The Robot Report

NVIDIA’s Isaac SDK and Isaac Simulator, which were announced last month, are now available for robotics developers to download. The Isaac SDK toolbox offers developers access to Isaac applications, GEMs (robot capabilities), a Robot Engine, and the Isaac Sim. NVIDIA’s goal with its Isaac portfolio is to make it easier for manufacturers, researchers, and startups…

Affectiva, a Boston-based developer of emotional AI and human perception AI, closed $26 million in funding. This brings the company’s total amount of capital funding raised to $53 million. The round was led by Aptiv PLC, Trend Forward Capital, Motley Fool Ventures and CAC. Affectiva says it will use the funding will enable Affectiva to…

Two more Danish robot makers merged, as OnRobot acquired the intellectual property and some staffers from bankrupt Blue Workforce. OnRobot plans to become a one-stop shop for collaborative robots.

HistoSonics closed a $54 million Series C round for its robotically-assisted platform it says uses sound energy to liquify and destroy cancerous tumors without affecting surrounding tissue. Branded as Robotically Assisted Sonic Therapy (RAST), the histotripsy technology combines robotics, imaging and sensor technology to exploit microscopic air bubbles that naturally exist in tissue. HistoSonics’ Series…

WALTHAM, Mass. — Humatics Corp., which makes microlocation products and software, today announced a partnership with logistics systems provider Vecna Robotics. Humatics’ KinetIQ 300 microlocation system will be integrated into Vecna’s self-driving vehicles, enabling them to navigate outdoors and in areas of warehouses that were previously considered difficult, such as loading docks, said the companies.…