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Archives for July 22, 2022

Robotic pets: How to choose and what you should know about them

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Communication with pets helps reduce stress levels, distracts from troubles and reduces anxiety. There is even a method of treatment – pet therapy. Four-legged pets make a person move more and expand their social circle – after all, pet lovers will always find common topics for conversation.

Communication with animals is especially useful for older people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, for children with mental disorders and for patients who are in the hospital for a long time. Pets save them from loneliness, help overcome depression, reduce anxiety and irritability.

But sick people can’t always get a cat or a dog – they can’t take care of them, and nursing home residents and hospital patients aren’t allowed to keep animals. It’s for such people that they made companion robots. [Read more…] about Robotic pets: How to choose and what you should know about them

Medical robotics company Clarapath gains certifications and expands global headquarters

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Clarapath, a robotics company aimed at catalyzing change in the way pathology laboratories process human and animal tissues, has announced “significant company developments”.

Clarapath’s first robotic instrument, called SectionStar, will result in standardization in the quality of tissue sections for molecular mapping of human disease and in the development of new treatment pathways. Clarapath says that SectionStar has reached an important milestone – passing UL certification.

This step is critical to both the non-clinical and clinical deployment of the device, enhancing reliability and efficiency of the pathology lab. [Read more…] about Medical robotics company Clarapath gains certifications and expands global headquarters

Global robotics venture capital investment reaches $5.7 billion in 2021

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Global robotics venture capital investments reached $5.7 billion in 2021, a 38 percent year-on-year growth, according to a report by ABI Research, a technology intelligence firm.

The growth was driven by successful startups from key markets such as the United States, China, the United Kingdom, and Israel. Leading startups demonstrated strong capabilities in three major domains: mobility, autonomy, and collaboration, specifically human-machine collaboration.

The investment market worldwide was relatively muted in 2020, as fewer deals were concluded due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the current labor shortage induced by Covid-19 and the ongoing supply chain crunch are leading more businesses to look for ways to automate labor-intensive, repetitive, and hazardous tasks. [Read more…] about Global robotics venture capital investment reaches $5.7 billion in 2021

Intelligent City raises $30 million to bring robotics and automation to prefabricated construction sector

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With pressure mounting for cities to address affordable housing needs, decarbonize buildings, and meet sustainability goals, housing technology company Intelligent City raised CAD 22 million ($17 million), bringing the total capital invested in the company to CAD 30 million ($23 million).

As one of the first companies in North America to apply automation and robotics to the design and manufacturing of prefabricated mass timber buildings, Intelligent City will use the funding to scale operations, commercialize its Platforms for Life (P4L) building solution, grow factory automation, and expand its footprint across and beyond Canada.

Earlier this year, the company completed testing of its building systems and is now verified to work within the new mass timber high-rise building codes in Canada and the US. [Read more…] about Intelligent City raises $30 million to bring robotics and automation to prefabricated construction sector

GXO partners with 6 River Systems for supply of warehouse robots

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GXO Logistics, one of the world’s largest contract logistics providers, has reached a multi-year global agreement with 6 River Systems, a robotic fulfillment solutions provider, to meet the demand for collaborative mobile robots – also known as autonomous mobile robots – in its logistics operations across the US and Europe.

Sandeep Sakharkar, chief information officer at GXO, says: “6 River Systems’ Chucks provide a huge boost to the retention of our team members and deliver a substantial sustained increase in operational productivity.

“This agreement fortifies our long-term partnership with 6RS, ensuring rapid deployment of popular productivity-enhancing warehouse collaborative robots that give our customers a competitive advantage.” [Read more…] about GXO partners with 6 River Systems for supply of warehouse robots

ABB wins Red Dot award for FlexPacker industrial Delta robot

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ABB’s IRB 390 FlexPacker industrial Delta robot designed for ultra-fast packing has been chosen for the Red Dot Product Design Award – the second ABB robot to receive the prestigious award in two consecutive years.

The global Red Dot Design Awards recognize achievements in product design, with the jury – comprised of over 50 international design experts – testing and evaluating thousands of entries every year.

In 2022, the Red Dot Award panel looked for products that showed design quality and a high degree of innovation – attributes that informed the FlexPacker’s development from the beginning. [Read more…] about ABB wins Red Dot award for FlexPacker industrial Delta robot

Baidu unveils next-generation autonomous vehicle for robotaxi operation

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Baidu, China’s equivalent of Google or Alphabet, has unveiled its next-generation fully autonomous vehicle, the Apollo RT6, an all-electric, production-ready model with a detachable steering wheel.

Designed for complex urban environments, Apollo RT6 will be put into operation in China in 2023 on Apollo Go, Baidu’s autonomous ride-hailing service.

With a per unit cost of RMB 250,000 (approximately $37,000), the arrival of Apollo RT6 is set to accelerate autonomous vehicle deployment at scale, bringing the world closer to a future of driverless shared mobility. [Read more…] about Baidu unveils next-generation autonomous vehicle for robotaxi operation

Start making easy profits by entering the bitcoin trading world

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Bitcoin trading is a booming industry right now. Even people with zero or no knowledge of bitcoin are putting their money in this currency. If you want to make simple and safe Bitcoin transactions, visit bitcoin-eraapp.com, where you can make your trading journey much better.

Newbie investors, due to a lack of accurate knowledge of bitcoin trading, face heavy losses.

Undeniably, the profits of trading bitcoin are ultimately luring and massive. Still, one can only achieve the goal of attaining easy profits from bitcoin trading if they carry sufficient knowledge to enter the cryptocurrency trading world. Therefore, let’s look at some tips that can help to attain easy-to-make profits with bitcoin trading. [Read more…] about Start making easy profits by entering the bitcoin trading world

A complete guide for novices to start bitcoin trading

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Cryptocurrencies have derived investors and traders crazy with their fast ROI and futuristic decentralized application. Platforms like https://thequantumai.app/ are offering the best features to a trader like a live customer, training to newbie traders and accurate trading calls.

Digital currencies seem to be the primary reason for the fast-paced growth of the decentralized finance industry.

One legendary cryptocurrency that started it all is BTC. If bitcoin had not existed, the cryptocurrency market would not have evolved in such a manner. Undeniably digital currencies seem a piece of cake, but the main compilation comes into action when you have to manage the cryptocurrencies properly. Here is a subtle guide to bitcoin trading. [Read more…] about A complete guide for novices to start bitcoin trading

The future of Crypto: What’s Next?

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At the start of 2022, we have seen crypto investors on edge. The price seemed to be leading the token Bitcoin in the market. We have seen the growth at a considerable pace of 61 per cent, while the next Crypto-ETH gave 409 per cent in the country.

It helped many leading coins start the trend downward on November 21, which can assist in correcting the correction. As it turned out, we can see a much more favourable market gaining momentum in 21. It was able to gain a promising trend in the market that gave the start of 2022.

The stock market gained a good tip owing to the surging inflation. The invasion of Russia in Ukraine gave a tremendous challenge to the market. Crypto soon had to follow the suit that went on five things at a faster pace and gain the 500 periods in the time. You can visit the site – official bitcoin evolution to learn more. [Read more…] about The future of Crypto: What’s Next?