According to the report, the major players in the segment are ABB Robotics, KUKA Robotics, Fanuc Corporation, and Yaskawa Motoman Robotics, with 70% of the total global revenue. Other major players include Mitsubishi Electric Co., Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Nachi Robotics. The industrial robots market has applications in almost all types of industry, with automotive, electrical and electronics industries being the major drivers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.20
September 22, 2021
…CEO of HAI Robotics. He added that the Shenzhen, China-based company will continue to pursue technological innovation as the primary driver for growth and to continuously create value for customers. Founded in 2016, Hai Robotics claimed that its HAIPICK autonomous case-handling robot (ACR) is the first of its kind. The company said it makes 10,000 robots annually at its 18,000 sq. m (193,000 sq. ft.) factory in Dongguan, China. Hai Robotics has more than 400 patents for core intellectual properties involving positioning, robot control, and warehouse management. It has also established subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, the U.S., and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.18
April 07, 2021
…EDDA Technology's subsidiaries include Shanghai-based EDDA Technology Ltd., Suzhou, China-based EDDA Technology Medical Solutions Ltd., and Princeton, N.J.-based EDDA Technology Inc. EDDA Technology develops end-to-end platform EDDA said its 3D medical imaging systems and end-to-end services can support physicians and enable improved workflow and patient care in robotic surgery. The company's commercial IQQA platform supports pre-surgical planning and simulation, intra-operative navigation, and post-operative evaluation. Hundreds of hospital departments have adopted the IQQA products and services, including Mayo Clinic in the U.S. and Peking Union Medical College Hospital, West China Hospital, and Shanghai Ruijin Hospital in China, said EDDA. In 2020,…
