Schneider Electric unveils Lexium cobots at MODEX 2024, offering high-speed motion, 130 axe control, and cost-effective pricing, utilizing EcoStruxure architecture for collaborative data flow.
Cogniteam chooses RTI Connext for cloud robot communications, management
Cogniteam is using Real-Time Innovations’ Connext to facilitate communications for scaling deployment of robot fleets.
MIT AI model promises to simplify path planning in warehouses
MIT AI experts have applied a deep-learning model that can decongest robots nearly four times faster than typical strong random search methods.
Electric Sheep Verdie robot uses large world models for autonomous landscaping
Electric Sheep Robotics said its latest robot, Verdie, uses AI and large-world models to work alongside landscaping crews.
RobCo raises $42.5M for automation for small, midsize manufacturers
RobCo develops flexible robotic hardware kits for various applications in SME manufacturing, including machine loading and palletizing.
New computer model could help robots collect Moon dust
Robots have emerged as a method to collect regolith due to their lower risks and costs compared to human spaceflight.
Olis Robotics and Kawasaki partner to offer remote troubleshooting
Olis Robotics and Kawasaki plan to demonstrate remote troubleshooting of robotic palletizing with integrator CRG Automation at MODEX 2024.
PickNik Robotics’ MoveIt Studio is now MoveIt Pro
Since its launch in 2021, PickNik said MoveIt Pro’s capabilities have grown beyond its user interface and behavior-tree builder.
3Laws on robot safety and the evolution of bipedal locomotion
In this episode, Dr. Aaron Ames takes us down memory lane with a history of bipedal robotics and then introduces us to 3Laws Robotics.
Top 5 robotics trends for 2024, according to the IFR
The IFR has cited technology trends including the rise of generative AI, mobile manipulation, and humanoid robots for 2024.
Formic focuses on ease of use with new robot software
The Chicago-based RaaS provider has launched software to make robot-based manufacturing available to companies without in-house expertise.
Jacobi Robotics shortens robot programming cycle in partnership with Formic
Jacobi Robotics has launched new path-planning and optimization system with Formic to accelerate palletizing applications.
Flexxbotics gets support to add robots to production from co-founder of SOLIDWORKS, Onshape
Flexxbotics has raised funding and received advice to provide its robot process-control software to more manufacturers.
MassRobotics discusses university Form and Function Challenge and partnerships
MassRobotics and its technology partners will announce the winners of the Form and Function challenge at the Robotics Summit & Expo.
Synopsys to acquire Ansys to join forces for silicon-to-system design, simulation, and analysis
Synopsys is adding Ansys’ simulation to its testing and electric design tools to help developers engineer more complex systems.
Flexxbotics enables connectivity with FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving equipment
With robot-driven operation of FOBA equipment, customers can achieve continuous operation, greater throughput, and higher yields, claimed Flexxbotics.
Toyota, READY Robotics to introduce sim-to-real robot programming using NVIDIA Omniverse
READY’s ForgeOS operating system and NVIDIA Isaac Sim on Omniverse offer Toyota ease of programming and realistic simulation.
Ansys, NVIDIA team up to test autonomous vehicle sensors
Integration will enable engineers to simulate accurate camera, lidar, radar and thermal camera sensors to train autonomous vehicles.
New version of Open-RMF hits ROS 2
The Open Robotics Middleware Framework is open-source, modular software that enables interoperability between robot fleets and physical infrastructure.
Valiant TMS and Realtime Robotics partner to cut programming, cycle times
Valiant TMS and Realtime Robotics said manufacturers can use the Optimization-as-a-Service system to reduce production bottlenecks.
Generative AI and Isaac to power smarter robots, says NVIDIA before CES
Generative AI and large language models can improve robot training, perception, and human-machine interactions, says NVIDIA and its partners.
5 robotics trends to expect in 2024
With 2023 in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look ahead to what 2024 has in store for the robotics industry.