Robotics News
Waymo’s autonomous vehicles leave Apple in the dust
Driverless investment tops $1.6B so far this month
Motion Industries acquires Axis
Expert roundtable: mobile robotics challenges & opportunities
J&J acquires Auris Health for $3.4B
Endeavor acquisition positions FLIR as next-gen defense robot leader
TuSimple gets heavy-duty funding for autonomous fleet
Webinar: Robotics solutions for metal fabrication – adept, collaborative, cognitive and more – March 19
Polish manufacturer Hanplast achieves sustainability with KUKA robots
FPE Automation to be Central U.S. distributor for Epson Robots
Birth of a unicorn: Nuro gets $940M from SoftBank for driverless deliveries
How a Chinese slowdown could help — or hurt — robotics
Swedish patient receives ‘dexterous, sentient’ prosthetic hand
Aurora raises $530M Series B as Amazon joins self-driving car race
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Driverless investment tops $1.6B so far this month
After last week’s $582 million in funding for autonomous vehicle companies, you might think that driverless investment would coast for a while. However, this week saw more than $1 billion in support for developing self-driving cars and trucks. President’s Day is traditionally the time for car sales, but the automakers and big technology companies are…
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TuSimple gets heavy-duty funding for autonomous fleet
TuSimple, which is developing self-driving trucks, today said that it has raised $95 million in Series D funding. The San Diego startup has a valuation of $1 billion and plans to use the investment for further development and commercialization. Chinese media company Sina Corp. led the round, and Hong Kong-based Composite Capital participated. After its…
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Safety, speed, and collaboration featured in Staubli’s TX2 robots, CS9 controllers
ANAHEIM, Calif. — At ATX West here this week, Stäubli International AG showed off its robot arms and controllers, including its TX2 collaborative robots, for meeting Industry 4.0 automation demands. Switzerland-based Stäubli displayed the capabilities of its six-axis TX2, including cobots for sensitive environments, in a “Smart Factory” setting. One flex-feeding demonstration used the TX2…
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Driverless investment tops $1.6B so far this month
After last week’s $582 million in funding for autonomous vehicle companies, you might think that driverless investment would coast for a while. However, this week saw more than $1 billion in support for developing self-driving cars and trucks. President’s Day is traditionally the time for car sales, but the automakers and big technology companies are…
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Waymo’s autonomous vehicles leave Apple in the dust
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) this week released the disengagement reports for companies testing autonomous vehicles on public roads in California. The data, captured between Nov. 31, 2017 through Dec. 1, 2018, found that 48 companies reported driving 2 million miles in autonomous mode on California roads and highways. The California DMV defines a…
