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Top 10 robotics developments of January 2025
Large funding rounds, new product announcements, and highlights from CES were just some of our top robotics developments last month.
EDP partners with Comau on ‘factory on a truck’ for solar installations
Comau worked with EDP to develop and test Hyperflex, which uses a robot arm and mobile robots to safely install solar panels.
PickNik Robotics releases MoveIt Pro 7 with 3 core improvements
PickNik said it made strides in its three core pillars: rapid development, hardware-agnostic design, and intelligent runtime decisions.
Bota Systems partners with Kinova to add sense of touch to AI robotics
Kinova is integrating its Gen3 lightweight, modular arm with Bota Systems’ SensONE force/torque sensors to ease robotics AI development.
AWS offers accelerated robotics simulation with NVIDIA
AWS and NVIDIA said that Isaac Sim on Amazon Web Services can significantly accelerate and scale robot simulation and AI training.
Top 10 robotics developments of November 2024
In November 2024, stories about the future of robotics, big robot milestones, and new product unveilings grabbed our readers’ attention.
Realtime Robotics appoints Ville Lehtonen vice president of product
Realtime Robotics has named Ville Lehtonen, who previously worked at HighRes Biosolutions and Pickle Robot, to lead its product efforts.
ASTM developing testing standards for mobile manipulators
The ASTM International F45 committee is developing a new standard and an apparatus to test mobile manipulator precision.
Renesas launches its highest performing MPU for industrial equipment
The RZ/T2H comes with the Renesas Flexible Software Package and a Linux package that comes with long-term support.
How AI, perception are shaping mobile robotics
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.
Flexiv releases Elements Series 3 to simplify robot simulation, programming
Flexiv has released Elements Series 3, which includes a simplified user interface, a rugged teach pendant, and support for multiple robot axes.
New FANUC heavyweight industrial robot can lift up to 500 kg
The FANUC M-950iA has a reach of 2,830 mm, and the range of motion on the robot’s J3 axis allows it to flip over backward.
The ABB Edge: Using AI and robotics to transform industries
ABB Robotics is leveraging AI to help make robotics smarter and easier to setup and program across all of the industries served by ABB.
NRL develops robots that can service satellites in orbit
As DARPA’s robotic payload developer for the RSGS program, NRL looked to the future to build and test satellite servicing capabilities.
The AI Institute introduces Theia vision foundation model to improve robot learning
Theia is a visual foundation model that the AI Institute says can distill diverse models for policy learning at a lower computation cost.
CynLr raises Series A funding to realize robot vision for ‘universal factory’
CynLr, which is developing technology to enable robots to manipulate unknown objects, will grow its team and expand its supply chain network.
Standard Bots acquires READY Robotics’ IP to advance AI for robot training
Standard Bots says the intellectual property of READY Robotics will make it easier to build applications atop foundation models.
Comau debuts SmartReach, TPX Robot Teach Pendant, and in.Grid
New Comau products include those for robotic machining, performance monitoring, programming and optimization, welding, and bin picking.
Premier Automation launches Premier Labs, a venture studio for industrial robots and AI
Premier Labs is a new venture studio developing startups to address the challenges faced by its integrator parent’s customers.
ABB Robotics launches Energy Efficiency Service for manufacturers
ABB Robotics’ new Energy Efficiency Service will help manufacturers to improve the power consumption of their industrial robots.
CIIF 2024 shows major robotics trends in China
CIIF 2024 showed the latest in China’s robotics industry, from cobots and industrial automation to humanoids.