Day: September 2, 2019
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China’s largest food delivery company to test robots
China’s largest food delivery company is to test robots, according to a report on Abacus News. Meituan employs more than 600,000 delivery drivers across China, and deals with more than 25 million orders a day. The company is predicting growth of 200 per cent by 2025 and is reportedly testing the delivery robots – called…
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Smart homes to drive consumer robotics demand to 39 million shipments a year by 2024
Smart homes are predicted to drive the demand for consumer robotics to 39 million shipments a year by 2024, according to analysis by ABI Research. But a “disconnect between smart home and home robotics offerings has been a factor limiting home robotics adoption”. says ABI. Pricing, availability, and consumer awareness have been factors too, but…
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Global surgical robots market forecast to grow to $24 billion by 2025
The global market for surgical robots is forecast to grow to $24 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Global Market Insights. With technological advancements all set to revolutionize healthcare in the coming years, surgical robots market is anticipated to capture a significant share of the changing medical industry. Of late, precision robots have been…
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ESMERA opens €200,000 competition to fund small businesses developing robotics solutions
The EU funded robotics project ESMERA – the European SMEs Robotics Applications – has opened its second open call to help fund small businesses developing robotic solutions for enterprise applications. Within that call, industrial end-users have defined specific challenges that are to be solved by introducing a robotics solution. The challenges come from the areas…
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CeMAT established as Russia’s leading intralogistics trade fair, says organiser
CeMAT has established itself as Russia’s leading intralogistics trade fair, according to organiser Deutsche Messe. CeMAT Russia is on a course for continued growth. Featuring more than 150 exhibitors, this year’s edition will be staged in two halls at the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center in Moscow, with the first-time inclusion of the open-air site.…
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Logic Supply launches ‘high-performance’ edge computing device
Industrial and IoT computer hardware manufacturer Logic Supply has unveiled the Karbon 700 “high-performance rugged computer”. Designed for reliability in challenging environments, Karbon 700 is intended for use as a data logger, NVR or edge device in heavy industrial, in-vehicle or remote installations in the manufacturing, physical security and energy management industries. Murat Erdogan, Logic…