Topic: industrial automation
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Unlikely Path to Silicon Valley: An Edge in Industrial Tech
Thomas Lee Young, CEO of Interface, leverages his background from Trinidad and Tobago's oil and gas industry to enhance safety protocols in heavy industries using AI, turning his unique perspective into a competitive advantage. After facing visa and financial setbacks that altered his education p...
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e& UAE & Siemens Forge 5G Alliance to Boost Industrial Innovation
e& UAE and Siemens have partnered to accelerate 5G deployment in the UAE's energy and critical infrastructure sectors, combining telecommunications and industrial expertise. The collaboration merges Siemens' industrial automation with e& UAE's 5G to enable IoT advancements, remote monitoring, and...
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Japan's Cellular IoT Subscriptions to Hit 110 Million by 2030
Japan's cellular IoT subscriptions are projected to reach about 110 million by 2030, driven by 5G deployment, digital infrastructure improvements, and adoption in industrial automation and smart cities. The growth is supported by aggressive 5G network expansion from providers like KDDI and SoftBa...
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10 Teams Advance in Milken-Motsepe AI Manufacturing Prize
Ten companies have each received $50,000 in funding as semifinalists in the Milken-Motsepe Prize, which aims to boost AI adoption in Africa's manufacturing sector to potentially add $3 trillion to the economy. The semifinalists will compete for a share of a $2 million prize pool, with a $1 millio...
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Toyota Invests $1.5B More in Startup Funding Across All Stages
Toyota is investing $1.5 billion in startup funding to drive innovation in mobility, AI, climate technology, and industrial automation, integrating these into future projects like Woven City. The company has established Toyota Invention Partners with $670 million to support early-stage Japanese s...
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BMW Retires Humanoid Robots After 11-Month Trial
BMW and Figure AI completed an 11-month trial where humanoid robots assembled over 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles, handling 90,000 sheet-metal parts and proving their durability in a real factory environment. The robots achieved high performance, loading parts with 84-second cycle times, over 99% accurac...
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CES 2026: The Rise of Physical AI
The 2026 CES showcased a major shift toward physical AI and embodied intelligence, with AI moving from digital assistants into robots and machines that directly interact with and manipulate the real world. Exhibitors demonstrated a broad range of applications, from agile humanoid robots and i...
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SoftBank Expands Robotics Empire with ABB Unit Acquisition
SoftBank Group has agreed to acquire ABB's robotics division for $5.375 billion, marking a strategic expansion into "physical AI" and robotics as a core growth area, with the deal expected to close by late 2026. The ABB robotics unit, which employs 7,000 people and generated $2.3 billion in reven...
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Joseph Belden: Final Call for Innovators to Scale Up
The deadline for the Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award has been extended to February 27, 2026, to allow more time for submissions from technology creators. The award focuses on celebrating transformative solutions, with a 2026 emphasis on technologies that bridge IT and OT systems to enhance busi...
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Allonic: Rebuilding Robotics from the Inside Out
Allonic secured a record $7.2 million pre-seed round in Hungary, signaling a potential shift in European investment toward funding complex hardware startups earlier and in Central and Eastern Europe. The company addresses a core robotics manufacturing challenge by developing a proprietary 3D Tiss...
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Nvidia Advances Humanoid Robotics with Cloud Power
Nvidia introduced advanced cloud-powered tools like Isaac GR00T to accelerate humanoid robotics development, featuring synthetic motion data generation and Blackwell-powered systems. Leading robotics firms are using Nvidia’s platform to refine designs, with synthetic data tools like GR00T-Dreams ...
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Freeform Secures $67M to Scale AI-Powered Laser Manufacturing
Freeform, a next-generation metal 3D printing startup, has raised $67 million in Series B funding from investors including Founders Fund and Nvidia's venture arm to expand its AI-driven manufacturing platform. The company is developing a new system, Skyfall, which will use hundreds of lasers to p...
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