Robotics Automation News

JULY 3, 2024

GXO Logistics, one of the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, and Agility Robotics, creator of the bipedal Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR) Digit, have signed a multi-year agreement to begin deploying Digit in GXO’s logistics operations.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

The IFR considers service robots to include this automated guided vehicle (AGV), which can move up to 20 tons in a warehouse. Source: Stäubli Sales of professional service robots have increased by 30% worldwide, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. ” Register now. . ” Register now.

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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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AUGUST 8, 2024

Symbotic, a leading developer of logistics automation, has acquired “substantially all of the assets” of Veo Robotics for an undisclosed amount. Symbotic confirmed the deal via email to The Robot Report. FreeMove essentially turns large, high-speed industrial robots into collaborative robots.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Simbe Robotics is helping close these gaps with its Tally inventory management robot. The system uses computer vision , AI, and mobile robots to deliver real-time visibility into inventory and pricing. Explore the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2024. trillion due to out-of-stocks and $562 billion due to overstock.

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 22, 2024

I’m not in love with predictions and I realize January is about gone, but here are some thoughts I picked up from Anders Billesø Beck, VP of Innovation and Strategy at Universal Robots. 2023 was an exciting year for innovation. That makes me confident that 2024 will see the growth of data-driven logistics and manufacturing systems.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In March 2023, FANUC Corp. noted that ROBEL Rail Automation GmbH has developed a system to repair rails and points, or movable track sections, using its industrial robot arms. Some of those funds could be used to procure systems including railway-repair robots. Explore the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2024.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

While there are some robots deployed to fight these deadly wildfires, few are working to prevent them. In 2023, the company deployed its teleoperation platform on a small forest-thinning project in the Stanislaus National Forest. Explore the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2024. million acres of land in the U.S., Register now.

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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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Control Engineering

MARCH 27, 2023

It’s been four years since ProMat 2023 , or ganized by MHI , was in Chicago, and it was quite a different time then. ProMat emphasized material handling and logistics; Automate emphasized robotics and automation. Four years later, the two shows have separated (Automate 2023 is in Detroit, May 22-25) and have grown.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Robot Report Podcast · Navigating Robotics Through the Political Landscape In Episode 167 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-hosts Mike Oitzman and Gene Demaitre discuss the latest robotics news from the past week. It’s time to switch to Zebra Robotics Automation.

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JUNE 27, 2024

Agility Robotics continues to have a leg up in the humanoid race. The company today signed a multi-year deal with GXO Logistics Inc., the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, to deploy its Digit humanoids in various logistics operations. Johnson was named CEO of Agility Robotics in March.

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i4.0 today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Mobile robots have experienced substantial growth in the last decade due to their autonomous mobility, which has been propelled by advancements in robotics technology, autonomous navigation, and artificial intelligence. mobile picking, intralogistics, material handling, etc.) from 2015 to 2022.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2023

It’s time to reflect upon the trends from the past 12 months while looking ahead at what 2024 has in store for the world of robotics. 2023 was an exciting year for innovation. But how will these trends impact robotics and what can the manufacturing industry expect to see next year? The stand-out projected growth area?

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JANUARY 25, 2024

There has been $90 billion invested in robotics companies in the last five years, according to F-Prime Capital’s 2023 State of Robotics Report. However, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates just shared five startups he thinks are making robots a reality. The Corvallis, Ore.-based

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The company started an autonomous tractor navigation brand called Efarm.pro in 2023. At the end of January 2023, according to reports, about 250,000 sq. Explore the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2024. million sq. acres) of Ukrainian agricultural land had become minefields. Apply to speak.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 14, 2023

In a demonstration at Automate 2023, Stacey Harimoto, senior engineer at FANUC, walked Control Engineering through an integrated work cell containing three Fanuc CRX-series collaborative robots (cobots), a Locus Robotics autonomous mobile robot (AMR) and a vision system.

