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ABB plans $20 mn investment in US robot factory

ABB announced it will be spending $20 million for expanding its US robot factory targeting customers in the automotive, packaging and machinery industries. The expansion...

China surpasses United States in robot density

China has surpassed the United States -- for the first time -- in terms of robot density, says International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The number...

iRobot to slash job of 10% of employees to save $50 mn

iRobot said it is in the process of eliminating jobs of approximately 140 employees, which represents 10 percent of the company’s workforce as of July...

RPA software revenue to grow 19.5% to $2.9 bn: Gartner

Global robotic process automation (RPA) software revenue is projected to grow at 19.5 percent to $2.9 billion in 2022, according to a report from Gartner. “By achieving...

Amazon opens new robotics software development center in India

E-commerce giant Amazon is opening a new Consumer Robotics Software Development Center in Bengaluru, India. Amazon’s Robotics Software Development Center will support Amazon’s Consumer Robotics...

Zoho invests Rs 20 crore in robotics firm Genrobotics

Zoho Corporation has invested Rs 20 crore in Genrobotics, an startup building robotics and AI-powered solutions for social issues such as hazardous working conditions. The...

Robot manufacturing trends in Japan

Japan is the world’s number one industrial robot manufacturer – delivering 45 percent of the global supply. The domestic Japanese robot market is the second...

Need for chief robotics officer at supply chain organizations

The latest Gartner report said supply chain organizations need to create the role of chief robotics officer (CRO) to drive the proliferation of robotics...