Robotics

• [New] The City of Helsinki is trialing a quiet, emission-free robot in a bid to find new ways to keep streets clean with minimal disruption to residents. / TNW | Shift
• [New] China, the world's second-largest economy, is forecast to reach a projected market size of US$ 172.7 Million by the year 2027 trailing a CAGR of 5.6% over the analysis period 2020 to 2027. / GlobeNewswire News Room
• [New] North America's ongoing trend of production automation and keeping all manufacturing operations in-house puts it in the third position, with forecasted revenues of $6.19 billion by 2024. / Asia Pacific Metalworking Equipment News | Manufacturing | Automation | Quality Control
• [New] Kenya has less than 15 years to develop its furniture manufacturing capacity before the cost of production in the US will be lower using robotic production. / Talk IoT
• In 2021, startups worldwide will invest more than $400 million in the development of AI projects, including different kinds of robotic systems, potentially allowing them to cut the cost of hiring qualified hospital staff. / TATEEDA
• The global market for robots is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of around 26% to reach just under $210 billion by 2025. / VentureBeat
• Many people see self-driving cars as one of the first real-world applications of artificial intelligence and if they can solve it, Tesla's cars will become robots with a form of AI in them. / Electrek
• Artificial intelligence and robotics are going to be just as synonymous with Tesla as cars and energy. / Electrek
• Robotics and automation, currently at 38%, is expected to reach 76% in the next 3-5 years. / Help Net Security
• Thousands of Chinese students ventured out to Western universities to study new technologies; they were expected to return to China after the completion of their studies to foster AI development at home. / NOEMA
• The addition of artificial intelligence and big data technologies with the introduction of Industry 4.0 is expected to increase the Global Robotics Market over the forecasted years. / Yahoo Finance
• Robots will play a crucial role in automated construction workflows and can augment the human workforce by handling dirty, dull and dangerous tasks. / Construction News
• Robotics are a hot item in warehouses right now, with strong double-digit growth projected by most analysts over the next few years. / Modern Materials Handling
• A Chinese space station will be in low Earth orbit by 2024, and is planning a robotic research station on the moon, followed by an intermittently crewed lunar base. / Air Force Magazine
• The global aerospace robotics market is expected to rise with an impressive CAGR and generate the highest revenue by 2026. / Aerospace Defense Talks
• China has conducted and plans to conduct additional lunar exploration missions, and it intends to establish a robotic research station on the Moon and later an intermittently crewed lunar base. / Director of National Intelligence
• In a recent global survey of CEOs conducted by PwC, the vast majority of respondents said robotics and machine intelligence would significantly remove labor from their workforce over the next few years. / Strategy & Business
• The global market for Industrial Robot Positioners estimated at US$ 653.4 Million in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$ 980.1 Million by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 6% over the analysis period 2020-2027. / GlobeNewswire News Room
• DISH will use its 5G network to connect mobile and IoT devices like smartphones, robots, factory equipment, wearables, and other physical sensors to AWS to offload compute, analytics, machine learning, and related workloads, enabling systems to act on device data in real time. / Business Wire
• The U.S. military is concerned about China's rapid development of space capabilities, especially a satellite equipped with a robotic arm that could approach an enemy satellite to disable it, U.S. / Nikkei Asia
• O cado announced in a stock market statement that it will look at the use of Oxbotica's autonomous vehicle software for operations at its warehouse as well as last-mile deliveries and kerb-to-kitchen robots. / belfasttelegraph
• For Ocado, autonomous vehicle tech could have a number of uses, from self-driving warehouse vehicles to delivery vans to smaller autonomous robots. / The Spoon

Last updated: 09 May 2021