Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2025

Source: Universal Robots Economic uncertainty has taken a toll on the robotics industry, including leading vendors. ’s robotics group laid off 10% of its global workforce this week. However, Teradyne Robotics says on its website that it has 1,400+ employees worldwide. Teradyne Inc.’s based company.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

Source: MassRobotics MassRobotics has announced the fourth cohort of its Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Program, marking a record-breaking year with an unprecedented number of applicants. This years cohort includes six innovative companies selected for their cutting-edge solutions in healthcare robotics.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2025

States Logistics in California was an early user of Contoros truck-unloading robot. Unloading trailers and containers is a labor-intensive task that has been difficult to automate, but a number of companies have made progress. Contoro is a spinoff from Harmonic Bionics, he told The Robot Report.

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Gary Mintchell

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Blake Moret deserves credit for many reasons during his tenure as CEO of Rockwell Automation. These comments introduce the 2024 edition of Automation Fair. The format introduced last year makes the experience more like the previous TechEd events with a helping of the in-house trade show that was Automation Fair.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Ive recently heard of Flexiv Robotics and its Gecko Gripper. This news regarded participating in the opening of the Stanford Robotics Center. The Stanford Robotics Center (SRC) is dedicated to advancing robotics across industries including logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, art, space exploration, and home automation.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid was in trials at GXO. Source: Agility Robotics As an early investor in Agility Robotics, now one of the world’s leading manufacturers of humanoid robots, I’ve watched as humanoids have evolved from a fascinating concept to reality over the past five years.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Source: Boston Dynamics Last year, Boston Dynamics made waves in the robotics industry by retiring its hydraulic Atlas and announcing its new, electric Atlas. Now, the company will be giving an inside look at its robot at the Robotics Summit & Expo. Saunders is a dedicated expert in innovative robot development.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

 The Robot Report Podcast · New Atlas video; Climbing to new heights in warehouse automation with BionicHive In Episode 170 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman discuss the latest video from Boston Dynamics showing Atlas electric humanoid in an autonomous material movement demo.

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Design World

AUGUST 4, 2022

FANUC America , a supplier of CNCs, robotics and ROBOMACHINEs, announces a West Campus expansion that will push its operational space in Oakland County, Michigan, to nearly two million square feet. Cooley Law School Campus, which will provide future growth in the education of the next generation of robotics and automation workers.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Optimization evaluates multiple paths, sequences, poses, end-of-arm tool rotations, and interlocks for robots within a workcell. Source: Realtime Robotics. Realtime Robotics, a leader in collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, last week named industry veteran Ville Lehtonen as its vice president of product.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The Robot Report Podcast Navigating the world of manufacturing logistics with FlexQube In Episode 179 of The Robot Report Podcast, we feature an interview with Anders Folgelberg, founder and CEO of FlexQube, a Swedish company specializing in modular material handling systems. greater value, asserted NVIDIA.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The Robot Report Podcast · AI at the Edge: How perception and AI are shaping mobile robotics In Episode 173 of The Robot Report Podcast , co-host Steve Crowe and I catch up on the news of the week, including several recent stories about mobile manipulators. Featured interview with RGO Robotics and Wheel.Me Apply to speak.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Robot Report Podcast 2024 year in review: bold bets and dashed dreams In Episode 178 of The Robot Report Podcast, we present our annual end-of-the-year review show. This episode features the voices of our entire editorial staff, including Steve Crowe , Mike Oitzman , Gene Demaitre and Brianna Wessling. 20, 2024.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

A regional Queensland manufacturer is proving that strategic infrastructure investment and automation can level the playing fieldeven against national competitors. Now we make 15 houses per day with the same amount of staffall thanks to robotics and smart facility design. Why does this matter?

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Lately, hardly a week goes by without some humanoid robotics news. Last week, London-based Humanoid offered a first look at its HMND 01 robot in action. The company , also known as SKL Robotics Ltd., said its mission is to develop commercially scalable, safe, and general-purpose humanoid robots. billion (U.S.)

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

TGW Logistics’ RovoFlex picking robot can handle a variety of items, from grocery and fashion to industrial and consumer goods. Source: TGW Logistics TGW Logistics Group GmbH said it has applied its more than 50 years of experience in developing automated systems into its latest picking robot.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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 The MC600 is ready today to safely handle these complex automation challenges.” Apply to speak.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Explore the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2024. Apply to speak.

