To bring Embodied’s Moxie social companion robot to as many families as possible, the company knew the price point needed to be much more affordable than robots of the past AND present. Here’s how they did it.

Robotics fundings, mergers, and acquisitions in July 2020 stayed at comparable levels with transactions from a year ago and June.

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have proven to increase the productivity and reduce the cost of warehouse automation operations. While the costs of AMRs continue to drop, even as their capabilities increase, there are often hidden, and sizable, costs associated with their deployment. Here’s what to look for, and how to mitigate their impact.

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.

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.

In June 2020, investment and acquisition activity picked up a bit for autonomous vehicles, mobile robots, healthcare systems, and industrial automation.

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.

Skygauge Robotics has introduced a next-generation drone design enabling contact inspection of industrial structures.

ModalAI said VOXL Flight is the first open development platform for autonomous drone navigation that fuses a flight controller and a companion computer on a single board.

What a month it was for robotics. Whether it was learning how former coal miners are becoming mobile robot technicians, iRobot delaying its robot lawn mower or Nuro being approved for driverless delivery tests in California, there was no shortage of robotics stories to cover in April 2020. Here are the Top 10 most popular…

Modular robotics are currently a niche market, but the need for flexibility could propel demand, predicts one global market analyst.

Yale University researchers have found that people have an easier time relating to robots that can admit to their mistakes.

Event seeks speakers and presentations around the design, development, manufacturing and delivery of commercial-class robotics systems.

Hydroid, a developer of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) for the defense and maritime markets, is being acquired by shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) for $350 million. The acquisition is subject to regulatory review and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020. Pocasset, Mass.-based Hydroid will become part of HII’s Technical Solutions division.…

In January 2020, robotics investments and mergers and acquisitions showed continued strength across applications, even as economic challenges affected manufacturing and food service robots.

Cruise Origin is an electric, driverless, ride-sharing vehicle that’s ready for production.

LEXINGTON, Mass. – Berkshire Grey, which develops automation solutions for retail, e-commerce, and logistics fulfillment operations, announced today it raised $263 million in Series B financing. Participants in the round include SoftBank, Khosla Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, and Canaan. The company said the new funding will support Berkshire Grey’s global expansion, acquisitions, and team growth.…

The Robot Report, sibling site to Robotics Business Review, tracked $1.9 billion in robotics transactions in December 2019, including funding for aerospace, logistics, and healthcare applications.

Misty II, which is intended to be an affordable, easy-to-use platform for developing robotics applications and “bridging the gap” between roboticists and users, is now available.

iRobot is once again fighting to protect intellectual property related to its popular Roomba robot vacuum. iRobot filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in the District of Massachusetts to stop sales and distribution of the Shark IQ Robot. iRobot alleges the Shark IQ Robot infringes on several patents related to the Roomba i7+ robot…

Inaugural conference and expo addressing healthcare robotics engineering challenges co-locates with DeviceTalks, a leading technical and business development event for the medical device sector. Business-to-Business publisher WTWH Media has announced the launch of the Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum, an international conference and expo focused on easing, speeding and improving the design, development and manufacture of…

At the Embedded Systems Conference, a MassRobotics co-founder explained where developers and investors should look for successful commercial robots.