The acquisitions are part of the Electric Sheep’s long-term strategy to consolidate the landscaping industry.
PULS acquires Wiferion’s wireless charging business
DIN power supply provider PULS Power acquires the wireless power business of Wiferion, to create a new PULS Wireless division.
FIRA USA 2023 Ag robotics recap
The 2023 FIRA USA agricultural robotics show in Salinas CA was a great collection of cutting edge agtech robotics solutions.
Interroll launches conveyor module for MiR 250 AMR
Interroll’s LCP AMR top module is the newest certified application in the MIR Go partner program, the largest ecosystem of AMR applications with more than 160 top modules that seamlessly connect to the mobile robots.
2024 Farm Robotics Challenge competition kickoff
The 2024 Farm Robotics Challenge is a year long agricultural robotics project challenge for university teams with prizes awarded in September 2024.
LimX Dynamics launches W1 wheeled quadruped
Based on LimX Dynamics’ Motion Intelligence technology, W1 is equipped with perception and motion control algorithms and multiple proprietary actuators.
Agrobotics special: Four Growers tomato picking robots and FIRA update
This week’s podcast highlights the agricultural robotics industry, including an interview with Four Growers CEO Brandon Contino, and a recap of the 2023 FIRA ag robotics event.
Diligent Robotics brings in $25M for Moxi
Diligent Robotics plans to use the funding to fuel system-wide expansions of its Moxi robot across hospitals nationwide.
Agility Robotics opening RoboFab to manufacture humanoid robots
Agility Robotics’ factory will produce the human-Centric, multi-purpose robot Digit at scale in the US CORVALLIS, OR.
Agility Robotics’ Melonee Wise on how humanoids can fill automation gaps
Melonee Wise, Agility Robotics as CTO, joins the podcast to share her thoughts about the role humanoids will play in automation.
ABB spending $280M on new European robotics hub
This new facility will increase ABB’s manufacturing capacity for its collaborative and industrial robot arms by 50% and enable it to better serve the European market.
BrainOS Site Maps add insights for AMR fleets
Fleet manager can train more efficient routes for their mobile robots, plan optimized schedules, and identify areas that need additional attention.
Krone and Lemken rely on software from Apex.AI for autonomous farming machines
Krone and Lemken use Apex.Grace and Apex.Ida from Apex.AI to further develop the ‘Combined Powers’ project to take on various fieldwork.
Locus Robotics passes 2 billion units picked milestone
It only took Locus 11 months to double the historical pick count from 1B to 2B picks.
ANYbotics ANYmal quadruped with Enzo Wälchli
In this episode, we talk with ANYbotics CCO Enzo Wälchli about the market and commercialization for ANYmal quadrupeds.
Serve Robotics brings in $30M, lands reverse merger
Serve Robotics completed a reverse merger with Patricia Acquisition Corp., a public Delaware corporation.
Ontario Power Generation tests Boston Dynamics Spot to save lives
Boston Dynamics is working with Ontario Power Generation to deploy Spot into a power-racking situation and help prevent injuries to human workers.
Advantech partners with MOV.AI to accelerate autonomous mobile robot development
Advantech announces a new partnership with MOV.AI. Advantech’s rugged hardware can be integrated with MOV.AI’s Robotics Engine Platform, making it easier to develop and deploy AMRs for businesses.
FlexQube is granted European patent for AMR system
FlexQube’s patent application regarding its unique AMR system, FlexQube Navigator, was granted by the European Patent Office.
Collaborative Robotics raises $30M in Series A funding
Collaborative Robotics closed a $10M Series A funding round and prepares to scale production, operations and support for initial customers.
Iris Ohyama to acquire service robot maker Smile Robotics
Iris Ohyama, a Japanese maker of appliances for the home, has made plans to acquire Smile Robotics, a serving robot developer.
SoftBank and Symbotic launch new joint venture GreenBox
GreenBox will automate supply chain networks globally by operating and making Symbotics’ AI and automation technology accessible.