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Boston Dynamics, OTTO Motors partner on warehouse automation
In a video released today, Boston Dynamics's logistics robot, Handle, can be seen picking boxes and building pallets on top of OTTO AMRs in a distribution center testbed.

Editor’s Pick: Industrial 3D Printer for the World’s Strongest Plastics
AON-M2 2020 3D printer is a high-temperature printer designed to work with a wide variety of plastics including several ultra-high-performance open standards materials.

HxGN Live Smart Manufacturing Slated to Head to Motor City in May
Part of the HxGN LIVE series, Hexagon's annual digital solutions conference, this event will feature smart factory solutions for anyone in manufacturing.

OTTO Motors expands in Japan
Partnership with Altech Co. Ltd. serves growing market and demand in Japan

Protolabs’ 3D Printing Service Lands Wayzn CES Innovation Award Honors
Wayzn Slide allows dog owners to let their pets out, even while away.

North American machine vision market falls 4.6% through third quarter
Just over half of industry experts believe machine vision market will increase in the next six months, 38% believe sales will remain flat. Seven in 10 expect flat performance in the machine...

Autonomous Vehicles for Fulfillment and Delivery a ‘$250B revolution,’ Says IDTechEx
Suppliers following a traditional model of equipment sales should consider "a subscription platform in their business model to offer maintenance and upgrades, especially cloud-based software updates."

Robots Are Going Soft
Materials innovations are helping create less rigid, more compliant robotic structures.

Finding the Sweet Spot in Metal 3D Printing
Engineers need to evaluate part complexity, design freedom and time-to-market considerations when making a business case for metal 3D printing.

Will Robots Find a Place in the Smart Home?
For developers and engineers, emerging “social robot” applications are still a work in progress.

3D Printed Combat Robots
View how the team used 3D printed carbon fiber parts to boost strength and durability while minimizing weight across the drivetrain of the 3D printed robot.

3D Metal Printing Applications on the Rise
Metal 3D printing is growing rapidly thanks to advancements in additive manufacturing technology and in materials among other advances.

Learn to Design for Additive Manufacturing
America Makes, Wohlers Associates provide design for AM training this fall.

Fast Radius Puts Curtiss Motorcycles on a Manufacturing Fast Track
A hybrid manufacturing approach, including AM for complex parts, helped the firm meet an accelerated design and build cycle for its new Zeus 8 electric motorcycle.

ANSYS 2019 R3 Expands Autonomous Vehicles Solution
Latest release delivers innovations in sensors, virtual environments and AI simulation.

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) opens its largest North American office In New York
Denmark's fastest-growing robotics manufacturer and industry leader in autonomous mobile robots adds first showroom outside of headquarters with space for double the employees in MiR's largest market.

Cold Chain Food Logistics: Setting the standard for cold chain
Recent studies show that cold chain efficiency is often less than ideal, as abuses above or below the optimal product-specific temperature range occur frequently. This fact significantly increases food waste...

Optimizing Engine Design with Metal Additive Manufacturing
To optimize the design of its engine cylinders and to gain expertise in AM, Cobra Aero visited a Renishaw Additive Manufacturing Solutions Center.

TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH and 3D Systems Establish Partnership to Drive Innovation in Automotive
Companies will develop additive manufacturing solutions to change automotive design and production.

SparkFun Works with NVIDIA to Release Two New Kits
JetBot AI Kit Powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Nano and a Materials Kit for NVIDIA's “Getting Started on AI with Jetson Nano.”



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