Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 22.02
December 11, 2019
Plus claims to be a world leader in self-driving truck technology. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with R&D offices in China, it was founded in 2016 by a group of serial entrepreneurs and industry veterans with over 20 years of experience in high tech and artificial intelligence. Plus specializes in providing full-stack self-driving technology to enable large scale autonomous commercial transport. Plus is currently working with the leading truck manufacturers, largest shippers, and top fleet operators in the U.S. and China.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.16
April 17, 2021
AutoX announced yesterday that it is working with Honda China on testing autonomous vehicles on public roads in China. Honda China said it will provide Accord and Inspire vehicles that will use AutoX's artificial intelligence technology. Shenzhen, China-based AutoX was founded in 2016 by Dr. Jianxiong Xiao, who has experience from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton University. The company has eight offices and five research and development centers globally. AutoX claimed that its SAE Level 4 AutoX Driver platform is capable of handling the densest and most dynamic traffic conditions in urban areas around the world. It is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.41
January 20, 2022
The People's Republic of China, which is already the world's largest market for industrial automation, has set its sights on becoming the biggest innovator and producer of robotics, reported the International Federation of Robotics today. “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). “IFR's robot density statistic 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 ninth globally (246 units), compared to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.09
December 06, 2023
…Against this backdrop, the robotic surgical systems market in China is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of around 12% between 2023 and 2033, according to forecasts from GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s report, “Robotic Surgical Systems Market Size by Segments, Share, Regulatory, Reimbursement, Installed Base and Forecast to 2033,” reveals that China accounts for around 30% of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) robotic surgical systems market in 2023. Johnson & Johnson recently announced that the Monarch Platform and Monarch Bronchoscope, a robotically assisted device, have received regulatory approval in China. The company claims that the…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 19.66
February 06, 2018
Founded in 2014 in Guangzhou, China, EHANG is an intelligent aerial vehicle technology & service company. Driven by its continuous technology and product innovation, “smart + connected” creative thinking, and the service philosophy of “User experiences first and foremost.”
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 19.25
October 21, 2021
…said HAI Robotics. It has a yearly turnout of 10,000 robots with a 18,000 sq. m factory in Dongguan, China. Founded in 2016 with headquarters in Shenzhen, China, HAI Robotics has subsidiaries in Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Singapore, the U.S., and the Netherlands, serving customers from more than 30 countries and regions. It now has over 1,000 staffers, more than 50% of whom are engineers. The company has acquired more than 600 global patents for core intellectual properties involving positioning, robot control and warehouse management.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.38
December 01, 2023
…the way in the shift to automated processes, with China in particular installing industrial robots at breakneck speed. In 2022, the country accounted for more than 50 percent of newly-installed industrial robots worldwide, quickly catching up with industry leaders South Korea and Japan, who had the highest density of robots installed per 10,000 workers in the manufacturing industry in 2021. According to the IFR, Asia leads the way in the shift to automated processes, with China in particular installing industrial robots at breakneck speed. In 2022, the country accounted for more than 50 percent of newly-installed industrial robots worldwide, quickly…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.01
December 05, 2022
China’s massive investment in industrial robotics has put the country ahead of the United States for the first time in terms of robot density, according to The International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. The number of operational industrial robots relative to the number of workers hit 322 units per 10,000 employees in the manufacturing industry, IFR said. Today, China ranks in fifth place. The world´s top 5 most automated countries in manufacturing in 2021 are South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Germany, and China. “Robot density is a key indicator of automation adoption in the manufacturing industry around the world,” said Marina…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.43
April 26, 2022
…PonyPilot+ App. Triade teams up Ontime is one of China’s leading ride-hailing providers, offering a wide range of app-based ride-hailing services across the cities of China’s Greater Bay Area, such as Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhuhai, Shenzhen, and Dongguan. GAC is one of China’s largest automakers and a longtime Pony.ai partner. Pony.ai’s close collaboration with Ontime enables the two companies to leverage their own unique advantages to accelerate commercialization of autonomous driving technology, they said. “Our deep cooperation with Ontime is key to our strategy of building the autonomous driving ride-hailing ecosystem,” said James Peng co-founder and CEO of Pony.ai. “This program…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.43
June 15, 2021
…a necessary response to the competitive threat posed by China. China is poised to dominate the industrial robotics market of the future, due to its national plan for technological supremacy and the billions of dollars its government has invested in critical technologies, compared with the U.S.’s focus on private-sector development. The “Made in China 2025” plan started as a 10-year vision of shifting China from a low-end manufacturer to a high-end producer of goods, with the intent of making China dominant in global high-tech manufacturing. This requires Beijing to transition the country’s existing manufacturing infrastructure and labor market toward research…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.74
February 09, 2022
…grown to more than 1,000 autonomous vehicles. The Shenzhen, China-based company claimed that it has the largest robotaxi fleet in China. It has also opened a new robotaxi operations center in San Francisco. Dr. Jianxiong Xiao (a.k.a. “Professor X”), a self-driving technologist from MIT and Princeton, founded AutoX in 2016. The company said its self-driving platform is capable of navigating the most challenging and dynamic traffic scenarios in cities around the world. It has 10 operations centers, five research and development centers, and more than 1,000 technical team members worldwide. In July 2021, AutoX’s newest Gen5 system-equipped RoboTaxis started rolling…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.21
October 14, 2022
…works to build out its autonomous driving operations in China. As part of the investment, Volkeswagen’s autonomous driving software company CARIAD will develop a venture with Horizon Robotics to “accelerate the regional development of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) systems for the Chinese market,” the companies said. CARIAD will hold a 60% stake in the new venture. Beijing-based Horizon Robotics is best known for developing both software and hardware ADAS and AD technologies for the Chinese market. Last year, RoboSense announced a similar partnership with Horizon Robotics, combining its lidar software and hardware with Horizon Robotics’ edge…
