Arms / Manipulators

GITAI IN1 is an inchworm-like autonomous robotic arm with changeable end-effectors on both ends of the arm.

Flexiv closed a Series B+ funding round with an investment of nearly $100 million, making the company a unicorn startup.

RightHand Robotics and Asetec have partnered together for future robotic logistics center integration projects in South Korea.

PickNik Robotics and Optimax Systems released a ROS 2 driver for ABB manipulators. The package has been tested with an ABB IRB 1200-5/0.9 manipulator.

The upgraded TM Robot S has comprehensive hardware and software enhancements, including a new pendant design.

Along with the funding round, Nomagic also announced its partnership with BRACK.CH, a Swiss e-commerce platform.

Robin picks packages from a conveyor belt, scans them and then places them on a drive robot that routes it to the correct loading dock.

With Kassow Robots’ 7-axis cobots, Gibson will be able to serve customers in the medical, semiconductor and electronics industries. 

Kinova has been working with Auris Health to develop a purpose-built robotic arm to help enable meaningful progress in surgery.

Featuring an 176 lb payload capacity, the PL80 robot offers a 81.1 inch horizontal reach, 129.5 inch vertical reach and 0.03 mm repeatability.

FANUC America’s LR-10iA/10 robot is designed for machine tending, assembly, dispensing, material removal, picking, packaging and part transfer.

The latest round valued Dexterity, which has already raised more than $200 million since it was founded, at $1.4 billion.

Dual RE2 Sapien robotic arms integrated with a JLG scissor lift will perform tasks on C-17 military aircraft at height.

The ATX West show is next week. Check out our show guide with a curated list of robotic vendors to visit while at the show.

Jorgen Pedersen and Travis Schneider of RE2 Robotics discuss the company’s evolution and its new Sapien robotic arms on The Robot Report Podcast.

Root AI, a Somerville, Mass.-based startup developing the Virgo harvesting robot for indoor farms, was acquired by AppHarvest for $60 million. AppHarvest is investing approximately $10 million in cash and the remaining balance in AppHarvest common shares to acquire Root AI. Founded in 2018, Root AI’s 19 full-time employees are expected to join AppHarvest’s technology…

RE2 Robotics unveils a new product line with the RE2 Sapien arm.

RE2 Robotics’ latest patent, for a fluid rotary joint, covers a new gear and actuator combination that it said will make it easier for robots to inspect and manipulate objects underwater.

Plus One Robotics is combining its machine vision with FANUC America’s robotics for a new e-commerce order-fulfillment system, which FANUC will demonstrate at its Custom Experience Center.

The Compact Interior Painting Station enables automotive manufacturers to reduce the size of their vehicle interior painting stations by one third, while saving costs and making facilities more sustainable, said ABB.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, said that combining neural networks with motion-planning software will give robots the speed and skill to assist in warehouse environments.

As robotics and automation expand to new markets, startup Bobacino brings a customizable and futuristic splash to a time-honored tradition of bubble tea.