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Amazon to discuss its robotics evolution at Robotics Summit & Expo

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Amazon’s warehouse robots include Sparrow, which sorts individual items for employees to package; Cardinal, which lifts packages and puts them in carts; and Robin, which lifts and sorts packages before they’re brought to the outbound dock. Parness brings robotics, AI expertise to Amazon Parness received his Ph.D.

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MassRobotics shares its plans for National Robotics Week 2025

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Last year, MassRobotics hosted students from four local schools for hands-on robotic experiences during National Robotics Week. Source: MassRobotics With National Robotics Week 2025 just around the corner, MassRobotics announced its plans to participate in the celebration. ” This year, with the support of the U.S. .

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Proprio CEO charts the future of surgical robotics as a surgeon shortage looms

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Rural communities face the sharpest edge of this predicament: 136 rural hospitals closed between 2010 and 2021, leaving 60% of non-metro counties lacking adequate surgical care in 2019. Proprio is among the companies addressing this shortage with robotics. Whats your take? Jones : Technology should complement, not replace, surgeons.

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Researchers teaching robots to use color when moving objects

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Researchers at Michigan State University’s College of Engineering are integrating photoelastic gel for vision-based, tactile gel-robots. The goal is to help assistive robots be better at grasping various items. Researchers have been designing robots with “soft” hands and computer vision systems for years.

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Remembering robotics companies we lost in 2023

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A number of robotics companies shut down in 2023. There are many reasons robotics companies fail. From an ill-conceived idea to poor execution, tough economic headwinds or the inability to raise funding, building and running a sustainable robotics company is challenging. Here are some of the robotics companies we lost in 2023.

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ABB plans to invest $120M to expand production capacity in the U.S.

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The company was recognized with a 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for its modular industrial robot arms. Since 2010, ABB has invested more than $14 billion in capacity expansion projects and M&A in the U.S. appeared first on The Robot Report. Register now so you don't miss out! m) facility in Selmer, Tenn.

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China bets on robots for rapid growth, says IFR

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Unitree robots at the World Robotics Conference 2024 in Beijing. Beijing wants to adapt to the latest round of industrial transformation by using robots as an engine for growth. The country is by far the largest robot market in the world. Chinese robots going abroad started only a few years ago. Register now.

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