Technologies

Loomia created its tactile sensing developer kit after surveying 100 engineers as part of the NSF I-Corps program.

“We want to be more than just the eyes of a robot,” said RealSense CEO Nadav Orbach. “We want to be a robot’s visual cortex — interpreting, localizing, and acting in real-time. That means pushing more intelligence to the edge, directly on the camera.”

The ‘Tree of Robots’ from the Technical University of Munich classifies robots by sensitivity, aiming for a new safety and performance standards.

XTEND, which has developed autonomous and human-guided drones for defense purposes, is growing U.S. and global production.

Pharm Robotics’ Sureshot automates cow vaccinations and treatments with robotics, 3D vision, and AI for optimal dairy herd health.

Apera AI said the platform enables manufacturers and integrators to build and validate vision-guided robotic applications.

Kraken Robotics said it plans to use the proceeds to grow its maritime offerings and become a scalable global prime contractor.

Nimble, which has designed a mobile manipulator for multiple warehouse tasks, replaced its legacy software with Onshape and Arena.

Augmentus is offering 3D scanning and AI-driven path planning, expanding its network across Asia-Pacific and North America.

PickNik is working with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on multi-limbed robots for the International Space Station.

With the clearance, Mendaera is starting a limited launch of Focalist with select medical institutions this year.

Four Saildrone Voyagers operated in both the Gulf of Finland and the western Baltic Sea, gathering data in challenging conditions.

Binder said the M9 Series 702, 711, and 712 offers a wide range of protection levels, connection types, and technical configurations.

Tesollo is showing its Delto Gripper DG-5F humanoid robotic hand for a range of applications as it continues its global expansion.

SEW-EURODRIVE is reducing lead times for its high-torque, compact P2.e drives for heavy industry customers in the U.S.

da Vinci 5, Intuitive’s latest-generation robot, won FDA clearance last year, as the company continues adding features.

ABB said the new robots address a range of needs in high-growth sectors, including electronics, consumer industries, and general industries.

Luminous Robotics is expanding deployments of its LUMI robot for safe, efficient PV installation from the U.S. to Australia.

Genesis AI said it aims to enable the next generation of general-purpose robots by providing robustness, flexibility, and cost efficiency.

Tacta said it has combined software, hardware, and AI for tactile skills and spatial awareness. It has also developed the Dextrous Intelligence platform.

MIT CSAIL said the main barrier to affordable, flexible robotics isn’t hardware, it’s control of capability.

RISE Robotics has continued to raise funding for its Beltdraulic actuation system, which it said offers advantages over hydraulics.