Collaborative Robots

The International Federation of Robotics expects AI, humanoids, and sustainability to be top areas for robotics in 2025.

Kinova is integrating its Gen3 lightweight, modular arm with Bota Systems’ SensONE force/torque sensors to ease robotics AI development.

NEURA Robotics plans to use its Series B funding to continue developing ‘cognitive robots’ in Europe for multiple industries.

Raise Robotics mounts two UR20 arms from Universal Robots on a mobile robot base for Harmon’s construction robots.

Flexiv is integrating its Rizon arm and force control technology with Kurabo sensing technology for the KURAVIZON robot.

Chris Savoia, head of ecosystem success at Universal Robots, shares his perspective on the success of the UR+ partner ecosystem.

Samsung Electronics is making Rainbow Robotics a subsidiary, and the office will focus on developing humanoids and other robots.

The Robot Report Podcast reflects on the successes and challenges that defined the robotics industry in 2024.

DENSO deployed a 3D-vision-guided cobot with AI-based motion planning and control software to relieve employees of strenuous, tedious tasks.

Ben Wolff takes us through the reincarnation of Sarcos into an pure software and AI-based solution called Palladyne AI.

Dextro, a new cobot from Lam Research, automates critical maintenance tasks on wafer fabrication equipment, improving efficiency and yield.

Universal Robots has established manufacturing in Nantong, China, and is introducing two cobots exclusively to the Chinese market.

Diligent Robotics, the company behind Moxi, has a new AI Advisory Board made up of experts from Stanford, NYU, and Carnegie Mellon.

Rethink Robotics plans to triple its team size, open a U.S. headquarters, and relocate robot production from Europe.

AWS and NVIDIA said that Isaac Sim on Amazon Web Services can significantly accelerate and scale robot simulation and AI training.

In November 2024, stories about the future of robotics, big robot milestones, and new product unveilings grabbed our readers’ attention.

Amir Bousani, CEO of RGO Robotics, and Jacob Petersen, Chief Commercial Officer from Wheel.Me, discuss the importance of perception and AI for mobile robotics.

The MC600 is designed to handle heavier payloads for mobile manipulation using Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots technology.

Collaborative Robotics unveiled its Proxie mobile manipulator, which is designed to work with people for warehouse workflows.

Flexiv has released Elements Series 3, which includes a simplified user interface, a rugged teach pendant, and support for multiple robot axes.

ABB Robotics is leveraging AI to help make robotics smarter and easier to setup and program across all of the industries served by ABB.

CAPTRON is offering its TCP laser sensors for high-precision tool tip calibration on Universal Robots’ marketplace.