The next production revolution will be a boon for a global economy that is sputtering and experiencing lagging growth and investment. This new technology wave should lead to a virtuous cycle of increased investment, higher productivity, more spending, and more investment.
A3’s President Jeff Burnstein on North American Robot Sales, Plus Canvas Robotic Drywall Solution, More
In this podcast, Association for Advancing Automation’s president Jeff Burnstein comments on 2020 Robotics Sales for North America. Also, Canvas founders discuss their robotic drywall solution.
Warehouse Automation Vendors and Fulfillment-as-a-Service
While third-party logistics (3PLs) companies have offered Fulfillment–as–a–Service (FaaS) for years, automation technology vendors are now beginning to provide FaaS solutions along with their more traditional technologies, products and services offerings.
Mobile Robot Sector Expanding Rapidly, But Market Opportunity Still Massive & Evolving
As application opportunities increase, the mobile robotics sector continues to expand rapidly, with funding to start-ups continuing, and larger established technology companies, including AGV suppliers, entering the market with solutions developed in-house or acquired. As standardization and commoditization looms, companies emphasize SW, RaaS and specialization as differentiators.
MIT’s Hugh Herr Reveals Joys (and Challenges) of Commercializing Bionic Limbs
Industrial Robot’s Joanne Pransky interviews Hugh Herr, head of the Biomechatronics Research Group and Center for Extreme Bionics at MIT, about the challenges and joys of developing and commercializing robotic prostheses.
2020 Chinese Robotics Sales & Investment Strong, But Challenges Remain – STIELER Research
China has witnessed significant robotics sales and investment in 2020, a continuation of an earlier pattern. Still, young Chinese robotics companies face many challenges including a price sensitive domestic market, relatively low labor wages, trade conflicts and geopolitical tensions.
AMRs for Logistics Reaches $9B by 2024, a 10X Increase Over 2020 – Interact Analysis
Market research and consultancy firm Interact Analysis estimates that worldwide revenues for mobile robots will reach US $2.4B in 2020, representing a 45% increase for AMRs and 11% for AGVs over 2019. But that is only the beginning.
Covid’s Accelerative Impact Limited For Autonomous Food and Grocery Delivery
The Covid-19 pandemic has broadened the use case for food and grocery delivery services, and enhanced their value proposition. The same can be said for autonomous food and grocery delivery, but significant, business, technological, social and political challenges remain which the accelerative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic do not ameliorate.
Global Supply Chain Disruptions Driving Robotics Adoption
Trade conflicts, geopolitical tensions, and now the COVID-19 crisis, is putting global supply chain at risk, and as a result companies are expected to reverse the multi-decade trend of offshoring. As robotics and automation becomes more capable, cheaper, and easier to implement, the technology is likely to accelerate reshoring initiatives.
Diet and Weight Loss: Using Social Robots to Support Human Health and Well-being
Monash University’s Dr. Nicole Robinson explains how social robots can play a role in diet and weight reduction without the need for human intervention.
Cloud Computing Will be the Great Enabler of Mobile Robotics
Cloud computing represents the most important horizontal innovation for the robotics industry to date, with the market for robot-related services powered by cloud computing reaching US$157.8 billion in annual revenue by 2030.
Robots Help Some Firms, Even While Workers Across Industries Struggle
A new study co-authored by an MIT economist Daron Acemoglu shows firms that move quickly to use robots tend to add workers to their payroll, while industry job losses are more concentrated in firms that make this change more slowly.
Warehouse Automation Companies – The Top 50 for 2020 According to LogisticsIQ
LogisticsIQ expects the overall revenues from the Warehouse Automation Market to increase from US $13 billion in 2018 to reach US $27 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 11.7% (2019 to 2025).
How Many Jobs Do Robots Really Replace?
MIT economist Daron Acemoglu’s new research puts a number on the job costs of automation.
China Source of 50% of Collaborative Robotics Shipments by 2023
In 2019, overall robot market revenues experienced negative growth for the first time in many years affected by the global manufacturing downturn and reduced demand in major end industries such as automotive and electronics. However, the collaborative robot market still maintains a high growth rate of more than 30% (32.1% in revenue term and 31.3%…
Modular Robotics Market Reaches US $10.7B by 2023 – Future Market Insights
Modular robotics are currently a niche market, but the need for flexibility could propel demand, predicts one global market analyst.
Nominations Open for RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards
Nominations are now open for companies and groups to apply for the RBR50 2020 Innovation Awards.
Survey: Public Safety Sector is Embracing Drones
Incident management, rural communications among most cited use cases.
IFR Says Robots Will Get Smarter, More Collaborative
‘Top trends of 2020’ includes predictions for 2 million new industrial robots by 2022.
The next-generation supply chain market: $75B by 2030
Robotics, automation, AI and drones are enabling digitization efforts for the future supply chain.
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Warehouse Executives Like Their Order-Picking, but Feel Systems Could Improve
New survey shows high interest in automation and robotics to address accuracy and efficiency.
Global Spending on Robots & Drones to Reach $128.7B in 2020, Says IDC
Hardware purchases to dominate both sectors, with manufacturing remaining top buyer.
Survey: 75% of U.S. Workers Think Their Jobs are Safe from Automation
Impact of automation yet to be felt, and workers remain optimistic that it will help their future work.
The Essential Interview: Hod Lipson on Robot Creativity
Merging the world of creativity and imagination with robotics and AI.