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ELKHART You could say Killian Townsend is inquisitive.

"I remember when, I was like in the third or fourth grade, that I dragged this big tube TV from down the road into my room and tore it apart," the Elkhart High School freshman said.

Likewise, Weston Markham, a16-year-oldstudent at Northwood High School, said he loved playing with Legos as a kid and has enjoyed building things for as long as he can remember.

Eventually, Killian and Weston found their way to E3 Robotics Center, a nonprofit program that trains students inkindergarten through grade 12 in the STEM-related disciplines of robotics andcode writing.

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Brian Boehler, president and executive director, said that the overarching goal of E3, which isfunded through grants, corporations andprivatedonors,is simply to get students of all grade levels involved in STEM.

For kindergartners and their siblings or neighbors in elementary school, that involves doing activities with Lego blocks.

"The program starts at youngest levels with Duplo Lego and standard Lego, where kids are working at problem solving through engineering building challenges, and they are then tasked to come up with solutions in small groups," Boehler said.

The activities become more complex as the students get older.

Older elementary school kids work with Legos that include motors and sensors.

"These Legos are different than the onesyou hadgrowing up," Boehler said. "They can make their creations interact and move based on the world around them using thesesensorsand motors."

The older students like Killian and Weston work together to make robots that can perform tasks.

For example, last year, Weston's team made a robotthey programmed to drive around a field and gobble up rubber balls.

"The head part has a roller at the very front that will spin and bring balls into it," he said. "The entire head can lift and if we run the roller the other direction, it can spit the balls out."

The robotseems to move and perform each task as if by magic. But it is not magic. Instead, team members have planned every aspect of the robot's mission. Some team members wrote computer programs to instruct the robot. Other built the robot. But all had to work together.

So,while many people focus on hard skills like computer programming, the students also have to master skills like communication, working in groups and knowing how to organize tasks, Boehler said.

"You mix these things all together because some kids will know how to do different things," Weston said.

Killian agrees, noting he worked as one of the programmers for his team.

"Our main programmer did mostly autonomous stuff, which is where the robot does things on his own, and I mostly did the manual part where the drivers control it (usually with a joystick)," Killian said.

Boehler has a deep history with robotics in Elkhart and with the E3 Robotics program. He was a member of the state's first Lego League team when he was a student at Mary Feeser Elementary School.

He graduated from Memorial and then attended Ball State University, where he majored in urban planning and development.

"Unfortunately, I graduated in the middle of a recession, so not a lot of cities wanted to redesign or rebuild," Boehler said.

It was around that time that the Elkhart schools asked Boehler to help set up the system's robotics program. At that time he worked for another nonprofit STEM program in Elkhart County called the ETHOS Innovation Center. There, he helped to develop the district's STEM and robotics curriculum and soon, other schools, and homeschoolers came on board.

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In 2012, Boehler and co-director Brent Soper founded E3.

Boehler saidthere is enough interest in robotics and STEM in the area to accommodate more than one program.

"We really haven't seen a cap yet on (the number of students) that robotics is able to get," he said.

The E3 program had more than 120 students prior to the beginning of the pandemic and even managed to work with about 60 students last year. Boehler hopes to build the numbers back up this year.

Robotics programs statewide have grown as students and parents see the benefits of learning STEM skills such as programming, as well as the soft skills like communication, planning and team building that employers crave, said Chris Osborne, vice president of operations of First Indiana Robotics, which is the nonprofit that works with and oversees robotics programs in the state.

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Osborne notedthere were 900 students from 42 high schools taking part in the First Robotics Competition in 2012. That number grew to 58 teams and about 1,600 students intending to participate in 2020.

The First Tech Challenge, which is for students in grades seven through 12 and the First Lego League, which is an introductory program for elementary school students, saw similar growth, Osborne said.

Weston, meanwhile, said he believeshe has benefited from being in the program.

"If I were not in theprogram,I never would have learned the hard skills," he said, "but secondly I would have not learned all the ways to communicate and plan things."

Email South Bend Tribune reporter Howard Dukes at hdukes@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter:@DukesHoward.

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HERSEY Family farms are a staple of both Mecosta and Osceola counties, and residents and visitors can often spot construction and improvement projects at some farms.

One Reed City family, the Carmichaels, have started work on building a new state-of-the-art barn to improve processes and create more space on the farm.

Christina Carmichael, owner and operator of the familys farm, has been farming for years and said the family wanted to build the barn to improve daily operations.

