Opinion & Briefings
Industry briefings, distilled for engineers
Daily industry briefings distilled from robotics research and industrial automation news — each links back to its original source.
ArchiveOpinion · Aug 8, 2024
Infineon opens world's largest SiC power semiconductor fab in Malaysia
Infineon opens phase one of a 200-mm SiC power fab in Kulim, Malaysia, targeting EVs, renewables, and AI data centers.
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ArchiveOpinion · Aug 8, 2024
Cyngn Expands Dealer Network with Alta Equipment for Autonomous Tuggers
Cyngn adds Alta Equipment Group to its dealer network to sell the autonomous DriveMod Tugger, expanding North American reach.
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ArchiveOpinion · Aug 5, 2024
Yaskawa and Astellas Pharma to Jointly Develop Cell Therapy Platform
Yaskawa Electric and Astellas Pharma sign MOU to combine robotics and pharma tech for an innovative cell therapy platform.
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ArchiveOpinion · Aug 5, 2024
Volkswagen orders more than 700 Kuka robots for Spanish plant
Volkswagen signs framework agreement with Kuka for over 700 robots, including KR Quantec, for body-in-white production at Navarra.
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ArchiveOpinion · Jul 31, 2024
Kuka wins double-digit million order for 23 FSW robotic cells in EV production
Kuka supplies 23 friction stir welding cells with KR Fortec robots for EV battery tray production, its largest single order in this area.
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ArchiveOpinion · Jul 31, 2024
Kuehne+Nagel Deploys 50 Libiao AMRs at Châtres Warehouse
Kuehne+Nagel integrates 50 Libiao autonomous mobile robots into its Châtres, France warehouse, marking a first for 3PLs in France.
Read moreArchiveOpinion · Jul 20, 2024
Rotor Aerodynamic Modeling Method for High-Maneuvering Flight
A lumped-parameter model based on blade element momentum theory improves prediction accuracy and computational efficiency for high-maneuvering rotorcraft.
Read moreArchiveOpinion · Jul 20, 2024
Reinforcement Learning Mission Supervisor for Multi-Differential Robots
A multi-agent RL supervisor dynamically assigns behavior priorities for differential drive robots, removing manual rules and improving robustness.
Read moreArchiveOpinion · Jul 20, 2024
Three-Branch Hybrid Feature Extractor Boosts Binocular Stereo Matching Accuracy
Researchers propose a CNN-Swin Transformer-fusion parallel architecture to improve disparity estimation in weak-textured and detailed regions.
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