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GrayMatter Robotics’ Scan&Sand system is a flexible robotic sander that can quickly adjust to objects with complex geometry. 

Sprout is a lightweight, battery-powered autonomous robot that can precisely harvest asparagus for up to 16 hours a day.

Levita Magnetics said it has raised $26 million to fund regulatory and commercial progress on its Magnetic-Assisted Robotic Surgery (MARS) platform.

Cowen’s Peter Finn on the state of investment into the robotics industry and the impact of inflation, higher interest rates, and other issues.

Berkshire Grey saw $20 million in new orders in Q2 and currently has a backlog of $100 million in orders.

StradVision’s SVNet is a deep learning-based perception software that powers the perception technology behind ADAS and autonomous vehicles.

iRobot is laying off about 140 employees. The Roomba maker said the reductions are not connected to the Amazon acquisition.

Waku Robotics offers consulting services for new mobile robot buyers along with fleet management software and integration/implementation services.

Geek+ plans to use the fresh funding to further expand in the global market and invest in research and development.

Ouster had its second-highest revenue quarter ever in Q2. Its revenue was driven by growth in the industrial vertical.

Amazon has built a vast robotics ecosystem through acquisitions, investments, and internally developed products.

If this deal goes through, iRobot would be Amazon’s fourth most-expensive acquisition ever.

The company has raised a total of $4.9M to date and is ready to commercialize its second generation of last-mile delivery robots.

FANUC saw strong demand for robots in lithium-ion battery plants due to growth in the electric vehicle market.

Revenue declined slightly from the $103 million generated in the first quarter of 2022.

Intuitive warned COVID-19 will likely continue to have an adverse impact on da Vinci procedure volumes.

Robotic microsurgery company Medical Microinstruments announced today that it raised $75 million in a Series B financing round.

The company claims its ORYOM platform can perform fully robotic cataract surgeries with ten times more accuracy than a human hand.

Accenture said the acquisition will enable it to offer automated production lines that leverage the cloud, data and AI.

JAKA Robotics plans to use the funding to further support globalization and the research and development of its cobots. 

With the latest round of funding, Lyro Robotics plans to deliver around 20 autonomous robotic packers to agriculture clients.

The Chinese maker of warehouse AMRs closed a B+ funding round of $7.4 million (50 million yuan) this week