Robotics Business Review

APRIL 25, 2024

UR cobots are can now use SRCI, a standard interface between PLCs and robots. Source: Universal Robots Collaborative robots are designed to be easy to use, but they also need to work with other systems. Universal Robots A/S announced that it has integrated the Standard Robot Command Interface, or SRCI, into its software.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 6, 2024

Robotics investments totaled $578 million in January 2024 as the result of 46 funding rounds. The largest robotics investment in January 2024 was a $100 million round secured by Norway-based 1X , a developer of humanoids (See Table 1 below). Chinese humanoid developer Robot Era raised $14 million in February.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 29, 2024

Figure 1: Global Robotics Investment – Trailing 12 Months. Robotics investments reached at least $466 million in April 2024, the result of 36 funding rounds. Providers of collaborative robots scored the two largest rounds. China’s Rokae, a provider of collaborative and industrial robots, secured $70 million in April.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 6, 2024

From left: Jim Shaw, president of Zion Solutions Group; Steve Crowe, editor at The Robot Report; and Jonathan Hurst, chief robotics officer at Agility Robotics, with RBR50 winner Digit. Source: Agility Robotics To spread industrial settings, humanoid robots must prove their utility and integrate with enterprise systems.

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Robotics companies raised $749 million in December 2023 as a result of 41 investments. Robotics investments reached about $12.9 In December 2023, makers of autonomous mobile robots for indoor applications such as e-commerce fulfillment were well represented. Outdoor Mobile Robots GreyOrange 135,000,000 Series D U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 25, 2024

Robotics investments for May 2024 topped $2.1 Robotics funding through May 2024 totals approximately $5.7 The two largest robotics investments were raised by autonomous driving companies. Agrobotics Elephant Robotics Estimate Series B China Robot Arms Esper Bionics $150,000 Other U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2024

2024 could be a year of building robotics momentum. Source: Adobe Stock 2023 was a year of great change within the robotics industry. We’ll see ripple effects from the latest booms in artificial intelligence and humanoid robots for years to come. Here are five robotics trends that we think will take center stage in 2024.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 29, 2024

Left: Vivian Chu and Andrea Thomaz, the co-founders of Diligent Robotics; right: Kathleen Brandes and Ros Shinkle, the co-founders of Adagy Robotics. Sources: Diligent Robotics, Adagy Robotics Almost half of all startups that began in 2021 were formed by women, according to human resources cloud software company Gusto.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2024

Robotics investments reached about $418 million in November 2023 as a result of 40 funding rounds. With the November investments, robotics funding for the first 11 months of 2023 totals approximately $12.1 million), and China-based HCFA, a manufacturer and integrator of industrial automation and robotics products ($38 million).

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Source: Agility Robotics Agility Robotics Inc. The company said Ricoh will help it expand its customer-support capabilities throughout North America, better preparing it for larger deployments of its bipedal mobile manipulation robot, Digit. to deploy the robot in its logistics operations. The Corvallis, Ore.-based

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Source: Mach9 Robotics Autonomous vehicles, delivery robots, and aerial drones all rely on geospatial data, as do construction and utility firms. Mach9 Robotics Inc. Baikovitz worked under Chuck and Red Whittaker at Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU’s) Robotics Institute, as well as with the U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Robotics companies raised approximately $1.3 That figure is a result of 47 investments for producers of robots and robotics enabling technologies. Robotics companies raised $2.7 Robotics investments will be a major topic at RoboBusiness , which is produced by The Robot Report and runs Oct. Register now.

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Robotics Business Review

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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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Fifty producers of robots and robotics enabling technologies received funding in August 2024, pulling in a total of approximately $1 billion. billion average The Robot Report has tracked each of the previous 12 months. Investment targeted to robotics companies for the first eight months of 2024 equals about $10.86

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 12, 2024

Foxglove says its updated platform is designed for robotics developers, operators, researchers, and enthusiasts. Source: Foxglove Foxglove , a developer of robotics tools, has launched an updated version of its platform. represents a leap forward for developers seeking an end-to-end system for robotics observability.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 22, 2022

Robotics Insights. Many companies are utilizing robot integration in their programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Integrating robots can be time-consuming, tedious and expensive. Programming a robot directly in the PLC is solution for future development and maintenance of a controller. New robot systems working group.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 8, 2024

Source: Intuitive Surgical Part of the promise of robot-assisted surgery is that it enables increasingly complex but minimally invasive procedures, which allow for better patient outcomes. Decaestecker had performed such operations since 2017 using the da Vinci Multiport system, which is equipped with four robotic arms.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 29, 2024

Forty-eight companies that make robots or relevant enabling technologies raised a total of $2.7 Robotics investments for the first six months of 2024 totaled about $8.4 billion in June 2024. At press time, this was the highest monthly funding total of 2024. It should be noted that these five companies raised more than $2.1