Carmichael is a fifth-generation farmer on their family farm which has been farmed for over 100 years. She farms over 1,000 acres with the help of her parents, Jerry and Lynn Mitchell, and her husband of 11 years, Jeff.

The couple has three kids: Emmett, 9; Caden, 6; and Brianna, 4. The Carmichael kids have been raised on the farm and are the sixth generation.

I do most anything on the farm wherever I am needed. I mostly manage the dairy steer operation, Christina Carmichael said. We decided to build the facility to become more efficient and reduce the amount of labor that it takes to raise dairy steers. It will also allow more flexibility on labor.

We used to milk cows, but the struggles in the dairy industry forced us to change our business, she added. We sold our cows in 2019. I work a lot with MSU extension agents that helped me develop a plan to move the business from a dairy farm to a dairy steer farm. We now raise baby bull calves from one to two days old all the way up to market beef. We also sell freezer beef.

The new barn, at 814 190th Avenue in Hersey, is set to take around two to three months to complete construction and will serve as a new feeding location for the farms cow calves.

The family grows almost all of the feed for their steers directly on the farm, such as corn, wheat, rye, and hay. The farm has 600 head of steers.

Carmichael said the new barn will allow for new electronic systems to take over much of the work that she does normally hands-on with the cows.

The goal of the project is to reduce the amount of labor and time it takes to feed and manage so many baby calves, Carmichael said. We also hope to achieve better rates of gain on our calves because they will be able to eat more often than I have time in a day to feed them. It also allows for social development at an earlier age.

My goals for the upcoming year are to make this barn a success for our business and continue to become more profitable, she added. We hope to be more productive with less labor-intensive.

The barn is being built with the help of Welch Building LLC and Greenstone Farm Credit Services. It is being painted green as a nod to the familys dedication to and love for the Michigan State Spartans. Both Carmichael and her husband graduated from MSU.

Carmichael said she came back after college to take over the family business, and the new building will give her some much-needed free time, and make things a lot easier for the farm.

It will help with the management of the calves, Carmichael said. It also will allow for a better environment that will allow us to more efficiently handle and care for the calves.

"It will help me personally by giving me more flexibility in my time. I am currently tied down to this farm, and having to miss out on doing things with my family or showing up late after I have the chores done has been a challenge.

It will also allow me to help in other areas of the farm getting things done quicker because I wont be stuck feeding calves, she added.

Carmichael said life on the farm is hard work, but worth it in the long run.

My favorite part about life on the farm is that I get to raise my family on the farm just like I was raised, Carmichael said. I get to carry on my family legacy by keeping the family farm business going. I love this way of life. God has blessed us in so many ways. I also enjoy seeing the fruits of my labor make our family business a success.

Moving forward, Carmichael said she hopes the new barn will be completed sooner rather than later so that the family can begin using it as a fully functioning facility, and that the family will continue to look for ways to improve their farm and operations.

We are always looking for improvements or efficiencies to help make the farm better or more profitable, Carmichael said. If a technology comes along that we feel will be beneficial to our farm we will implement it.

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Five young women who are part of a famed Afghan robotics team which had been a symbol of opportunities for women and girls in a post-Taliban Afghanistan have arrived in Mexico as part of the first group of evacuees to land there.

They will be received with great affection by the people of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard, Mexicos foreign minister, said at a news conference at Mexico Citys international airport late on Tuesday. They are bearers of a dream: to show that we can have an egalitarian, fraternal and gender-equal world.

Mr. Ebrard has led Mexicos efforts to evacuate people from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover this month, cutting through a typically lengthy immigration process to provide immediate protection. A group of Afghans who worked for The New York Times, along with their families, also arrived safely in Mexico on Wednesday.

Images shared by the Foreign Ministry showed the group that included the robotics team arriving aboard a Lufthansa plane and being greeted by Mexican officials. Some of the young women, all wearing masks because of the pandemic, put their hands to their hearts and nodded their heads as they disembarked.

An institution based in Mexico, which was unnamed, has offered accommodations, food and basic services for the young women, according to a statement released by the Foreign Ministry.

Other team members had fled to Qatar earlier in the week, and some remained in Afghanistan, according to a statement issued by the teams founder, the Afghan tech entrepreneur Roya Mahboob.

Ms. Mahboob said that those who remained behind faced a worrying future under the Taliban, which banned education for girls when the group last ruled the country.

The young women were part of a robotics team that gained international attention in 2017 when they were denied visas to the United States for a competition in Washington.

