The RoboDK API enables robot programmers to develop programs and simulate the motions using Matlab code.
SafeAI brings in $38M for construction retrofit kits
SafeAI announced that it brought in $38 million in Series B funding. The company offers retrofit kits for construction and mining vehicles.
Australia establishes National Robotics Strategy Advisory Committee
Ed Husic, Australia’s Minister for Industry and Science, appointed a National Robotics Strategy Advisory Committee.
Guardforce AI signs definitive agreement to acquire Shenzhen Kewei’s robot business
Guardforce AI announces a definitive agreement to acquire certain parts of Kewei’s robot business-related assets in China.
WPI launches Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Institute
Vladimir Vantsevich and Lee Moradi, two professors at WPI, have established an Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Institute (AVMI).
IDS launches new higher resolution Ensenso N 3D camera
The latest edition of the Ensenso N cameras includes a higher resolution sensor to nearly double the accuracy of the solution.
Fabric pivots from RaaS to platform sales model
Fabric is pivoting from selling and supporting its solution in a RaaS model, to selling it as a platform solution.
Robot sales on track to hit a new high in 2022
North American robot sales are on track to reach record highs for the second year in a row according to A3.
2022 in review: the year in robotics
Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the top moments and biggest stories that happened in the robotics industry during 2022.
Cruise starts autonomous rides in 2 new cities
Cruise’s CEO and co-founder Kyle Vogt announced that the self-driving company has started operations in Austin and Chandler, Arizona.
LUCID launches the Atlas10 camera featuring an ultraviolet sensor
LUCID expands its advanced sensing portfolio with the Atlas10 camera Featuring the sony IMX487 ultraviolet (UV) sensor.
RoboTire continues to expand by deploying at Creamery Tire
Creamery Tire is deploying RoboTire’s fourth-generation tire changing system at its location in a north Philadelphia suburb.
Should you use ROS as an interface layer?
The benefit of using an open-source framework is that it includes a large contributing community, which is continuously developing and improving.
Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum call for speakers
The Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum (May 10-11, 2023 in Boston) addresses engineering challenges faced when designing and developing healthcare robots.
MIT researchers create implantable robotic ventilator
Researchers at MIT have designed a soft, robotic implantable ventilator that can augment the diaphragm’s natural contractions.
How Dusty Robotics used a refrigerator to diagnose & fix a hardware bug
Even a simple robot like FieldPrinter has hundreds of components, each of which can have unpredictable failure modes.
Fruitcore Robotics brings in over $24M
Fruitcore Robotics brought in 23 million euros, over $24 million, in Series B funding.
FANUC robots to integrate Wandelbots Teaching
Wandelbots, the Dresden, Germany-based robotics software developer, announced that it has added FANUC to its portfolio of robotics manufacturers.
Waymo expands service area in 2 cities
Waymo announced that it is expanding its service area in both San Francisco and Phoenix.
Cruise expands service area as NHTSA opens investigation
Cruise announced that it expanding its service area just days after the NHTSA opened an investigation into the company’s driving system.
Indy Autonomous Challenge returns to CES 2023 to spotlight autonomous racing
The Indy Autonomous Challenge returns to Las Vegas at CES 2023 with more powerful engines and improved sensors and computing infrastructure onboard.
Motiv Space Systems, NASA create robotic arm that works in frigid temperatures
NASA has been working with Motiv Space Systems to develop a robotic arm capable of operating in some of the coldest areas of the Moon.