robotics and automation

New tax rules allow total and immediate deduction of costs of robotics and automation equipment

New tax rules introduced by the US government would allow companies to immediately deduct all of the costs of investing in robotics and automation equipment, according to a report on Wall Street Journal.

In fact, the tax break could extend to other types of equipment as well.

Previously, companies were only allowed to write down investments and not have to pay tax on them slowly over the course of a year. [Read more…] about New tax rules allow total and immediate deduction of costs of robotics and automation equipment

Market research reports: A roundup of the latest surveys about the robotics and automation industry

There seems to be an increasing number of reports about the robotics and automation market, each looking at different segments, often in a different way.

It’s difficult to keep track of them all, let alone look too deeply into them and evaluate the data contained within.

So, it seems best to list all the reports currently making the headlines, and maybe readers can decide which ones are relevant and useful to them. [Read more…] about Market research reports: A roundup of the latest surveys about the robotics and automation industry

German robotics and automation industry set to break records and grow faster than previously expected

The German robotics and automation industry is growing at a faster rate than previously forecast, according to the VDMA, and will break records.

The sector will reach €14 billion ($16.4 billion) annually for the first time, says the VDMA.

The VDMA is the German industrial association, said to be the largest in Europe, with more than 3,200 member companies from the mechanical and plant engineering sector.

The organisation has a section called VDMA Robotics + Automation, a specialist association with more than 270 members, which includes suppliers of components and systems from the areas of robotics, integrated assembly solutions, and industrial image processing. [Read more…] about German robotics and automation industry set to break records and grow faster than previously expected

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Robotics and Automation Industry Thought Leaders

It’s been a year since the launch of the Robotics and Automation News website.

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If AI Ruled the World

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Minoru Usui, president, Seiko Epson

We Are Living in ‘Extremely Transformative’ Times

When you want to talk to someone about robotics and automation, especially in an industrial context, who better to talk to than an expert from Japan? Not wishing to compound any stereotypes, the “land of the rising sun” has shown itself to be an early adopter of many, possibly all, advanced technologies for many decades now… Buy the book

Saagar Govil, chairman and CEO, Cemtrex

Electrifying New Markets

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Arun Srinivasan, senior vice-president, Bosch

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Alan Norbury, industrial central technology officer, Siemens UK

From Art to Science

German industrial giant Siemens employs approximately 15,000 people at around 30 locations across the UK. Globally, it employs around 350,000 and has annual revenues of more than €75 billion. It is said to be the largest engineering company in Europe. It’s also claimed to employ more computer programmers than does Microsoft… Buy the book

Scott Mabie, general manager, Americas division, Universal Robots

Astronomical Growth

Industrial robots have always been somewhat captivating to watch because of their precision of movement, but their sheer size and power exudes an air of ominous foreboding, which is why the vast majority have always been caged off, kept away from their human counterparts at factories, where they were mostly to be found… Buy the book

Olivier Grenier-Lafond, sales and marketing co-ordinator, Robotiq

Tools of the Trade

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