Robotics

• [New] Construction of the Kinetic Edge platform is proceeding in 36 US cities, and will offer Kinetic Edge coverage that reaches ~ 80% of US population.
• [New] Upon closing and as Verizon continues to expand its 5G coverage, capacity and mobile-edge compute capabilities, incubed IT's autonomous software will enable enterprise customers to gain new efficiencies as they scale their autonomous mobile robot fleets.
• [New] 47% of jobs in the United States are at risk of being replaced by robots and artificial intelligence.
• [New] Bristling with 23 cameras, sensors, a laser and a drill-equipped robotic arm, Perseverance will spend the next two years prospecting for rock or soil specimens that might harbor evidence of ancient life.
• [New] In 2021, we will see progress in the way we use AI-related technologies such as basic machine learning, robotic processing and knowledge management to improve productivity.
• Earlier this month, Ola has announced that it has selected ABB as one of its key partners for robotics and automation solutions for its upcoming mega factory that will roll out the much-anticipated Ola electric scooter.
• As many as eight out of ten workplaces could feature a robot by 2030, with 84% of businesses saying they are likely to introduce, or increase the use of, robotics and automation in the next decade.
• The first clinical trial involving an experimental artificial intelligence chip made by Intel Corp. will begin in the next few months, with patients using a robotic arm at a pediatric and adolescent rehabilitation hospital in Israel.
• Robotic dogs, laughter therapy and mindfulness are some of the ways that might help people - particularly the elderly - cope with loneliness and social isolation while social distancing, say researchers at the University of Cambridge.
• T-Mobile expects developers to use the ample space to build and test new 5G use cases such as autonomous vehicles, robotics, industrial drone applications, mixed reality training and entertainment, remote medical care, and personal health and fitness wearables.
• 3D printing was expected to transform manufacturing, automation of jobs due to artificial intelligence and robotics and would also cause tectonic transformations in the Zimbabwe labour.
• Strategic Elements Ltd has started developing a 'Sensor Fusion' stack for integration into a new generation of autonomous robotic security vehicles that will make them more intuitive and more responsive to their environment.
• Ola, India's largest mobility platform and one of the world's largest ride-hailing companies, has selected ABB as one of its key partners for robotics and automation solutions for its mega-factory in India that will roll out the Ola electric scooter.
• Lawn mowers are expected to contribute the most to gains through 2024, supported by both adoption of battery-powered walk behind mowers and sales of robotic lawn mowers.
• Although still in the early stages of adoption in the US, robotic lawn mowers are expected to see robust growth for the foreseeable future.
• Upon closing and as Verizon continues to expand its 5G coverage, capacity, and mobile edge compute capabilities, incubed IT's autonomous software will enable enterprise customers to gain new efficiencies as they scale their autonomous mobile robot fleets.
• Reports suggest that new technologies such as Robotic Process Automation will grow about 12.7 times by 2021.
• In the coming years, robotic missions could be sent to Mars for the sake of studying the ice sheets directly and maybe even return samples to Earth.
• Human machine teaming with Robotic, Autonomous Systems and Artificial Intelligence will be a key capability in the future of Australian Defence systems.
• Automation technology will grow rapidly over the course of the next few years, as warehouses adopt automated processes by replacing manual labor with machines and robotic systems.
• In the next four years, over a million warehouse robots will be installed and that the number of warehouses using them will grow tenfold.
• The use of ABB's robots and automation solutions will ensure remote digital connectivity and monitoring of the robots that will ride on Ola's proprietary AI engine and tech stack.

Last updated: 07 March 2021