Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

At Agility Robotics, we are working with our humanoid robot Digit, which balances actively at all times, can recover from unexpected bumps, and can lift and move heavy things. That’s a lot of information to take in, and a lot of actuators to coordinate, for complex actions that need to be decided in real time.

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Physical Intelligence, the San Francisco-based startup that has raised more than $400 million , has open-sourced its Pi0 robotic foundation model. “We believe that general purpose models that can control any robot to perform any task will be the future of robotic control,” the company said.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Waste Robotics uses FANUC robot arms to enable reliable and precise picking, it said. Source: Waste Robotics Greyparrot and Waste Robotics partnered earlier this year to enhance Waste Robotics’ sortation capabilities. The company uses FANUC robot arms paired with its proprietary AI and gripper technology.

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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. based company said its robot can flex to meet demand by increasing utilization.

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Automation Mag

MARCH 13, 2025

Kraken Robotics Inc., a Newfoundland-based producer of software-centric sensors and underwater robotic systems, has signed a definitive agreement and plan of merger to acquire 3D at Depth, Inc., an American subsea technology and services company specializing in high resolution LiDAR imaging and measurements.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Try a January conference specifically on collaborative robots. Universal Robots Announces the Nations Largest Cobot Conference and Tradeshow: Collaborate North America 2025 The nations largest cobot conference and tradeshow, Collaborate North America 2025, takes place in Novi, Michigan, January 28, 2025 and is free to attend.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2025

Shanghai-based Fourier Intelligence provides one example of humanoid robot development in China. Source: IFR While other countries debate the best mix of public policy, academic research, and private investment to advance their economies, the People’s Republic of China is focusing on robotics. Click here to enlarge.

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 30, 2024

Remember the cute and ground-breaking collaborative robots that pioneered the space—Baxter and Sawyer? I wrote about Rethink Robotics in March and November of 2015. The company closed in 2018 0r 2019 and many employees wound up at Universal Robotics. The company’s assets wound up in Germany at the HAHN group. Time has passed.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2025

. | Source: Universal Robots At NVIDIA GTC 2025 last week, Teradyne Robotics unveiled a suite of artificial intelligence-driven tools that it developed with NVIDIA. Think of a logistics operation where robots navigate through a warehouse with constantly changing layouts and obstacles. Register now so you don't miss out!

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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

MARCH 6, 2025

which has developed massage robots using artificial intelligence, this week said it has raised $83 million in strategic funding. Robotic massage uses custom end effectors, apparel Aescape said its Aertable uses sensors and AI to map, understand, and adapt to each body’s unique contours and areas of tension.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 5, 2025

Image: AdobeStock/Paul The Australian Government is backing Australias world-class capabilities in robotics and advanced manufacturing with $42 million to build and operate Roo-ver the nations first lunar rover. After almost 18 months of design, ELO 2 has been chosen to deliver the fully realised rover for the Australian Space Agency.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2025

igus , a global leader in motion plastics and innovative automation solutions, will exhibit at the Robotics Summit & Expo , scheduled for April 30 to May 1, 2025, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. ” igus will also showcase the ReBeL EduMove , an autonomous mobile robot based on open-source software. .”

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Robotics, digitalization, and vertical and precision agriculture can improve yields, says HELUKABEL. Trends such as precision farming, digitalization, and robotics are intended to help farmers produce more bountiful harvests more efficiently and sustainably, noted HELUKABEL GmbH. Robots are a means to counter this.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 1, 2025

The mobile robotics industry is experiencing a fundamental shift. Perception technology is not just a technical choice, it’s a decision that determines how fast and how far your robotics business can grow. This allows robots to adapt in real time to changing conditions and dynamic obstacles. The reason?

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 15, 2024

ABB’s Robotics AI Startup Challenge gives the company an opportunity to collaborate with disruptive startups. Source: ABB Robotics ABB Robotics yesterday announced the launch of a global competition to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence systems in robotics.

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Robotics Business Review

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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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2025

Well, today The Robot Report learned more about the plans for the line of depth cameras. “After ten years of incubation, Intel is unleashing the potential of the Intel RealSense computer vision-AI portfolio in a standalone ICAP portfolio company by the first half of 2025,” Intel said in a statement to The Robot Report.

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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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i4.0 today

MARCH 10, 2025

Mitsubishi Electric has launched its MELFA RH-10CRH and RH-20CRH SCARA robots, providing manufacturers with greater flexibility in adopting digital manufacturing while addressing skilled workforce shortages. These new robots enhance industrial automation through high-speed operation, easy installation, and exceptional efficiency.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The SSI Mantra surgical robotic system can use three to five modular robotic arm carts. today said it has successfully performed its first-ever robotic cardiac surgery in Indonesia. The SSi Mantra 3, which was released in July, is modular and allows surgeons to use three to five robotic arms. 3D 4K monitor, and a 23-in.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

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. Johns Hopkins researchers have trained a robot using video footage from experienced surgeons to perform tasks like suturing.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The MassRobotics Form and Function Challenge pavilion at the 2024 Robotics Summit & Expo. MassRobotics will be returning to the Robotics Summit & Expo this year as exclusive strategic partner. The 2025 Robotics Summit & Expo takes place on April 30 and May 1 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

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Robotics Business Review

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. Register now.

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 1, 2025

The company long developed custom connectivity APIs to construct the information pipelines it requires, but this could mean over a year of effort for new machines and new controls. Crucial pieces of data were invisible from the user end, and the team would have to code without knowing if they were targeting the correct pieces of information.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 24, 2025

Bota Systems , a provider of force sensing technology, will be exhibiting at the Robotics Summit & Expo , the premier event for robotics developers. Attendees can visit Booth 538 to experience live demonstrations of the multimodal force-torque sensing platform of Bota for enabling safe and precise interaction for robotic systems.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 20, 2025

Teradyne Robotics and its partners unveiled a suite of advanced, AI-driven robotics solutions at NVIDIA GTC 2025 March 17-21. Or a construction site where robots assist in assembly tasks within unpredictable and changing environments.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Robot Report Podcast · Navigating Robotics Through the Political Landscape In Episode 167 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-hosts Mike Oitzman and Gene Demaitre discuss the latest robotics news from the past week. It’s time to switch to Zebra Robotics Automation.

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Robotics Business Review

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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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Formant, a developer of a leading cloud robotics platform, has partnered with Holman, a global automotive services company. This collaboration will combine Formant’s cloud robotics platform with Holman’s fleet and automotive expertise. ” According to Crunchbase, Formant has raised $45 million since it was founded in 2017. .

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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

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Source: Tezmaksan Robot Technologies Production manufacturing demands are increasingly diverse, so adaptability and efficiency are essential, according to Hakan Aydogdu, CEO of Tezmaksan Robot Technologies. This leads to higher quality outputs and fewer defects, noted Tezmaksan Robot Technologies.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Red Cat expects increased defense demand San Juan, Puerto Rico-based Red Cat provides integrated robotic hardware and software for military , government, and commercial operations. Skydio said its X10D drone provides timely information using advanced sensors. The post Red Cat wins U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

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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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

With integrated 3D cameras from vision solution providers like Roboception, robots can inspect components, construct intricate assemblies and adjust dynamically to varying parts and locations. For nearly a century, manufacturers have developed and applied robotic equipment to boost speed, accuracy and repeatability in a wide variety of tasks.

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

More robotics news emanating from IMTS, the International Manufacturing Technology Show. This from Olis Robotics who provides remote monitoring, diagnostics, and debugging across complete industrial cells thanks to PLC functionality built into the company’s flagship solution.

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