People in Robotics

Teradyne today announced that Kim Povlsen has been appointed President of Universal Robots. Povlsen, a Danish native, brings global executive leadership from a high-tech and commercial perspective and will lead Universal Robots’ next stage of growth and innovation. His appointment reinforces Teradyne´s commitment to Universal Robots’ Danish origin and its role in further developing the local robotics community. Kim begins his new role at Universal Robots on March 1, 2021.

Si plusieurs études soulignent les bonnes perspectives de croissance de la Robotic Process Automation, les déploiements se font en douceur et uniquement dans quelques secteurs. La France se place dans la moyenne des pays convertis à la RPA.

SME has named Twenty women making their mark in robotics & automation. The international group of remarkable women on the list  represent a comprehensive cross section of technologies in robotics and automation. The list was developed by U.S.-based SME in consultation with several leaders across the robotics and automation industries. SME is a nonprofit association of professionals, educators and students committed to promoting and supporting the manufacturing industry.

La crise du coronavirus a boosté le recours à l’automatisation robotisée des processus (en anglais RPA) au sein de Randstad France, a déclaré récemment sa CFO, Odile Schmutz, lors d’un festival digital organisé par UiPath.

The coronavirus crisis has given a major boost to the use of robot-assisted process automation (RPA) in Randstad France. CFO Odile Schmutz pointed out recently during a digital festival organized by specialist UiPath.

A team of New Jersey researchers has demonstrated that high-dose therapy gait training using robotic exoskeletons may aid early rehabilitation for acute stroke.

Businesses face several challenges regarding automation. A returning challenge is the question where to start. They want to realize ROI quickly, but they do not know how to do that. Executives, for example people in the finance function, are overwhelmed with all kinds of demands. Robots as a Service and Process Mining as Service, provided by Humans4Help, offer a smart solution to this demand for automation.

Roboyo, a provider of intelligent automation, has entered the UK as part of its global expansion to support clients worldwide. To spearhead this client-centric growth, it has added two high-calibre business service leaders to its senior team. Roboyo has appointed ex-North Highland UK CEO, Charles Vivian as UK Managing Director and ex-Mckinsey and former Russell Investments CEO, Andrew Doman as Chairman.

RockingRobots recently sat down with Karen Inbar, Director of Product Marketing at robotic process automation supplier NICE, to get her perspective on how the approach is being seen in the UK market.

Ultimately, it’s about people, not technology. It has become clear again in 2020 that technology and innovation are not an end goal, but tools that are used to achieve a business or social goal. That is one of the recurring themes in the conversations we have had for Rocking Robots this year.