Robotics Business Review

MAY 6, 2024

Source: HEBI Robotics HEBI Robotics last week during the Robotics Summit & Expo expanded its offerings with its new H-Series platform of smart robotic actuators. The H-Series is a fully-featured robotic component with an onboard IMU, current sensing, and over-temperature protection.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2024

The Ozmo robotic window cleaner operates on a skyscraper in New York City. Source: Skyline Robotics Cleaning the windows of skyscrapers around the world meets the definition of dull, dirty, and dangerous jobs for robot assistance. ” Skyline Robotics’ Ozmo cleans a building facade.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 4, 2024

Kiwibot will add intellectual property from AUTO Mobility Solutions to its delivery robot portfolio. Source: Kiwibot Consolidation among mobile robot providers is not limited to warehouses. ” Kiwibot develops delivery robots Berkeley, Calif. . ” Kiwibot develops delivery robots Berkeley, Calif. .

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2024

Source: Asensus Surgical Asensus Surgical Inc. today announced that Nagoya University Hospital in Japan agreed last month to lease its Senhance surgical robot. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2017. In addition, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital in Ritto, Japan, agreed to lease a surgical robot. It won clearance from the U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 3, 2024

Adapta has developed robots for specific use cases. Source: Adapta Robotics Starting a robotics company is always challenging, as inventors and entrepreneurs scramble to get access to capital and tap the local talent pool. Adapta Robotics started with competition team What is the origin of Adapta Robotics?

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Since the 1970s, the field has evolved from writing sophisticated programs to using deep learning, teaching robots to learn directly from human behavior. To improve, robots need to encounter scenarios that push the boundaries of their capabilities, operating at the edge of their mastery. But a critical bottleneck remains: data quality.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 29, 2024

Left: Vivian Chu and Andrea Thomaz, the co-founders of Diligent Robotics; right: Kathleen Brandes and Ros Shinkle, the co-founders of Adagy Robotics. Sources: Diligent Robotics, Adagy Robotics Almost half of all startups that began in 2021 were formed by women, according to human resources cloud software company Gusto.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 11, 2024

Source: Fox Robotics The word’s biggest retailers are continuing to add automation. today announced that it has entered into a multiyear agreement with Fox Robotics Inc. In addition to its initial rollout of 19 FoxBot autonomous forklifts, Walmart has invested growth capital for a minority stake in Fox Robotics.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Source: EDAP TMS EDAP TMS SA, a developer of robotic energy-based therapies, and Avenda Health last week announced plans to use Avenda’s Unfold AI to launch the Focal One robotic system for high-intensity focused ultrasound, or HIFU, procedures. EDAP TMS released Focal One in 2013 to treat prostate cancer using ultrasound.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 17, 2024

which yesterday retired the older version of its humanoid robot after 15 years of development and today showed a preview of its successor. based company showed that its robot could walk, open a door, and maintain its balance while being shoved by a person holding a hockey stick, all without a tether. By 2016, the Waltham, Mass.-based

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 7, 2024

Contactless wireless charging can power robots and electric vehicles. Source: Meredot In the ever-evolving world of technology, the distinction between contact-based and contactless wireless charging has become pivotal, with an added layer of confusion thrown into the mix. It can also reduce the overheating chances.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Source: Nimble While warehouse automation today is limited to a few functions, improvements in artificial intelligence promise to change that. ” Founded in 2017, Nimble’s services include robotic fulfillment and transportation. .” Nimble said its AI technology has picked, packed, and handled millions of items.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 22, 2024

The veil is starting to lift on medical robotics startup Mendaera Inc. Mendaera also has financial support from Dr. Fred Moll, the Auris and Intuitive Surgical co-founder who is known as “the father of robotic surgery.” But Mendaera isn’t a surgical robotics developer. based company.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

Source: Kodama Systems The U.S. billion in damage from 2017 to 2021 , a nearly tenfold increase from 2012 to 2016. There are even fewer using robotics. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. Kodama turns heavy equipment used for forest thinning into autonomous or remotely operated machines.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2024

Credit: Eugene Demaitre BOSTON — One measure of success for a robotics cluster is how much funding its member companies obtain. MassRobotics this month announced that resident startups have raised more than $1 billion since its founding in 2017. “Many of them have moved on from our co-working space and continue to grow. .”

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2024

The ARM Institute supports workforce development and robotics adoption. Source: Adobe Stock The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute today announced that the continuation of its cooperative agreement with the U.S. manufacturing by funding robotics and workforce development programs. Petersburg, Fla.,

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2024

When will humanoid robots be ready for household chores? While many robotics experts take a long view on the topic, 1X Technologies AS today unveiled the NEO Beta prototype of its humanoid as it prepares for pilot deployments in select homes later this year. It also has offices in Sunnyvale, Calif.; Irving, Texas; and Oslo, Norway.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 8, 2024

Source: Intuitive Surgical Part of the promise of robot-assisted surgery is that it enables increasingly complex but minimally invasive procedures, which allow for better patient outcomes. Decaestecker had performed such operations since 2017 using the da Vinci Multiport system, which is equipped with four robotic arms.

