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IAM Robotics raises $20 million to expand market for its mobile picking robot
IAM Robotics has raised $20 million from an investor called KCK to expand the market for its “Swift” system.
IAM claims Swift is “the world’s most advanced autonomous mobile picking robot”.
IAM says it is responding to the growing need for flexible automation systems in logistics environments. [Read more…] about IAM Robotics raises $20 million to expand market for its mobile picking robot
New book: ‘Robot Rules’ – Beyond Asimov’s ‘Three Laws of Robotics’
A new book is looking beyond Asimov’s so-called “Three Laws of Robotics” to practical, real-world problems currently being discussed because of increasingly autonomous machines.
For millennia, the laws governing society have had one subject: humans. The new book Robot Rules explores how we might rewrite laws for artificial intelligence.
Who or what should be liable if an intelligent machine harms a person or property? Is it ever wrong to damage or destroy a robot? Can AI be made to follow moral rules? How should AI even be treated – as an object, a subject, or a person? [Read more…] about New book: ‘Robot Rules’ – Beyond Asimov’s ‘Three Laws of Robotics’
Universal Robots hires more than 20 former Rethink Robotics employees
Universal Robots is hiring more than 20 former Rethink Robotics employees, now that the latter company has closed down.
Universal Robots says the move is aimed at “reinforcing both companies’ pioneering roles in collaborative robotics”.
The company says that, in hiring the 20+ Rethink staff members, it is “incorporating valuable expertise in engineering, product development, and customer applications”. [Read more…] about Universal Robots hires more than 20 former Rethink Robotics employees
Intelligent Automation: Get insights from MSNBC’s ‘practical futurist’
Organizers of the Intelligent Automation Week Austin event get insights from famous futurist. Here, they provide some highlights…
We sat down with MSNBC’s “The Practical Futurist”, interactive media pioneer, novelist, and journalist Michael Rogers for a better understanding of the impacts of technology on society and business services.
This interactive interview with Rogers presents an explanation as to why now is the time for AI, the benefits and risks, and the landscape for the future. [Read more…] about Intelligent Automation: Get insights from MSNBC’s ‘practical futurist’
Plus One Robotics raises $8.3 million in Series A funding round
Plus One Robotics, a 3D vision and controls developer for robotic automation in the logistics and e-commerce markets, has raised $8.3 million in its Series A investment round.
The funding round was led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital, with participation from Zebra Technologies. Also participating in the round were Schematic Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, TCL Ventures, ff Venture Capital, Dynamo, and First Star Ventures.
Erik Nieves, Plus One Robotics CEO, says: “We are delighted to add two more firms with deep roots in logistics and supply chain to our leadership.” [Read more…] about Plus One Robotics raises $8.3 million in Series A funding round
Texas Instruments launches new mmWave industrial sensors
Texas Instruments says it has launched its highest-resolution single-chip mmWave sensors, or industrial mmWave sensors, which it claims “enable intelligent autonomy at the edge”.
The company says the plan is to advance millimeter-wave (mmWave) sensor technology in worldwide industrial applications.
TI’s new 60-GHz sensor portfolio is said to be the highest resolution single-chip, complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS), for industrial systems. [Read more…] about Texas Instruments launches new mmWave industrial sensors
Horizons ETFs launches new investment vehicle for Industry 4.0
Canada-based Horizons ETFs Management has launched the Horizons Industry 4.0 Index ETF, which it calls “FOUR”.
Horizons says FOUR is a new-technology-focused exchange-traded fund that seeks to invest in sectors that are crucial to the development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or “Industry 4.0”.
Units of the ETF will begin trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FOUR.
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First China International Import Expo focuses on smart manufacturing
The first China International Import Expo (CIIE), an important platform to promote bilateral trade relations between China and the world, will take place from 5 to 10 November at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai.
The Expo, along with a series of related forums and activities, is poised to welcome over 3,000 firms from more than 130 countries and regions, including about 200 industrial leading companies, and attract over 150,000 domestic and foreign buyers.
Jointly hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, CIIE will feature more than 100 new products, technologies and cutting-edge solutions across a total of 270,000 m2.
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Hyundai develops exoskeletons for industry
Hyundai Motor Group has ventured further into the high-value robotics industry of the future by beginning development of Hyundai Vest Exoskeleton (H-VEX) wearable industrial robots.
Following the Hyundai Chairless Exoskeleton (H-CEX) demonstration conducted in the Hyundai-KIA North American factory last August, the company plans to verify H-VEX’s success through extensive testing at the end of 2018.
In early 2018, Hyundai selected Robot-Artificial Intelligence as one of five areas of future innovation growth. The company established a designated robotics team in its strategic technology headquarters to focus on the development of related tech, and is expanding its cooperation with associated sectors.
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