Members of Congress signed a petition, and President Donald J. Trump intervened to get travel documents for them on humanitarian grounds. Once back in Afghanistan, they were received as icons of progress, though some accused them of dressing immodestly while abroad and said they had compromised their prospects for marriage.

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Five women on a famed Afghan robotics team arrive in Mexico. - The New York Times

St. Louis-based grocery chain Schnucks (one of those With a name like Smuckers, it has to be good situations, one imagines) announced this week that it will be deploying technology from Simbe Robotics across its 111 U.S. locations.

The deal comes a year and a half into a global pandemic that has substantially increased interest in automation, particularly around essential businesses a qualifier that certainly applies to grocery stores.

Simbes mobile robots provide inventory scanning, offering a constantly updating picture of whats on the store shelves and what needs to be restocked. Anyone whos ever worked retail can almost certainly tell you that doing inventory is one of the biggest headaches in the industry, often requiring hours-long shutdowns or overnight marathons to complete.

The multi-year chain-wide rollout comes four years after Schnucks first began piloting the tech. Over the years, the partnership has gradually expanded. Simbe says its shelf-scanning Tally robot is capable of reducing out of stock items by 20-30% and can detect 14 times more missing inventory than traditional human scanning.

Schnuck Markets deploys Tally robot by Simbe Robotics to its stores bringing shelf insights for better shopping experience. Photographed on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, in Des Peres, Mo. Image Credits: Simbe

By deploying Tally to all stores, we are fully operationalizing these insights into our supply chain and expanding our ability to leverage real-time data to make revenue impacting decisions, Schnucks VP Dave Steck said in a release. Tally has become an integral component of our stores, streamlining operations and ultimately creating a better store experience for our customers and teammates.

A number of companies are working to automate the world of inventory scanning, including Brain Corp and Bossa Nova, though the latter was dealt a massive setback when Walmart ended a large contract at the end of 2020.

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New York, US, Aug. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Market Overview: According to a comprehensive research report by Market Research Future (MRFR), Global Warehouse Robotics Market information by Type, Software, Function, End-User and Region forecast to 2027 the market is expected to grow to reach USD 6,653.32 billion by 2027 at a CAGR of 11.8%.

Dominant Key Players on Warehouse Robotics Market Covered Are:

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)

Fanuc Corp. (Japan)

Kuka AG (Germany)

Yaskawa Electric Corp. (Japan)

Amazon.com, Inc. (U.S.)

Bleum (U.S)

Fetch Robotics (U.S)

BlueBotics SA (Switzerland)

SSI Schafer (Germany)

Daifuku Co., Ltd. (Japan)

Dematic Corp. (U.S)

Vanderlande Industries Inc. (U.S)

Intelligent Robots Ltd (London)

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Growing Need for Automation to Boost Market Growth The burgeoning need for automation owing to penetration of automation technologies in warehouses will boost the market growth over the forecast period. In an automated warehouse, the robots move around the pellets, stock on delivery, and reduce manual labour considerably.

Increasing Trend of Online Shopping to offer Robust Opportunities The rapid increase in customers buying online has led to the rapid growth of the e-commerce industry. Convenience of shopping and advanced mobile connectivity is the key factor for consumers in opting for online shopping. E-commerce players require in managing their inventory effectively to cater to the challenges of short time delivery and constantly changing consumer preferences. The surging need for quick order supply to customers in an undamaged and accurate form is boosting market growth.

High Initial Financial Investment to act as Market Restraint High initial financial investment for setup coupled with lack of skilled labour for employing such robots may act as market restraints over the forecast period.

Lack of Awareness to act as Market Challenge The lack of awareness and difficulty to interact with robots may act as market challenges over the forecast period.

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Segmentation of Market Covered in the Research:The global warehouse robotics market is segmented based on type, software, function, and end users.

By type, the mobile robots segment will lead the market over the forecast period. Mobile robots are mostly used by top e-commerce companies and implemented gradually in warehouses operated by manufacturing companies. The mobile robot adapts to changes in velocities and product types, order shipment accuracy, and order prioritization. Another key plus is the faster ROI as mobile robots are easier in setting up and cheaper to operate.

By software, the warehouse management system (WMS) segment will dominate the market over the forecast period. WMS is a specialized business application which controls the flow of inventory into, out, and within a companys warehouse or multiple warehouses.

By function, the pick and place segment will spearhead the market over the forecast period. Pick & place robots are commonly used by different industries as such robots are accurate and highly efficient and also reduce the related cost and order processing time.

