Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2025

Instead of producing text, it produces action tokens How is this different from traditional robotics? Traditional robots are typically pre-programmed to perform specific, repetitive tasks in controlled environments. That is a very sensible thing for the future of robotics, and the technology is right around the corner.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2025

Da Vinci systems offer surgeons high-definition 3D vision, a magnified view, and robotic and computer assistance. Source: Intuitive Surgical Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc. this week announced preliminary fourth-quarter results that highlight significant da Vinci surgical robot procedure growth.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Source: Proprio A looming U.S. Proprio is among the companies addressing this shortage with robotics. Advances in surgical robotics continue apace, leading to systems that can increasingly perform precise tasks with minimal human intervention. Source: Proprio How did you develop the Paradigm surgical navigation platform?

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

At UC Berkeley, researchers in Sergey Levines Robotic AI and Learning Lab eyed a table where a tower of 39 Jenga blocks stood perfectly stacked. Then a white-and-black robot, its single limb doubled over like a hunched-over giraffe, zoomed toward the tower, brandishing a black leather whip.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Source | A1 Tool Corporation Get To Know A1 Tool Corporation Stop by Booth 716 to explore A1 Tool Corporation’s expertise in stack, 2-shot and bucket molds. Source | Cavalier Tool & Manufacturing Ltd. Source | Dynamic Tool Corp. This list represents committed exhibitors as of the time of publication.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

MassRobotics recently hosted the “Robotics in Age & Assistive Tech” event in collaboration with The Grid and Harvard’s Move Lab. Walsh’s insights into the lab’s groundbreaking work highlighted the potential of robots to transform healthcare and rehabilitation processes.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Robotics, digitalization, and vertical and precision agriculture can improve yields, says HELUKABEL. Source: Adobe Stock The agriculture industry is faced with tremendous changes driven by climate change, a growing global population, and the increasing scarcity of resources such as water and farmable land.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Interact Analysis here discusses two new growth areas it has identified from its research and conversations with manufacturers: smart conveyance technology and robots with machine-integrated control. Steady growth is forecast for machine-integrated robots over the next five years.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 13, 2024

The robotics industry has seen major growth and maturity in the past decade. Robots also are getting cheaper and more affordable. Robots are taking a greater role and improving automation in many ways, but are humanoid robots the next step? Submit your presentation idea now.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Source: ifm efector Automated mobile robotics is the obvious answer to increased consumer demand and continuing labor shortages today. Or, put even more simply: What aren’t you selling more robots? In other words: the longer the integration process, the more expensive your robots are to them.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Indoor mobile robots rely on autonomous navigation for safe and efficient delivery. Source: Relay Robotics When we think of autonomous navigation, the first thing that usually comes to mind is self-driving cars. Relay robots in particular, are being deployed in busy hospitals and hotels across the world.

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

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

ReMEmbR combines LLMs, VLMs, and retrieval-augmented generation to enable robots to reason and take action. They can also be integrated with live data sources and tools, to request more information if they don’t know the answer or take action when they do. But how can you apply these advances to perception and autonomy in robotics?

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

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Source: ANELLO Photonics Self-driving vehicles, mobile robots, and drones need multiple sensors for safe and reliable operation, but the cost and bulk of those sensors have posed challenges for developers and manufacturers. ’ You want the robot to stay within a tenth of a meter across a distance of half a mile. .

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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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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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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2024

Source: Relay Robotics Healthcare is facing a severe labor shortage, so the demand for innovative solutions is on the rise. Robotics is an obvious place to look for help, but hospitals are intricate ecosystems that present a myriad of challenges to mobile robots. Relay was the first robot to try the obstacle course.

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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. There are two main ways of doing this.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

Lifeward, formerly ReWalk Robotics, offers a portfolio of exoskeletons for those with spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, multiple sclerosis, and more. Source: Lifeward ReWalk Robotics yesterday unveiled new corporate branding to officially begin operating as “Lifeward.”

