Robotics Business Review

MAY 28, 2024

Comau is expanding from automotive manufacturing to logistics applications such as pick and place. Source: Comau If change is constant in technology, even established industrial automation providers must adapt to keep up. In March, Intrinsic co-founded the Open Source Robotics Alliance ( OSRA ). million by 2029.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Source: Pipedream Pipedream Labs Inc., which has developed underground logistics networks, has partnered with Curiosity Lab to launch a below-ground delivery system in Peachtree Corners, Ga. It is the first city to launch and install Pipedream’s underground logistics system, according to Pipedream and Curiosity Lab.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 20, 2024

Apollo developer Apptronik is working with third-party logistics provider GXO on a proof of concept. Source: GXO Logistics Over the past year, humanoid robots have moved from science fiction to early commercial trials. GXO Logistics Inc. Greenwhich, Conn.-based

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Source: GXO Logistics While warehouse automation is not yet in most facilities, adoption is rising for mobile robots, automated storage and retrieval systems, and more. Adrian Stoch is chief automation officer at GXO Logistics. GXO uses a variety of warehouse automation to serve its customers.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Source: NVIDIA NVIDIA Corp. and NVIDIA said they are combining their open-source AI and robotics efforts to accelerate research and development. The company said the open-source Cosmos tokenizer runs up to 12x faster than current tokenizers. Also at the Conference for Robotic Learning, Hugging Face Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 15, 2024

Source: Near Earth Autonomy The Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR) has selected Near Earth Autonomy to demonstrate an advanced autonomy system for helicopters. They will showcase advanced autonomy on the Leonardo AW139 helicopter to provide logistical support during expeditionary operations in contested environments.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Source: Outrider Outrider today announced that it has raised $62 million in an oversubscribed Series D financing round. The provider of autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs said the funding will drive its operations as a service with Fortune 500 customers in 2025 and solidify its position as a leader in logistics automation. “By

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Source: Nimble While warehouse automation today is limited to a few functions, improvements in artificial intelligence promise to change that. Paired with the Nimble Cloud Logistics Platform, The San Francisco-based company asserted that its system will result in warehouses that are simpler, more reliable, and easier to install and scale.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Source: Quicktron Robotics Quicktron Intelligent Technology Co. “We will continue to drive technological innovation, tailoring our solutions to local customer needs, providing highly customized intelligent solutions, and reinforcing Quicktron’s leading position in the global smart logistics industry.”

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Digit humanoid could work in distribution, retail and e-commerce, manufacturing, and third-party logistics. Source: Agility Robotics Agility Robotics Inc. In June, the company announced a multi-year agreement with GXO Logistics Inc. to deploy the robot in its logistics operations. The Corvallis, Ore.-based

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Source: Pyka Pyka, a developer of electric aviation technology, raised $40 million in Series B funding. Pyka is commercializing autonomous electric aircraft for a variety of applications, including agricultural crop protection, commercial cargo transportation, and defense logistics. The Alameda, Calif.-based

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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 Mobile Industrial Robots said it will demonstrate the MC600 for real-world applications next week at Logistics & Automation Madrid.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2024

It seems obvious that astronauts who could someday find themselves on Mars will need an oxygen source to breathe, but NASA has other uses in mind. Devices based on the technology at work in MOXIE will be key for future missions.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Source: Apptronik A year full of humanoid robot news is ending with more developments. Apollo is designed to balance complexity and functionality for initial application in manufacturing and logistics, said the company. In June, Apptronik said GXO Logistics Inc. GXO Logistics is testing the Apollo humanoid. Apptronik Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Source: Dexory Dexory Tuesday announced it closed an $80 million Series B funding round. DTCP led the round, which also included participation from Latitude Ventures, Wave-X, and Bootstrap Europe, along with existing investors Atomico, Lakestar, Capnamic, and several angels from the logistics industry.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Source: Stäubli Sales of professional service robots have increased by 30% worldwide, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. Top applications are in logistics, hospitality More than one in two professional service robots sold in 2023 were built for transportation and logistics applications, noted the IFR.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2024

Source: DroneUp DroneUp LLC last week announced that it has completed 500 deliveries in a single day. “Our team has optimized ground logistics to ensure that we can maintain high delivery volumes without compromising on safety or efficiency and, most importantly, drive costs down.”

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2024

Source: Locus Robotics Even the most successful mobile robot vendors are adjusting expectations and staffing levels in reaction to slowing post-pandemic growth. based company serves the retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and third-party logistics (3PL) industries and offers a robotics-as-a-service ( RaaS ) model. Locus Robotics Corp.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 22, 2024

Source: Pudu Robotics Pudu Technology Co. Source; Pudu Robotics Zhang: The biggest difference in developing robots for manufacturing in comparison to service robots lies within the distinct market needs and opportunities of the industrial sector. The PUDU T300 mobile robot dis designed for use in tight aisles with heavy payloads.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 5, 2024

Ubtech says its humanoid robots can be used in industrial manufacturing, exhibition halls, warehousing and logistics, commercial office services, home services, and college and research institutions. Walk S is designed for inspection, assembly, and logistics tasks. Walker S humanoid robot The Walker S humanoid is 1.7 m tall (around 5.58

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 28, 2024

Source: Forcen Forcen last week said it has closed a funding round of CAD $8.35 The company added that its technology is already moving into production with customers in surgical , logistics , humanoid , and space robotics. Forcen says its technology will help robotic manipulation advance as vision has. million ($6.1 million U.S.).