By end user, the e-commerce segment will have the lions share in the market over the forecast period. The increasing trend of online shopping, increasing need for shorter delivery times, rapidly changing customer demands, and fierce competition among online retailing companies has increased the need for automated fulfillment centers that in turn has increased the demand for robots.

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Regional AnalysisNorth America to Head Warehouse Robotics Market North America will head the market over the forecast period. Increasing demand & awareness towards quality & safety production, the market players emphasizing on modernizing their facilities and plants with advanced technologies, the growing emphasis on worker safety, the presence of significant number of established players, higher adoption of warehouse automation technologies, the strong presence of warehouse operatives, and the proliferation of latest technologies at a higher rate are adding to the global warehouse robotics market growth in the region.

APAC to Have Admirable Growth in Warehouse Robotics Market The APAC region will have admirable growth over the forecast period. China and Japan having largest automotive manufacturing base, increasing production facilities, increasing domestic demand for products, improved efficiency of warehouses, and continuous upgradation are adding to the global warehouse robotics market growth in the region.

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COVID-19 Analysis Following the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, automation and robots are already playing a key role to manage the situation. This situation is likely to bring new opportunities to the market. Ocado for instance, a British online grocer is aiming to make its grocery home-delivery technology and warehouse robotics available to other supermarkets for a licensing fee. All these are adding market growth.

Industry Updates Zebra Technologies will acquire Fetch Robotics, a leading provider of on-demand automation which includes autonomous mobile robots. They are used for optimizing picking in distribution centers and fulfillment centers and just-in-time material delivery in manufacturing facilities and automating manual material movement in others.

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Over the years, the practice of dentistry has drastically evolved due to technological advances. With dental clinics working to adapt to the new industry trends, Boston Dental is keeping up with the latest technologies to ensure patients receive exemplary services and enjoy the ultimate experience.

Boston Dental is a world-class multidisciplinary dental center headed by Dr. Maged el-Malecki with clinics in Boston and Dubai. Dr. el-Malecki is a board-certified award-winning aesthetic dentist. With close to twenty years in practice, Dr. el-Malecki is both experienced and highly skilled. He is also an active member of AACD (American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry). He has recently been honored as one of the worlds top cosmetic dentists by the Leading Physicians of the World.

Known for its comprehensive care in general dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, dental implants, orthodontics, periodontics, and oral surgery, Boston Dental is helping transform thousands of smiles across the globe.

Experienced and passionate about dentistry and technology, Dr. el-Malecki and his team use their craft to redefine the industry. Our team understands that emergencies do not always happen at the best times, says Dr. el-Malecki. With their on-call dental services, the team at Boston Dental ensures patients can be treated in the convenience of their homes. Boston Dental additionally has an online virtual consult that supports Facetime, allowing global patients to seek their services.

Driven by their goal of comprehensive health care, restorative and preventive dentistry, Boston Dental has invested in modern technology and techniques to ensure top-notch care for its patients.

For instance, Boston Dental has adopted the use of digital dental X-rays. This helps provide clear color contrast in HD and view bone density, among other benefits, which allows a more informed diagnosis. In addition, Boston Dental uses intraoral dental isolation, which is comfortable to use and convenient. With intraoral isolation, the dentists at Boston Dental can safely isolate and work on a tooth without disruptions. The clinic also has computer generated dental cone beam tomography and DIAGNOdent, among other state-of-the-art technologies to aid in diagnostics.

When asked about the future, Dental Director Dr. el-Malecki says he wants to expand his practice globally and help more people redesign their smiles. As an innovator, Dr. el-Malecki is eager to adopt more of the latest technologies and expand the robotic virtual consultation, making dentistry services more accessible. Boston Dental is set to open their clinic in Seaport in Boston Wharf and continue guiding and educating patients through their cosmetic dental procedures.

Covid-19 has helped speed up the uptake of technology across many industries to ensure the safety and protection of patients. Boston Dental has a UV disinfection robot that disinfects the surfaces and surrounding environment to prevent contamination.

There is no doubt that technology improves the way things are done. A few years ago, digital dentistry was considered the future of dentistry, and its now here! However, that doesnt mean the industry wont adopt more advanced technologies. Boston Dental will be expanding their robotic virtual dentistry globally, and the future of dentistry is brighter than ever before.

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) It's only the first full week of class, but students at Pima JTED's Innovation Tech High School are already getting hands-on experience with new technology.

