CAPTRON is offering its TCP laser sensors for high-precision tool tip calibration on Universal Robots’ marketplace.
Moxi reaches milestone of 100,000 autonomous elevator rides in hospitals
Diligent Robotics marked more than 100,000 elevator trips with Moxi, which is conducting autonomous deliveries in hospitals.
RBR50 Spotlight: Locus Robotics surpasses 2B picks with AMRs
In August 2023, autonomous mobile robot developer Locus Robotics surpassed 2 billion warehouse picks, which it has doubled since then.
Silicon Sensing to supply PinPoint gyros for Martian moons exploration
The size of a fingernail, PinPoint is the smallest gyro in Silicon Sensing Systems’ MEMS product range and has been tested for space.
The AI Institute introduces Theia vision foundation model to improve robot learning
Theia is a visual foundation model that the AI Institute says can distill diverse models for policy learning at a lower computation cost.
ZAP Surgical Systems obtains $78M to commercialize gyroscopic radiosurgery platform
ZAP Surgical aims to enable healthcare providers to deliver high-quality treatment without high costs and infrastructural burdens.
Vecna Robotics raises funding, names industry veteran Karl Iagnemma CEO
Vecna Robotics has named autonomous vehicle executive Karl Iagnemma as its new CEO shortly after the release of its CaseFlow product.
Fieldwork Robotics partners with Burro to help with raspberry harvesting
Fieldwork and Augean Robotics have collaborated on a base-agnostic payload for picking fruit that has successfully completed initial trials.
Schaeffler plans global use of Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid
Schaeffler, a global motion technology leader, said it sees ‘the potential to deploy a significant number of humanoids in our global network of 100 plants by 2030.’
Waymo robotaxi service opens to public in Los Angeles
Waymo’s robotaxi service currently covers 80 square miles of LA County. Waymo said it intends to grow its service area in the future.
Johnson & Johnson wins FDA exemption for Ottava surgical robot
The regulatory nod for Ottava allows Johnson & Johnson MedTech to begin a clinical trial for the surgical robot at U.S. sites.
Humanoid study group launches survey on human-robot interaction
The study group needs to determine what aspects of human-robot interaction might impact the development of standards for humanoids.
Rockwell Automation adds NVIDIA Omniverse to digital twin software
Rockwell said this joint system is valuable for consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, life sciences, and more industries.
Zoox now testing its robotaxis in San Francisco
Zoox also expanded its geofence in Las Vegas, saying it will launch a public service there in early 2025.
Ascento Guard 2.0 is ready for security duty at large facilities
Ascento launches Ascento Guard 2.0, the latest generation of its unique two-wheeled autonomous security robot mobile robotic solution.
Brightpick brings in $12M to deploy more mobile picking robots in the U.S.
Brightpick plans to use the funding to further expand its U.S. operations, which will make up 50% of the company’s 2024 revenue.
Brain Corp fleet of autonomous mobile robots passes 250B square feet milestone
Brain Corp marked the latest milestone as deployments of mobile robots using its BrainOS cloud platform grow across sectors.
Europe has a key role to play in the development of robots, humanoids
Europe is more fragmented a market than the U.S. or China, but it hosts numerous innovators, from industrial automation to humanoids.
Researchers use imitation learning to train surgical robots
Researchers said the successful use of imitation learning to train surgical robots could eliminate the need to program robots with each individual move required during a medical procedure and brings the field of robotic surgery closer to true autonomy.
RBR50 Spotlight: Neya Systems developing cybersecurity standards for AGVs
Neya Systems aims to push its autonomy software beyond existing automotive security by using the AICA reference architecture.
Kansas hospital begins robotic heart program with Stereotaxis surgical robot
Stereotaxis said Genesis delivers the benefits of robotic precision and safety to cardiac ablation to treat arrhythmias.
Korea University Medicine shares single-port robotic thymectomy comparative results
The Korea University team compared and analyzed the perioperative outcomes of 110 cases of robotic thymectomy.