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Southco opens Chon Buri facility

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:31:38 +0000

Engineered access solutions designer and manufacturer Southco has announced the grand opening of its new facility in Chon Buri, Thailand. This facility will enhance the company’s ability to serve customers more [...]

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Robotics & Automation in review 2025: the stories, signals and shifts that shaped the year

John Thornton — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:16:59 +0000

If 2024 was the year robotics and automation proved it could scale, 2025 was the year the conversation moved on to how it scales: skills, integration, capital, regulation and measurable [...]

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Innovate UK survey finds innovators outpaced non-innovators as finance constraints hit almost half of firms

John Thornton — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:43:32 +0000

Innovative UK businesses reported markedly stronger sales growth than non-innovators in the past year, but access to finance remains the most commonly cited barrier to innovation, according to Innovate UK’s [...]

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DHL opens expanded MEA Innovation Center in Dubai South and commits €120m to new multi-user warehouse

John Thornton — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:29:53 +0000

DHL Group has opened its newly expanded Middle East & Africa (MEA) Innovation Center in Dubai South and, in parallel, DHL Supply Chain has committed €120m to develop a new [...]

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Budget 2025: compute, capital and skills at heart of UK automation push

John Thornton — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:14:13 +0000

The 2025 Autumn Budget sets out a package of measures that UK chancellor Rachel Reeves says will underpin the country’s ambitions in artificial intelligence (AI), automation and advanced manufacturing, combining [...]

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UK and Netherlands sign Innovation Partnership

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:02:54 +0000

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced a new UK-Netherlands partnership on science and tech. The deal has been agreed by ministers from both countries and focuses [...]

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Lianhe Sowell establishes UAE headquarters alongside US$105m for AI robotics

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:48:21 +0000

Lianhe Sowell International Group has signed a US$105 million (c. £80m) agreement with Excellent Capital Investments (ECI) to create a robot manufacturing and research and development base in the United [...]

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Serve Robotics and Little Caesars utilise autonomous pizza delivery robots

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:36:45 +0000

Autonomous sidewalk delivery company Serve Robotics Inc. and pizza chain Little Caesars have announced a partnership to deliver pizzas using autonomous delivery robots via Uber Eats. Little Caesars customers in Serve’s Los [...]

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US Coast Guard invests US$350m into autonomous systems

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:34:57 +0000

The US Coast Guard has announced that it will invest US$350 million (c. £260m) to expand robotics and autonomous systems, strengthening mission execution and operational capabilities. The funding, provided under [...]

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UK launches £10m fund to accelerate semiconductor innovation

John Thornton — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:00:38 +0000

The UK government has announced a £10m fund to support up to 40 British companies developing semiconductor technologies, with backing delivered by Innovate UK to help firms move prototypes from [...]

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