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TROY—The Troy-based technology and manufacturing business association Automation Alley announced that IBM and Intel have signed on as event sponsors for its global Industry 4.0 conference, Integr8. Heading into its …
ORION TWP.—Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT), North America’s largest independent automation engineering company, announced the company’s 30th anniversary on Aug. 11. Founded in 1989 by Michael Jacobs, the company has grown …
ANN ARBOR — A new Ann Arbor company offering an autonomous delivery robot that can operate in bicycle lanes or on the road, launched at TechCrunch Mobility, a conference held …
ANN ARBOR—Robot orders in North America declined in the first quarter compared to a year earlier, according to statistics released by the Ann Arbor-based Robotic Industries Association (RIA), an organization …
AUBURN HILLS—Shape Process Automation, the Auburn Hills manufacturing robotics company, announced the release of its next-generation robotic laser cutting device, called Newton, at the Great Designs in Steel conference last …
SOUTHFIELD—A team of high school students from the West African nation of Ghana took first place in the Senior Game Division at the Robofest World Championships, held Saturday at Lawrence …
SOUTHFIELD—More than 600 students from around the world, plus another 200 coaches and parents, will travel to Lawrence Technological University this weekend for three days of competition under the umbrella …
HOLLAND–The New York City-based private equity firm Crestview Partners announced the sale of Holland-based JR Automation Technologies LLC for $1.425 billion in cash to Hitachi, Ltd. Established in 1980, JR …
LIVONIA—Self-driving robots are coming to the world’s farms. At least, that’s the goal of a new partnership between the Livonia-based engineering and prototyping firm Roush and FarmWise, a San Francisco-based …
EAST LANSING — The Zipties of Grandville won the coveted VEX Robotics Excellence Award and a two-team alliance from Flint and Niles were tournament champions at the 2019 Michigan VEX …