Tag: reuters
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SoftBank to halt production of Pepper and reduce its robotics business, says Reuters
SoftBank, the Japanese telecommunications giant which has in the past few years become a huge force in the robotics market, is set to halt production of Pepper, the humanoid robot, according to a report by Reuters. The news agency cites sources and documents to say that “production of the humanoid Pepper… was stopped last year”,…
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Webinar: Reuters looks into healthcare supply chains
Register here for the free and live webinar now on Tuesday 18th May, 11am EDT Webinar: How Automation Can Hold the Key to Increased Efficiency for Healthcare Fulfilment, on Tuesday 18th May (11am EDT) Healthcare supply chains have been placed under huge stress over the past 15 months given the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic,…
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Chinese companies planning to bid for German industrial giant FFT, says Reuters
Chinese firms including the Jiangsu Hagong Intelligent Robot Company are planning to make a bid to buy German industrial giant FFT, according to a report on Reuters.com. Other companies said to be interested include state-owned Shanghai Electric and equity firm AGIC Capital, says Reuters. FFT, which builds manufacturing facilities for automakers and other industrial…
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Epson boss says company’s advanced sensor could change the way industrial robots are used
Seiko Epson president Minoru Usui says sensor technology the company has developed could change the way robots are used. In an interview with Reuters, Usui says he wants the company to increase its robot sales worldwide by more than five times what they are now. And the Micro Piezo force sensor could help to achieve at least…
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel looking for a ‘good solution’ in response to Chinese bid for Kuka Robots
Chancellor Angela Merkel is reported by Reuters news agency as saying she is looking for a “good solution” in response to the Chinese takeover bid for Kuka, one of the biggest industrial robot manufacturers in the world. Midea, a Chinese producer of household appliances, recently offered $5 billion to take over Kuka, and the robot-maker’s chairman, Dr Till…
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Kuka takeover bid welcomed by Reuter, according to Reuters
The boss of Kuka has welcomed the takeover bid by Chinese company Midea, according to the Reuters news agency. Dr Till Reuter, chief executive of Kuka, is said to have made the comments at a shareholders’ meeting today. Speaking of the proposal by Midea, Dr Reuter says: “The bid, as it has been announced, can support…
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Apple releases robot that takes apart iPhones and saves valuable components
Apple has introduced a robot that takes apart discarded iPhones and recycles the valuable components inside, according to a report on the Reuters website. Liam is reported to have been in development for three years, and will start with disassembling the iPhone 6. Apple says it will modify the robot so it can handle a…