From NASA nearing the retirement of its InSight Lander to IP acquisitions there was no shortage of things to cover this month. 

TERAKI and Foodora plan to begin deliveries in the coming months, after they receive approval from Stockholm authorities. 

The companies received the contract for ModuLink, a product that allows users to turn their spacecraft into customized robotic spacecrafts.

NASA’s OSAM-1 mission aims to be the first ever to refuel a satellite not designed to be serviced using SPIDER.

The COLMENA Project, or “hive” in English, will involve a self-organized swarm of five robots, each equipped with a small solar panel.

Marina Bill, the global head of marketing and sales at ABB, has been elected as the vice president of the IFR.

These are the Top 10 most popular robotics stories on The Robot Report in February 2022.

I’m the guy on the right. I am discontinuing this blog because the format of  The Robot Report now enables long and short articles whereas in the past, long articles went here and short ones there. PS: There are many very worthwhile articles in the archives of Everything-Robotic and they are staying online and available…

By Frank Tobe, Editor and Publisher, The Robot Report Product: mamaRoo robotic rocker Manufacturer: 4moms For: babies 0-6 months, gift for soon-to-be parents, baby shower gift Availability: Amazon Comment: A pioneer in duplicating the human parent motions of rocking, dancing, cradling and driving, the mamaRoo robotic rocker sets the standard for smart baby swings. Competitors…

By Frank Tobe, Editor/Publisher, The Robot Report At a break in a conference in San Diego, I was sitting enjoying my tea, when up walked Rodney Brooks (of Rethink Robotics and Baxter fame) and said (with a mischievious smile): Rodney Brooks “I have a bone to pick with you! Robotic vacuum cleaners didn’t just become…

By Frank Tobe, Editor and Publisher, The Robot Report “The future of automation lies in direct cooperation between humans and robots. In order for a robot to be able to work safely with humans, a whole new robot generation is required: the machines must be sensitive and compliant.“ — Dr. Albrecht Hoene, KUKA Labs All over the world…

By Frank Tobe, Editor, The Robot Report A The Robot Report reader asked a question that addresses a subject I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about — “are there any big ideas you think the mainstream is still missing [about robotics]?” When PCs became available in the early ’90’s, key software that people wanted was…

By Rachel Greenberg**, AutomationGT  Edited by Frank Tobe, The Robot Report   Three humanoid robots (sitting) and their human counterparts. Photo: Gadgets & Gizmos Show At present, the development and creation of humanoid robots accounts for only a small part of the robotics industry, yet humanoid robots capture the imagination in a particular way and…

by Frank Tobe, Editor and Publisher, The Robot Report After laughing uncomfortably at the headline from The Moscow Times reporting about the recent Skolkovo Robot Conference, I parsed through the wording and found the intended meaning. But that process: from shock and incongruity, to amusement, through multiple second thoughts and a bit of research, to an…

By Susan and Mike McFarlane, RobotGuide Edited by Frank Tobe, The Robot Report Technopark “Skolkovo”, created in 2010, provides innovative companies participating in the project to support the development of technology assets, contributing to their establishment in the Russian and global markets. “Robotics holds a priority place on the Russian Communications and Media Ministry’s list…

by Frank Tobe, Editor and Publisher, The Robot Report Top Robotics-Related Stories of 2013  (all appearing in The Robot Report) Google sets up Robot Division; acquires 7 start ups plus Boston Dynamics to jump-start operations ROBO ETF tracking Robo-stox index created to let investors invest in the robotics industry WSJ, NYT, CBS 60-Minutes, CNN Money,…

By Frank Tobe, Editor and Publisher, The Robot Report A sad day at Rethink Robotics. 21 jobs have been cut in Rethink’s first layoff. Although Rethink Robotics is downsizing, their action is not indicative of the robotics industry which is booming and hiring. The Boston Globe reported that Rethink Robotics, maker of the $22,000 Baxter…

By Frank Tobe, Editor and Publisher, The Robot Report There is serious momentum in robotics these days evidenced by recent news from Apple, Amazon and Google: Apple announced that they were investing $10.5 billion in supply chain robots and automation equipment and recently confirmed their acquisition of PrimeSense for $350 million (PrimeSense is the developer…

Charlie Rose.Photo courtesy of CBS News. By Frank Tobe, Editor/Publisher, The Robot Report On Sunday, Charlie Rose from CBS News 60 Minutes, interviewed Jeff Bezos about what is next for Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer with more than 225 million customers.Volume can reach 300 items a second on special sales days and that volume…

by Frank Tobe, Editor and Publisher, The Robot Report Click on picture or header for further details. Romo App-Controlled Pet for iOS Devices Romo by Romotive, includes face detection, telepresence/remote control and training, at Brookstone, $149.99 WowWee RoboMe Robot Kit for iPhone RoboMe by WowWee has face detection, voice recognition and speech synthesis,  at Amazon,…

Two images remain in my mind from IROS 2013 last week in Tokyo. The respect for Professor Emeritus Mori and his charting of the uncanny valley in relation to robotics, and the need for a Watson-type synthesis of all the robotics-related scientific papers produced every year. Let me explain. Uncanny Valley: Almost all of the presentations at…

Written and photographed by Mike McFarlane, RobotGuideEdited by Frank Tobe, The Robot Report The bleak autumn Moscow day didn’t seem to have dampened the enthusiasm of the crowds of people making the journey to the 2013 Moscow Robotics (and advanced technologies) Expo http://robot-ex.ru/en at the Sokolniki Conference Centre.  Robots, kids, adults, business people, guest speakers, hobbyists, entrepreneurs,…