October 2017 | Robotics
Why service robots are booming worldwide – IFR forecasts 12% rise in sales
Sales in service robots for professional use will increase 12 percent by the end of 2017 to a new record of 5.2 billion U.S. dollars. And the long-term...
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September 2017 | Robotics
IFR forecast: 1.7 million new robots to transform the world´s factories by 2020
By 2020 more than 1.7 million new industrial robots will be installed in factories around the world. Today, the strongest growth in the robotics industry is...
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September 2017 | Robotics
United Nations report draws a mixed picture about benefits and risks of automation to developing countries
The new Trade and Development Report 2017 by the UNCTAD sees the threat to well-paying jobs spreading to developing countries and points...
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June 2017 | Robotics
RobMoSys open call and brokerage days
Contribute to the RobMoSys ecosystem with great research funding opportunities.The first RobMoSys Open Call will be opening on July 10th and closing on...
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June 2019 | Robotics
IFR's Outlook on Robot Sales 2019
The preliminary statistics of the World Robotics Report shows that a new record high of 384,000 units were shipped globally in 2018 – an increase of...
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June 2019 | Robotics
Impact of Digital Transformation on EU Labour Markets
In May 2018, the European Commission DG CONNECT EMPL announced the creation of the High-Level Expert Group (HLG) on the Impact of the Digital Transformation...
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May 2019 | Robotics
Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI
On April 8th, 2019, the High-Level Expert Group on AI presented their ethics guidelines for trustworthy artificial intelligence. This follows the publication...
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March 2019 | Robotics
RobMoSys second open call waiting for your application
Submission deadline extended to May 7th, 2019.
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