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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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JANUARY 11, 2024

Dextrous Robotics, a Memphis-based startup that developed a chopstick-like robot to unload boxes from trailers, has shut down. Evan Drumwright and Sam Zapolsky founded Dextrous in 2019, and the company dissolved in late December 2023. But in 2023, that was a different story. “We knew that going into it.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 12, 2023

Robot insights The International Federation of Robotics highlights several trends on the robotics industry and where the future lies. Robots continue to grow in manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations. The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) highlights five trends for the robot industry for 2023.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 7, 2023

Control Engineering top 5 articles online about industrial robot trends, logistics and robotics, what to look for in an integration partner and more. Also: See additional robotics stories here. SCARA robot technology benefits Selective compliance articulated robot arm (SCARA) robots are capable of many types of movement.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

As we enter the third quarter of the year, the frenzy around humanoid robots has continued. In August 2024, five of our top 10 stories were about such robots or humanoid alternatives. Here are the top 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report in August 2024. In it, the robot does eight pushups as a quick “warm-up” before work.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Historically, humanoids have been relegated to robotics research labs. And it all began with Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid. Agility Robotics co-founder and chief robot officer Jonathan Hurst will keynote the Robotics Summit & Expo , which runs May 1-2 in Boston. However, the tides are changing.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

The last round of investment for Third Wave was in February 2023. If the robot gets stuck, the remote-assist feature enables a TWA support agent to remotely operate the vehicle (with local supervision) and teach the robot how to recover from the event. It can operate in aisles that are 3 m (10 ft.) wide and up to 930 cm (366 in.)

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Organization: Locus Robotics Corp. Website: [link] Year Founded: 2014 Number of Employees: 51-100 Innovation Class: Application & Market In August 2023, autonomous mobile robot ( AMR ) developer Locus Robotics surpassed 2 billion picks for its warehouse fulfillment customers. Country: U.S. The Wilmington, Mass.-based

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

One of Pipedream’s delivery robots travels through its underground tunnel to deliver goods. which has developed underground logistics networks, has partnered with Curiosity Lab to launch a below-ground delivery system in Peachtree Corners, Ga. million in 2023 to $2.1 Source: Pipedream Pipedream Labs Inc.,

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Control.com

MARCH 28, 2023

ProMat 2023 has come to an end. What technologies made an appearance on the show floor that are helping shape the future of smart warehousing, logistics, and manufacturing operations?

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Robotic companions are spreading in healthcare settings, according to Research Nester. Credit: Adobe Stock Back in 1985, a robot named PUMA 560 conducted a stereotactic brain biopsy with 0.05 This began the introduction of robots in the healthcare system for performing various functions. to around 6,100 units in 2023.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Swisslog, a global leader in data and robotic-driven automated logistics solutions, has announced its coveted win for the award category Warehouse Tech of the Year at the KSA Logistics & Transport Awards 2023.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 15, 2023

In a demonstration at ProMat 2023, Anthony Cantrell walked Control Engineering through an integrated work cell containing three Fanuc CRX-series collaborative robots (cobots), a Locus Robotics autonomous mobile robot (AMR) and a vision system.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Source: Locus Robotics Even the most successful mobile robot vendors are adjusting expectations and staffing levels in reaction to slowing post-pandemic growth. Locus Robotics Corp. Warehouse construction also declined by 25% in 2023, reported Interact Analysis, but demand for mobile robots did increase.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

Robotics is inherently challenging because it requires inputs across disciplines, from mechatronics and electrical engineering to software and artificial intelligence. Predicting the future of robotics innovation is also difficult, because it is subject to numerous technical hurdles, as well as investor and market pressures.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

Estun was among the many companies showing humanoid robots at CIIF in China. Credit: Georg Stieler Over the past three years, more than half of the world’s robots were sold in China. While not historically seen as a technological leader in robotics, China is increasingly setting global trends in this industry.

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MARCH 4, 2024

Agility Robotics kicked off the week by naming Peggy Johnson its chief executive officer. Agility Robotics co-founder Damion Shelton has served as CEO since the company’s founding in 2015. . With Peggy at the helm, Agility can bring robotics to new heights.” In May 2023, the company named Melonee Wise CTO.

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 7, 2024

With the market for logistics-focused robotics hitting $8.78 billion in 2023 and strong growth anticipated over the next decade, there is obvious enthusiasm for this type of technology in a supply chain context.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

Website: [link] Year Founded: 1903 Number of Employees: 500+ Innovation Class: Business & Management Rockwell Automation acquired Clearpath Robotics and its subsidiary OTTO Motors in late 2023 for nearly $600 million. Clearpath develops autonomous mobile robots ( AMRs ) for research and development purposes.

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

The Singapore-based company launched its first generation of humanoid robots this year, designated the GR-1. The joint module that is fitted at the hip of the robot is capable of producing a peak torque of 300 Nm, which allows it to walk at a speed of 5 kph (3.1 This enables the robot to program itself to execute tasks, it asserted.

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