Sensors / Sensing Systems

Velodyne Lidar announced it signed a multi-year agreement for Stanley Robotics to use its sensors in the company’s valet parking solution. 

The Imaging Radar Company designs and builds cutting-edge radar technology for smart cities, health, and more.

GelSight announced the release of the GelSight Mini, a tactile sensor that gives robots the sense of touch.

Ouster announced that it is reducing its headcount by approximately 10% and spending across the business by over 15%.

Ouster, Inc. announced the release of a 3D industrial lidar sensor suite designed for high-volume material handling applications.

Peter Hartwell, CTO of Invensense, breaks down the various sensors used to improve the navigation and cleaning capabilities of robot vacuums.

Intralink’s offices in Shanghai and Seoul will allow SLAMcore to pursue new business opportunities in the countries. 

Ouster had its second-highest revenue quarter ever in Q2. Its revenue was driven by growth in the industrial vertical.

Co-founder Sam Anthony said autonomous vehicle companies weren’t yet “feeling enough pain” to want to work with Perceptive Automata.

Munich-based high-tech startup Toposens is releasing its 3D Ultrasonic Echolocation Sensor ECHO ONE®

Sony Group is developing an autonomous vehicle sensor it claims uses 70% less electricity that will use software developed by Tier IV.

Researchers at the MIT developed a system that can help robots retrieve target items from a pile of items with some RFID tags. 

The new RADAR sensor is designed for the navigation requirements of outdoor AMRs and autonomous vehicles.

Analog Devices, Inc. announced the industry’s first high-resolution, industrial quality, indirect Time-of-Flight (iToF) module for 3D depth sensing and vision systems.

SICK has launched a product called Monitoring Box that enables access to sensor data for cloud-based condition monitoring.

Humatics joins the UR+ program and delivers a simplified solution to higher accuracy positioning of UR cobots.

Vayyar Imaging announced that it brought in $108 million in Series E funding led by Koch Disruptive Technologies.

infiniDome and C-Astral will showcase their technology at Eurosatory on June 13th in Paris, France.

The goal is to develop an autonomous mobile robot that can move more stably on irregular surfaces and in between obstacles by expanding the short-distance recognition range while reducing the LiDAR sensor size.

The partnership enables MOV.AI customers to quickly integrate Ouster LiDAR units into the AMR platform.

SLAMcore uses deep learning to help robots and drones identify physical space, objects and people around them to autonomously navigate the world.

Octopus Ventures, a European venture firm that invests in early-stage companies, led Touchlab’s funding round.