Robotics Business Review

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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APRIL 17, 2024

Source: Pittsburgh Robotics Network Cybernetix Ventures yesterday announced a strategic partnership with the Pittsburgh Robotics Network. The early-stage venture capital firm said it is part of its long-term robotics cluster engagement efforts.

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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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APRIL 28, 2024

Forcen says its technology will help robotic manipulation advance as vision has. Source: Forcen Forcen last week said it has closed a funding round of CAD $8.35 ” Founded in 2015, Forcen said its goal is to enable businesses to easily deploy “(super)human” robotic manipulation in complex and unstructured applications.

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APRIL 18, 2024

Bota offers vision systems intended to allow robots to work and move safety. Source: Bota Systems Bota Systems will exhibit its recently unveiled sensors featuring a through-hole flange design and enhanced cable management at the Robotics Summit & Expo. The company can be found in Booth 315 on the event’s show floor.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

According to data from New York State, Intuition Robotics’ ElliQ has resulted in a 95% reduction in loneliness amongst users. Source: Intuition Robotics Intuition Robotics Ltd. based company said that the social robot has been proven to benefit seniors’ health, social connectedness, and independence.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Source: ASTM International ASTM International today announced the appointment of Andrew G. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. Source: LinkedIn In addition, ASTM International noted that Kireta has been an ASTM member since 1998. “I Registration is now open for the event.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

NVIDIA CEO Jenson Huang ended his GTC 2024 keynote presentation backed by images of all of the various humanoid robots currently on the market that are powered by the Jetson Orin computer. Talla shared his perspective on the race to build humanoids and how developers can benefit from NVIDIA’s offerings with The Robot Report.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

From industrial and collaborative robot arms to mobile robots and the latest humanoids, designers strive for ever lighter and more compact designs. He will examine the technology ‘s role in enabling robots to satisfy industrial demands and to be commercially successful. Keynote talks at the event in Santa Clara, Calif.,

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

Robotic Crew founders at RoboBusiness 2023. Source: Ricardo Petrazzini While U.S. Robotic Crew offers staffing in Latin America for robot development, as well as operations and fleet management. Robotic Crew offers staffing in Latin America for robot development, as well as operations and fleet management.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

Olis’ PLC system alerts users to what went wrong when a robot stops working. Source: Olis Robotics End users turn to automation because it promises consistent work with minimal downtime. When something goes wrong, the robot must stop working and wait for a human operator to step in and figure out the problem.

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MAY 19, 2024

Source: NVIDIA NVIDIA Corp. research teams presented their findings at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, or ICRA, last week in Yokohama, Japan. One group, in particular, presented research focusing on geometric fabrics, a popular topic at the event. Submit your presentation idea now.

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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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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

North American automakers pulled back in robot orders last year. Source: A3 After two years of record sales, North American robot orders declined by 30% in 2023, said the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation, or A3. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more.

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JUNE 3, 2024

Adapta has developed robots for specific use cases. Source: Adapta Robotics Starting a robotics company is always challenging, as inventors and entrepreneurs scramble to get access to capital and tap the local talent pool. Adapta Robotics started with competition team What is the origin of Adapta Robotics?

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JULY 29, 2024

Developers can use Apple Vision Pro to teleoperate robots for capturing demonstration data. Source: NVIDIA At SIGGRAPH today in Denver, NVIDIA Corp. announced research and offerings for simulation, generative artificial intelligence, and robotics. ” The company is presenting 20 research papers at SIGGRAPH.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Siemens is adding Teradyne robots to its visitor experience at MxD, which also hosts the EY digital operations hub. Source: EY Teradyne Robotics today announced that it is developing a robotics showcase at the MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) innovation center in Chicago with Siemens AG. based Teradyne Inc.

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APRIL 29, 2024

CCTY Bearing will discuss how its technologies can help humanoid robots at the Robotics Summit & Expo. Source: CCTY To help robot developers make humanoid robots that emulate the mobility and flexibility of human limbs, CCTY designs and manufactures bespoke parts tailored to the unique requirements of each project.

