PEACHTREE CITY, GA—A German drug packaging and medical device maker says it will expand in suburban Atlanta, investing $88 million and hiring more than 200 new employees.
KALAMAZOO, MI—Stryker recently announced that the first shoulder arthroplasty surgeries using Blueprint Mixed Reality (MR) Guidance have been successfully completed by Dr. Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, MD, PhD, Consultant and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and Dr. George Athwal at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, Canada.
ATHENRY, Ireland—DexCom's new facility is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs and provide a steady supply of real-time continuous glucose monitors (rtCGM) in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
SENDAI, Japan—A research group from Tohoku University has replicated human-like variable speed walking using a musculoskeletal model - one steered by a reflex control method reflective of the human nervous system. It's a breakthrough in biomechanics and robotics that sets a new benchmark in understanding human movement and paves the way for innovative robotic technologies.
Global average robot density is at an all-time high of 151 robots per 10,000 employees.
January 17, 2024
FRANKFURT, Germany—The United States ranks 10th in the world in robot density, the number of operational industrial robots relative to the number of employees.
PRATTVILLE, AL—Tier 1 supplier Hyundai Transys has deployed autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) from Thira Robotics at its automotive seating assembly plant here. It marks the first time that a U.S. assembly plant has deployed Thira AMRs.
PEACHTREE CITY, GA—A German drug packaging and medical device manufacturer is investing $88 million to build a new assembly plant here and hire more than 200 new employees.