Bots & Business

NN is one of the pioneers in robotisation in the Netherlands. A robotisation project was launched five years ago and has since led to several hundred digital staff who assist employees by taking repetitive tasks off their hands. Rocking Robots discussed this matter with Peter Vlam, Manager Process Management & Innovation at NN.

Due to the COVID-19 situation, the strain on hospital employees has increased significantly. Therefore, it has become more important than ever to relieve healthcare staff of repetitive tasks. ZNA uses Robotic Process Automation as a solution to automate this repetitive workload.

Blaize  announced a strategic cooperation agreement with Lidar solutions provider LeiShen, for in-depth cooperation on the integration of Lidar and AI functions in intelligence applications for autonomous operation across a range of automotive and smart city markets in China.

Blue White Robotics, a platform that provides Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) for farms to run themselves autonomously, announced $37M in Series B funding. They will use this new funding to increase the rapid adoption of autonomous farming, drive new US sales, and attract talent for their international team.

Half of business technologists produce capabilities for users beyond their own department and/or enterprise, according to a new survey from Gartner. They are primarily responsible for building analytics capabilities (36%), but are also involved in building digital commerce platforms, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation, among others.Half of business technologists produce capabilities for users beyond their own department and/or enterprise, according to a new survey from Gartner, Inc. They are primarily responsible for building analytics capabilities (36%), but are also involved in building digital commerce platforms, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation, among others.

Bright Data, has released new research that highlights the increased role bots are playing in automating key corporate functions, including customer service, web data collections and more. The research, carried out by Vanson Bourne, surveyed US and UK decision-makers from financial services, IT, and technology organizations. It uncovered clear demand in both regions for enhanced regulation to drive effective, compliant and responsible bot usage.

Wyca Robotics se distingue par son véhicule autonome Elodie déplaçant un bras articulé ou jusqu’à 100 kg de charges. Prochainement, Helena assurera jusqu’à une tonne d’emport.

Finnish policymakers think use of a new ‘time data’ system based on tech from a local specialist AI maritime logistics company, Awake.AI, can do everything from improve the competitiveness of the nation’s entire maritime logistics to aiding the environment and meeting a national goal of “efficient and sustainable logistics by means of digitalisation”

As labor issues persist, Universal Robots will show PACK EXPO attendees automated solutions for hard-to-staff tasks such as box erecting and palletizing. Powering many of these applications is the company’s most popular cobot, the UR10e, now able to lift 25% more.

The Spot Release 3.0 this week adds several new features, among other things in autonomy and data collection. According to Boston Dynamics Spot will be acting as a dynamic sensor, collecting data where and when it’s needed, freeing operators from tedious data collection and enabling companies to accelerate their digital transformations.