1MRobotics, a company developing robotic dark stores, emerged from stealth with two rounds of funding totaling $25 million.
Acceleration Robotics, AMD partner to design robotic compute architectures with ROS
Acceleration Robotics and AMD are working together to develop new robotic capabilities for AMD’s Kria system-on-modules.
RoboTire CEO Victor Darolfi on automating tire changing
This week, we talk with RoboTire CEO Victor Darolfi about automating tire-changing with robots.
UCSF partners with FDA for robotic surgery trial
UCSF Health is preparing for the only FDA-approved study of the use of single port robotic technology for colorectal surgery in the U.S.
Seoul Robotics’ LV5 CTRL TWR brings in $25M
Seoul Robotics, a company taking an ATI approach to autonomous driving, brought in $25 million in Series B funding.
The Gripper Company launches MAXXgrip
The MAXXgrip is robot vendor independent and can be deployed on any industrial robot or cobot. The articulating fingers stabilize items during pick and place operations.
ABB launches Flexley mobile robots, completing rebrand of ASTI AMRs
The launch of ASTI as ABB Flexley includes a complete rebranding of all the ASTI solutions, offices and facilities.
Civ Robotics brings in $5M for autonomous surveyors
Civ Robotics announced that it closed a $5 million seed round for its autonomous surveying solution CivDot.
Get an inside look at Waymo’s AV development at RoboBusiness
Waymo is a leading developer of autonomous driving technology, with public robotaxi services up and running in Phoenix and San Francisco.
2022 Commercial UAV show recap
Mike Oitzman, founder of the Mobile Robot Guide, gives an overview of the trends and takeaways from the 2022 Commercial UAV show.
GelSight announces GelSight Mini tactile sensor
GelSight announced the release of the GelSight Mini, a tactile sensor that gives robots the sense of touch.
Ouster lays off 10% of staff
Ouster announced that it is reducing its headcount by approximately 10% and spending across the business by over 15%.
Guardforce AI to acquire China’s Kewei Robot
Guardforce AI announced that it signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to acquire Shenzhen Kewei Robot Technology Company Limited.
NVIDIA releases robotics development tools at GTC
NVIDIA released Jetson Orin Nano system-on-modules, updated its Nova Orin reference platform for autonomous mobile robots and announced cloud-based availability for its Isaac Sim technology.
IFR: China’s robot installations rose by 44% in 2021
China’s industrial robotics market saw 243,300 installations in 2021, a 44% increase from the year before, according to the IFR.
ASTM International forms group on robotic grasping and manipulation
The committee will initially develop standards for the performance of grasping-type end effectors, mobile manipulators and robotic assembly systems.
Meet Agility Robotics’ Digit bipedal at RoboBusiness
Agility Robotics co-founders Jonathan Hurst and Damion Shelton will discuss how they’re developing Digit to perform real-world tasks.
Doosan Robotics signs cobot distributor in Northeast
Industrial Automation Supply will serve as a partner and reseller of Doosan’s M, H and A-SERIES collaborative robotic arms in the Northeast.
HP announces autonomous construction layout printing robot
HP announced HP SitePrint, an autonomous robot that precisely prints construction site layouts onto the floor.
Ouster announces 3D industrial sensor suite
Ouster, Inc. announced the release of a 3D industrial lidar sensor suite designed for high-volume material handling applications.
Locus Robotics surpasses 1 billion units picks
Locus Robotics announced that it passed one billion picks at a home improvement retailer warehouse in Florida.
Teledyne FLIR debuts SIRAS drone
Teledyne FLIR pairs a radiometric thermal and visible camera payload featuring MSX with an affordable, flexible, and easy-to-operate airframe.