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E&T

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The complete deployment represents a scientific milestone since it is the first robotic network with a presence on all continents." BOOTES' main objective is to quickly and autonomously observe 'transient sources', which are astrophysical objects that do not present a permanent emission over time.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

based robotaxi companies, lost major funding sources that could significantly alter their futures. billion on Cruise since 2017. Motional , the $4 billion joint autonomous vehicle venture created in 2017 by Hyundai and Aptiv, lost one of its main financial backers. Hyundai and Aptiv partnered in 2017 on Motional.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 25, 2024

Source: Outrider Between the automated warehouse and self-driving long-haul vehicles, there is the opportunity to add robotics to yard management. In 2017, we recognized that autonomously moving 50,000-lb. ” Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. . Outrider Technologies Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 26, 2024

Source: ARM Insitute The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM Institute today said it has added capabilities to RoboticsCareer.org, its resource for robotics careers in U.S. RoboticsCareer.org has been redesigned to help people find careers in manufacturing. manufacturing.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2024

Source: Wayve Most self-driving vehicle developers, like Cruise and Waymo, meticulously map the areas their robotaxis will drive in. Founded in 2017, the company is backed by investors including SoftBank Group, NVIDIA, and Eclipse Ventures. In November 2021, it partnered with Serve Robotics , a robotic sidewalk delivery company.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 17, 2024

Source: Motional Aptiv PLC and Hyundai Motor Group have completed their ownership restructuring transitions for Motional AD LLC. It launched Motional with Hyundai in 2017 as a joint venture initially worth $4 billion. ” The post Hyundai picks up some Aptiv shares of Motional for $448M appeared first on The Robot Report. .

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Ozmo, Skyline Robotics’ flagship robot, uses force sensors to calculate how much pressure it can use when cleaning windows. Source: Skyline Robotics Alimak Group and Skyline Robotics are creating an automated building maintenance unit (BMU).

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Source: Formant Slalom, a global business and technology consulting company, and Formant , a provider of cloud robotics management software, today announced a strategic partnership. The companies aim to help enterprise companies more easily adopt automation and robotics technologies to supercharge their businesses.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2024

Source: Aurora Innovation Autonomous trucks are picking up funding. Chris Urmson, Sterling Anderson, and Drew Bagnell founded the Pittsburgh-based company in 2017. The post Aurora closes upsized public offering with gross proceeds of $483M appeared first on The Robot Report. Aurora Innovation Inc. Aurora Innovation Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 21, 2024

The Misso robot will help surgeons with personalized pre-planning and precise cutting for joint replacement. Source: Meril Meril Life Sciences Pvt. this week unveiled its Misso surgical robot for simplifying orthopedic procedures. Editor’s note: This article is syndicated from The Robot Report sibling site MassDevice.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 15, 2024

Source: Near Earth Autonomy The Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR) has selected Near Earth Autonomy to demonstrate an advanced autonomy system for helicopters. Marine Corps testing autonomy system for helicopters appeared first on The Robot Report. Near Earth Autonomy will demo advanced autonomy on the Leonardo AW139 helicopter.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 7, 2024

Source: Wayve Wayve yesterday announced it closed a $1.05 The London-based developer of embodied artificial intelligence (AI) for autonomous driving was founded in 2017. The post Wayve raises $1.05B for autonomous driving technology appeared first on The Robot Report. billion Series C funding round.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

CaseFlow orchestrates case-picking robots and workers, noted new CEO Karl Iagnemma. Source: Vecna robotics Vecna Robotics today announced that it has closed $14.5 based company provides mobile robots for materials handling. Iagnemma has been a robotics researcher and an entrepreneur. The Waltham, Mass.-based

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 23, 2024

Source: Volvo Autonomous Solutions Volvo Autonomous Solutions this week unveiled its first-ever production-ready autonomous truck. Chris Urmson, Sterling Anderson, and Drew Bagnell founded Aurora in 2017. The post Volvo launches VNL Autonomous truck equipped with Aurora software appeared first on The Robot Report.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Daniela Rus, a recent IEEE Medal Recipient, will be keynoting the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston next year. Source: Daniela Rus Each year, the IEEE Awards Board selects a distinguished group of individuals to receive its highest honors. Her research interests include robotics, mobile computing, and data science.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 12, 2024

In 2017, while serving as a professor of material science and engineering at Monash University, Biribilis expressed to one of his PhD students and soon-to-be co-founder, Darren Feenstra; “Wouldn’t it be great if we could 3D print glass.” “But to get a glass printer, we had to make one and so we took to task. “It It was a novel concept.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2024

Source: Synopsys Synopsys Inc. “At least once a year since 2000, Ansys has acquired and/or announced a major technology sharing partnership with another company,” wrote Shawn Wasserman, a former Ansys employee, on Engineering.com , a sibling site to The Robot Report. today said it will acquire Ansys Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Source: WeRide Guangzhou, China-based WeRide was officially listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market today under the ticker symbol “WRD.” ” Established in 2017, WeRide provides autonomous driving systems ranging from SAE Level 2 to Level 4. from IPO, private placement appeared first on The Robot Report.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The cobot is designed to alter its movement speed when near humans, making it a safer alternative to a normal robot arm. Photo Credit: SDP/SI In 2013 the company began a reorganization process and consolidated four manufacturing locations into a single facility in Hicksville, New York, in 2017. One key area of investment is automation.

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