Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Robot Report Podcast Using Drones to improve wildfire and forest management In Episode 182 of The Robot Report Podcast, editors Mike Oitzman and Eugene Demaitre interview Erin Linebarger, co-founder and CEO of Robotics 88. At its core is a four-axis gantry robot positioned above an infeed conveyor. billion ($14.4

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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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DECEMBER 23, 2022

Artificial Intelligence in its various forms has advanced many applications. This news announces AI-based software that is now useful add-on for FANUC robots with some interesting use cases. Using AI, the MIRAI controller generates robot movements directly and in real-time.

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JULY 23, 2024

Vayu says the automatic cargo-unloading mechanism in its delivery robots is the first of its kind. Source: Vayu Robotics While e-commerce deliveries are growing, the cost per delivery remains stubbornly high, according to Vayu Robotics Inc. “Vayu’s robot does the opposite.” The Palo Alto, Calif.-based

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APRIL 22, 2025

A talk being given at the 2024 Robotics Summit’s Engineering Theater. For the second time, the show floor at the Robotics Summit & Expo will feature an Engineering Theater. At that stage, attendees can learn from some of the world’s leading robotics developers and component providers. on Wednesday, April 30.

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MAY 20, 2024

Its increased onboard memory and neural processing unit (NPU) enable faster scanning and more complex artificial intelligence (AI)-based deep learning machine vision applications. Zebra’s Aurora Software Suite is ideal for addressing the track-and-trace and vision inspection needs of users at all experience levels. ./3

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The CLX robotic vision stack was inspired by human eyesight. The Bengaluru, India-based company specializes in “visual object sentience,” robotics, and cybernetics. “With General Motors … they require one standard robot platform to handle 22,000+ parts for assembly of the vehicles,” Ramaswamy said.

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APRIL 7, 2024

RB-Y1 mounts a humanoid-type double-arm robot on a wheeled, high-speed mobile base. Credit: Rainbow Robotics Rainbow Robotics announced the release of detailed specifications for the new RB- Y1 mobile robot. The RB- Y1 is a form of wheeled robot base with a humanoid double-arm robot on top.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 1, 2024

We’re halfway through 2024, and for the past six months, the robotics industry has continued to progress rapidly. From novel deployments and humanoid robotics developments to emerging partnerships, there was no shortage of news to cover in June 2024. Here are the top 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report last month.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Toyota will use robots simulated on NVIDIA Isaac Sim and controlled by READY Robotics’ ForgeOS. Source: NVIDIA READY Robotics today announced that it is collaborating with Toyota Motor Corp. This eliminates the risks associated with hot parts, said READY Robotics. and NVIDIA Corp. Santa Clara, Calif.-based

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Participants in the Form & Function Robotics Challenge at the 2023 Robotics Summit & Expo. In that role, MassRobotics is providing guidance and is acting as a liaison to its network of partners, sponsors, and resident startups, as well as to the global robotics community.

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MARCH 29, 2024

The Robotics Engineering Career Fair will be co-located with the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston. Credit: MassRobotics Both job seekers and robotics employers need opportunities to connect. MassRobotics is holding a Robotics Engineering Career Fair from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. on May 2 at the Robotics Summit & Expo.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Unique robot use cases, like an exoskeleton making its Olympic debut, also made headlines last month. Here are the top 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report in July 2024. Subscribe to The Robot Report Newsletter or listen to The Robot Report Podcast to stay updated on the robotics stories you need to know about.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Robotics Summit & Expo , produced by The Robot Report , has unveiled the first look at its conference agenda for the April 30-May 1 event at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The Robotics Summit & Expo brings together 5,000+ developers focused on building robots for a variety of commercial industries.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) reports that the global market value of industrial robot installations has reached an all-time high of US$ 16.5 The organization has shared the top five trends for the robotics industry for 2025. Start-ups are working on these humanoid general-purpose robots.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The past year has been eventful for robotics developments, with economic headwinds, new applications, and excitement around humanoids and AI. John Bubnikovich, president of ABB’s Robotics Division in the U.S., will be among the panelists discussing the future of robotics innovation at RoboBusiness in California next week.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Robotics leaders such as MiR and UR will exhibit at R-24. Source: Invest in Odense The Danish city of Odense has 200,000 citizens, but how did it become a world leader in robotics? Back then, Denmark was a fairly anonymous country in the global, innovative robotics market. Thomas Visti is a serial robotics entrepreneur.

