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Rethink Robotics Rebirth

Gary Mintchell

Rethink Robotics , founded by Rodney Brooks of iRobot fame in 2008, pioneered the concept of robots working collaboratively with humans. Following a successful launch of the companys new product portfolio at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, Rethink Robotics Inc.,

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Rethink Robotics Re-emerges

Gary Mintchell

Remember the cute and ground-breaking collaborative robots that pioneered the space—Baxter and Sawyer? I wrote about Rethink Robotics in March and November of 2015. The company closed in 2018 0r 2019 and many employees wound up at Universal Robotics. The company’s assets wound up in Germany at the HAHN group.

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Odense Robotics culture of collaboration can overcome economic challenges, says CEO

Robotics Business Review

Søren Elmer Kristensen, CEO of Odense Robotics, greets global delegates at R-24. Credit: Eugene Demaitre ODENSE, Denmark — Last week, the R-24 conference for robots, automation, and drones demonstrated why the city of about 206,000 residents is one of the most vibrant for technology in Europe and the world.

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Europe has a key role to play in the development of robots, humanoids

Robotics Business Review

Europe is a major center of robotics development and use, according to Humanoid. and Asian companies in the humanoid robotics race, a silent revolution is brewing in the tech hubs of Europe, where cutting-edge startups are making remarkable strides in developing human-like robots. In the realm of autonomous vehicle , the U.K.-based

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Remembering robotics companies we lost in 2023

Robotics Business Review

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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Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid lands first official job

Robotics Business Review

Agility Robotics continues to have a leg up in the humanoid race. The first official deployment of Digit is already up and running, generating real revenue for Agility Robotics , the inaugural RBR50 Robot of the Year winner. The logistics provider is paying Agility Robotics under a robotics-as-a-service ( RaaS ) model.

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Demand for integrated robot control surges

Robotics Business Review

Universal Robots, along with other cobot manufacturers, cobots can now use SRCI, a standard interface between PLCs and robots. Source: Universal Robots Just before Hanover Messe, Siemens announced its cooperation with two collaborative robot vendors, UR and JAKA. There are two main ways of doing this.

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