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AutoStore to launch U.S. headquarters in greater Boston region
Over 100 new jobs will be introduced to the region with the establishment of the new headquarters in Salem, New Hampshire

IFR: Robot installations by U.S. manufacturing companies up 12 percent last year
Preliminary figures from the International Federation of Robotics show total installations of industrial robots across U.S. manufacturing segments reached 44,303 units in 2023.

Geek+ and System Teknik deploy PopPick solution for pharmacy group Med24.dk
System Teknik partnered on the Denmark project, which includes three PopPick stations and 30 Shelf-to-Person robots.

Beckhoff USA opens new office in Austin, Texas
The Austin office will amplify support, sales and training opportunities covering an array of industries that include electric vehicles, medtech and digital manufacturing.

Materials Handling Robotics: The new world of heterogeneous robotic integration
In this Special Digital Edition, the editorial staff of Modern curates the best robotics coverage over the past year to help track the evolution of this piping hot market.

Kathleen Phelps to join FORTNA as chief financial officer
Phelps brings 20 years of financial leadership experience with global multi-billion-dollar businesses.

2024 Intralogistics Robotics Survey: Robot demand surges
Two years ago, 40% of companies had no plans to use robots. That number has been whittled down to 8% according to the annual Intralogistics Robotics Survey from Peerless Research Group, MHI and The Robotics Group.

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) on a mission
Autonomous mobile robots are the current leading figure in the move to mobile automation. Their mission is quite simple: Reduce the cost of shipping everything.

Up close and personal with mind twisting special purpose robots
Clearly, the sky is the limit for this class of autonomous robots. Here are what four of the leaders can already do with about as little human intervention as you can imagine.

Gartner foresees sizeable uptake for next-gen humanoid robots
Research note poses likelihood that by 2027, 10% of all intralogistics smart robots sold will be humanoid robots.

A3 bestows Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Awards to three industry leaders
The prestigious robotics industry award will be presented May 8 at Automate in Chicago. Dr. Reymond Clavel and Marc-Olivier Demaurex, pioneers of the Delta robot, and robotics leader Joe Gemma, are the recipients.

Agility Robotics and Manhattan Associates partner to bring AI-powered humanoid robots into warehouses
Industry-first partnership integrates Digit Robot and Agility Arc Cloud automation platform with Manhattan Active Warehouse Management. Agility will join the Manhattan Value Partner (MVP) program for trusted partners, and the Manhattan Automation Network for warehouse automation solution providers.

60 Seconds with Bob Trebilcock, outgoing executive editor, Modern Materials Handling
We sat down with our own Bob Trebilcock to discuss the industry as he steps away from the editorial role.

Neura Robotics and OMRON forge alliance to offer “Cognitive” robots to manufacturers
Cognitive robots that can learn from their environments touted as opening new application possibilities, including intricate assembly tasks, detailed quality inspections, and adaptive material handling processes.

AMR provider LexxPluss opens demo space in Indiana
Japanese autonomous mobile robot tech company LexxPluss enters U.S. market, opens demo space at IoT technology facility near Indianapolis.


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