Robotics News
Mobile robots in e-commerce: Experts weigh in on tech advances, demand
gym-gazebo2 toolkit uses ROS 2 and Gazebo for reinforcement learning
maxon precision motors opens new U.S. HQ, manufacturing with room to grow
NVIDIA Jetson platform now supports AWS Robomaker
Keecker consumer robotics company shuts down
ArcShell offers modular automation development with Bash
Sarcos wins another U.S. contract for Guardian XO full-body exoskeleton
MIT CSAIL robot manipulates unknown objects using 3D keypoints
3D sensors: new applications & approaches to robot safety
Intuitive Surgical da Vinci SP robot wins clearance for new procedures
Restoration Robotics merging with Venus Concept
Schunk Expert Days reveal state of robotics
PHD exhibiting UR5, UR5e cobots with YRG Yamaha Robots at Automate
Stryker adds OrthoSpace to surgical portfolio for sports medicine
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NVIDIA’s Isaac SDK brings modern AI to autonomous machines
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Robotics developers are off to the races creating autonomous machines of the future, said NVIDIA Corp. this week. The company said it’s fueling their efforts with the NVIDIA Isaac software development kit, which will be publicly available soon as a free robotics developer toolbox for accelerating innovation and deployment. NVIDIA founder…
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NVIDIA’s Isaac SDK brings modern AI to autonomous machines
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Robotics developers are off to the races creating autonomous machines of the future, said NVIDIA Corp. this week. The company said it’s fueling their efforts with the NVIDIA Isaac software development kit, which will be publicly available soon as a free robotics developer toolbox for accelerating innovation and deployment. NVIDIA founder…
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maxon precision motors opens new U.S. HQ, manufacturing with room to grow
TAUNTON, Mass. — maxon precision motors inc., the U.S. division of Switzerland-based maxon motor AG, today officially opened its new U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility in Taunton, Mass. Building the new headquarters was a two-year process, said Chris Blake, president of maxon precision motors. “Taunton was very welcoming in a business and a social sense,”…
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Think Surgical raises $134M for TSolution One robotics platform
Keynotes | Speakers | Exhibitors | Register Think Surgical has raised a funding round worth $134 million for its robot-assisted orthopedic surgery device. Based in Fremont, Calif., Think Surgical’s TSolution One is designed for knee and hip arthroplasties. The TSolution One is approved in the U.S. and Europe for total hip procedures; in December 2017…
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Robotics investments February 2019
Robotics investments totaled at least $4.3 billion in February 2019 in a steep increase from January, which had about $1.4 billion. In addition, companies reported approximately $3.9 billion worth of acquisitions this past month. Any political or economic jitters have not yet harmed the mood for robot deals. The Robotic Industries Association noted yesterday that robot…
