The HPF hollow shaft gear unit series from Harmonic Drive is suitable for a range of industrial applications, including robotics.
Rapid Robotics and Universal Robots team up to accelerate cobot deployments
UR and Rapid Robotics announce a new partnership that enables faster cobot deployments in North America.
10 industries China is focusing on automating
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has created a new action plan called the “Robot + Application Action Plan.”
Phantom AI brings in $36.5M
Phantom AI, based in Mountain View, California, aims to quickly democratize autonomous driving by advancing ADAS technologies.
Why roboticists should prioritize human factors
Human systems engineering aims to combine engineering and psychology to create systems that are designed to work with humans’ capabilities and limitations.
Celera Motion launches the company’s most compact servo drives
The Denali Series by Celera Motion are compact, ultra-fast servo drives created for a variety of service robots, surgical robots, and more.
Top 10 robotic stories of January 2023
From Boston Dynamics’ videos showcasing its robots abilities, to CES taking place in Las Vegas, there was no shortage of things to cover this month.
Ronovo Surgical unveils Carina surgical robot platform
Ronovo Surgical announced that it closed a new round of financing, bringing its total funds raised to more than $50 million since 2020.
Color global shutter camera from e-con Systems for new-age embedded vision applications
Shutter artifacts are one of the most common challenges faced in rolling shutter cameras while capturing fast-moving objects. A global shutter camera is recommended to address this issue.
What slowdown? – December 2022 robotics investments reach $1.14B
December 2022’s 55 robotics investments totaled US $1.14B, a 7.7% increase over December 2021’s funding total.
How fish sensory organs could improve underwater robots’ navigation skills
A research team led by the University of Bristol is studying fish sensory organs to help then develop sensors for underwater robots.
Watch Boston Dynamics’ Stretch unload a DHL trailer
Strech’s first commercial application is with DHL Supply Chain, a company that Boston Dynamics has been collaborating with since 2018.
Symbotic brings in $206.3M in first public quarter
Symbotic posted revenue of $206.3 million, a net loss of $68.0 million and an adjusted EBITDA loss of $16.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
Machina Labs receives investment from Lockheed Martin
Machina Labs plans to use the funding to accelerate company growth to meet customer demands, and expand research and development.
Teradyne’s robotics group brings in $404M in 2022
This is a $28 million increase from the $376 million it brought in during 2021. In 2022, UR brought in $326 million, while MiR brought in $77 million.
Asensus Surgical wins CE mark for expanded machine learning
New features from Asensus Surgical include 3D measurement, digital tagging and image enhancement.
Relay Robotics expands senior product leadership team
Relay adds three executives to boost software engineering, product management and industrial design.
6 keys to selecting a contract manufacturer
Trust, values, goals, and complementary skill sets are a strong foundation for long-term, successful commercialization relationships.
Scythe Robotics raises $42M to scale autonomous lawnmowers
Scythe Robotics said the funding will help it meet demand for the more than 7,500 reservations for its all-electric, fully autonomous M.52 mower.
Built Robotics acquires Roin Technologies to accelerate construction robotics roadmap
The staff from Roin Technologies joins the engineering team at Built Robotics to help accelerate the growth of construction robotics.
Cepton raises $100M for LiDAR sensors
Silicon Valley-based Cepton offers a range of LiDAR sensors, including the Vista-X family of automotive-grade LiDARs and Sora-X family of industrial-grade LiDARs.
DLR launches robot control software
Deep Learning Robotics has launched robot control software. The software allows users to teach robots tasks by simply demonstrating them.