Tag: launched
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Stiga launches ‘world’s smartest’ autonomous lawn mower
Stiga, a European manufacturer and distributor of garden machinery and equipment, has launched its Stiga A1500 Autonomous Robot Mower. Stiga claims it is the “world’s smartest” autonomous law mower and the very first mower that combines RTK GPS with Stiga’s patented Active Guidance System (AGS) technology for a robust signal that runs sustainably, without stoppages…
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Nippon Express launches eco-friendly delivery service in Venice using hydrogen-powered boats
Nippon Express Italia has launched an eco-friendly delivery service in Venice, Italy that uses hydrogen-powered boats. The European Union has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent from 1990 levels no later than 2030, and companies operating within the EU are accelerating their de-carbonization efforts. To realize its long-term…
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AutoX launches new version of its fully driverless system production for ‘RoboTaxis’
AutoX has launched the production of its latest “Gen5 system for fully driverless RoboTaxis”. The AutoX Gen5 was launched at the Crowne Plaza Shanghai Anting recently when AutoX founder and CEO, Dr Jianxiong Xiao, unveiled the technology behind the Gen5 system. The Gen5 system has 50 sensors in total, as well as a vehicle control…
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China launches robot to collect space debris and mine asteroids
A Chinese startup company called Origin Space has launched a prototype robot designed to collect space debris and eventually mine asteroids while in low-Earth orbit. The Neo-01 robot was launched on the Chinese state-backed rocket Long March recently, and weighs about 30 kg. The system will use a net to catch debris. Satellites of all…
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Fanuc plans to triple its production of industrial robots
Fanuc, the world’s largest manufacturer of industrial robots, with almost 500,000 units in operation at customer locations around the world, is planning to “triple current monthly production” at its main factory in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. This is according to a report by Nikkei Asian Review which says Fanuc is particularly concentrating on its CRX line…
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US military selects Parrot as new supplier of drones
Parrot, a drone manufacturer, has been selected to take part in the Blue Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) programme by the US Army and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The DIU is a Department of Defense organisation that accelerates commercial technology for national defense. The Blue sUAS programme is a spin-off of the Short-Range Reconnaissance…
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Robotics and Automation News Review: Fanuc and Kuka launch new robots, Pittsburgh ready to go to ‘infinity and beyond’, Foxconn moves operations out of China, and much more…
Friday 14 August 2020: This is a new, weekly column – to be published every Friday – which rounds up all the most interesting news from the robotics and automation industry in the past seven days, in brief form. This Robotics and Automation News Review is also available to view on our YouTube channel. Comau…
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Robotics and Automation News Review: New collaborative robots, an ‘easy’ vision system, an award-winning delivery robot, and more…
Friday 7 August 2020: This is a new, weekly column – to be published every Friday – which rounds up all the most interesting news from the robotics and automation industry in the past seven days, in brief form. This Robotics and Automation News Review is also available to view on our YouTube channel, and…
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Ocious Technology to provide Australia with autonomous boats to watch out for refugees at sea
A startup company called Ocious Technology is to provide Australia with autonomous boats to watch out for refugees at sea. The company was awarded $5.5 million a couple of months ago by the Australian government’s Department of Defence to continue developing its autonomous unmanned surface vessels. Following on from that, Ocious is to launch a…