Analysis

Waymo led the way by raising $5.6 billion as it continues to scale its robotaxi business. Here’s a recap of all 78 funding rounds in October 2024.

Artem Sokolov, the founder of Humanoid, shares his insights on how the humanoid robotics industry developed in 2024.

The Robot Report’s top trends of 2024 highlight some of the industry’s biggest highs and lows from the past year.

The Robot Report Podcast reflects on the successes and challenges that defined the robotics industry in 2024.

Interact Analysis also finds Chinese mobile robot vendors continue to dominate the global market, generating nearly 50% of all revenue in 2023.

Healthcare applications for robots, from surgery to companionship, are growing for innovators and entrepreneurs, says Research Nester.

A3 reported declines in North American robot orders in the first nine months of 2024 but said there are reasons for optimism.

The study group needs to determine what aspects of human-robot interaction might impact the development of standards for humanoids.

Europe is more fragmented a market than the U.S. or China, but it hosts numerous innovators, from industrial automation to humanoids.

After a sharp pullback in 2022 and 2023, the first eight months of 2024 have seen an increase in investment over all of last year, according to F-Prime Capital.

Interact Analysis discusses two growth areas for motion control: smart conveyance technology and robots with machine-integrated control.

September 2024 robotics funding totaled $3.7 billion, the highest monthly funding amount for 2024.

Autonomous navigation is best understood in terms of levels of autonomy, similar to those for self-driving cars, notes Relay Robotics.

In its annual World Service Robotics report, the IFR said that sales of medical, logistics, and hospitality robots have been growing.

CIIF 2024 showed the latest in China’s robotics industry, from cobots and industrial automation to humanoids.

The largest funding rounds were once again secured by developers of autonomous driving technologies, including Aurora.

Brad Porter discusses why Amazon was interested in working with Covariant AI.

Significant declines in the automotive and semiconductor industries led to the decline in robot sales, according to the Association for Advancing Automation.

The two largest robotics investments in July 2024 were secured by software firms.

Paul Heitlinger discusses the new drone-based inventory tracking solution from Nokia.

Don’t miss this 2024 RoboBusiness panel examining challenges and best practices for developing systems relying on AI.

Interact Analysis expects shipments of machine-integrated robots to grow steadily by 9.2% in 2024, despite slow growth in industrial automation.