MUNICH—A new report by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants claims that recent advances in AI and humanoids wlll enable manufacturers to address the skilled labor shortage.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Engineers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have developed a new framework that makes it possible to teach robots new skills.
DALLAS—Pudu Robotics is opening a new U.S. headquarters in Dallas as part of a broader effort to expand its robotics footprint across industrial and commercial environments.
HANNOVER, GERMANY—Humanoid robots equipped with physical AI are being piloted by Accenture, SAP and Vodafone Procure & Connect to perform inspection and safety monitoring tasks in industrial environments.
The pilot focuses on using humanoid robots to identify inefficiencies, safety risks and process issues by performing visual inspections and reporting findings into enterprise systems in real time. The robots are designed to operate alongside existing automation and human workers, providing additional visibility into day-to-day operations.
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND—ABB Robotics has introduced a new family of collaborative robots designed to combine the flexibility of cobots with the speed and payload capabilities typically associated with industrial robots.
Volvo's skilled workers were spending more time on non-value-added tasks—moving material, hooking it up to a crane, and setting it in a fixture—instead of doing what they do best: complex welds. The automated process has improved ergonomics and requires less manual intervention.
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI—FANUC America has introduced a new lightweight collaborative robot designed to make it easier for manufacturers to automate small, high-mix tasks without permanent installation or complex integration.
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