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  • In 2024, smart factories will experience ongoing advancements driven by the integration of AI, IoT, and advanced robotics. Industrial Ethernet Book
  • Musk acknowledges the risks associated with the widespread use of advanced robotics and AI. US Newsper
  • TEPCO plans to deploy four mini drones and a snake-shaped remote-controlled robot into the No. 1 reactor's primary containment vessel in February to capture images from the areas where robots have not reached previously. The Washington Post
  • Robotics manufacturers like Figure believe their new Humanoid robots, made in the image of humans, could act as a type of generalist able to walk a factory floor and perform various tasks. Yahoo News
  • Robots will play a crucial role in performing tasks that are dangerous, difficult, or monotonous for humans. US Newsper
  • Rising living standards and future job prospects will depend on Australia's ability to take up opportunities in areas like AI and advanced robotics. TechRepublic
  • The use of robotics and automation will gain greater traction in corporate strategies over 2024, as companies pursue scalability and flexibility while attempting to avoid a proportional increase in labour costs. Euromonitor
  • Some of the predicted structures identified by Google DeepMind were used to test the A-Lab at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, an autonomous lab that uses AI-guided robots to create new materials. CSET
  • As automation and robotics handle specific, repetitive tasks, U.S. businesses will explore ways to incorporate artificial intelligence that recognizes data and simulates human thinking into their processes. Equipment Leasing and Finance Association
  • Artificial intelligence could be found in almost all the items in people's homes in the next few years, from washing machines to barbecues and even nifty home help robots. News
  • Humanoid robots are specifically designed to replicate the human form and range of motion, whereas other robots might take on a variety of shapes and are generally designed for specific tasks that do not necessarily require a human-like structure. isp.page
  • Schiphol Group has plans to achieve a fully autonomous airside operation by 2050, while Avinor's EU-funded autonomous baggage transport project has a big focus on robotics. Future Travel Experience
  • Sagawa Express, a logistics and delivery service provider in Japan, plans to deploy a truck-loading robot from the California tech firm Dexterity to handle parcels in the face of a looming labour shortage. DC Velocity
  • The VIPER, NASA's first robotic moon rover, will touch down on unexplored parts of the moon's south pole in late 2024 to pick apart the mysteries of its water and understand the environment where NASA plans to land astronauts. Sky News
  • Robotics for Household Chores: Robotic technologies are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and 2024 is the year we will see them playing a more significant role in household chores. Howard Hanna Blog
  • VIPER, which stands for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, is a robot the size of a golf cart that NASA will use to explore the moon's south pole in late 2024. phys.org
  • SHERPA is being used to plan the mission for NASA's first-ever robotic lunar rover, the VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover), scheduled to launch in late 2024 with the specific mission of finding water ice deposits on the Moon. Autoevolution
  • Themes connected to the artificial intelligence ecosystem, including Cloud Computing, Robotics, and Data centers, could find new growth catalysts from front-line innovations in 2024. Global X ETFs Europe
  • The projected ARS, which is currently at the pilot phase, has highly autonomous features and uses core robotic technologies based on AI and cognition. SpringerLink
  • In a significant stride towards the future of space exploration, NASA is developing a humanoid robot that will assist astronauts in performing some of the most challenging tasks in space. BNN Breaking
  • Microsoft has announced plans to build GPT-powered robots with Doosan Robotics and plans to use generative AI to develop robots with Rockwell Automation. The Robot Report
  • Logistics, where Interact Analysis put the projected CAGR for collaborative robot s (cobots) at 46% for 2023-2027. The Robot Report
  • The University of Manchester launched a new robotics research center designed to create robotics and autonomous systems that will play a key role in the climate response. University of Manchester

Last updated: 05 February 2024



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