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Locus Robotics wins $150M in funding, boosts market valuation to $1B

The developer of autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses is the first AMR vendor to hit this financial milestone. » Read full article

NGen funds nearly $17M for new plant to produce alternative proteins

The operations will employ industrial automation and robotics, IoT and deep learning/analytics to farm crickets. » Read full article

Ontario opens business applications for $115M skills development fund

The Skills Development Fund is aimed at alleviating challenges caused by COVID-19 when it comes to hiring, training and retaining. » Read full article

Columbia/Okura celebrates 25 years in business

The end-of-line automated palletizing and material handling solutions provider marks its 25th anniversary this month. » Read full article

Five trends shaping the robotics market in 2021

The International Federation of Robotics reveals how robots will change the industrial market this year. » Read full article

5 Technology Predictions for 2021.

Manufacturers worldwide are heaving a collective sigh of relief at the thought of putting 2020 far behind them. To help manufacturers navigate where and when to recalibrate their global production footprint, we’ve put together five manufacturing trends to adopt in 2021. » Learn more

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PODCAST: Reducing metal 3D printing costs for manufacturers

The new episode of Machine Language features an interview with Mihaela Vlasea, an assistant professor at the University of Waterloo, and Diana Facchini, team leader at the NRC’s new facility in Mississauga, Ont., who discuss the challenges and benefits of metal additive manufacturing. » Read more

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