"I recently took a part one of those robotic cars. The controllers were backwards. We reprogrammed it. Took it apart. Put the tires on and realigned everything," said Innovation Tech High School Junior, Caleb Solis.

Innovation Tech High School is offering a new course this Fall, which focuses on automation and robotics. Enrollment is available to sophomores, juniors and seniors.

"This Fall is our first cohort of future roboticists," said Pima JTED Automation and Robotics Instructor, Reginald Brooks.

Brooks will teach his class the basics of operating and repairing robots. He said these skills are valuable because many companies are now using robots on a regular basis. He also added that demand for qualified workers is high.

"Students could pursue any type of job that involves automation and manufacturing. Amazon has robots that move around the floor. They move merchandise from one point to another. There's also the automotive industry and aerospace," said Brooks.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, an entry-level electro-mechanical technician makes $28.75 an hour on average.

"It comes out to about $53,000 per year, which isn't bad for a kid right out of high school," said Brooks

Students will leave Pima JTED's automation and robotics class with an industry certificate. How they use it is up to them.

"My goal for this program is to have students graduate out of robotics and automation and go out in the industry or get an advanced degree. Who knows, maybe we'll have someone on Mars one day," said Brooks.

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Autel Robotics has finally released a statement in response to CEO Randall Warnas announcing his resignation with a LinkedIn update. Further, Maxwell Lee, general manager and owner of Autel Robotics, has also reacted to the news.

To recap, Randall announced on Thursday that he was leaving the drone company after only nine weeks on the job. He pointed to people around him having unjust authority and no accountability and noted that blatant nepotism and favoritism in the organization were undermining his ability to function in the role as needed. You can read Randalls complete resignation note and our detailed coverage of the reaction in the drone industry here.

Without detailing any succession plans, this is the statement Autel put out:

We want to thank Randall Warnas for his tenure here at Autel Robotics. During his short stint with the company, he was able to do some incredible things and help assist Autel in the right direction. With Randalls departure, we want to ensure the community that we are committed to continued development and forward-thinking regardless of what changes we face as a company. Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to what comes next. We wish Randall the best in his future endeavors.

Meanwhile, Maxwell Lee decided to comment directly on Randalls LinkedIn post, saying:

Hey Randall, sorry things did not turn out the way it was supposed to. What was initially a small road bump sent all of us flying off the pavement. Wish you had been a bit more flexible. Best of luck in your new ventures. You have great ability and drive.

Stepping down from a chief executive position is rarely easy, but it can be especially daunting if youve quickly come to be the face of the company too. Randalls decision to walk away voluntarily to protest the unjust termination of an employee doesnt sound like a flexibility issue to us, but we will let you be the judge.

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Thanks in part to the pandemic and the changing restaurant experience, there is more interest in food robots these days. While were not yet at the point where counters, kitchens, and drive-thrus are fully manned by these bots, there is a steadily growing number of choices when it comes to machines that can speed up and/or smooth out operations, save on costs, and provide a truly contactless meal creation and pickup experience.

One such offering is the RoboEatz Ark 03. it is a standalone kiosk that contains an articulating arm, fresh ingredients (including soups and salad dressings), an induction cooker and cubbies to hold pickup orders. When a customer places an order (via phone or tablet), the robot arm grabs ingredients, places them in the rotating induction cooker, and puts the finished meal container in a cubby.

RoboEatz CEO Alex Barseghianwill share more on this exciting new world of restaurant tech at The Spoons upcoming Restaurant Tech Summit on August 17. As a teaser, we recently got some thoughts from him about restaurant robotics, which you can read below. And if you havent already, grab a ticket to the virtual show here.

This Q&A has been lightly edited for clarity.

1. What problem does Roboeatz solve for restaurants/the restaurant industry?

The robot solves multiple things in one system.The ARK 03 can hold 80 ingredients allowing for 1,000 menu items to be made. Anyone from a salad concept to a pasta bar QSR or an Asian restaurant chain can leverage it. It self cleans the entire system and utensils, can dish out meals every 20 seconds and can serve 1,000 meals before it needs replenishment.It reduces waste, makes more consistent and great tasting food and labour shortages are resolved.

2. What is the biggest change in terms of the restaurant industrys approach towards technology as a result of the pandemic?

There are a number.Touchless interaction is becoming more vital.Everything from digital menu boards, touchless payments and curbside pick have increased in demand during the pandemic.Chains are going to look to automate key areas of the kitchen or replace the whole kitchen to reduce mundane tasks.There is global labour shortage for the restaurant industry and technology is going to be a vital way to solve for that problem.

