Robotics Business Review

APRIL 2, 2025

Carbon AutoTractor in action with Carbon Robotics LaserWeeder. Credit: Carbon Robotics Carbon Robotics launched a new tractor autonomy package this week. The system is remotely monitored by Carbon Robotics operators, who can handle interventions in real time to minimize operational disruptions.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2025

Shanghai-based Fourier Intelligence provides one example of humanoid robot development in China. Source: IFR While other countries debate the best mix of public policy, academic research, and private investment to advance their economies, the People’s Republic of China is focusing on robotics. Click here to enlarge.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Robot density in the manufacturing industry in 2023, according to the IFR. Source: IFR Factories worldwide are continuing to adopt more robots, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. The Frankfurt, Germany-based IFR noted the growth in its “World Robotics 2024″ report. Apply to speak.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 12, 2025

More robots powered by artificial intelligence could soon be unloading trucks. The robot uses machine vision , force sensing , and integrated motion planning to pick up a range of items, from stiff cardboard to soft plastic. DexR uses industrial robot arms with a 60 kg (132.2 Dexterity Inc. Redwood City, Calif.-based

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

ABB has launched its first range of rebranded Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) following its acquisition of mobile robot leader ASTI Mobile Robotics in 2021. Since adding AMRs to its portfolio, ABB is the only company with a comprehensive and integrated offering of robots, AMRs, and machine automation solutions. “At

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2025

Well, today The Robot Report learned more about the plans for the line of depth cameras. “After ten years of incubation, Intel is unleashing the potential of the Intel RealSense computer vision-AI portfolio in a standalone ICAP portfolio company by the first half of 2025,” Intel said in a statement to The Robot Report.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 31, 2024

OpenAI robotics research is resuming, applying generative AI to tasks such as manipulation. Credit: OpenAI OpenAI LLC, which is best known for ChatGPT, is restarting its robotics research group. The reboot comes after the company shut down its robotics group in July 2021. Submit your presentation idea now.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Skydio first earned this contract in 2021. Red Cat expects increased defense demand San Juan, Puerto Rico-based Red Cat provides integrated robotic hardware and software for military , government, and commercial operations. Skydio reached “unicorn” status, or $1 billion valuation, around its Series D in 2021.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The company said it will primarily use the new funding to support the deployment of robots and artificial intelligence in the U.S., Brightpick spun off in 2021 from Bratislava, Slovakia-based Photoneo , a developer of 3D robotic vision sensors and intelligence software. appeared first on The Robot Report. and Europe.

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Cisco Manufacturing

APRIL 12, 2021

Autonomous robots for improved material handling and automated assembly. Register to attend Hannover Messe 2021 — free! Register for Hannover Messe Digital Days 2021 and your virtual pass is on us! Asset location tracking for process improvements and worker safety. Better inventory management. Mobile workforce.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 15, 2024

ABB’s Robotics AI Startup Challenge gives the company an opportunity to collaborate with disruptive startups. Source: ABB Robotics ABB Robotics yesterday announced the launch of a global competition to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence systems in robotics.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

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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Robotics Automation News

JULY 28, 2022

North American companies started the year by purchasing “the most robots ever in a single quarter”, with 11,595 robots sold at a value of $646 million.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2023

December 2022's 55 robotics investments totaled US $1.14B, a 7.7% increase over December 2021's funding total. Investment into companies providing robotics solutions for autonomous ground transportation such as sensors, autonomy 'stacks' and 'drivers', and whole cloth systems, was particularly strong. The post What Slowdown?

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 31, 2023

Two items from Universal Robots recently came my way. We are going to continue seeing phenomenal growth within complete robotic systems for applications such as welding, palletizing and machine tending, propelled by UR partners creating full solutions powered by our collaborative robot arms.”

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2024

READY Robotics, a Columbus, Ohio-based company founded in 2016, has shut down. It was best known for its ForgeOS robot-agnostic operating system, but it recently branched out into automation consulting and launched a palletizing system. Silicon Valley Disposition is auctioning off equipment from READY Robotics between August 13-15.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 12, 2024

ABB robot factory in Michigan. Credit: ABB Robot sales continue to be slow in North America, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). A3 said robot sales in North America were down 6% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

While Johnson & Johnson has mostly kept its Ottava surgical robot under wraps, it said the system offers surgical teams the freedom and flexibility to adapt to clinical workflows and individualize patient needs. Food and Drug Administration granted its Ottava surgical robot investigational device exemption, or IDE.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 17, 2024

Source: Pittsburgh Robotics Network Cybernetix Ventures yesterday announced a strategic partnership with the Pittsburgh Robotics Network. The early-stage venture capital firm said it is part of its long-term robotics cluster engagement efforts. The Pittsburgh Robotics Network is one of the top robotics clusters in the U.S.,

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Automotive manufacturing will continue to drive North American robotics adoption, says A3. Source: ABB The Association for Advancing Automation, or A3, today released its quarterly and end-of-year report on robot orders in North America for 2023. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based What needs to change for EV adoption to increase in the U.S.?

