BOSTON—Rethink Robotics, the pioneering manufacturer of the Baxter and Sawyer collaborative robots, closed for business Oct. 3, just 10 years after it started.
The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has launched a Collaborative Robotics Laboratory to deliver advanced automation technology to the heavy industry and manufacturing sectors.
DUBLIN—The global collaborative robots market is expected to be worth almost $9 billion by 2025, according to a report by Research and Markets. The forecast pointed to vast growth from 2017, when the market accounted for little more than $420 million.
HALEWOOD, UK—Auto parts manufacturer Industrial Automotive Components is rolling out a range of industrial IoT projects at its plant here that may serve as a model for the $4.4 billion company’s other factories worldwide.