Tag: preferred
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Saintonge becomes first hospital in France to install the Dexter surgical robot
Saintonge says it has become the first hospital in France to install the Dexter surgical robot, which was developed by Distalmotion, a Swiss company. With its new Dexter system Saintonge Hospital says it is pioneering a new approach to best-in-class minimally invasive care called “on-demand robotics”. This new concept allows laparoscopic surgeons to choose their…
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Miso Robotics opens Series E funding round after already raising $50 million
Miso Robotics, the robotics company specialising in the restaurant industry with, is opening its Series E funding round after raising more than $50 million through equity crowdfunding in its Series C and D. The company is aiming to raise $40 million this round and plans to use the new capital to more rapidly satisfy the…
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Perrone Robotics selects Ouster as ‘preferred lidar supplier’ for autonomous vehicles
Perrone Robotics has selected Ouster as its preferred lidar supplier to scale the company’s autonomous vehicle implementations. Under the agreement, Ouster is to deliver hundreds of OS digital lidar sensors for Perrone’s autonomous vehicle kit. Ouster is a specialist provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors describes the partnership as a “strategic customer agreement” with Perrone…
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Cruise and GM partner with Microsoft to commercialize self-driving vehicles
Cruise and General Motors have entered a long-term strategic relationship with Microsoft to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles. The companies will bring together their software and hardware engineering excellence, cloud computing capabilities, manufacturing know-how and partner ecosystem to transform transportation to create a safer, cleaner, and more accessible world for everyone. Dan Ammann, Cruise…
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Robotic toymaker Anki to close down
Anki, a startup company which made robotic toy cars and trucks, is planning to close its doors, according to a report on the Recode website. The company had raised more than $200 million in funding for the venture, and generated $100 million in revenue in 2017, but is now making all of its 200 employees…
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Fanuc developing industrial internet of everything
Fanuc is developing a machine-to-machine network that will connect just about every piece of equipment in a manufacturing plant. The Fanuc Intelligent Edge Link and Drive (Field) system is an industrial internet of things network that will be aimed at automakers. Fanuc already provides General Motors with a global IIoT platform to manage and maintain the…