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Association for Advancing Automation
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- 1Amazon Shifts From Buying Robots to Building Its Own●Industry Insights: Amazon Used to Buy Robots. Now It Builds Them.
Amazon, once the robotics industry's biggest customer, is increasingly designing and manufacturing its own warehouse robots in-house rather than purchasing them from outside vendors. The shift, highlighted in industry commentary from the Association for Advancing Automation, marks a turning point for the robotics sector, which has long relied on the retailer's enormous purchasing power. Observers are weighing what the move means for traditional robot suppliers competing with their former top client.
- 2Detroit Emerges as Hub for Next-Generation Industrial Automation●Detroit Continues to Evolve as the Hub for the Next Generation of Industrial Automation
Detroit is positioning itself as the leading center for the next generation of industrial automation, according to the Association for Advancing Automation. The city, long synonymous with automotive manufacturing, is increasingly hosting robotics and automation activity as factories modernize and adopt new technologies. The claim reinforces Detroit's ongoing effort to shift its identity from legacy carmaking to advanced manufacturing and robotics innovation.