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North American Companies Notch Another Record Year for Robot Orders
The Association for Advanced Automation reports slightly more than 44,100 robots were ordered by North American companies, mainly in the U.S., last year, up 11%...
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3D Printing Reaches New Heights with Two-Story Home
A massive three-dimensional printer is being used to build what is thought to be the first 3D-printed two-story home in the U.S.
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Robots Set Their Sights on New Job: Sewing Blue Jeans
Siemens has been working with clothing companies on efforts to automate apparel manufacturing.
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Quantum Computer QuEra Joins Amazon's Cloud for Public Access
Quantum computer startup QuEra announced the public accessibility of its 256-quantum bit (qubit) Aquila computer through Amazon.com cloud's Braket quantum computer...
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Self-Driving Cars Face Uncertain Path to U.S. Deployment
The difficult path to deploying autonomous vehicles was highlighted by an announcement that Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG would close their self-driving startup...
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Siemens Automates Design Process for Testing Chips with Advanced Packaging
Siemens Digital Industries Software's new software system automates the design process for testing chips with several layers of silicon tiles.
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China's Aviation Regulator Sets Goals for Drone Industry
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has released a proposed roadmap for developing its civilian drone industry.
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Singapore's Robot Workforce Plugs Labor Gaps
Businesses in Singapore increasingly are resorting to robots to help address labor shortages and perform a range of jobs.
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Uber Launches Robot Food Delivery in California
Uber has rolled out pilot food delivery services that use autonomous vehicles in Santa Monica and West Hollywood, CA.
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Chip Startups Using Light Instead of Wires Gain Speed, Investments
Momentum and capital are building for startups developing chips that process data via light rather than wires.
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Move Over Candy Bars, New York Vending Machine Now Sells NFT Art
The first in-person non-fungible token vending machine has been installed in New York City by digital art collecting platform Neon.
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Smart Guns Arriving in the U.S.
Smart guns are beginning to become available to U.S. consumers.
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Croatia's Seed-Scattering Drones Replant Forests Hurt by Fire
Flying drones are dispersing seeds in Croatia to replant hard-to-reach fire-damaged forests.
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IBM Says Quantum Chip Could Beat Standard Chips in Two Years
IBM said new techniques for building the chip eventually will produce more qubits, when combined with advances in the quantum computer's refrigeration and control...
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Pandemic Pushes Chinese Tech Giants to Roll Out More Courier Robots
Chinese technology giants Alibaba, Meituan, and JD.com plan to increase their courier robot fleets fourfold to more than 2,000 by next year.
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Italy Data Authority Asks Facebook for Clarifications on Smart Glasses
Italian data protection authority Garante has asked Facebook to provide it with clarifications related to its newly launched smart glasses, to determine their compliance...
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Singapore Trials Patrol Robots to Deter Bad Social Behavior
A Singapore government agency announced that a three-week trial will use robot patrols of public areas with high foot traffic in central Singapore to curb poor...
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Rent-a-Robot: Silicon Valley's Answer to Labor Shortage in Smaller U.S. Factories
Venture capitalists are investing in leasing robots from Silicon Valley startups to smaller U.S. factories amid a labor shortage.
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Robot Apocalypse Hard to Find in America's Small, Mid-Sized Factories
Although analysts have warned that millions of blue-collar jobs in the U.S. industrial heartland will soon be displaced by robots, that is not yet the case at small...
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