3. Where do robotics and automation make the most sense in the restaurant industry (e.g., back of house, standalone machines, etc.)?

They can be either back of house or full standalone systems.The application will depend on the environment.For example, business canteens, student campuses,mining camps, airports and transit hubs can drop in a standalone machine like the ARK03.But if you have a casual fine dining chain with a massive infrastructure, you will take much more of an iterative approach to technology. Test and learn which pain points need to be fixed and automated. Only after can you scale which takes time and extensive resources.

4. What is the biggest challenge for restaurants right now when it comes to digitization?

The whole continuum of the journey is a challenge because there are so many aspects to digitization.From the ease of consumer ordering and personalization on the mobile phone to the end point of picking something in store, systems interacting with each other is a very large pain point.

5. What are you most excited about when it comes to the impact of restaurant technology?

That we, as a society, can rely on is great quality food that is produced safely and without much food waste.We have a profitable model that is scalable for multiple restaurant verticals, from QSRs to managed food service companies with the aforementioned goal in mind.

6. What do you think the restaurant industry will look like in five years?

The fine dining restaurants will deploy automation that is not visible to customers. Managed food service companies will deploy full systems in multiple verticals they service, especially where grab and go or 24/7 food is needed.QSR chains will have either a full system or have hybrid back of house functions. It is a very exciting time.

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Campaign Catapult the new end-to-end service portfolio set out to deliver solutions for new entrants, start-ups and developed mid to enterprise-size businesses operating in the Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) and robotics markets has teamed up with US-based tech entrepreneur and business networking specialist Trish Ward Utter.

Campaign Catapult, targets current and aspiring disruptive leaders in a range of segments including Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) manufacturers, sensor and software innovators, counter drones, the wider supply chain and robotics industries. According to Florida-based Trish Ward Utter, the opportunity to help develop and introduce US and international companies operating in these dynamic and fast-growing markets is exciting. Our stated aim is to provide a spectrum of support services to our North American client base especially those drone and robotics businesses targeting UK, Europe, Middle East and other regions.

Trish has helped companies across the globe mark their place in the world through smart marketing and PR tactics and has built a vast following of Drone, EV (electric vehicle) and automotive enthusiasts. Experience includes creating the British Club in the US, working with the British Embassy and trade delegations in Washington DC, in addition to successful ventures in publishing and forensic police support.

The opportunity to provide the UAS and wider robotics industry with seamless business and marketing support focused on whole-life solutions brought together Allan Panthera and Pravo Consulting in a strategic partnership in May 2021.

The two complementary businesses, combining successful track records in the UAS market from Allan Pantheras multi-sector operational and business strategy expertise, with Pravo Consultings marketing, PR and social media outreach and crisis communications for national and global players, will leverage the focus of both businesses on innovative and disruptive markets. The intention is to develop the service from the UK to cover global markets, with the first regional hub in North America, with others to follow, utilizing an international associate network.[1]The global commercial drone market size was valued at USD 13.44 billion in 2020 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 57.5% from 2021 to 2028.

The teams combined UAS experience, across commercial and defense sectors, include: research on drone standards, launch of rotary VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) UAVs and global roll out, support for UAV propulsion systems manufacturer and sensor deployment, creation of award winning drone service enterprise, commercial wins and project management of world first offshore operations, strategic insight papers, BVLOS proof of concept projects, ISR maritime security, blue chip service contracts, drone in a box commercialization, global exclusivity agreements, mentorship/board advisory, foreign market entry, funding support, and many more.

Interest in Campaign Catapult has been phenomenal and builds on the extensive contacts and track record of both Allan-Panthera-Pravo Consulting, explained Philip Hicks, Founder and Principal Consultant of Pravo Consulting. North America is an obvious choice for our next major move as a strategic partnership, not only because so many UAS innovators call the US their home base, but our market understanding and experience in the rest of the world provides our clients with a fast track for growth. Either side of the equation we offer support for businesses serious about developing in the US and/or North American businesses, including Canada and Mexico, expanding globally.

The advent of the 5G delivery model and integration of cloud computing technology with the drone development process is anticipated to provide lucrative growth opportunities to the commercial drone market. The global pandemic has accelerated development, testing and adoption of drones across a range of sectors from medical delivery and energy to real estate and agriculture. This, together with development of global regulatory frameworks, proven use cases, and return on investment, underscore the exciting growth we are witnessing in the uncrewed/unmanned sector, said Jamie Allan, Founder and CEO of Allan Panthera

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