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Robotics Automation News

MARCH 22, 2025

ABB is expanding its portfolio of robotic solutions for logistics and e-commerce supply chains with the addition of two new AI-powered functional modules to its Item Picking range.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The founders of Photoneo Brightpick Group, which is separating its vision and robotics units. unit, which provides vision sensors and artificial intelligence for robotics. Its Brightpick unit offers AI robots for warehouses to automate order fulfillment , from order picking and consolidation to dispatch and stock replenishment.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2025

The robotics industry started the year with large funding rounds, new product releases, and well-known brands finding new homes. Here are the 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report in the past month. NEURA Robotics raises $123M to continue developing cognitive, humanoid robots NEURA raised 120 million ($123.3

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The Robot Report Podcast · The ABB Edge: Using AI and Robotics to Transform Industries In Episode 172 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman catch up on the news of the week, including several recent stories about self-driving vehicles.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2024

During the 2023 peak season, Ambi Robotics’ robots sorted 7.4 Source: Ambi Robotics The month between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the busiest time of year by far for logistics providers, and this year, its even shorter than most peak seasons. million packages at 410 sorts per hour. The Berkeley, Calif.-based

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 1, 2025

Source: SEER Robotics Under the wave of Industry 4.0, robotics technology is increasingly permeating production and logistics processes. SEER Robotics said its M4 Smart Logistics Management System, powered by its core modulethe RDS Fleet Management Systemoffers an innovative solution.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 14, 2025

Applied EV has revealed its new Blanc Robot, which it describes as a unique vehicle designed for autonomous-only operations.

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Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Manufacturing and process automation news has become sparse. These items typically combine software, autonomous mobile robots, communications devices for connected workers, and (of course) a dollop of AI. All these efficiency improvements result in reducing the total number of robots required by up to 30%.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Mytra offers a pallet-sized automated storage and retrieval system to move inventory in any direction. Source: Mytra The robotics industry has long been captivated by the idea of humanoid robotsmachines that mimic human appearance and movement. The industrys biggest challenges arent being solved by humanoid robots.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2025

The company said its robot can fulfill labor shortages in harsh outdoor conditions, complete hazardous tasks, and increase project efficiency and cost savings. It said the robot is capable of 1 mm-level accuracy in performing fine motor skills like picking, placing, pressing, twisting, and connecting. million in 2023.

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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. But how will these trends impact robotics and automation and what can the manufacturing industry expect to see next year?

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Kiva mobile robots and mini shelves in a warehouse. Source: Kiva Systems / Logistics Hall of Fame In 2003, Mick Mountz, Dr. Peter Wurman, and Prof. Raffaello D’Andrea invented a mobile robot for fulfillment in intralogistics, founded Kiva Systems, and created a category of automation that has grown over the past two decades.

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 15, 2024

My first stop on May 7 at Automate was at one of Rockwell Automation’s newest acquisitions— Otto Motors. They manufacture autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). These mechanisms are used for material handling logistics within a manufacturing plant.

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Design World

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

KUKA Robotics will spotlight a pair of innovative mobile robots March 11-14 in booth B4003 at MODEX 2024 in Atlanta. The KUKA KMP 1500P autonomous mobile platform revolutionizes automation for intralogistic optimization.

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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? Everything grinds to a halt otherwise. “We

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2024

An LG CLOi guide robot waiting for a patient in front of the respiratory examination room. Source: Bigwave Robotics Bigwave Robotics Inc. this week launched its robot-as-a-service, or RaaS, model for hospitals. These challenges have driven the need for robotic solutions, the company said. Apply to speak.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 8, 2024

How can product brands, retailers, and third-party logistics providers keep up with ever-changing demand? Automated fulfillment promises to help, from mobile robots and picking arms to a growing range of other systems. Netrush provides logistics services to accelerate fulfillment.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

. | Credit: GXO Logistics GXO Logistics Inc. this week announced a new agreement with Reflex Robotics to pilot Reflex’s “general-purpose” robot for deployment into live operations. GXO’s trial with Reflex is the company ’s second robotics-as-a-service ( RaaS ) agreement. Register now.

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Robotics Automation News

MARCH 27, 2025

Lab0, a robotics and automation company, has appointed Jim Grogan and Kelly Riedel to its board of directors. With deep expertise in corporate governance, automation, and logistics, these industry veterans will help guide Lab0s strategic direction as it scales innovation in AI-driven warehouse automation and autonomous logistics.

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