Members of Disney’s Imagineering team will give insights on how they use robotics and cutting-edge technology to bring fiction to life.
Scythe expands production facility for robot mowers
Scythe Robotics more than doubles the size of its headquarters and manufacturing line in Colorado.
Foxglove launches upgraded platform with enhanced observability
Foxglove says that the upgraded platform combines the company’s previously separate Foxglove Studio and Data Platform products into a single platform.
Pittsburgh Robotics Network names new board members
The Pittsburgh Robotics Network has appointed Jorgen Pedersen as board president and Stephen Muck as secretary, marking changes in PRN executive officers.
Slamcore Aware provides visual spatial intelligence for intralogistics fleets
Slamcore Aware combines the Slamcore SDK with industrial-grade hardware to provide robot-like localization for manually driven vehicles.
Robotics Factory adds five startups to its residency pilot cohort
ESTAT Actuation, KEF Robotics, Thiopoly, Thorne Baby, and Piximo make up the Robotics Factory’s first resident cohort.
Cambrian Robotics obtains seed funding to provide vision for complex tasks
Cambrian will use the funding to continue its mission of giving industrial robots human-level capabilities for complex tasks.
Cutting Edge: AI-powered landscaping with Electric Sheep
Electric Sheep is revolutionizing the commercial landscaping industry with autonomous mobile robots, leveraging AI and vertical integration.
Recycling automation startup Glacier brings in $7.7M
Glacier has also announced that it will be collaborating with Amazon to enhance traceability and recovery processes for recyclables.
Anyware Robotics announces new add-on for Pixmo unloading robots
Anyware Robotics has developed an add-on for its Pixmo trailer-unloading robot that it will show at MODEX 2024.
Cogniteam chooses RTI Connext for cloud robot communications, management
Cogniteam is using Real-Time Innovations’ Connext to facilitate communications for scaling deployment of robot fleets.
Watch an autonomous helicopter demo wildfire response skills
Rain and Sikorsky’s fully integrated system performed end-to-end autonomous wildfire response, including early detection, dispatch, and more.
SMC adds grippers for cobots from Universal Robots
Available in basic and longitudinal types, the LEHR Series offers gripping forces between 60 to 140 N and plug-and-play compatibility.
Top 10 robotics stories of February
In February we saw Atlas demo new real-world skills and some companies land in hot water with funding losses or shutdowns.
Harvesting innovation: The story behind Tortuga’s autonomous harvesting robots
Learn how Tortuga AgTech is innovating with autonomous harvesting solutions for grapes, tomatoes, and strawberries.
Punyo is a soft robot from TRI designed for whole-body manipulation
TRI’s Punyo humanoid robot can manipulate objects with its whole body, giving it more flexibility when it comes to household tasks.
Researchers debut TWIN lower limb exoskeleton
TWIN is a motorized exoskeleton designed to be customized to enhance the physical abilities of each wearer.
MIT AI model promises to simplify path planning in warehouses
MIT AI experts have applied a deep-learning model that can decongest robots nearly four times faster than typical strong random search methods.
Electric Sheep Verdie robot uses large world models for autonomous landscaping
Electric Sheep Robotics said its latest robot, Verdie, uses AI and large-world models to work alongside landscaping crews.
Ruland Manufacturing taps Flexxbotics for robotic machine tending
The machine tending system from Flexxbotics enables Ruland’s UR cobots to communicate directly with its FANUC RoboDrill machinery.
RobCo raises $42.5M for automation for small, midsize manufacturers
RobCo develops flexible robotic hardware kits for various applications in SME manufacturing, including machine loading and palletizing.
Warehouse automation update with Fetch Robotics and Anyware Robotics
Catch up on the latest warehouse robotics news with Anyware Robotics CEO Thomas Tang, and Fetch Robotics business leader Matt Wicks.