Today, Nuro announced it will be delivering with 7-Eleven in Mountain View, California, and Waymo announced its grocery delivery service will launch in 2022.
Why industrial robot component manufacturers should target cobots
Collaborative robot markets are expected to see the biggest growth in the years ahead, with end effectors representing the largest component market.
Motional open-sources VR environments for autonomous vehicle research
Motional’s nuReality set of VR environments are designed to study interactions between autonomous vehicles and pedestrians.
Virtual Incision raises $46M for miniature surgical robot
The funding will support regulatory and clinical programs leading to the commercialization of the MIRA, as well as for research and development efforts.
SwRI demos drone autonomy inside nuclear power plant
SwRI’s drone was tasked with entering Austria’s Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant and detecting radiation sources without the aid of a human pilot or previous knowledge of the environment.
AWS wants to fix robotics’ interoperability problem
AWS claims IoT RoboRunner eliminates the need for numerous integrations among different robot control systems and warehouse management systems.
Soft exosuit automatically adapts to walking needs
The bioinspired system uses ultrasound measurements of muscle dynamics to develop a personalized and activity-specific assistance profile for users of the exosuit.
Yaskawa Motoman adds compact PL80 industrial robot arm
Featuring an 176 lb payload capacity, the PL80 robot offers a 81.1 inch horizontal reach, 129.5 inch vertical reach and 0.03 mm repeatability.
Epson Robots signs Gibson Engineering as new distributor
Gibson Engineering offers the complete lineup of Epson Robots’ products, including its SCARA, 6-Axis robots, and integrated options.
Flytrex raises $40M in Series C funding for drone delivery
Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Flytrex has operated its drone delivery service since 2017 in Reykjavik, Iceland. In 2020, it began deliveries in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Sevensense raises $7.7M Series A, led by ABB
This is the first round of funding for the Swiss AMR navigation startup.
iRobot STEM campaign donates coding robots
Use your iRobot vacuum cleaner and earn STEM products for local STEM programs.
Dronut X1 drone designed for GPS-denied environments
The key to the drone is Cleo’s patented thrust vectoring technology that enables the ducted fan design to remain stable during flight.
ABB upgrading AMRs with Sevensense navigation stack
ABB is installing Sevensense’s autonomous navigation technology into its mobile robots.
iRobot continues to diversify with $72M foray into air purification
iRobot CEO Colin Angle said air purification could be a $150 million in annual revenue product category for iRobot within the next several years.
Waymo Via autonomous trucks making deliveries for UPS
The trucks are driving autonomously on highways between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston. A human takes control once a truck exits the highway.
Monarch Tractor closes $61M series B round
Monarch is the first all-electric, autonomous compact tractor to come to market, targeted at small-medium sized farms.
Trio Motion Technology launches 4 SCARA robots
Trio’s new SCARA robots give OEMs robot control, motion control and machine automation from a single controller.
Dexterity founder Samir Menon; SPAC falls apart due to China’s tech crackdown
Samir Menon, founder and CEO of Dexterity, joined The Robot Report Podcast to discuss the company’s full-stack robotic picking systems. The show also discussed how China’s new regulations killed an autonomous vehicle SPAC.
Fieldin acquires Midnight Robotics to develop autonomous tractors
Midnight Robotics creates retrofit kits that turn any tractor into an autonomous tractor.
RE2 developing controls to improve ROV manipulation skills
The project for the U.S. Navy will combine a robotic arm control system and the ROV control system into one unit. This will enable topside operators to control a system’s robotic arms and ROV simultaneously using one control station.
Gaussian’s cleaning robots bring in $188M in funding
Gaussian Robotics raised $188 million in Series C funding from Softbank Group’s Vision Fund, Capital Today and other investors to expand its overseas operations.