Manufacturing

Watch Out has automated precision machining for aerospace customers and is looking to help reshore production.

ABI Research predicts that manufacturers will need to fill the gaps left by retiring baby boomers with digital technologies.

Kinova is integrating its Gen3 lightweight, modular arm with Bota Systems’ SensONE force/torque sensors to ease robotics AI development.

NEURA Robotics plans to use its Series B funding to continue developing ‘cognitive robots’ in Europe for multiple industries.

Cyngn said its latest funding will support plans to grow deployments of its autonomous industrial vehicles, including its DriveMod Forklifts.

The latest Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst cohort is working with MassRobotics and its corporate partners and will present at the 2025 Robotics Summit & Expo.

Flexiv is integrating its Rizon arm and force control technology with Kurabo sensing technology for the KURAVIZON robot.

NVIDIA’s CES announcements, including Omniverse updates, show that it is doubling down on AI investments for robotics.

Samsung Electronics is making Rainbow Robotics a subsidiary, and the office will focus on developing humanoids and other robots.

Photoneo, which offers 3D vision and AI robotics, has attracted a major U.S. buyer, as Brightpick plans to accelerate its global expansion.

Figure AI founder Brett Adcock posted that the company’s Figure 02 humanoid robots are now earning revenue.

2024 was another year of the humanoids, with six of our top 10 stories being about or mentioning humanoid robots.

In this episode, we catch up with FlexQube CEO and founder Anders Fogelberg to learn about automating carts on the manufacturing floor.

Massimo Motor expects automated guided robots to increase efficiency in its production of cold weather-capable utility task vehicles.

Invio Automation’s RAA service is a lean and faster-moving engineering effort focusing on diagnosing a factory’s automation readiness.

NVIDIA released Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit, lowered the price and dropped an update for existing Nano users.

ABB Robotics is working with Mbodi and T-Robotics to make industrial robots easier to program and enable them to learn on their own.

DENSO deployed a 3D-vision-guided cobot with AI-based motion planning and control software to relieve employees of strenuous, tedious tasks.

Dextro, a new cobot from Lam Research, automates critical maintenance tasks on wafer fabrication equipment, improving efficiency and yield.

ANYbotics plans to use the funding to continue its global and U.S. expansion, adding inspection robot capabilities and expert staffers.

Universal Robots has established manufacturing in Nantong, China, and is introducing two cobots exclusively to the Chinese market.

Kivnon, a Spanish AGV developer, has filed for bankruptcy amidst industry shifts and financial challenges.