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Ganymed Robotics’ technology platform acts as a co-manipulated robotic assistant for total knee arthroplasty.

DoorDash acquired Chowbotics, maker of the Sally vending machine-like robot, in February 2021.

Ron Tavlin allegedly informed a friend about Medtronic’s impending acquisition announcement of Mazor Robotics in 2018.

Stout AgTech offers vision guided, mechanical cultivation with the launch of its Smart Cultivator implement.

A survey from ABB found that 62% of U.S. companies indicated that they will invest in robotics and automation in the next three years. 

FarmWise delivery autonomous weeding as a service using vision cameras to separate crop plants from weeds.

Starship is also closing a number of locations that “do not have the right mix of merchants and customer base to meet our near-term profitability goals.”

Jaia Robotics aims for its JaiaBot to be a low-cost, multivehicle system that can be user configured for a wide range of capabilities.

The UN announced that it will be extending the current limit for autonomous vehicle speeds from 60 km/h to 130 km/h.

This week, we talk to Brian Gerkey the co-founder and CEO of Open Robotics about ROS and open source software.

RE2 has successfully assembled and lab tested a complete STARFISH gripper that can grasp and hold a variety of objects. 

Memic Innovative Surgery announced that 2 Florida hospitals have completed the first procedures in the U.S. with the Hominis Surgical System.

Impossible Mining is developing a AUV that will travel up to four-miles deep into the ocean to harvest polymetallic nodules individually.

This week, we talk to Universal Robots VP of strategy Anders Beck about the features of the new UR20 Cobot.

Cal/OSHA once again denied a petition to change regulations that currently ban the use of autonomous tractors.

Cruise hit a big milestone on Wednesday night when it began charging for public robotaxi rides in San Francisco, CA.

Synkar is partnering with food delivery apps to fulfill first and last mile delivery logistics.

39.7% of mining companies included in an analysis conducted by Mining Technology were recruiting for robotics related positions in May 2022.

Special-order, high-value items must be bagged and labeled correctly to ensure they are sent to the right customer.

Researchers at MIT’s CSAIL released an open-source simulation engine that can construct environments to test autonomous vehicles.

Proteus has a similar design to the Kiva robots, can pick up and move shelves, and safely work around humans.

Nvidia recently filed a patent that would help self driving cars better identify and react to emergency vehicles.