This Series A funding round brings Boxbot’s total funding raised to date to $29.5 million for its package handling system.
FERNRIDE brings in $19M, bringing Series A round to $50M
This new funding brings FERNRIDE’s Series A round to a total of $50 million, just months after the round’s first $31 million was announced.
Waabi partners with Uber Freight to deploy autonomous trucks at scale
Over the next 10 years, Waabi and Uber Freight plan to deploy Waabi Drivers alongside carrier partners on the Uber Freight network.
Robotics Startup Bootcamp at RoboBusiness
The Robotics Startup Boot Camp at RoboBusiness will provide “tips of the trade” around the challenges that can make or break a startup.
Diligent Robotics brings in $25M for Moxi
Diligent Robotics plans to use the funding to fuel system-wide expansions of its Moxi robot across hospitals nationwide.
Waymo to give free robotaxi rides during LA tour
Waymo will be offering free rides to residents and visitors across different LA neighborhoods ahead of a wider service launch.
ABB expands educational robots with IRB 1090
Students using the robot and controller can learn how robotics can be deployed across different sectors and applications.
Learn the fundamentals of designing AMRs at RoboBusiness
Interact Analysis expects the mobile robot market to reach an installed base of over 4 million mobile robots by the end of 2027.
These battery-free robots change shape mid-air using origami
The microfliers use a Miuri-ori origami fold to switch from tumbling through the air to dropping straight to the ground.
Berkeley released BridgeData V2 dataset for robot learning at scale
A research team at UC Berkeley has released BridgeData V2, a large and diverse dataset of robotic manipulation behaviors.
Massachusetts legislature to consider bill banning armed robots
This act would prohibit the manufacture, sale, and operation of robotic devices or drones that are mounted with a weapon.
driveblocks brings in over $2.36M for its Mapless Autonomy Platform
driveblocks plans to use the funding to further develop its core technology, the Mapless Autonomy Platform.
Waste Robotics brings in over $7M for robotic sorting system
Waste Robotics will use the investment to accelerate the commercial development of its autonomous sorting system for waste sorting centers.
A.P. Moller – Maersk taps Fabric for new automated fulfillment center
A.P. Moller – Maersk is teaming up with Fabric to implement an AI-driven automated fulfillment center for e-commerce.
iRobot announces Roomba j9+ vacuums and OS 7.0
iRobot Corp has introduced two new models that aim to solve pitfalls faced by competing robots and iRobot OS 7.
Otto Group deploying Boston Dynamics’ robots in 20+ facilities
Otto Group will deploy Boston Dynamics’ Spot in more than 10 facilities and Stretch in more than 20.
Gatik to deploy autonomous trucks with Tyson Foods
Starting this week, Gatik’s autonomous trucks will operate on predetermined short-haul routes to move products from plant to storage facilities.
Intuitive to discuss future of surgical robots at RoboBusiness
Surgical robotics pioneer Intuitive is outpacing competitors in the industry by doubling down on its multi-port Da Vinci Robot.
Airobotics’ Optimus drone receives FAA Airworthiness
Aerobotics’ system is only the second-ever Uncrewed Aircraft to receive this certification and the first “drone-in-a-box” system.
Argo AI founders launch autonomous trucking startup Stack AV
Stack AV, an autonomous trucking startup based in Pittsburgh, PA, has announced the launch of its autonomous trucking business.
Mujin brings in $85M to boost robotics controller
Mujin hopes to use the fresh capital to enhance the accessibility of its MujinController to integrators and end users.
USC develops origami-inspired sensors for soft robotics
The USC team built a 3D structure of electrodes that converts stretch and release to a process of folding and unfolding.