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Your Apple computer is built with strong safeguards. Yet, your daily internet use can still expose you.
Activities on public networks, hidden tracking codes, and regional content blocks create risks. These gaps in your digital privacy call for an extra tool. [Read more…] about Secure Your Online Privacy with a Free VPN for Mac
SS Innovations International, a developer of innovative surgical robotic technologies dedicated to making robotic surgery affordable and accessible to a global population, has announced that the company’s SSi Mantra surgical robotic system has been approved for telesurgeries in Indonesia and the Philippines.
The company also announced that more than 150 cumulative telesurgeries have been successfully performed utilizing the SSi Mantra surgical robotic system, primarily in India.
Among recent highlights showcasing the advanced capabilities of the SSi Mantra, a total of 18 inter-hospital telesurgeries were performed between two Indian cities during an eight-hour period on February 14, 2026, including 13 gastric bypass procedures performed by Dr Mohit Bhandari from Mohak Bariatrics and Robotics in Indore, India and 5 complex gynecological surgeries performed by Dr Priya Bhave Chittawar from HER Health Hospital in Bhopal, India. [Read more…] about SS Innovations’ SSi Mantra surgical robotic system approved for telesurgeries in Indonesia and the Philippines
Flexiv, a developer of general-purpose robotics, has secured new strategic investment.
Led by global investment firm Invus, with participation from several existing investors, this financing signals strong market confidence in Flexiv’s mission to automate complex tasks that once required a human touch.
Unlike traditional robots that rely on rigid, preprogrammed motion paths, Flexiv’s proprietary force-sensing technology and embodied AI enable robots to adapt to real-world environments. [Read more…] about Flexiv secures investment from Invus to scale global deployment of adaptive robots
AutoStore, provider of one of the most widely used automated storage and retrieval systems for warehouses, has launched its CubeVerse platform and new AI-driven capabilities, marking a “major step toward self-optimizing fulfillment”.
AutoStore is introducing new cloud software, AI-powered analytics, and robotic workflows for order preparation and system optimization that can deliver higher throughput in existing systems without additional hardware.
After more than two decades of pioneering cube storage automation, AutoStore is now moving beyond automation alone toward intelligent fulfillment systems that continuously sense, decide, and improve in real time. [Read more…] about AutoStore shifts toward self-optimizing warehouses with CubeVerse and AI-driven analytics
As Northern Nevada’s manufacturing sector continues its rapid expansion, the region’s employers are confronting a growing challenge: a labor market that has nearly run out of slack.
OnRobot will host the “Build your Automation Roadmap” event in Reno on April 9th, bringing practical automation solutions directly to the region’s manufacturing community.
The free, in-person event is designed for manufacturers in sectors such as metal fabrication, CNC machining, electronics, aerospace, food and beverage, and industrial equipment manufacturing – industries that form the backbone of the Reno manufacturing economy and are among the hardest hit by ongoing labor shortages. [Read more…] about OnRobot heads to Reno with automation solutions for northern Nevada’s manufacturing workforce challenge
Japanese industrial supplier Misumi Group has announced a strategic partnership with US-based vertical farming company Oishii Farm Corporation, in a move aimed at accelerating the use of robotics and automation in indoor agriculture.
The deal centers on supporting Oishii’s highly automated vertical farms, where crops such as strawberries are grown indoors using AI-controlled environments and robotic harvesting systems.
The partnership reflects growing interest in using automation to address labor shortages and improve food production efficiency. [Read more…] about Misumi partners with Oishii to advance robotic vertical farming systems
Article contributed by Salla Salovaara, head of international PR and media, Business Finland
People and companies tend to do well in similar surroundings. Finland cultivates an environment in which personal happiness and business success are not at odds but grow out of the same ground.
Several things contribute to Finnish happiness, many of which also make Finland a great country to do business and invest in.
We listed five reasons why Finland is a country where people experience a high quality of life – and which also make Finland a place for entrepreneurship and innovation that punches above its weight in many sectors.
In Finland, people experience a high level of personal freedom, public services are widely available, buses run on time, and things just generally work. Daily life can be almost boring in its predictability – in the best possible way.