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 17, 2024

As shown at CVPR, Omniverse Cloud Sensor RTX microservices generate high-fidelity sensor simulation from an autonomous vehicle (left) and an autonomous mobile robot (right). Sources: NVIDIA, Fraunhofer IML (right) NVIDIA Corp. Industrial robots could use FoundationPose to identify and track the objects they interact with.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 7, 2024

The Intelligent Surgical Unit applies AI and machine vision to robot-assisted procedures. Source: Asensus Surgical Asensus Surgical Inc., KARL STORZ said the transaction will strengthen its position in the growing surgical robotics market, particularly with Asensus’ next-generation LUNA system. per share in cash.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 16, 2024

Source: Simbe Robotics Simbe Robotics Inc. Through the Tally autonomous item-scanning robot, Simbe collects terabytes of data using advanced computer vision in ways that stationary devices can’t, the company claimed. Simbe Mobile is a new management feature in the Store Intelligence suite.

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Robotics Automation News

MAY 1, 2023

SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) – the definition is that it is a software system that allows you to detect threats and respond to security incidents. It monitors data about security events in real time and provides a historical analysis from a wide range of sources that record events and […] What does SIEM mean?

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Robotics Automation News

APRIL 12, 2023

Quick Definition Cryptocurrency trades may be subject to capital gains taxes, depending on the situation. Looking for a reliable source of information and analysis on cryptocurrency? As cryptocurrency is a relatively new area of investing, it is advisable to speak with a qualified tax professional prior to making any decisions.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 18, 2024

Source: Titan Medical Titan Medical announced today that it entered into a definitive amalgamation agreement to combine with Conavi Medical. In a news release, the company said it conducted outreach to more than 40 potential counterparties and halted the development of its ENOS surgical robot in February 2023.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2024

The da Vinci SP surgical robot system. Source: Intuitive Surgical Intuitive Surgical said today that it has received CE mark certification for its da Vinci SP surgical robot. The surgical system features three multi-jointed, wristed instruments and a fully wristed 3D high-definition camera. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2025

Robotics investments topped $7.4 Developers of autonomous mobile robots, for a variety of applications, also fared well in October 2024. Examples include Dexory ($80 million), Carbon Robotics ($70 million), UBTech Robotics ($56 million), Simbe Robotics ($50 million), and FarmDroid ($11 million).

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Source: Advanced Micro Devices To enable more artificial intelligence on edge devices such as robots, hardware vendors are adding to their processor portfolios. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. Source: AMD Versal powers Subaru’s ADAS vision system Subaru Corp.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 31, 2024

Source: Asensus Surgical Challenges facing developers of surgical robots include regulatory approvals, low tolerance for error, and financing. Asensus’ board unanimously approved the agreement, and the company filed a definitive proxy statement on July 5. Asensus Surgical Inc. Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2024

Illustration of the levels of vehicle autonomy based on the definition from the Society of Automotive Engineers. Source: IDTechEx More than 90% of road traffic accidents happen because of human error, so the importance of autonomy and its potential safety benefits cannot be overlooked. and China in recent years. Register now and save.

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i4.0 today

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Collaborative robots, also commonly known as cobots, refer to robots that work side-by-side with human operators. Unlike industrial robots that are separated from human operators, cobots share the same working space as humans. or industrial robots. Source: IDTechEx. computer numerical control (CNC) machines, etc.)

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This is one of the biggest benefits of switching to robotic TIG welding. For those shops, it’s helpful to understand the pros and cons involved, with the pros definitely outweighing the cons. This is one of the biggest benefits of switching to robotic TIG welding. But robotic TIG welding can repeat the weld,” Fischesser says.

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i4.0 today

JANUARY 10, 2023

Robots, by definition, are machines with autonomy. Over the past several years, robots have gained significant momentum in a variety of industries, such as logistics and delivery, manufacturing, cleaning and disinfection, and daily services. Sensors enable robots to perceive their ambient environments (e.g., are achieved.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 22, 2024

This automated robotic cell at MetalQuest frees employees from repetitive, manual tasks. Source: MetalQuest From the earliest days of automation at IMTS featuring a robot hand moving parts, there has been a massive evolution in technology. “What is the definition of automation?” Source: AMT.

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21st Century Tech

DECEMBER 24, 2023

5G is 250 times more responsive which is an important advantage for an autonomous robot or vehicle. Low latency ensures millisecond response times making 5G suitable for time-sensitive tasks in industrial automation, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and other automated systems.

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i4.0 today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Robotics and automation have significantly revolutionized how people work and live across a number of industries. The robotics and automation sector provides solutions to mitigate the issue by reducing operational costs and increasing production efficiency. Collaborative Robots (Cobots) Will be in Their Prime Time Within Ten Years.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 23, 2023

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