Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Source: Google DeepMind Google DeepMind recently gave insight into two artificial intelligence systems it has created: ALOHA Unleashed and DemoStart. The company said that both of these systems aim to help robots perform complex tasks that require dexterous movement. Dexterity is a deceptively difficult skill to acquire. Register now.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 27, 2024

The Optimization system generates motion plans and avoids collisions in multi-robot workcells. Source: Realtime Robotics While conventional manufacturing involves robots working along a well-defined production line, software can enable multiple robots to work together more closely without collision for more complex and flexible processes.

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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

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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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The researchers’ robotic finger contains conductive fiber coils and a twisted liquid-metal fiber at the fingertip. Combined with machine learning, automatic robotic examination and diagnosis can be achieved, particularly beneficial for these undeveloped areas where there is a serious shortage in health workers,” he said.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 29, 2024

Tamim Asfour from KIT at the presentation of the RIG in Berlin. Also present: ARMAR-7 robot from KIT. Source: BMBF/Hans-Joachim Rickel Germany’s leading robotics centers are coming together to establish the Robotics Institute Germany, or RIG. At the AI-Based Robotics 2024 conference in Berlin, Prof.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 14, 2024

Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots’ joint headquarters and R&D facility in Odense, Denmark. Source: Teradyne Two leading automation suppliers have moved in together. which acquired Universal Robots (UR) for $285 million in 2015 and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) for $272 million in 2018.

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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

AUGUST 23, 2024

Custos specializes in developing systems using the mobile robot platform from its parent company, Capra Robotics. Source: Custos Robotics Capra Robotics this week announced the formation of its new subsidiary, Custos Robotics ApS. ” Register now. ” Register now. . ” Register now.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 22, 2024

The Cumbria Robotics Cluster had its official launch at the HRAICE event. Source: Industrial Solutions Hub Among the ingredients for a successful regional robotics cluster are an industry focus and institutional support. The Cumbria Robotics Cluster yesterday marked its official launch in the U.K.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 4, 2024

Source: Serve Robotics Serve Robotics Inc. is teaming up with DriveU.auto to deploy the company’s connectivity platform into Serve’s commercially deployed robotic fleet. The platform will enhance its ability to monitor its autonomous delivery robots remotely, said Serve Robotics.

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Automation Mag

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Comau and Rockwell Automation are showcasing the benefits of the full integration of Comau’s articulated robots with the unified robot control platform by Rockwell Automation at the Automation Fair on November 16 and 17 in Chicago. This eliminates the need for a dedicated controller for every robot.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2024

Source: Relay Robotics Healthcare is facing a severe labor shortage, so the demand for innovative solutions is on the rise. Robotics is an obvious place to look for help, but hospitals are intricate ecosystems that present a myriad of challenges to mobile robots. Relay2 navigating the hospital obstacle course.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Source: PickNik Robotics PickNik Inc. is rebranding its flagship software for robotic manipulation applications. Since its launch in 2021, MoveIt’s features have grown beyond its easy-to-use user interface and powerful behavior-tree builder, said PickNik Robotics. The Boulder, Colo.-based

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Robotics Business Review

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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Robotics Business Review

MAY 13, 2024

The robotics industry has seen major growth and maturity in the past decade. Robots also are getting cheaper and more affordable. Robots are taking a greater role and improving automation in many ways, but are humanoid robots the next step? Submit your presentation idea now.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 22, 2024

A recent cadaver trial showcased AiM’s robot in a fully direct MRI-guided procedure for bilateral deep brain stimulation lead placement. Source: AiM Medical Robotics AiM Medical Robotics is taking the next steps to validate its robot for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s patients.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2024

Interact Analysis identified three main scenarios for machine-robot integration. Source: Interact Analysis The market for machine-integrated robots is gaining momentum, according to Interact Analysis. It predicted that shipments of machine-integrated robots will grow steadily by 9.2% Over the next five years, the U.K.-based

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 20, 2024

Phantas is a small commercial cleaning robot that can pass through narrow aisles and under-table areas. Source: Gausium Gausium last week announced a strategic investment that brings its cumulative Series D funding to $50 million. For example, a collaboration with SoftBank Robotics involved more than 2,000 units of the Phantas system.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 22, 2024

The PUDU T300 mobile robot dis designed for use in tight aisles with heavy payloads. Source: Pudu Robotics Pudu Technology Co. said today at Hannover Messe that it is expanding from service robots into supply chain applications with the new PUDU T300 mobile robot.

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Robotics Business Review

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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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 10, 2024

Source: Mitsubishi Electric Automation Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. The company said its Automated Robotics Industrial Assistant, or ARIA, is designed to be a cost-effective system to address urgent challenges across industries. Submit your presentation idea now.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2024

NVIDIA announced product enhancements and partnerships related to the Robot Operating System, or ROS. Source: NVIDIA Today at ROSCon in Odense, Denmark, NVIDIA Corp. and its partners announced generative artificial intelligence tools, simulation, and perception AI workflows for developers using the Robot Operating System, or ROS.

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Robotics Business Review

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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Robotics Business Review

MAY 10, 2024

The CL Series of collaborative robots. Source: Kawasaki Robotics CHICAGO — Kawasaki Robotics (USA) Inc. gave a first look at its new CL family of collaborative robots at Automate this week. The company also showed off new applications using the Kawasaki R Series and BX Series of industrial robots.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Source: Luxolis Electronics manufacturing is an example of a sector that requires automation with high levels of precision. Luxolis said its technology enables industrial and collaborative robots to more clearly perceive their surroundings and the tasks at hand.

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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

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

inaho’s cherry tomato harvesting robot in action in the greenhouse this summer. Source: inaho inaho Inc. has been conducting trials in the Netherlands for its cherry tomato harvesting robot. The robot started trials with Dutch growers in May 2023, and its latest trial wrapped up this July. Register now.

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Robotics Business Review

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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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 19, 2024

Source: Mobile Industrial Robots Autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, are among the systems benefitting from the latest advances in artificial intelligence. With numerous other AMRs , autonomous forklifts , and semi-autonomous pallet jacks already on the market, why did Mobile Industrial Robots decide to develop one now?

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Robotics Business Review

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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Robotics Business Review

MAY 23, 2024

Source: Stereotaxis Stereotaxis announced that a hospital in Italy established the first robotic cardiac heart program in the region. Now, doctors there can treat patients with heart rhythm disorders using robotic ablation procedures. Stereotaxis RNM uses robotic precision and safety for cardiac ablation.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Sperm whales spend, on average, 10 minutes of every hour on the surface, presenting challenges for researchers studying them. Source: Project CETI In the chilly waters off the New England coast, researchers from the Cetacean Translation Initiative, Project CETI, can spend hours searching and waiting for an elusive sperm whale to surface.

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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 ASTM offers visibility into global standards development.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 9, 2024

A robotics strategy should consider software development in parallel, says Radixweb. Source: Adobe Stock In today’s fast-tech era, robotics engineering is transforming multiple industrial sectors. Hence, software development is a critical player in building these robots. Submit your presentation idea now.

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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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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 9, 2024

MassRobotics recently hosted a Robotics in AgTech event, bringing together innovators and industry leaders to explore challenges and solutions in the agriculture industry. The event served as a catalyst for discussions and offered a glimpse into the transformative potential of robotics for farming, said the Boston-based organization.

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