Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Source: Adobe Stock Horizon Surgical Systems Inc., which is advancing microsurgery with artificial intelligence-enabled robotics, this week announced that it has closed a $30 million Series A round. Horizon Surgical develops Polaris Horizon Surgical Systems spun out of UCLA in 2021. founder and CEO of Horizon. The Malibu, Calif.-based

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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

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Intuitive da Vinci 5 (top left), Sony microsurgery assistance robot (top right), Stryker Mako (bottom left) and Globus Medical ExcelsiusGPS (bottom right) are all featured in the top surgical robotics stories of 2024 so far. Over the course of 2024, we’ve seen all kinds of stories across surgical robotics.

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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. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Last week, the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The technological revolution that has brought about artificial intelligence, robotics, and machine learning can play a quintessential role in reinforcing the once-great American manufacturing sector and transforming it into advanced manufacturing. Apply to speak. manufacturing faces worsening labor shortages in coming years.

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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 Burnstein: The automotive industry in the U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

AMD said its processors enable robotic surgery such as with Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci system. Source: AMD The need for robotic surgery is well established, but most systems are still costly to purchase, operate, and maintain, noted Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

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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.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Source: NASA Virtual Incision’s MIRA surgical robot system has made it to the International Space Station (ISS). The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded the grant to use the miniaturized robotic-associated surgery (RAS) platform on the 2024 technology demonstration mission.

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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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NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The Genesis RMN System features flexible robotic arms holding Genesis magnets for increased system angulation and associated imaging angulation. Source: Stereotaxis Stereotaxis Inc. this week announced that its Genesis surgical robot has received regulatory approval in China. Apply to speak.

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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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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.

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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

MARCH 3, 2024

Source: Virtual Incision Virtual Incision announced that the FDA granted marketing authorization to its MIRA miniaturized surgical robotic system. The FDA gave the nod for the use of the miniRAS (robotic-assisted surgery) system in adults undergoing colectomy procedures. I’m incredibly proud to see our efforts come to fruition.

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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. There are two main ways of doing this.

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MARCH 19, 2024

Source: Mobile Industrial Robots Autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, are among the systems benefitting from the latest advances in artificial intelligence. With numerous other AMRs , autonomous forklifts , and semi-autonomous pallet jacks already on the market, why did Mobile Industrial Robots decide to develop one now?

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APRIL 10, 2024

Source: Universal Robots Collaborative robots could become easier to program and use, thanks to new developer tools. Universal Robots A/S yesterday said it has strengthened its partnership with The MathWorks Inc. The ARM Challenge young researchers and students to address problems related to autonomous robot manipulation.

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JULY 25, 2024

Comau’s robot family, including its recently released S-Family of small robot arms. Comau is a leading-edge industrial automation company with first-rate robotics technology that has tremendous growth potential,” stated Ante Kusurin, partner at One Equity Partners. “We Register now and save.

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MARCH 19, 2024

ABB says it will continue to advance its portfolio to meet the growing market needs for mobile robots. Source: ABB ABB Robotics has announced its first Flexley Tug T702 autonomous mobile robot (AMR). Using Visual SLAM technology, mobile robots can create a map of their environment.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) has released a new version of Open-RMF that is available on Iron Irwini, the ninth release of ROS 2, and ROS 2 Rolling Ridley. Before a robot can begin using a lane or vertex that belongs to a mutex group, the robot must lock the mutex group for itself.

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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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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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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Source: Brightpick Brightpick today announced that it has raised an additional $12 million in a mix of equity and debt funding. The company said it will primarily use the new funding to support the deployment of robots and artificial intelligence in the U.S., appeared first on The Robot Report. Europe, and Asia. and Europe.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Source: ABB ABB Ltd. robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Mich. The company said the site will support ABB Robotics’ development and production of leading systems in and for the Americas. robotics headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., robotics headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich.,

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APRIL 20, 2024

MDA Space’s Canadarm2 onboard the ISS in 2021. Source: MDA Space MDA Space this week announced that it has received a $250 million contract extension from the Canadian Space Agency. The contract will allow the company to continue supporting robotics operations on the International Space Station, or ISS, from 2025 to 2030.

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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. Source: Adobe Stock Johnson & Johnson MedTech announced today that the U.S.

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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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JANUARY 31, 2024

Source: Pudu Robotics Pudu Technology Co. today launched KettyBot Pro, the newest generation of its delivery and reception robot. The service robot is designed to address labor shortages in the retail and restaurant industries and enhance customer engagement, said the company. And people love that you can talk to it.”

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

North American automakers pulled back in robot orders last year. Source: A3 After two years of record sales, North American robot orders declined by 30% in 2023, said the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation, or A3. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

The da Vinci SP surgical robotics system. Source: Intuitive Surgical The surgical robotics space saw a major shakeup last year. Robotics is hard. Robotics in healthcare is hard.” It’s even moving forward on a next-gen da Vinci robot. Despite the increased competition, Intuitive remains the undisputed leader.

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MAY 24, 2024

The Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) yesterday released ROS 2 Jazzy Jalisco. Intrinsic, a spinout of the X moonshot division of Alphabet in mid-2021, acquired the Open Source Robotics Corporation in late 2022. Making a robot perform a behavior is often as simple as calling a quick service request.

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JUNE 20, 2024

Source: Circus Group Circus SE, a developer of autonomous kitchen systems, plans to roll out a network of 5,400 food production robots across 92 Beijing educational institutions. Circus Group also said the robots will produce nearly 4 billion fresh meals annually. It has a compact 20 sq.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Teradyne’s robotics group generated $375 million in revenue in fiscal 2023. based Teradyne owns Energid (motion planning software), Mobile Industrial Robots (autonomous mobile robots) and Universal Robots (collaborative robot arms). Universal Robots (UR) generated $304 million in revenue in 2023.

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MARCH 28, 2024

Source: Locus Robotics Artificial intelligence promises to revolutionize robotics and industries including supply chain and logistics. For all of the hype around generative AI, robotics developers, integrators, and warehouse operators need to separate the facts from fiction. ET on Wednesday, May 1. The Wilmington, Mass.-based

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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. The FDA had cleared it for partial knee replacement for partial knee replacement in April 2021.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Sevensense said its VSLAM technology can improve mobile robot navigation. Source: ABB After a challenging year for autonomous mobile robot, or AMR, providers, industry leaders are continuing to consolidate. ABB had invested in Sevensense in 2021, the same year it acquired ASTI Mobile Robotics for $190 million.

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