Intralink’s offices in Shanghai and Seoul will allow SLAMcore to pursue new business opportunities in the countries.
Greg Smith named Teradyne President
Greg Smith has been appointed President of Teradyne, effective July 1, 2022. Mark Jagiela will continue as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.
9 amazing photos from Mars Perseverance rover
See some of the incredible photos taken by the Perseverance rover during its first year exploring the Red Planet.
Registration open for Robotics Summit & Expo
Registration is now open for the Robotics Summit & Expo, the international conference and exposition focused on the design, development, manufacture and delivery of commercial-class robotics systems.
Deadline approaching for RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards
The deadline to enter the 2022 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards is this Friday, February 11.
101 years ago: origins of the word ‘robot’
Czech play R.U.R., which stands for Rossum’s Universal Robots, premiered on January 25, 1921, introducing the word ‘robot’ to the world.
SESTO closes Series A+ funding round of $5.7M
The company plans to use the influx of cash to invest in marketing and support expansion to new markets, while continuing development of the product line.
MIT control system improves agility of Cheetah quadruped
The robot’s camera captures depth images of the upcoming terrain, which are fed to a high-level controller along with information about the state of the robot’s body. The high-level controller is a neural network that “learns” from experience.
ARM Institute virtual summit tackles robotics for pandemics and beyond
This virtual summit will highlight the impact, success stories, lessons learned, and outputs from 9 pandemic-focused projects.
OTTO Motors’ autonomous mobile robots now available worldwide
OTTO Motors announces new channel partnerships in Europe to extend its reach. The company is also compliant with all significant safety standards.
Seegrid Introduces New Palion Series 8 Autonomous Tow Tractor
Seegrid Corporation announces the availability of the Seegrid Palion Tow Tractor Series 8 with enhanced Smart Path technology.
RoboAds introduces the world’s first mobile advertising robot
RoboSignage set the record as the first NFT Art to be displayed on a mobile robot. Through this innovative technology, customers have the opportunity to inform themselves or invest in NFT ar
Walmart invests in Cruise for last-mile delivery
Cruise and Walmart announced in November 2020 a self-driving delivery pilot in Scottsdale, Ariz. using Cruise’s all-electric Chevy Bolts.
Trump pardons autonomous vehicle engineer Anthony Levandowski
In one of his final acts in office, President Trump issued 73 full pardons and commuted 70 sentences late Tuesday evening. Anthony Levandowski, the former Google and Uber autonomous vehicle engineer who was sentenced to 18 months in prison on one count of stealing trade secrets, received one of those pardons. With the full pardon,…
How the Army is improving reinforcement learning for robots
Multi-domain operations (MDO) the Army’s future operating concept, requires autonomous agents with learning components to operate alongside humans. New Army research reduces the unpredictability of current training reinforcement learning policies so that they are more practically applicable to physical systems, especially ground robots. These learning components will permit autonomous agents to reason and adapt to…
Watch Boston Dynamics’ robots tear up the dance floor
We now know why Hyundai Motor was so interested in Boston Dynamics. Forget about robots for construction, inspection or healthcare. Hyundai clearly was interested in its robot choreography skills. Or not. Set to The Contours’ “Do You Love Me,” Boston Dynamics’ entire lineup of robots – Atlas, Handle, and Spot – are seen cutting a…
Han’s Robot rebrands itself as Neura Robotics, announces LARA cobot
Han’s Robot, which has rebranded itself as Neura Robotics, is offering the LARA cobot arm, the MAV mobile robot, and the MIRA mobile manipulator based on its own hardware and software.
Cognitive Agro Pilot reaps 720,000 tons of crops across Russia in 2020 harvest
Cognitive Agro Pilot, the AI-based vision and autonomy system from Cognitive Pilot, helped farmers across Russia with their fall harvests.
ACEINNA OpenIMU ROS driver designed to aid robotics developers with navigation
ACEINNA has released its OpenIMU ROS driver, which it said will make it easier for robotics developers to build precise navigation systems.
Sense Photonics’ new CEO discusses solid state sensor development for robots, autonomous vehicles
Shauna McIntyre, the new CEO at Sense Photonics discusses with The Robot Report her perspective on perception, terminology confusion around lidar, potential use cases, and growing the business.
CORI handheld robotics system launches with Smith+Nephew Real Intelligence line
Smith+Nephew has launched the portable CORI Surgical System, which has FDA approval and is available in the U.S. for both total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
Elementary Robotics closes Series A funding for automated inspections
Toyota AI Ventures was among the investors in Elementary Robotics’ $12.7 million Series A round, which will help the startup continue developing its automated inspection hardware and software.