Marco van der Hoeven

United Robotics Group, a European provider of service robotics, presents an extensive portfolio of robotics solutions for various industrial sectors, including CobiotX, the new generation of service robots. By incorporating products from its recent acquired Spanish subsidiary Robotnik Automation, the company debuts application showcases for the inspection and maintenance sector.

Sheffield is poised to welcome the first robotics company within its borders. Universal Robots, the Danish collaborative robot (cobot) company, has announced the opening of its UK hub in Sheffield. Scheduled to open its doors on Thursday, 8th June, the new hub will serve as a dedicated space for UK manufacturers to explore the benefits of collaborative automation.

Figure, an AI robotics company specializing in the development of general-purpose humanoid robots, has raised $70 million in a Series A funding round. This substantial funding will be utilized to accelerate the advancement of Figure 01, the company’s autonomous humanoid robot, establish Figure’s AI data pipeline for autonomous operations, and drive forward with commercialization efforts.

Roberta Nelson Shea, Universal Robot’s Global Technical Compliance Officer, has received the the world’s most prestigious robotics prize, the Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award, often described as the Nobel Prize of robotics. She received the award at a ceremony at the Automate Show in Detroit.

FastPath Automation, provider of Intelligent Automation solutions, has announced a major milestone in its journey. The company is now officially part of Future WorkForce, With this transformation, FutureWorkForce aims to continue serving the Benelux market and deliver transformative change for its clients and partners.

The North American robotics market showed strong growth: Total installations in manufacturing rose by 12% and reached 41,624 units in 2022. Number one adopter is the automotive industry: companies based in the US, Canada and Mexico installed 20,391 industrial robots – up 30% compared to 2021. These are preliminary results, presented by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

Blue Radix, specialist in Autonomous Growing, has announced investments by Navus Ventures and Investment Cooperative Horticoop. The investments are aimed at further expanding Blue Radix’s product range and increasing its global impact in the horticultural industry.

A recent survey of CEOs and senior executives by Gartner revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) was the top technology that CEOs believe will significantly impact their industry over the next three years, cited by 21% of survey respondents.

Hall B4 of Messe München will become the venue for a top-level event in the artificial intelligence and robotics sector on the second day of automatica (Wednesday, June 28, 2023). Visionaries from research and industry will put a spotlight on visionary developments and emerging technologies in four sessions held at the munich_i Hightech Summit. These experts will also share their input on consequences to society as technology impacts all aspects of life.

BT Group, the largest broadband and mobile provider in Britain, has announced plans to cut up to 55,000 jobs by 2030, which could amount to over 40% of its current workforce. This decision comes as the company nears the completion of its national fibre network and embraces emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI).