Dr. Alberto Navarro-Rodriguez, the CEO of Levita Magnetics, said the idea for the procedure came from the surgeon who performed it.
5 biggest robotics trends of 2024
The Robot Report’s top trends of 2024 highlight some of the industry’s biggest highs and lows from the past year.
Top 10 robotics stories of December 2024
A series of humanoid-related announcements dominated our most popular articles in December 2024.
Focal One completes study to expand access to robotic prostate cancer treatment
The study found that Focal One’s treatment methods match up with the gold star standard of surgery, and improve quality of life outcomes.
Top 10 most popular robotics stories of 2024
2024 was another year of the humanoids, with six of our top 10 stories being about or mentioning humanoid robots.
How Waste Robotics, Greyparrot are enhancing sorting robots
Waste Robotics and Greyparrot have released a joint system, the Robot Validator, to ensure customers are getting the most from automation.
New research analyzes safety of Waymo robotaxis
Waymo shared research with Swiss Re, one of the world’s largest insurance providers, analyzing liability claims related to collisions from 25.3 million fully autonomous miles driven.
IEEE Awards announce Daniela Rus as 2025 Edison Medal recipient
Currently the director of MIT CSAIL, Daniela Rus’ research interests include robotics, mobile computing, and data science.
Huawei invests $413M into robotics subsidiary
Huawei established Jimu in June 2023. Jimu’s business includes electronic component manufacturing, engineering and technical research.
How Ambi Robotics rolls out improvements for peak season
With a shorter and busier peak season than in past years, Ambi Robotics discusses how it made improvements to prepare.
GM will no longer fund Cruise’s robotaxi development
Since acquiring the self-driving startup in 2016, GM has poured more than $10 billion of funding into Cruise.
Waymo robotaxis are heading to Miami
With rapidly expanding operations across several cities, Waymo is now taking on a partner to help it better manage its fleet operations.
Project CETI uses AI and robotics to track down sperm whales
Project CETI researchers developed the AVATARs framework to make the most out of the small amount of time sperm whales spend on the surface.
Top 10 robotics developments of November 2024
In November 2024, stories about the future of robotics, big robot milestones, and new product unveilings grabbed our readers’ attention.
Red Cat wins U.S. Army next-gen drone contract over Skydio
While Skydio lost out on its U.S. Army contract to Red Cat, it did bring in $170 million in funding this week.
Waymo robotaxi service opens to public in Los Angeles
Waymo’s robotaxi service currently covers 80 square miles of LA County. Waymo said it intends to grow its service area in the future.
Zoox now testing its robotaxis in San Francisco
Zoox also expanded its geofence in Las Vegas, saying it will launch a public service there in early 2025.
Pipedream Labs deploys underground robotic delivery system in Texas drive thru
While it is currently focusing on quick-serve restaurants, Pipedream Labs still aims to create city-wide underground delivery networks.
Top 10 robotics developments of October 2024
In October 2024, large funding rounds, new AI product developments, and, of course, humanoids were drew readers’ attention.
Doctor describes first robotic high intensity ultrasound procedures with Focal One, Unfold AI
Avenda Health’s Unfold AI is a multimodal AI decision support platform cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.
ESA to test insect-inspired autonomy from Opteran for future space missions
Opteran said nature offers a more robust solution for autonomy in space robotics which will enable new capabilities for future Mars missions.
Cynthia Breazeal reflects on earning 2024 Robotics Medal from MassRobotics
With the Robotics Medal, MassRobotics seeks to inspire women to participate in shaping the future of the world through robotics.