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forbes.com - Christian Pedersen - A Human, A Robot And A Digital Worker Walk Into A Factory: The New Industrial Workforce
A Human, A Robot And A Digital Worker Walk Into A Factory: The New Industrial Workforce
Forbes

Chief Product Officer at IFS with a passion for developing and adapting technology that adds differentiating value for businesses. AI is causing a shift in our world, the magnitude of which has not been seen since the invention of the printing…

digitaljournal.com - Dr. Tim Sandle - Robotics meets ultrafast lasers: Could a new generation of tools transform manufacturing?
Robotics meets ultrafast lasers: Could a new generation of tools transform manufacturing?
Digital Journal

Industrial robotics is experiencing a remarkable surge in investment and innovation. As artificial intelligence accelerates automation across industries, manufacturers are increasingly looking beyond traditional robotic tasks such as gripping…

gizmodo.com - Wes Davis - FCC Grants First Robotics Ban Exemption to a Robomower Company
FCC Grants First Robotics Ban Exemption to a Robomower Company
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

The FCC this week released a public notice stating that the U.S. Department of War (DoW, formerly the Department of Defense) has “granted Conditional Aprovals for certain routers and advanced robotics devices.” That includes four…

bloomberg.com - Stacey Vanek Smith - Are Robots Ruining the Treasury Market?
Are Robots Ruining the Treasury Market?
Bloomberg

Listen and subscribe to Everybody's Business on Apple, Spotify, iHeart and the Bloomberg Terminal. US bonds are the biggest, baddest, most beloved financial asset on the planet. But for the last few months, they've been flashing red and scaring…

globenewswire.com - HMS Networks AB - HMS Networks announces a friendly public takeover offer for all shares in ROBOT S.A.
HMS Networks announces a friendly public takeover offer for all shares in ROBOT S.A.
GlobeNewswire

HMS Industrial Networks SLU, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS Networks AB (publ) (“HMS”), has today entered into a share purchase agreement relating to ROBOT, S.A. (publ) (“Robot”) and has announced a cash delisting…

digitaljournal.com - Jennifer Friesen - What a smarter factory robot still can't fix
What a smarter factory robot still can't fix
Digital Journal

A robot arm that runs the same weld a few thousand times a day is a solved problem. Ask it to find a part that never lands in quite the same place, pick it up without crushing it, and fit it into a housing that varies by a millimetre. That's the…

siliconangle.com - Duncan Riley - Maven Robotics launches with $100M to scale its industrial robots - SiliconANGLE
Maven Robotics launches with $100M to scale its industrial robots - SiliconANGLE
Homepage - SiliconANGLE

Industrial robotics startup Maven Robotics Inc. launched today with $100 million in Series A funding, two years after it started working with its first customer. Founded in 2024, the Santa Clara-based company began with mixed-case palletizing and…

independent.co.uk - Dan Peleschuk - The killer robots behind Ukraine's warfare 'revolution' hunting the frontline
The killer robots behind Ukraine's warfare 'revolution' hunting the frontline
The Independent

In a tiny Ukrainian workshop near the frontline ‘Chimera' is preparing his robot army for battle. Lined up in a row, the four-wheeled unmanned vehicles known as 'Hyenas' will crawl toward Russian lines full of explosives. Hunting, looking to…

seekingalpha.com - Jessica Kuruthukulangara - Laser weapons, space dogfights, and humanoid robots: The future of the battlefield
Laser weapons, space dogfights, and humanoid robots: The future of the battlefield
Seeking Alpha

Laser weapons have become operational for the U.S. and Israel, with contracts awarded to firms like AeroVironment, Lockheed Martin, and nLight. Companies such as Boeing are also supplying systems to militaries abroad, indicating expanding…

cnbc.com - Natasha Abellard - Meet Ottava, J&J's surgical robot leading the healthcare giant into a lucrative new market
Meet Ottava, J&J's surgical robot leading the healthcare giant into a lucrative new market
CNBC

Johnson & Johnson is diving head-first into the deep end of the competitive robotic surgery market. The payoff for investors won't happen overnight, but management believes it will be worth the wait. J & J's Ottava received approval from the Food…

swissinfo.ch - Matthew Allen - A new generation of robots is taking shape in Switzerland
A new generation of robots is taking shape in Switzerland
www.swissinfo.ch

The companies now face the challenge of converting innovative research into viable businesses in the face of intense global competition from the United States and China. From humanoids, drones and self-driving vehicles to machines that operate in…

independent.co.uk - Joe Sommerlad - Trump dismisses fears over AI as Ted Cruz says he'd prefer 'US killer robots'
Trump dismisses fears over AI as Ted Cruz says he'd prefer 'US killer robots'
The Independent

President Donald Trump has dismissed concerns about artificial intelligence posing an existential threat to humanity but stressed it was important for the U.S. to “win” the battle for control of the technology with China. Speaking to…

pcmag.com - Michael Kan - FCC Cuts Swedish Smart Mower Maker a Break With First Exemption to Robot Ban
FCC Cuts Swedish Smart Mower Maker a Break With First Exemption to Robot Ban
PCMag

It's been just over a month since the US banned foreign-made advanced robots, which include robot vacuums and certain pool-cleaning bots. But this week, the FCC announced the first exemption to the rule, clearing several robot lawn mowers from a…

vogue.com - Amy Verner - From Robot Models to Bold Minimalism: Seoul Fashion Week Shows Another Side of K-Culture
From Robot Models to Bold Minimalism: Seoul Fashion Week Shows Another Side of K-Culture
Vogue

The phenomenon that is K-culture continues to deliver fresh young stars, swear-by skincare, award-winning cinema (KPop Demon Hunters, Parasite), a Nobel Prize writer (Han Kang in 2024), and trendy food (bingsu, anyone?) But what of South Korean…

afr.com - David Marin-Guzman - FedEx workers locked out after striking over robot fears
FedEx workers locked out after striking over robot fears
Australian Financial Review

FedEx has locked out thousands of its workers after they took part in a massive industry-wide strike over fears of getting replaced by robots, in a sign that the union campaign targeting the logistics sector is quickly escalating. The US-based…

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