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MAY 31, 2024

Teradyne Robotics has named James Davidson as its chief artificial intelligence officer, effective May 28, 2024. This move comes as Teradyne Robotics, which owns Universal Robots (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), has embraced AI as part of its strategy. You can watch the discussion atop this page.

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JULY 18, 2024

Credit: Eugene Demaitre Lately, not a week goes by without some announcement around humanoid robotics. The global market for humanoid robots could reach $7.9 While numerous systems are in development, the few that are actually involved in trials include Agility Robotics ‘ Digit and Apptronik ‘s Apollo.

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MARCH 22, 2024

The veil is starting to lift on medical robotics startup Mendaera Inc. Mendaera also has financial support from Dr. Fred Moll, the Auris and Intuitive Surgical co-founder who is known as “the father of robotic surgery.” But Mendaera isn’t a surgical robotics developer. based company.

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Automation Mag

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

NGen’s AI for Manufacturing Challenge was designed to build advanced manufacturing capacity and enhance the commercialization of artificial intelligence and machine learning innovations across manufacturing sectors in Canada. Moncton, NB) Smart, Connected and Collaborative Canadian Robotic Framework Kinova Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Researchers filmed multiple instances of a robot arm feeding a dog. The videos were included in datasets to train the robot. Credit: MIT Training a general-purpose robot remains a major challenge. In robotics, people often claim that we don’t have enough training data.

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JULY 27, 2024

Interact Analysis’ survey gave insights into what end users expect from autonomous mobile robots. Source: Adobe Stock Mobile robots have become an essential part of the automation landscape in recent years. Interact Analysis, a market research firm , revealed the results of its 2024 Mobile Robots Buyer Survey.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

the company surprisingly expanded its line of Intel RealSense depth modules for robotics applications. The company asserted that the D421 is suitable for a variety of robots, including autonomous mobile robots ( AMR ), humanoids , robotic arms for picking applications, and more. The new Intel RealSense D421 Depth Module.

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Robotics Automation News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

IT services provider FPT Software has agreed a strategic partnership with Silicon Valley’s AITOMATIC, a specialist in industrial generative artificial intelligence (AI). This partnership enables both companies to promote industrial AI – the applications of AI to industrial use cases – to their customers worldwide.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 15, 2024

Training machine learning models for self-driving vehicles and mobile robots is often labor-intensive because humans must annotate a vast number of images and supervise and validate the resulting behaviors. said its approach to artificial intelligence is different. Source: Helm.ai The Redwood City, Calif.-based “Helm.ai

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APRIL 4, 2024

NEURA has developed cognitive robots in a variety of form factors. Source: NEURA Robotics Talk about combining robotics and artificial intelligence is all the rage, but some convergence is already maturing. NEURA Robotics GmbH and Omron Robotics and Safety Technologies Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Black History Month is a time to consider efforts to increase diversity in robotics. Despite its rapid growth, the robotics industry still has a diversity problem, particularly when it comes to race. It can include biases in AI algorithms or a lack of understanding about what different groups are looking for from robotics.

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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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APRIL 8, 2024

Massachusetts celebrates National Robotics Week. Credit: Adobe Stock To kick off National Robotics Week, Massachusetts Governor Maura T. It was great to see the innovative work being done in robotics from high school students in North Andover to cutting-edge startups at MassRobotics.”

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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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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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MARCH 12, 2025

Google’s robotics team applies expertise in machine learning, engineering, and physics simulation to address challenges facing the development of AI-powered robots. Source: DeepMind Google DeepMind today introduced two new artificial intelligence models: Gemini Robotics, its Gemini 2.0-based

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JULY 9, 2024

The World AI Conference brought together 18 humanoid robotics companies from across China. Credit: WAIC After almost two years of climbing the hype curve, humanoid robots are reaching the point of maturity where it is becoming viable to deploy them into real-world applications. based Tesla. Register now.

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JULY 11, 2024

Traditional industrial robot programming can take weeks to months. Jacobi Robotics is trying to solve these issues for robot programmers with its new AI-powered motion planning software that it claims can deploy robot arms in days and requires 1000x less computation time. 16-17 in Santa Clara, Calif. Register now.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

The HiP framework develops detailed plans for robots using the expertise of three different foundation models, helping it execute tasks in households, factories, and construction that require multiple steps. While we can routinely complete each step without much thought, a robot requires a complex plan that involves more detailed outlines.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

today unveiled its second-generation humanoid robot. The first-generation robot, Figure 01, took its first steps and manipulated items within its first year of development. The most obvious change is the matte black finish of the robot’s “skin,” rather than the chrome metal finish of Figure 01. Figure AI Inc.

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