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Apptronik partners with Google DeepMind to advance humanoid robots with AI

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Source: Apptronik A year full of humanoid robot news is ending with more developments. Apollo is designed to balance complexity and functionality for initial application in manufacturing and logistics, said the company. The robot earned Apptronik a 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for its bespoke linear actuators.

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Teradyne robotics group lays off 10% of global staff

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UR and MiR consolidated R&D facilities and headquarters in 2024. Source: Universal Robots Economic uncertainty has taken a toll on the robotics industry, including leading vendors. “In 2024, we combined UR and MiR operations into a unified robotics operations group.” Teradyne Inc.’s based company.

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Slip Robotics picks up $28M for trailer loading/unloading robots

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Source: Slip Robotics For more than a century, truck trailers have been loaded and unloaded in the same way, leading to wasted time for drivers and dangerous bursts of activity for forklift operators. Slip Robotics won a 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for its development of SlipBot.

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Samsung increases stake in Rainbow Robotics, establishes Future Robotics Office

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Source: Rainbow Robotics Samsung Electronics Co. In February 2024, the company partnered with Schaeffler Group and the Korea Electronics Technology Institute ( KETI ) to develop mobile manipulators. The RB-Y1 dual-armed mobile manipulator was announced this year. Samsung first acquired a 14.7% billion ($59 million U.S.).

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Zebra Technologies to acquire vision unit from Photoneo Brightpick Group

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Source: Photoneo Photoneo Brightpick Group today announced that it has agreed to Zebra Technologies Corp.s In October 2024, Brightpick raised $12 million, and it said it has secured a total of $47 million in funding to date. based Brightpick won Application of the Year in the 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards for Autopicker.

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RoboForce raises $10M to deploy mobile manipulators

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Source: RoboForce RoboForce on Monday emerged from stealth with $10 million in early-stage funding. from 2024 to 2030. In particular, Grand View predicts these robots will gain traction across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and agriculture. RoboForce’s RF-04 dual-armed mobile manipulator. million in 2023.

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MC600 combines UR cobot with MiR base for mobile manipulation

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Source: Mobile Industrial Robots Mobile Industrial Robots ApS today announced the the latest addition to its growing list of MiR Go-approved products, the MC600 mobile collaborative robot. “By Kumar participated in a fireside chat at the 2024 Robotics Summit & Expo. The MC600 is designed for reliable mobile manipulation, says MiR.