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  • [New] By 2035, over 100 million humanoid robots will be operational across a variety of environments, including factories, distribution centers, offices, elderly homes, households, and more. Global X ETFs
  • [New] Last year, Sunnyvale, California-based Figure, which develops general-purpose humanoid robots that could work in different environments and handle a variety of tasks from warehouses to retail, raised $70 million from investors led by Parkway Venture Capital in its first external round. MarketScreener
  • A recent demonstration by robotics startup Figure showcases the potential of OpenAI's ChatGPT technology in powering human-like conversations for humanoid robots. GizChina Media
  • The recent CEO Survey reveals a startling statistic: less than one in three Canadian CEOs - specifically, only 28% - clearly understand the potential for robotics and artificial intelligence to enhance customer experience. Digital Insurance
  • Seoul Robotics is planning a pre-IPO round in 2024 with the goal of listing on the KOSDAQ by 2025, aiming to attract top talent and strengthen its competitive position through focused R&D efforts. PR Newswire
  • Kane Robotics from the United States has combined artificial intelligence with machine vision, enabling its collaborative robots to automatically track and polish weld seams with high precision and speed, showcasing the potential of AI in fine operations. Automation.com
  • Robots With Character: Walt Disney Imagineering will show how it's enabling the rapid design of legged robotic characters that learn to imitate artist-specified animations, in the session Breathing Life Into Disney's Robotic Characters With Deep Reinforcement Learning. NVIDIA Blog
  • The list of companies trying to develop a humanoid robot is long, though - Apptronik, Agility Robotics, Sanctuary AI, Tesla, and many more - and if any of them succeeds, it could forever change the world of work. Freethink Media
  • Researchers from the University of Hawaii have demonstrated a soft, flexible bioinspired robot with the potential of scrubbing plastics from the ocean. News9live
  • Oregon-based Agility Robotics, which demonstrated how its robots could perform a variety of simple warehouse tasks autonomously, is reportedly already testing machines in Amazon warehouses. Popular Science
  • 2024's test flight will carry a humanoid robot, Vyomitra (Sanskrit for space friend), to help validate ISRO's technology before astronauts fly onboard in 2025. Yahoo News
  • In a world struggling to find qualified labour, humanoid robots are likely to arrive in a warehouse, store, farm or business near you sooner than you might expect. Jack Uldrich
  • Once completed, Symbotic's end-to-end solution will provide robotic case pick capabilities in Manchester's dry grocery area, improve order accuracy for customers, and automate the assembly of customer order pallets. Yahoo Finance
  • If Ukraine with its innovative but immature tech sector could build an entire robotic fleet in just a year or so, tech-powerhouse Taiwan should be able to build an even bigger robotic fleet, faster. The Telegraph
  • The robotic spacecraft will be ferried to Earth orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9, after which the cryogenic propulsion system on board will be used to hop to the Moon. News9live
  • The use of advanced technologies, from artificial intelligence to robotics, has the potential to transform global trade and unlock a new era of growth. The National
  • While early, investors now expect Tesla to benefit from its investment in AI through development of autonomous driving technology and Dojo chips (AI training compute designed for image and video use case), autobidder (an automated energy trading platform), and Optimus (a humanoid robot). Seeking Alpha
  • While early, investors now expect Tesla to benefit from its investment in artificial intelligence through development of autonomous driving technology Dojo (an AI training computer), autobidder (an automated energy trading platform), and humanoid (a human-like robot). Seeking Alpha
  • The International Federation of Robotics this week said it expects trends such as AI, humanoid robots, and digitalization to boost the robotics industry. The Robot Report
  • Establishing programs that can make regular robotic trips to the moon could facilitate a future in which lunar travel is common, inexpensive and fuels grander projects, such as a functioning lunar base with astronauts living and working there. CNN
  • The Evolve Innovation Index Fund (EDGE ETF) is an 8-in - 1 innovation fund that invests in disruptive innovation themes across a broad range of industries, including: cloud computing, cybersecurity, egaming & esports, automobile innovation, 5G, fintech, genomics, and robotics & automation. Evolve ETFs
  • The Evolve Innovation Index Fund (EDGE ETF) offers a diversified approach to investing in disruptive technologies, spanning sectors such as cloud computing, fintech, genomics, and robotics & automation. Evolve ETFs
  • Lindsay Corporation plans to modernize its facility by implementing Industry 4.0 technologies, including data connectivity, analytics, artificial intelligence, and adding automation and robotics. The Job Shop Company

Last updated: 25 March 2024



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