Tag: robotics

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and US Deputy Administrator Pamela Melroy are set to Australia this week in an effort to highlight the close collaboration of the two countries in space innovations. 

Australian robotics technology company FBR Limited has signed an agreement with U.K.-based shareholder M&G Investment Management to purchase 277 million fully paid ordinary shares in FBR for a total of AUD 9.14 million for the production and commercial deployment of three more next-generation Hadrian X robots intended for accelerated use in the USA.

Charles Darwin University and Australian company Diverseco have partnered to offer micro-credentials that would allow Northern Territorians to upskill in the latest advancements in robotics and automation. 

The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) has announced the opening of registrations for the Australian Manufacturing Week 2023 (AMW2023), which will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from 9 to 12 May. 

Construction on Australia’s first hospital-based biomedical engineering research centre, the Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery, has begun, housing specialist 3D printing and clinical simulation laboratories.

Work on a $17.2 million expansion of TAFE Queensland's Bohle campus has begun, comprising two new renewable energy and advanced manufacturing training and skills facilities.

The Australian fabricated metal manufacturing industry has experienced subdued revenue growth over the past five years, despite a contraction of product sales to key building markets following the pandemic, according to this July 2022 report from IBIS World.

The Victoria State Government’s status as a worldwide player in the quantum technologies sector continues to grow with the Andrews Labor Government’s $8 million investment in Quantum Brilliance through the state’s investment arm Breakthrough Victoria.

Local technology startups are set to boost their growth with Techstars, a global investment business providing access to capital, one-on-one mentorship and programming for early-stage entrepreneurs, joining Sydney’s Tech Central district.

The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) has marked the closure of its $30 million Federal Government Commercialisation Fund with co-investment into a final six Australian manufacturers.