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MAY 28, 2024

Source: Comau If change is constant in technology, even established industrial automation providers must adapt to keep up. Comau SpA recently said it is shifting from traditional robotics to software-driven systems and industry-agnostic technologies. million industrial robots today to 2.6 million industrial robots today to 2.6

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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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AUGUST 16, 2024

A major concern about humanoid robots is their expense, but mobile manipulators provide an alternative. ObotX has patented a unique kinematic that provides a similar range of motion to a dual-armed, humanoid robot, but at a much lower price point. A similar example is industrial autonomous mobile robots ( AMRs ).

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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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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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JANUARY 23, 2024

ToF sensors provide 3D information of the world around a mobile robot, providing important data to the robots perception algorithms. Credit: E-con Systems In the ever-evolving world of robotics, the seamless integration of technologies promises to revolutionize how humans interact with machines.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

The IFR considers service robots to include this automated guided vehicle (AGV), which can move up to 20 tons in a warehouse. Source: Stäubli Sales of professional service robots have increased by 30% worldwide, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. ” Register now. . ” Register now.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The TCP Calibration Sensors, now available in the Universal Robots marketplace, are designed for high repeatability and accuracy. Source: CAPTRON CAPTRON has announced its official UR+ partnership with Universal Robots A/S. For more information, visit CAPTRON UR Products.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

Shadow Robot’s dexterous robotic hand, DEX-EE. Source: Shadow Robot Co. Shadow Robot Co. recently finished a multi-year project working with Google DeepMind to produce a new class of robot hand. This is a key challenge the robotics industry is facing. 16 and 17 in Santa Clara, Calif.,

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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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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Source: Advanced Construction Robotics Advanced Construction Robotics Inc. today announced that its rebar-tying robot, which it has provided through a robotics-as-a-service model, is now also available for purchase. interface screen, and the ability for users to send information to ACR for 24/7 support.”

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Unitree robots at the World Robotics Conference 2024 in Beijing. Source: Unitree At its recent Third Plenum, China mapped out the direction of its economic policies. Beijing wants to adapt to the latest round of industrial transformation by using robots as an engine for growth. The operational stock surpassed the 1.5

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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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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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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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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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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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MAY 6, 2024

Intrinsic, a software and AI robotics company that spun out of Alphabet, now integrates with NVIDIA AI and Isaac platform technologies in hopes of advancing the state of autonomous robotic manipulation. Grasping demo of sheet metal parts Grasping has been a long sought after robotics skill. Simulation is changing that.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Source: Hello Robot The Mather Institute recently recognized a study on how to build better assistive-care robots with a Bronze Award in the 2024 Innovative Research on Aging Awards. During that time, the team aimed to improve the design of an assistive robot called Stretch from Hello Robot Inc. based Hello 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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MARCH 28, 2024

ESTAT Actuation, KEF Robotics, Thiopoly, Thorne Baby, and Piximo made up the first resident cohort. Source: Robotics Factory Pittsburgh-area robotics startups can now find more support through the Robotics Factory. Pittsburgh has developed into a technology hub, and robotics is a huge reason why,” he added.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Source: IFR The International Federation of Robotics, or IFR, today listed its picks for the top five global robotics trends of this year. The IFR noted that the stock of operational robots around the world attained a new record of about 3.9 reported the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

[link] SpartanNash, a wholesale food distributor and operator of 144 supermarkets, announced yesterday that it will deploy Simbe Robotics Inc.’s Tally is an autonomous inventory robot that captures and processes shelf data. ” Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more.

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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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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2023

2023 has been full of exciting innovations within the robotics industry. We’ve seen the rise of new technologies, and robotics developers have pushed the boundaries of what robots can do. At the same time, there has been a dip in robotics funding across the board, and some sectors have struggled to gain public trust.

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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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NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Since the 1970s, the field has evolved from writing sophisticated programs to using deep learning, teaching robots to learn directly from human behavior. To improve, robots need to encounter scenarios that push the boundaries of their capabilities, operating at the edge of their mastery. But a critical bottleneck remains: data quality.

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

University researchers have developed an approach for making robots more reliable by adapting to varying levels of vulnerabilities. Source: Communications of the ACM “The basic idea is that you apply different protection strategies to different parts of the system,” explained Zhu. Register now.

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JULY 17, 2024

Utilizing massive volumes of data is “the next wave of work” for surgical robotics developers, industry vet Mark Toland said in an interview with Medical Design & Outsourcing, a sister publication of The Robot Report. We’ve all done a good job of building the hands and connecting them to the eyes,” Toland said. billion in 2019.

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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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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. At 2:45 p.m. Radford, W.Va.-based

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Sevensense said its VSLAM technology can improve mobile robot navigation. Source: ABB After a challenging year for autonomous mobile robot, or AMR, providers, industry leaders are continuing to consolidate. ABB had invested in Sevensense in 2021, the same year it acquired ASTI Mobile Robotics for $190 million. billion.

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JULY 1, 2024

ElliQ user Gloria communicates with the robot to avoid loneliness on the CoBot-I-7 scale. Source: Intuition Robotics While social robots have long promised to address conditions such as loneliness in older adults, there has been little formal proof until recently. ” Register now.

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AUGUST 29, 2024

Source: FANUC FANUC America Corp. this week introduced the R-50 i A, a robot controller that offers cybersecurity along with a wide range of enhancements and new features designed to maximize robot performance. These are intended to make it easier to build automated systems and facilitate integration with the robot.

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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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JANUARY 20, 2024

Robotics competition teams can use the Kria KR260 Robotics Starter Kit. Source: AMD From students and startups to the world of entertainment, interest in robots is everywhere these days. Timing is everything in robotics Just as location is everything in real estate, timing is everything in automation.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Soft Robotics spinoff Oxiptal AI’s vision tech can detect bruises on produce, excess fat on proteins, burn marks on snacks, and more. Credit: Oxipital AI After two straight record years during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, industrial robot sales have crashed back to reality, especially in North America.

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