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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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JANUARY 18, 2024

Robotics companies have an opportunity to obtain up to $100,000 of funding and participate in a six-month program geared toward helping them with getting started and scaling. Pittsburgh is a global hub for innovation, with more than 140 robotics organizations across 18 vertical markets.

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APRIL 10, 2024

Source: Universal Robots Collaborative robots could become easier to program and use, thanks to new developer tools. Universal Robots A/S yesterday said it has strengthened its partnership with The MathWorks Inc. The ARM Challenge young researchers and students to address problems related to autonomous robot manipulation.

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APRIL 3, 2024

The Intelligent Surgical Unit powers the Senhance surgical robot system. Source: Asensus Surgical Asensus Surgical Inc. The agreement enables Karl Storz to engage in due diligence and negotiations over a potential acquisition of the surgical robot maker. based Asensus is developing the Senhance surgical robot.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

The da Vinci SP surgical robotics system. Source: Intuitive Surgical The surgical robotics space saw a major shakeup last year. Robotics is hard. Robotics in healthcare is hard.” It’s even moving forward on a next-gen da Vinci robot. Despite the increased competition, Intuitive remains the undisputed leader.

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MAY 6, 2024

A screenshot of the SwRI Workbench for Offline Robotics Development (SWORD) toolkit. Ease of use continues to be an ongoing challenge for robotics developers and users. And the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is looking to do its part with a new toolkit that aims to simplify programming robots.

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AUGUST 3, 2022

The Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition, set for 4-6 October at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, is on track to become the largest defence industry event ever held in Australia. An additional 2,000 square metres of exhibition space has been added to the event.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 23, 2024

The new PixONE force-torque sensor on an industrial robot. Source: Bota Systems Bota Systems AG today released PixONE, a sensor that brings together high-performance electronics with a compact, lightweight design. Zurich-based Bota said it designed its latest sensors for “seamless integration into robotic systems.”

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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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APRIL 16, 2024

Source: Locus Robotics Locus Robotics Corp. It claimed that the achievement underscores its continued rapid growth and solidifies its position as a leader in autonomous robotics automation for the warehouse. Locus says its systems are now involved in picking 6 million to 7 million units per day. The Wilmington, Mass.-based

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Teradyne’s robotics group generated $375 million in revenue in fiscal 2023. based Teradyne owns Energid (motion planning software), Mobile Industrial Robots (autonomous mobile robots) and Universal Robots (collaborative robot arms). Universal Robots (UR) generated $304 million in revenue in 2023.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2024

       I was honored to moderate a panel at CES 2024 to discuss how robots are being put to work every day while safely operating in the presence of consumers and the general public. This discussion did not focus on consumer robotics but rather took a look at some of the applications where autonomous machines interact with consumers.

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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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APRIL 23, 2024

Source: igus At its annual press conference last week, igus GmbH previewed numerous new products in advance of the Hannover Messe trade show. The Cologne, Germany-based company announced 247 new products, including lubrication-free drives using motion plastics and new robots for educational, service, and industrial applications.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

A PaintJet robot applying the company’s proprietary paint to a building. Source: PaintJet PaintJet, a company using robots for industrial painting, has brought in $10 million in Series A funding. based company says its industrial painting robots can help protect infrastructure from premature aging.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Burro Grande is an example of a robot designed for outdoor use. Source: Burro Robots for outdoor use pose different design challenges than their indoor cousins. Field robots include a wide range of technologies, from automated lawnmowers to delivery robots, inspection drones, and agricultural vehicles.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

Estun was among the many companies showing humanoid robots at CIIF in China. Credit: Georg Stieler Over the past three years, more than half of the world’s robots were sold in China. While not historically seen as a technological leader in robotics, China is increasingly setting global trends in this industry.

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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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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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