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

One of the robotics industry’s household brands continues to struggle. iRobot , maker of the popular Roomba robot vacuum, is laying off another 105 employees as part of its restructuring plans. There are several reasons iRobot, which has sold more than 50 million robots worldwide, is struggling. Apply to speak.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2023

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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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2024

Source: EndoQuest EndoQuest Robotics Inc. and Omnivision have partnered to integrate Omnivision’s CameraCubeChip into EndoQuest’s surgical robotic system. Food and Drug Administration’s Safer Technologies Program (STeP) accepted the surgical robotic system. Omnivision’s newest technology is ideal for our flexible robotic system.”

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Robotics Automation News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

After record orders in both 2021 and 2022, robot sales in North American declined by 30 percent in 2023, according to the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). Companies purchased 31,159 robots in 2023, compared to 44,196 ordered in 2022 and 39,708 in 2021.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Source: Serve Robotics, Wing Aviation Ground robots and aerial drones will soon collaborate for last-mile deliveries. Serve Robotics Inc. In the coming months, a Serve robot will pick up orders and deliver them to a Wing drone AutoLoader a few blocks away for aerial delivery to customers as far as six miles away.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 24, 2024

Magna International will manufacture more delivery robots. Source: Serve Robotics Serve Robotics Inc. to increase production of Serve’s sidewalk delivery robots. Serve Robotics builds on IPO The announcement came less than a week after Serve Robotics went public , raising $40 million.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 29, 2023

Universal Robots, the Danish collaborative robot company, has reported Q4 revenue of $85 million, bringing 2022 annual revenue to $326 million, up 5 percent on 2021. Kim Andreasen, Universal Robots’ chief financial officer, says: “We are proud to have continued to grow our […]

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Source: PickNik Robotics PickNik Inc. is rebranding its flagship software for robotic manipulation applications. Since its launch in 2021, MoveIt’s features have grown beyond its easy-to-use user interface and powerful behavior-tree builder, said PickNik Robotics. The Boulder, Colo.-based

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 19, 2024

Serve Robotics mobile robots maneuver on the sidewalk to make local deliveries. Credit: Serve Robotics Serve Robotics Inc. ” Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. .” ” Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 14, 2024

The industrial robot market is expected to grow by ~3.7% Source: Interact Analysis Overall global industrial robot shipment volumes exceeded 500,000 units in 2023, Interact Analysis reports. Industrial robot shipments are similar to levels seen in 2022, although the average price of industrial robots decreased last year.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2024

But robots always have a significant presence in the sprawling exhibit halls. The Robot Report visited numerous booths in the Eureka Park section of CES, as well as in the other focused sections of the event. While the concept of last-mile delivery isn’t new, Mobinn demonstrated an innovative wheeled robot that can climb stairs.

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Metrology

OCTOBER 16, 2022

The just released World Robotics report shows an all-time high of 517,385 new industrial robots installed in 2021 in factories around the world. The post “All-Time High” Robot Population – Half a Million Robots Installed in One Year appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 15, 2024

Digit at the 2024 Robotics Summit & Expo. Credit: Eugene Demaitre Agility Robotics today announced changes to its executive team as it productizes and commercializes its Digit humanoid robot. Agility Robotics also said that Melonee Wise is moving from chief technology officer to the role of chief product officer (CPO).

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 23, 2024

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. One is to retain the robot-specific controller hardware.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2024

. | Credit: J&J/DePuy Synthes Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes this week launched a dual-use robotics and standalone navigation platform that uses its Velys robot in spine surgery. The medtech giant’s orthopedics unit developed the spine surgery Velys system in collaboration with eCential Robotics.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Year Founded: 2021 Number of Employees: 11-50 Innovation Class: Technology, Product & Services Generative AI is a groundbreaking technology that was almost impossible to ignore in 2023. Last year, it released PickGPT, a robotics transformer that combines LLMs with the company’s computer vision technology. Register now.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Monumental’s bricklaying robots completed their first 15-m facade for an office and warehouse building in 2023. Source: Monumental Monumental, a construction robotics startup, this week announced that it has raised $25 million in funding. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more.

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