RightHand Robotics and Asetec have partnered together for future robotic logistics center integration projects in South Korea.
DHL surpasses 100M units picked with LocusBots
DHL runs more than a dozen sites in North America that use 2,000-plus LocusBots to support piece picking and order fulfillment.
Vayyar Imaging brings in $108M in funding
Vayyar Imaging announced that it brought in $108 million in Series E funding led by Koch Disruptive Technologies.
Nala Robotics launches fully autonomous pizzeria robot Pizzaiola
Nala Robotics’ Pizzaiola uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to precisely replicate pizzeria-style foods.
Symbotic closes SPAC deal and debuts on NASDAQ
Symbotic made its debut on the NASDAQ today under ticker symbol “SYM” after completing its business combination with SVF Investment Corp. 3.
Top 10 robotic stories of May 2022
From NASA nearing the retirement of its InSight Lander to IP acquisitions there was no shortage of things to cover this month.
Watch Waymo avoid a truck running a red light
Watch a Waymo robotaxi with no safety drivers inside the vehicle safely react to a truck blowing through a red light in Phoenix.
FarmWise Labs brings in $45M for robotic weeding
FarmWise Labs offers precise robotic weeding as a service with a pay-per-acre model in California and Arizona.
iRobot unveils iRobot OS home operating system
The iRobot OS works on the Roomba j7 and j7+ robot vacuums, and leverages feedback from iRobot’s over 20 million connected devices sold.
Robot sales hit record high in first quarter of 2022
Robot sales increased 28% from Q1 of 2021, when North American companies purchased 9,098 units, to 11,595 units sold in 2022.
Researchers create walking robot half a millimeter wide
The research team constructed the robot with a shape-memory alloy material that can transform to a “remembered” shape when heated.
Carnegie Mellon researchers gather data to train self-driving ATVs
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University drove an ATV aggressively through an off-road environment near Pittsburgh at 30 miles an hour.
California DMV suspends another Pony.ai test permit
Pony.ai’s permit to test its autonomous vehicle technology with a driver was revoked due to the DMV’s concerns about its safety drivers.
RobotPlusPlus brings in $15M for magnetic crawler robots
RobotPlusPlus plans to use the recent round of funding to accelerate its research and development timeline and expand its global presence.
Ally Robotics aims to offer affordable, smart robotic arms
Ally Robotics’ affordable and smart robotic arms have already earned the company a partnership with Miso Robotics.
Nomagic picks up $22M in Series A funding
Along with the funding round, Nomagic also announced its partnership with BRACK.CH, a Swiss e-commerce platform.
Intuition Robotics partners with NY State Office for the Aging
ElliQ is a robotic companion designed specifically for aging adults that suffer from loneliness or social isolation.
Remy Robotics exits stealth with 3 autonomous kitchens operating
Remy Robotics hopes to bring its delivery-only restaurant business to more locations, and offer its robotic kitchen to food operators.
MIT researchers help robots navigate uncertain environments
MIT’s research team hopes that its findings could help autonomous robots explore remote exoplanets with unknown conditions.
SoftBank Robotics America makes 6 senior appointments
Softbank Robotics America, the North American arm of Softbank Robotics, announced the appointment of six senior officials.
Walmart to put Symbotic system in 42 distribution centers
Symbotic’s partnership with Walmart was announced in July 2021, when Walmart planned to Symbotic’s system in 25 distribution centers.
SwRI creates cyber threat detection system
The team used algorithms originally developed to scan Controller Area Network bus networks used in automotive hardware.