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Carmakers Rely on Robotics Amid Wave of Automation
Carmakers Rely on Robotics Amid Wave of Automation
January 15, 2024  |  Technology

Car companies are reportedly relying more on robotics amid higher labor costs. Although automakers have been employing automation for some time, rising labor costs are...

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CES 2024’s Weird but Oddly Helpful Gadgets
CES 2024’s Weird but Oddly Helpful Gadgets
January 13, 2024  |  Technology

CES, one of the world’s largest tech shows, can be a bit much with all the groundbreaking unveilings. Even if you dedicate all your time...

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1X Raises $100 Million to Bring Android to Consumer Market 
1X Raises $100 Million to Bring Android to Consumer Market 
January 11, 2024  |  Investments

Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics company 1X has raised $100 million in Series B funding.  The company will use the new funding to bring to market its...

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Korean Tech Firm Naver Aims to Expand Use of Its Robots 
Korean Tech Firm Naver Aims to Expand Use of Its Robots 
December 26, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

South Korea’s Naver reportedly wants to export its 5G-based cloud robotics technology to new countries. The Seoul-based company makes service robots dubbed Rookies, the subject of a...

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Warehouse Automation Firm GreyOrange Raises $135 Million 
Warehouse Automation Firm GreyOrange Raises $135 Million 
December 21, 2023  |  Investments

Artificial intelligence-driven automation company GreyOrange raised $135 million in a Series D funding round. The capital will support further adoption of GreyOrange’s fulfillment orchestration platform...

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Foodservice Automation Ushers in the Vending Machines of the Future
Foodservice Automation Ushers in the Vending Machines of the Future
December 21, 2023  |  Vending Machines

Throughout 2023, the automation of food preparation, production and service has been increasingly enabling the creation of more kinds of vending machine experiences, with pies...

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This Week in AI: Healthcare GPTs, EU’s AI Act, the Future of Work
This Week in AI: Healthcare GPTs, EU’s AI Act, the Future of Work
December 15, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

The holidays are approaching, and generative artificial intelligence shows no sign of slowing down. A provisional deal on landmark European Union rules governing the use...

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Automated Food Preparation Expands Amid Consumer Concerns
Automated Food Preparation Expands Amid Consumer Concerns
December 13, 2023  |  ResTech

Autonomous restaurants are increasingly appearing throughout North America, with several new entrants into the space in the past couple of weeks alone, despite consumers’ hesitations....

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Connectivity Defined the Past Decade — Interoperability Will Shape the Next
Connectivity Defined the Past Decade — Interoperability Will Shape the Next
December 04, 2023  |  Innovation

A decade ago, in 2013, Amazon counted around a thousand robots across its fulfilment warehouses. That same year, tech giant Google spent more on headcount...

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