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Swiss robotics startup Enact Intelligence today announced that it has raised $30 million in pre-seed funding.

AI-powered robots could help Thai businesses increase productivity, ease labour shortages and develop new sources of income, but technology executives warned that the gains would depend on measurable returns, workforce preparation and integration into everyday operations.

MARINETTE, Wis. — Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilders, announced plans to invest nearly $100 million in robotics, artificial intelligence and advanced automation at its shipyards around the world, including its three facilities in Wisconsin.

Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards still being rebuilt. 

Doug Field has worked on EVs at Ford and Tesla, the not-so-secret car project at Apple, and was employee No. 1 at Segway. Now the executive is turning his attention to Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe’s latest project: Mind Robotics.

A venture fund launched by the co-founders of one of Pittsburgh’s hottest robotics companies is looking to raise more capital, according to a filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Stryker, which has been looking to get into the soft tissue robotics market for years, is now positioned to compete with new entrants Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic.

Industrial automation startup RobCo Inc. todayannouncedthat it has closed a $40 million funding round.

RIYADH: Regional investors across the region deployed capital across sectors includling industrial robotics, alternative financing, and beauty as September came to a close.

ECS senior Ruben John, left, works with Wanliang Shan, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, on robotic grippers. John joined Shan’s lab after a trial summer research program. (Photo by Amy Manley)