Marco van der Hoeven

Merlin Labs has reached an agreement with Ameriflight to equip the cargo airline’s fleet with autonomous and semi-autonomous flight capability. Ameriflight cites potential for enhanced safety, cost savings, and a solution to the pilot shortage.

Europe’s Rehabilitation Robots market is expected to reach US$ 708.87 million by 2028 from 185.69 US$ million in 2021. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 21.1% from 2021 to 2028, according to a report by ResearchAndMarkets.com.

The use of industrial robots in factories around the world is accelerating at a high rate: 126 robots per 10,000 employees is the new average of global robot density in the manufacturing industries – nearly double the number five years ago (2015: 66 units). This is according to the 2021 World Robot Report.

In a recent webinar by CxO Stories four senior HR professionals discussed their predictions for the future of HR. Technology is an important part of the answer to the challenges HR professionals are facing. But there is still a lot of work to be done, both by HR and by the business, to benefit fully from automation like RPA and AI.

Beyond Imagination, in conjunction with Dr. David Wensel at TRU PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) Center in Lafayette, Colorado, started the first planned real-world test of their newly completed, fully functional Version 1.0 robot known as Beomni. This is the first public trial of Beomni, an advanced humanoid robot with an evolving AI brain aimed at tele-medicine.

The role of the CFO is changing profoundly. Their responsibility used to be mainly around financial reporting, but now meaningful reporting on Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) is expected from them as well. This means having the right data is key. And to achieve this automation is a crucial ingredient. Reason for The CFO Automation Experience to host a round table on the CFO, ESG and automation.

Knightscope, developer of security robots, today announced the commencement of its offering of up to $40 million of Class A common stock, with shares to be listed immediately following closing on the Nasdaq Global Market (“NASDAQ”) under the ticker symbol “KSCP.” The offering is for up to 4 million shares priced at $10 per share.

Recently, machine learning company Hyperscience began working with partners in the Netherlands. The Hyperscience Platform helps enterprise and public sector organizations automate their data- and document-heavy processes, resulting in greater efficiencies, lower costs , fewer errors and better customer and employee experiences. Rocking Robots talked about this strategy with the EMEA General Manager at Hyperscience, Nay Odutola.

Preceding discussions at the United Nations in Geneva on autonomous weapons The Future of Life Institute has published a sequel to the grim warning video Slaughterbots, that in 2017 warned the world of the dangers of autonomous weapons. In the new video those lethal autonomous weapons have arrived.

A growing number of CFOs have automation as a topic on their agenda. On the one hand the Covid-crisis forced transformation, on the other hand there is a more deep-rooted wish to perfect processes to serve the business better. But there is more to automation than just RPA as a tool; people are a key element in this, says Christopher Argent from Generation CFO in this interview with Rocking Robots.