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TeamViewer | December 13, 2023

TeamViewer, a leading global provider of remote connectivity and workplace digitalization solutions, announced strategic investments in two pioneering companies for smart factory solutions: Sight Machine and Cybus. With a total investment of a low double-digit million EUR amount, the company is strengthening its commitment to the digital transformation of industrial working environments and the convergence of Information and Operation Technology (IT & OT). Investment in Sigh...

ABB Robotics | January 15, 2020

Leading robotics supplier, ABB Robotics recently announced a new feature for its RobotStudio software which allows users to program robots for use in additive manufacturing in a matter of minutes. The update to its simulation and offline programming software, part of the PowerPac portfolio of RobotStudio, is said to give manufacturers the ability to go from the CAD design to final modelling stages in under 30 minutes, without the need for manual programming. ABB says the new 3D Printing PowerPac...

Geek+ | June 18, 2020

Chinese logistics robotics provider Geek+ announces today it closed its Series C funding round at over USD $200 million in early 2020. Following the completion of a US$150 million series C1 funding round led by GGV Capital, D1 Capital Partners along with Warburg Pincus in June 2019, Geek+ finalized a series C2 round led by V Fund with the participation of Redview Capital and Vertex Ventures earlier this year.Founded in 2015, Geek+ operates as a logistics robots firm that integrates artific...

Rockwell Automation | May 25, 2020

Marc Baret, Director, EMEA industrial services, Rockwell Automation discusses the future of automation for remote monitoring and cloud analytics Automation is rapidly changing the jobs we do, the places we work, and even how we define work. Forrester has predicted that one million knowledge-work jobs will be replaced by chatbots, software robotics, RPA and virtual agents in 2020 alone. This may sound like an ominous forewarning, but the report also estimates 331,500 jobs will be a...