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 25, 2024

Source: Outrider Between the automated warehouse and self-driving long-haul vehicles, there is the opportunity to add robotics to yard management. Outrider ’s patent portfolio covers the numerous inventions, innovations, and technologies our team developed to re-define the logistics yard,” stated Andrew Smith, founder and CEO of Outrider. “In

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Advantech and oToBrite said their joint system will benefit industries from logistics to manufacturing. Source: oToBrite oToBrite Electronics Inc. The joint system will enable high-resolution, low-latency AI for next-generation autonomous mobile robots ( AMRs ), benefiting industries from logistics to manufacturing, said the companies.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

Source: ABB After a challenging year for autonomous mobile robot, or AMR, providers, industry leaders are continuing to consolidate. Source: ABB ABB sees pilots as path to multiple markets ABB had already conducted pilot projects with customers in the automotive and logistics industries. and Germany.” and Germany.”

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2024

Source: Rapid Robotics Many companies are racing to apply the latest advances in artificial intelligence to robotics. Source: LinkedIn “I first went to school for design, actually, and then realized that what I really love is running a business,” she told The Robot Report. Kimberly Losey, CEO of Rapid Robotics.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 6, 2024

Source: maxon motor When looking to boost productivity and eliminate mundane manual tasks in the warehouse, adding robots is a good start, but it’s not enough. maxon provides motion controllers, and Balluff offers sensors for warehouse automation.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2024

Source: SiLC Technologies SiLC Technologies Inc. said it is working to give robots the intelligence to see, move, touch, think and learn, freeing human workers for other warehouse and logistics tasks. “We are excited to partner with SiLC to unlock lidar for the robotics and logistics markets.” Dexterity Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Source: ABB Robotics With each passing year, labor shortages and complexity increase for the healthcare industry. Some years ago, we already saw that we’ve been leading the revolution of logistics with the Amazons and online commerce. And today, logistics is the largest market for robotics,” he said during a MassRobotics webinar.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Source: Xwing A joint program by the U.S. In modern conflict, it’s axiomatic that logistics wins wars. Xwing aircraft involved in USAF autonomy tests. Air Force and Xwing Inc. has demonstrated fixed-wing cargo-carrying capability in a point-to-point flight between two airbases using a specially modified Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 24, 2024

Source: Serve Robotics Serve Robotics Inc. 20, under which Serve granted the company a non-exclusive license to its technologies and expertise, enabling Magna to further develop new products in the robotics and logistics space. Magna International will manufacture more delivery robots. “Magna is a valuable partner in this effort.”

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 19, 2024

Customers will benefit by receiving more products from a single source. The core business of factory and logistics automation, which accounts for more than 80 percent of sales, will not be affected by the partnership. Around 800 specialized sales and service employees in 42 countries will transfer from SICK to Endress+Hauser.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Source: MassRobotics MassRobotics recently welcomed 10 startups from South Korea for an intensive, weeklong International Immersion Program, in partnership with the KAIST Global Commercialization Center, or GCC. Sourcing POCs with U.S. Designed to help international startups expand their operations into the U.S.,

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Source: IFR According to the International Federation of Robotics’ World Robotics report, the number of industrial robots operating globally reached a new high of 4,281,585 units in 2023, marking a 10% increase from the previous year. A jury has voted to recognize their innovation by inducting them into the Logistics Hall of Fame.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2024

Source: Carnegie Robotics Carnegie Robotics, which focuses on engineering and commercializing autonomous applications, today announced that it has acquired the Duro product line from Swift Navigation Inc. Carnegie Robotics plans the same level of support the Duro GNSS ruggedized receiver as Swift Navigation gave.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Source: Ricardo Petrazzini While U.S. “International networking is a must, and countries like Argentina are a huge untapped source of engineers.” Robotic Crew founders at RoboBusiness 2023. Robotic Crew offers staffing in Latin America for robot development, as well as operations and fleet management. ” Register now.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 15, 2024

.” “Daniel brings an outstanding track record of leading business transformation and corporate strategy, and when it comes to deploying fleet-level robotics solutions in logistics and manufacturing operations, Melonee’s and Pras’s technical, product, and commercial experience are unbeatable,” she added.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 5, 2024

Anyware designs for varied logistics facilities Anyware Robotics emerged from stealth and launched Pixmo last month. It said the robots are suitable for unloading at transload facilities, cross docks, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), distribution centers, and e-commerce fulfillment warehouses. 30 kg), the company said.

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