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 10, 2024

Collaborative Robotics has been developing a system for trustworthy operations. Source: Adobe Stock, Photoshopped by The Robot Report Collaborative Robotics today closed a $100 million Series B round on the road to commercializing its autonomous mobile manipulator. How the robot engages carts remains part of the mystery.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 26, 2024

[link] A collaboration between NVIDIA and academic researchers is prepping robots for surgery. It is a simulation framework to train robots that could augment the skills of surgical teams while reducing surgeons’ cognitive load. The open-source code package is now available on GitHub. minimally invasive surgery.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 23, 2024

Source: Stereotaxis Stereotaxis announced that a hospital in Italy established the first robotic cardiac heart program in the region. Now, doctors there can treat patients with heart rhythm disorders using robotic ablation procedures. Stereotaxis RNM uses robotic precision and safety for cardiac ablation.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The TMINI robotic surgical system features a wireless handpiece that assists surgeons in performing total knee replacements. Source: THINK Surgical THINK Surgical Inc. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for the use of its TMINI surgical robot with Zimmer Biomet Robotics’ Persona system.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 17, 2024

Utilizing massive volumes of data is “the next wave of work” for surgical robotics developers, industry vet Mark Toland said in an interview with Medical Design & Outsourcing, a sister publication of The Robot Report. We’ve all done a good job of building the hands and connecting them to the eyes,” Toland said. billion in 2019.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Source: Capstan Medical Heart disease continues to be a leading cause of death in the U.S., based Capstan Medical said it has been working to merge surgical robotics with catheter-based technology using materials such as nitinol, as well as next-generation implants. Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Capstan CEO Maggie Nixon.

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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

JUNE 10, 2024

The Robotics Manufacturing Hub is modular, adaptable, and multi-use, with OEM diversity. Source: The ARM Institute When the ARM Institute launched its Robotics Manufacturing Hub about a year ago, it quickly realized that U.S. manufacturers were, and still are, eager to explore the possibilities.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Source: Corin Corin Group PLC last week said it has received 401(k) clearance from the U.S. The company said this option will enable surgeons to independently stabilize the medial compartment during a standard or robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty, or TKA. The Unity Knee MC tibial insert. stated Christopher Plaskos, Ph.D.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Mako robotic-assisted surgery system. Source: Stryker Stryker Corp. has announced plans to showcase new joint-replacement technology and updates to its Mako surgical robotic platform. based company called the update to its robot-assisted surgical system “a brilliant, immersive visual experience.” The Mahwah, N.J.-based

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 1, 2024

Source: MIT CSAIL As a child, I often accompanied my mother to the grocery store. Now imagine a world where robots could delicately pack your groceries, and items like bread and eggs are never crushed beneath heavier items. The RoboGrocery system combines vision, algorithms, and soft grippers to prioritize items to pack.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2024

Modern robotics has come a long way since the 1960s. We’ve created robots accurate enough to work on a production line and safe enough to maneuver around a facility floor. In these locations, the robotics charging challenges become more pronounced. Perhaps the most pressing problem of all is how to charge those robots.

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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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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2025

Comau worked with EDP to test this heavy-duty robot for solar panel installation. Source: Comau While policies around alternative energy sources may shift, overall energy demand is still leading to growing interest in automation. Comau developed with EDP a “factory in a truck” including robot arms and mobile robots.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The ROSA Shoulder System for robot-assisted surgery. Source: Zimmer Biomet Zimmer Biomet announced last week that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its ROSA Shoulder System, which it claimed is the first surgical robot for shoulder replacement. unit ‘s digital technologies, robotics, and implants.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 5, 2024

Sewing machines were controlled via ROS to synchronized apparel operation with a robot. Source: ARM Institute A staggering 97% of the apparel sold and worn in the U.S. The ARM Institute and its members said they believe that the key lies within robotics and automation. Not only does this mean that the U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2024

The range of manipulation tasks that robots can carry out is growing, according to FAULHABER. When it comes to standardized mass production, specialized robots can perform the same tasks day and night. The greater the range of tasks that a robot can carry out, the better, FAULHABER said in a blog post. according to IPR.

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