autonomation

Has enthusiasm for robotics stalled?

A recent market intelligence report by global supply chain automation analysts at Interact Analysis forecasts that growth in the mobile robot market will dip over the next two years.

In a news release emailed to FreightWaves, Interact says it has cut its short-term growth projection for the mobile robot market by 18% in 2027 due to “global economic and political turbulence.”

“The outlook for mobile robots — automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) — remains positive,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/has-mobile-robotics-hype-dropped

Commentary: 4D imaging radar is in for long haul

4D imaging radar key to autonomous vehicles

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

The trucking industry has been in a strange situation for some time now. The market for the movement of overland freight is estimated in the United States to be worth over $1.1 trillion in 2020. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) estimates the freight volume is expected to grow by 2.3% between 2024 and 2028 and is predicting revenue growth of 36.6% over the next...

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SVT Robotics raises $3.5M in seed round

SVT Robotics, a startup whose software accelerates and simplifies deployment of industrial robotics, announced that it has completed a seed round of $3.5 million. Cowboy Ventures led the investment round, with Dynamo Ventures, Schematic Ventures, Ludlow Ventures and NRV participating.

Founded in 2018, SVT Robotics is riding a surge of interest in robot deployments in the warehousing and manufacturing sectors. The company seeks to streamline a “disparate, highly fragmented technology environment”...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/svt-robotics-raises-35m-seed-round