From the impact of large language models in robotics, to big funding rounds, to new deployments, there was no shortage of news to cover in September.
Bonsai Robotics brings in $13.5M to bring AVs off-road
Bonsai Robotics plans to use the funding to accelerate its product roadmap and invest in hiring, sales, and marketing.
Meet the RoboBusiness keynote speakers
Agility Robotics, John Deere, Intuitive, Johnson & Johnson and NVIDIA among keynote speakers at RoboBusiness.
Tiny quadruped robots are powered by combustion actuators
Cornell researchers have combined soft microactuators with high-energy-density chemical fuel to create an insect-sized robot powered by combustion.
RoboBusiness: a VC’s perspective on the state of robotics investment
At RoboBusiness, Aggarwal will discuss the hurdles facing the AV industry and what to expect in the robotics industry in the coming five years.
UPS unveils robotics innovations at work in its network
UPS recently gave insights into ways it’s strengthening its network capabilities and enhancing the employee experience through automation.
PAL Robotics integrates magnetic encoder technology into robots to achieve balance
This case study focuses on REEM-C, PAL Robotics’ full-size biped humanoid robotics research platform.
Portescap announces R22T Gearhead
As a mid-torque gearhead, the R22T fills the gap between Portescap’s light-torque R22 and high-torque R22HT gearheads.
6 reasons robotics startups must attend RoboBusiness
RoboBusiness provides a variety of opportunities for robotics startups to learn, network and scale their business.
FIRA USA 2023 Ag robotics recap
The 2023 FIRA USA agricultural robotics show in Salinas CA was a great collection of cutting edge agtech robotics solutions.
Learn how to create socially intelligent robots at RoboBusiness
During his talk at RoboBusiness, Dr. Paolo Pirjanian, the CEO and Founder of Embodied, will explain the considerations going into this new iteration of Moxie.
ABB launches OptiFact to optimize factory data
ABB Robotics released its modular OptiFact software platform, which streamlines data collection, visualization, and analysis in automated production facilities.
AI Institute hires Kate Darling to lead ethics research
Dr. Kate Darling joins the Institute to lead new research team focused on ethics and societal impact of robotics and AI.
Interroll launches conveyor module for MiR 250 AMR
Interroll’s LCP AMR top module is the newest certified application in the MIR Go partner program, the largest ecosystem of AMR applications with more than 160 top modules that seamlessly connect to the mobile robots.
2024 Farm Robotics Challenge competition kickoff
The 2024 Farm Robotics Challenge is a year long agricultural robotics project challenge for university teams with prizes awarded in September 2024.
15 largest industrial robotics markets in 2022
The IFR’s World Robotics report recorded 553,052 industrial robot installations in factories around the world. See which countries are leading the way.
Dexterity partners with FedEx to debut trailer loading robots
Dexterity’s propriety mobile robot design, called DexR, navigates autonomously to the back of trailers and uses its two robotic arms to load boxes.
LimX Dynamics launches W1 wheeled quadruped
Based on LimX Dynamics’ Motion Intelligence technology, W1 is equipped with perception and motion control algorithms and multiple proprietary actuators.
Dobot launches CRA cobot arm series
CRA series includes seven cobot arms with a minimum payload of 3 kilograms (around 6.6 lbs) to a maximum payload of 20 kilograms (around 44 lbs) and a working radius of 620 to 1,700 millimeters.
These robotic acoustic swarms that can mute different areas of a room
A team of researchers at the University of Washington has developed robotic smart speakers that can divide rooms into speech zones.
Intuitive’s Tony Jarc discusses the next leap in surgical robotics with AI integration
In this episode of IntuitiveTalks, Tony Jarc, Sr. Director of Digital & Machine Learning at Intuitive, walks us through the evolving landscape of surgical robotics.
Agrobotics special: Four Growers tomato picking robots and FIRA update
This week’s podcast highlights the agricultural robotics industry, including an interview with Four Growers CEO Brandon Contino, and a recap of the 2023 FIRA ag robotics event.