Special-order, high-value items must be bagged and labeled correctly to ensure they are sent to the right customer.
OSARO unveils robotic bagging solution
The Automated Bagging Solution pairs one of OSARO’s piece-picking robots with automated bagging machines from Pregis and PAC Machinery.
OSARO raises $30M Series C round
OSARO said it plans to use the funding for market expansion and hiring.
OSARO launches new suite of integrated products and solutions
OSARO announces a refined strategy and suite of products that offers complete, dedicated, and integrated solutions packages for e-commerce, cosmetics and grocery fulfillment.
OSARO provides INNOTECH with machine learning software for mobile piece picking robot
OSARO is working to combine its AI software for piece picking with INNOTECH’s product expertise in a mobile robot to serve supply chains and manufacturing.
OSARO raises $16M for industrial automation AI
San Francisco-based OSARO, a machine learning company founded in 2015 that specializes in AI for industrial automation, raised $16 million in Series B funding. OSARO will use the funding to hire employees, enhance its OSARO Pick and OSARO Vision products, and deploy them internationally. This round brings OSARO’s total funding to $29.3 million. It raised…
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MODEX 2022 Show Guide
Going to MODEX 2022? Our show guide is a filtered view to all of the important robotics product launches and highlights of the show as you plan your visit to the show floor.
PackExpo 2021 Recap
PackExpo 2021 was an opportunity to check out the latest in packaging automation. Check out this recap of the latest innovations that were presented at the show.
BIONIK Laboratories applies robotics, AI, and data analysis to neurological rehabilitation
BIONIK Laboratories, which provides three InMotion therapeutic robots for neurological rehabilitation and the InMotion Connect data management system, is an example of how developers of assistive technology can work with hospitals.
Will COVID-19 accelerate an automated future?
Millions of Americans have started to work from home amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic. Retailers have struggled with supply while nervous consumers are hoarding everything from toilet paper to hand soap. Across the globe, Chinese e-commerce giant JD began testing a level-4 autonomous delivery robot in Wuhan and running its automated warehouses 24 hours a…
Vecna Robotics closes $50M Series B for logistics automation
Vecna Robotics, a 2019 RBR50 company, raised $50 million in Series B funding. The new funding will be used to hire staff and develop and scale products to meet the growing demand of logistics automation. The Series B was led by Blackhorn Ventures, with participation from new investors Highland Capital Partners and Fontinalis Partners and…
Robotics investments recap: October 2019
The big winners in October 2019 robotics transactions were in transportation and healthcare, but agriculture, AI, and logistics were also well-represented.
Realtime Robotics raises $11.7M for collision avoidance technology
Realtime Robotics, a Boston-based startup developing responsive motion planning for robots and autonomous vehicles, closed a $11.7 million Series A round. The round was led by SPARX Asset Management and included participation from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company, and OMRON Ventures. Existing investors Toyota AI Ventures, Scrum Ventures, and the Duke Angel Network also took part…
2015 fundings, IPOs, acquisitions and failures
From the 2015 archives of The Robot Report: 55 fundings of $1.321 billion, 32 acquisitions totalling over $2.27 billion, 2 failures, and one IPO — all adding up to some surprisingly large figures. [All citations below can be found in the 2015 archives of The Robot Report.] $2.27 billion in acquisitions: Universal Robots was acquired by Teradyne $350 million; ESI Engineering Services got…
Blue River, Jibo and others get December funding
Jibo got $16 million from Asian VCs to enable Jibo to speak and sell in Japan and China, while Blue River Technology got $17 million from a group of agricultural VCs to expand product development to new areas, as funding for robotic ventures continues to soar. UPDATED 12-18-2015: Adds funding for Soft Robotics, Inc. UPDATED 12-21-2015:…