NASA’s VIPER rover will land at the Moon’s South Pole in 2023 to map and explore the region’s surface and subsurface. The Moon’s South Pole is one of the coldest areas in the solar system. No prior missions to the Moon’s surface have explored it.
DARPA Subterranean Challenge pushes AMRs deep into the earth
The first of its kind, DARPA SubTerranean Challenge 2021 comes to an end this week.
Locus Robotics on target with Waypoint Robotics acquisition
The two companies offer compatible solutions that will extend Locus Robotics’ portfolio of solutions.
12 notable warehouse-focused AMR acquisitions
Recapping some of the major acquisitions of autonomous mobile robot companies over the years.
Locus Robotics acquires Waypoint Robotics to diversify AMR lineup
Locus Robotics adds heavy-duty payload capabilities and new AMR opportunities with Waypoint Robotics acquisition.
IAM Robotics names Jay Link chief commercial officer
Link will lead IAM Robotics’ commercial strategy to drive business growth and marketshare.
Boston Dynamics Spot learns new skills with 3.0 release
Spot Release 3.0 enhances its data collection capabilities to improve ease of use and efficiency for facility inspection.
Keenon Robotics raises $200 million in Series D funding
The company is ready to scale its solutions into new regions, while continuing to grow the product line and innovation.
Pudu Robotics serves up $155M Series C funding round
Pudu Robotics is advancing restaurant service automation
Locus Robotics raises another $50M to scale its AMRs
The Wilmington, Mass.-based company has raised about $305 million since it was founded in 2014.
Whiz Gambit combines autonomous vacuuming with disinfection
Whiz Gambit brings facility vacuuming and disinfection to Europe.
AMR provider Zippedi closes $6.9M seed series funding round
Investment will enable Zippedi to expand its market into the U.S. to meet the market demand in both the Home Improvement and grocery sectors.
Berkshire Grey partners with AHS to deliver warehouse automation
This partnership enables AHS to implement Berkshire Grey sortation and ASRS solutions for warehousing, logistics and 3PL clients.
Seoul Robotics launches 3D perception software with deep learning
SENSR M is designed for perception on moving vehicles like autonomous vehicles and autonomous mobile robots.
Velodyne Lidar, MOV.AI team up on AMR navigation tools
MOV.ai and Velodyne deliver a complete navigation package for ROS-based AMR solutions.
ASRS wars: Attabotics sues Urbx for patent infringement
Both companies develop automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) and are pursuing the lucrative grocery automation market.
eCapture offers small 3D stereo depth sensing camera
eCapture launches a VGA quality, stereoscopic 3D depth sensing camera as the eCapture G53.
3 tips to developing outdoor robots for unstructured environments
Scythe Robotics shares tips about sensor selection, ruggedized hardware, and software optimization for its commercial mowers.
Locus Robotics reaches a half-billion picks
Locus’ first 100 million picks took 1,542 days, while the most recent 100 million picks took just 94 days.
Syrius Robotics completes Series B funding round
Syrius Robotics raises $20M in series B funding led by Bytedance.
WiBotic launches a new lineup of power chargers for drones and autonomous mobile robots
WiBotic launches new passively cooled onboard charger and two transmitters that use the latest GaN technology for maximum efficiency
Rubble-roving robots use hands and feet to navigate treacherous terrain
University of Michigan researchers have enabled humanoid robots to use their hands in a similar way, so the robots can better travel across rough terrain, such as disaster areas or construction sites.