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Deep Robotics debuts new four-legged robot

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Deep Robotics, a developer of embodied AI and robotic systems, has launched the “industry-grade” Lynx M20 series, which it describes as “the world’s first mid-sized wheeled-legged robot built specifically for challenging terrains and hazardous environments during industrial operation”.

Featuring a lightweight design and continuous operation capabilities under extreme conditions, Lynx M20 sets a new benchmark for intelligent robotic platforms working in complex scenarios.

Equipped with advanced AI motion control algorithms, Lynx M20 can autonomously adjust its posture to tackle rugged mountain trails, muddy wetlands, debris-strewn ruins, and more. [Read more…] about Deep Robotics debuts new four-legged robot

ABB and BurgerBots unveil robotic system for making burgers

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ABB Robotics is serving up the future of fast food with BurgerBots – a groundbreaking new restaurant concept launched in Los Gatos, California.

Designed to deliver perfectly cooked, made-to-order burgers every time, the automated kitchen uses ABB’s IRB 360 FlexPicker and YuMi collaborative robot to assemble meals with precision and speed, while accurately monitoring stock levels and freeing staff to focus on customer experience.

Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics, says: “Integrating ABB robots with the BurgerBots restaurant concept demonstrates the incredible potential for automation beyond the factory floor. [Read more…] about ABB and BurgerBots unveil robotic system for making burgers

Fanuc unveils first ever explosion-proof collaborative paint robot

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Fanuc has launched “the world’s first ever” explosion-proof, ATEX-rated collaborative robot for industrial painting applications.

Ideal for wet spraying, dry powder coating and multiple other processes that include adhesive dispensing, the CRX-10iA/L Paint will improve the precision of paint jobs, reduce waste, increase productivity and boost safety by protecting workers from paint fumes.

Approved for use in ATEX-certified Cat. II Group 2G and 2D, the CRX-10iA/L Paint also enables human employees to work in the same painting area as the cobot without safety fences, thanks to a highly sensitive contact-stopping function. [Read more…] about Fanuc unveils first ever explosion-proof collaborative paint robot

The view from automatica: Why companies are increasingly turning to robotics and automation

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What if work no longer felt like work? And monotonous tasks became entertaining? Or hard labor was replaced by voice commands?

automatica 2025  will show how close reality has already come to this vision.

Here, exhibitors from all over the world will show how robots, cobots, and humanoids interact with and support humans as new exciting job descriptions are created. [Read more…] about The view from automatica: Why companies are increasingly turning to robotics and automation

Top 20 vertical farming companies: Has the dream failed, or is it just changing?

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Vertical farming was once hailed as the future of agriculture – a way to grow food in cities, with no pesticides, less water, and zero food miles.

Investors poured hundreds of millions of dollars into high-tech startups promising to revolutionize farming. Yet today, many of those once-promising ventures have filed for bankruptcy or quietly disappeared.

Still, the sector isn’t dead. Some companies have survived – even thrived – by refining their technology, downsizing their ambitions, or pivoting to B2B models. [Read more…] about Top 20 vertical farming companies: Has the dream failed, or is it just changing?

Swiss Life invests €200 million into vertical farming venture with Planet Farms

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Swiss Life Asset Managers, the investment arm of Swiss Life Holding AG, has partnered with Milan-based agritech company Planet Farms to launch a new joint venture aimed at expanding vertical farming operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

The joint venture will receive up to €200 million ($227 million) in initial funding, with Swiss Life contributing as much as €125 million, according to a statement issued Tuesday confirming earlier reporting by Bloomberg News.

The initiative includes a flagship 20,000-square-meter vertical farm located near Como in northern Italy, which currently supplies fresh produce to supermarkets and food service providers in both Italy and Switzerland.

The partners plan to replicate the model in additional markets, including the United Kingdom and Scandinavia.

Planet Farms, founded in 2018 by Luca Travaglini and former Goldman Sachs banker Daniele Benatoff, specializes in sustainable, high-tech farming systems designed to reduce water usage and eliminate pesticides.

Guggenheim Securities served as exclusive financial advisor to Planet Farms on the transaction.

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IBM to make huge $150 billion investment in America

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IBM has announced plans to invest $150 billion in America over the next five years to “fuel the economy and to accelerate its role as the global leader in computing”.

This includes an investment of more than $30 billion in research and development to advance and continue IBM’s American manufacturing of mainframe and quantum computers.

Arvind Krishna, IBM chairman, president and CEO, says: “Technology doesn’t just build the future – it defines it. [Read more…] about IBM to make huge $150 billion investment in America

FedEx invests in robotic fulfillment company Nimble

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FedEx, one of the world’s largest logistics companies, has agreed a strategic alliance and investment with Nimble, an AI robotics and autonomous e-commerce fulfillment technology company.

The agreement will enable FedEx Fulfillment to scale with their fully autonomous 3PL model. To support this alliance, FedEx has made a strategic investment in Nimble.

FedEx offers a comprehensive approach to help e-commerce and omnichannel brands make faster, smarter decisions about their supply chain. [Read more…] about FedEx invests in robotic fulfillment company Nimble

The quiet race to build America’s first fully automated factory

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In anonymous industrial parks across the United States, a new kind of race is quietly under way – one that could redefine the future of American manufacturing.

Major companies and ambitious startups are investing billions in a dream once thought decades away: the fully automated, human-free factory.

Driven by rising labor costs, supply chain nationalism, and the accelerating power of AI and robotics, organizations like Tesla, Foxconn, and a growing list of automation startups are pushing toward a once-unimaginable goal – factories that run 24/7 with little or no human presence. [Read more…] about The quiet race to build America’s first fully automated factory

Locus Robotics surpasses ‘5 billion picks’ in warehouse operations

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Locus Robotics, a provider of AI-driven, mobile warehouse automation, says it has “surpassed the 5 billion units picked milestone” across its global installations for its customers.

In what the company describes as “a powerful display of industry momentum and customer-driven growth”, Locus achieved this key milestone just 24 weeks after reaching its 4 billionth pick in October 2024.

This rapid acceleration highlights the transformative impact of Locus’ mobile automation technology and the growing urgency among global brands to modernize their fulfillment operations to deliver consistent high productivity. [Read more…] about Locus Robotics surpasses ‘5 billion picks’ in warehouse operations