Such stability also represents a competitive advantage. In the recent 2026 Finland Investor Confidence Barometer, 54 percent of Finnish-owned and 62 percent of foreign-owned company business leaders considered social stability and functionality to be among Finland’s key strengths.
Finland is characterized by a widely shared sense of trust among both neighbors and strangers. It is also characterized by people’s trust in the authorities and governing bodies.
Corruption remains low (2nd in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index in 2025), and people and organizations don’t need to spend a lot of time and energy trying to work out who they can trust. This removes obstacles to collaboration, making for a happier, stress-free environment.
Finnish society supports people’s ability to combine work with family life and the pursuit of one’s own interests and hobbies. Finnish policies support subsidized parental leave, infant health services, and daycare.
This means people can both build a career and fulfill their dreams of a family without creating an undue burden on either. A big part of the Finnish dream is the accessibility of a fulfilling life for everyone.
Finland has long had a thriving ICT sector. So it’s no surprise it’s among the top countries in the world when it comes digitalization.
As a country of long distances, Finland benefits from reliable high-speed networks that support working from home, as well as enjoying life and staying connected outside office hours.
In the Finland Investor Confidence Barometer, approximately half the surveyed leaders of both domestic and foreign-owned businesses listed the country’s digital infrastructure as one of Finland’s core strengths.
Even with great digital connections, Finns also know how to log off. Anywhere in Finland (even in the cities), you’re always within a 10-minute walk from a nature trail or park.
The proximity of nature gives people a sense of calm – and people who are relaxed, recharged, and happy outside work are also happy and productive people when they’re in the office. Finland is also committed to preserving its valued nature with a credible climate policy.
Carbon neutrality is a common target for many cities and municipalities, and the green transition is viewed as a major opportunity for businesses.
The coming together of these factors contributes to the Finnish sense of happiness, both during and outside business hours. And it shows.
The UN World Happiness Report surveys people from around the world annually, asking them to evaluate their current quality of life: on March 19, the report’s 2026 edition announced Finland as the world’s happiest country for the 9th consecutive year.
Kassow Robots, a Copenhagen-based manufacturer of high-performance seven-axis lightweight collaborative robots, has launched its new Kassow Robots Connector App for the operating system ctrlX OS from Bosch Rexroth.
The app enables seamless real-time integration of the company’s cobots into the ctrlX OS environment, significantly simplifying commissioning, control, and system integration for industrial automation solutions.
As part of Bosch Rexroth, Kassow Robots expands the capabilities of the open automation platform ctrlX Automation to include robotic applications with this new app-based interface. [Read more…] about Kassow Robots launches real-time connector app for Bosch Rexroth ctrlX OS
Eternal.ag, a German agritech startup, has launched its first commercial product, Harvester. Harvester is a fully autonomous harvesting robot designed for tomato greenhouses and offers a solution to widespread industry labor shortages.
Greenhouses are increasingly essential for securing the year-round supply of fresh fruit and vegetables, being far more resilient to seasonal weather, climate change, land shortages and pests than outdoor farming.
However, greenhouse labor availability is falling rapidly – in Europe, by as much as 30 percent since 2010 – and forecasts say this trend will continue, leaving growers with structural staffing shortages. [Read more…] about German startup eternal.ag launches fully autonomous harvesting robot to tackle greenhouse labor shortage
A new AI-powered dispatching tool helps plumbing, HVAC, electrical, cleaning, and all the field service companies do more with fewer workers, matching technicians to jobs by skill, optimizing routes, and eliminating the 5:30 AM whiteboard scramble, at a fraction of the cost of a human dispatcher.
March 2026 – FieldCamp (fieldcamp.ai) today highlighted a growing shift in how field service companies are responding to the skilled labor shortage.
Rather than waiting for a workforce recovery that demographic trends suggest will not arrive for at least a decade, service businesses are adopting AI dispatch scheduling software for business operations to dramatically increase the productivity of their existing teams.
The problem is widespread: roughly 30 million field service workers in the United States still receive daily assignments through whiteboards, spreadsheets, text messages, or a single dispatcher who carries the entire operation in their head. When that dispatcher quits or just takes a sick day, the business grinds to a halt. [Read more…] about FieldCamp Introduces AI Dispatcher for Field Service: Skills Matching, Route Optimization, and Emergency Reshuffling Built for the Trades
