Through internal R&D and external acquisitions, Amazon continues to be a leader in automating warehouse operations.

Locus Robotics has now raised $422 million since it was founded in 2014.

ASTM’s new standard outlines common objects encountered by AMRs and AGVs. The new standard gives operators and manufacturers a common way to describe these items.

The Indy Autonomous Challenge racing is live at the Texas Motor Speedway on November 11, 2022, or catch the action online with a live simulcast.

MOV.AI, which offers a robotics platform to develop AMRs and AGVs, brought in $8.2 million in funding.

Brain Corp announced the third generation of its autonomy platform for commercial robots, BrainOS.

Amazon already has more than half a million robots working in its fulfillment centers every day, and it’s looking to add more.

Fox Robotics intends to use the new funds to ramp up production, invest in talent, and expand globally.

Teradyne’s industrial automation group saw a 2% decrease in revenue in Q3 2022 compared to the same time period last year.

NVIDIA released the latest update to its Isaac Robot Operating System (ROS) software, Developer Preview (DP) 2.

Clearpath Robotics’ new OutdoorNav technology provides GPS-based navigation for Clearpath’s outdoor mobile robots and third-party vehicles.

A breakdown of some of the new features in the OTTO Motors’ 2.26 software release.

SoftBank Robotics America and Gausium announced a new partnership to deploy indoor automated robots in the US. 

This week, we discuss the recent demo of the Tesla Optimus bipedal robot and talk to Swisslog President Markus Schmidt about high throughput material handling.

ShipHero, a shipping and logistics platform, announced that it would implement inVia Robotics’ robotic system at two more fulfillment centers.

By combining with AutoGuide, MiR’s product portfolio will expand to include high payload AMR tuggers and forklifts.

The IAC announced the first major competition for the enhanced autonomous racecars, and the continuation of head-to-head racing.

ANYbotics announced that it is opening up commercial orders for ANYmal X, the company’s quadruped inspection robot.

ROEQ is delivering top modules and cart systems for OMRON’s LD-250 autonomous mobile robot, boosting its carrying capacity to 500kg (1,102lbs).

Avidbots, a producer of industrial cleaning robots, announced that it closed a $70 million Series C funding round.

6 River Systems, part of the global commerce company Shopify, announced new features for its wall-to-wall fulfillment solution.

This week, we talk with RoboTire CEO Victor Darolfi about automating tire-changing with robots.