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Webinar: What is required of AMRs in order to meet current warehouse challenges?

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Webinar: What is required of AMRs in order to meet current warehouse challenges?
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iqbdQe7lQyKYEW3lINmoLQ

Intralogistics and warehouses are facing huge demand pressures and are turning to automation.

For most operators, the most feasible approach is to introduce AMRs that work alongside humans in dynamic environments.

This type of implementation presents challenges that are different from the ones faced by previous generations of AGVs and automation equipment. [Read more…] about Webinar: What is required of AMRs in order to meet current warehouse challenges?

Webinar: What is required of AMRs in order to meet current warehouse challenges?

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Webinar: What is required of AMRs in order to meet current warehouse challenges?
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iqbdQe7lQyKYEW3lINmoLQ

Intralogistics and warehouses are facing huge demand pressures and are turning to automation.

For most operators, the most feasible approach is to introduce AMRs that work alongside humans in dynamic environments.

This type of implementation presents challenges that are different from the ones faced by previous generations of AGVs and automation equipment. [Read more…] about Webinar: What is required of AMRs in order to meet current warehouse challenges?

Webinar: What is required of AMRs in order to meet current warehouse challenges?

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Webinar: What is required of AMRs in order to meet current warehouse challenges?
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iqbdQe7lQyKYEW3lINmoLQ

Intralogistics and warehouses are facing huge demand pressures and are turning to automation.

For most operators, the most feasible approach is to introduce AMRs that work alongside humans in dynamic environments.

This type of implementation presents challenges that are different from the ones faced by previous generations of AGVs and automation equipment. [Read more…] about Webinar: What is required of AMRs in order to meet current warehouse challenges?

Non-Destructive Testing: How to Test Conductivity for Metal

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1. What is Conductivity for Metal?

Simply put, the conductivity of a metal is its ability to conduct and transmit electric current. This ability is enhanced by its symmetrical structure.

However, what conducts and transmits this electric current are the free electrons that move within the nodes of its symmetrical grid structures of atoms that exist internally. [Read more…] about Non-Destructive Testing: How to Test Conductivity for Metal

Here Are Some Important Points to Note Before Trading in Bitcoins

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No wonder, Cryptocurrency is the talk of the town these days. You would find several investors becoming wealthy who had predicted earlier and invested in bitcoin during earlier days.

Indeed, there are reasons why Bitcoin is the popular Crypto and the preferable one. But, as it is popular, there are several predictions made about that we could see in several articles on the internet.

Indeed, money is crucial, but the crypto token is not as risky as projected to everyone. One can’t deny that last year was one of the most profitable years for Bitcoin investors and other crypto wallets like https://thebitcoincode.io/. [Read more…] about Here Are Some Important Points to Note Before Trading in Bitcoins

Sarcos Robotics ‘merges’ with Rotor Acquisition

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Shareholders in Rotor Acquisition, a publicly-traded special-purpose acquisition company, have approved what’s being described as a “business combination” – possibly meaning a merger – with Sarcos Robotics, a maker of exoskeletons.

Upon completion of the transaction, subject to the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions, Rotor will change its name to Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation.

The post-closing company’s common stock and warrants are expected to commence trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbols “STRC” and “STRCW” respectively. [Read more…] about Sarcos Robotics ‘merges’ with Rotor Acquisition

‘Slopehelper’ robot ready to help out in vineyards and orchards

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A company called PeK Automotive has developed a robot it calls “Slopehelper” and says it is ready to help out in vineyards and orchards.

The autonomous agricultural electric robot Slopehelper is being developed and produced in the European Union.

Its creators say the solar-powered robot promises the “absolutely green future” of agriculture to vineyards and orchards at low cost, having made it possible to perform regular annual operations without a driver in fully autonomous mode. [Read more…] about ‘Slopehelper’ robot ready to help out in vineyards and orchards

Medical robotics startup Clarapath raises $32 million in additional funding

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Clarapath, a robotics startup aimed at catalyzing change in the way pathology laboratories process human and animal tissues, has undertaken follow-on financing, extending its Series B round with an additional $15.5 million in funding, following the previous close of $16 million in Series B funding.

The round included The 4100 Group (the investment arm of Delta Dental), East Post Road Ventures (the investment arm of White Plains Hospital), Epiphron Capital, Northwell Ventures, P5 Health Ventures, and participation from other strategic organizations.

This brings the total raised to date by Clarapath to more than $38 million. [Read more…] about Medical robotics startup Clarapath raises $32 million in additional funding

Fanuc and Rockwell Automation launch robotics and automation apprenticeship programs

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Fanuc America and Rockwell Automation have formed a coalition to introduce accelerated work and learn apprenticeship programs designed to “upskill current and future workers for jobs in advanced manufacturing, robotics and automation”.

The coalition includes APT, a Fanuc and Rockwell Automation systems integrator, and NOCTI Business Solutions, which provides independent assessments of occupational standards and validation using recognized International Organization for Standardization (ISO) process validation methods.

Franklin Apprenticeships is also a key partner of the coalition, ensuring apprenticeship support structure and success enablers for employers and apprentices. [Read more…] about Fanuc and Rockwell Automation launch robotics and automation apprenticeship programs

Berkshire Grey valued at $2.7 billion after merger with Revolution Acceleration

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Berkshire Grey, a developer of integrated artificial intelligence and robotic solutions for e-commerce, retail replenishment, and logistics, has entered into a definitive agreement with Revolution Acceleration Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company, to create a leading publicly listed robotics and automation solutions company with a post-transaction equity value of up to $2.7 billion.

Founded in 2013 by the current chief executive officer, Tom Wagner, PhD, the former chief technology officer at iRobot, BG is a pure-play robotics company offering fully integrated, AI-based software and hardware solutions to automate business operations in warehouses and logistics fulfillment centers.

The company’s solutions help retailers and logistics companies meet the exponential growth of e-commerce and ever-increasing consumer demands. BG’s management, engineering, and commercial teams each have extensive robotics expertise and deep industry experience. [Read more…] about Berkshire Grey valued at $2.7 billion after merger with Revolution Acceleration