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• 6-Axis

  • ABB Robotics launches Energy Efficiency Service for manufacturers
  • CIIF 2024 shows major robotics trends in China
  • ARS Automation designs compact FlexiBowl 200 to handle small parts
  • RBR50 Spotlight: Dexterity stacks AI, robotics for truck loading
  • ABB discusses the evolving role of robotics in healthcare
  • BlackBerry QNX provides guidance on minimizing jitter, latency in robotics
  • Inbolt sees Series A funding for its future of giving vision guidance to industrial robots
  • PickNik Robotics releases MoveIt Pro 6 to cut developer costs, time to market
  • GelSight, Flexxbotics to offer joint system for robotic nondestructive testing
  • Kollmorgen to explain how motor science advances propel robot performance at RoboBusiness

• Academia / Research

  • Researchers investigate how to design low-cost, highly reliable robots
  • Researchers combine robotics, MRI tech for new approach to prostate cancer surgery
  • University of Illinois study on assistive healthcare robots earns international award
  • Google DeepMind discusses latest advances in robot dexterity
  • IFR World Robotics report says 4M robots are operating in factories globally
  • Researchers teaching robots to use color when moving objects
  • ETH Zurich builds robot leg powered by electro-hydraulic actuators
  • Kawasaki releases safer and cheaper Astorino educational robot
  • Top 10 robotics developments of August 2024
  • Denmark eyes automation to address electrician shortage

• Actuators / Motors / Servos

  • Fourier launches GR-2 humanoid, software platform
  • Harmonic Drive to highlight compact robotic joints at RoboBusiness
  • Allient launches Electroflux Series motors for robotics
  • HEBI developing modular robotic building blocks for NASA
  • FarmWise and RDO Equipment partner to automate weeding for specialty crops
  • AMP launches new CPBD-A-C remote control module
  • Siemens introduces high-inertia 1FK7-HI servo motors

• Aerospace

  • Ultra Accuracy feature boosts path accuracy in ABB GoFa cobots
  • Duality AI to continue its work with NASA JPL in DARPA RACER program
  • Webinar: Brinkman uses cobots to streamline deburring, polishing, and part cleaning
  • PickNik Robotics names Dave Grant as CEO; founder Dave Coleman becomes chief product officer
  • FANUC America opens new $110M robotics and automation campus in Michigan

• Agriculture

  • Drone Week: Innovation in agriculture and hydrogen fuel
  • Advanced Navigation expands Certus line with Mini series
  • e-con Systems to demo specialized cameras for precision farming, sports analytics
  • Learn how to overcome the challenges of building outdoor robots at RoboBusiness
  • Yarbo brings robots to the backyard
  • Kubota acquires Bloomfield Robotics to track specialty crop health

• AGVs

  • Navigating positioning technology for autonomous robot design
  • New magnetic guide sensor from Naviq features angle measurement
  • Cyngn DriveMod now helps mobile robots navigate outdoors
  • RBR50 Spotlight: ifm simplifies mobile robot development
  • Webinar: Learn about software and systems to enable the intelligent warehouse
  • Robotics Applications Subcommittee to explore new industries for ASTM International
  • Conductix-Wampfler launches wireless communication device for mobile robots
  • Neya Systems, AUVSI to develop cybersecurity certification program for UGVs

• Analysis

  • Robotics investments near $1B in August
  • Unpacking Amazon’s unique Covariant AI deal
  • North American robot sales decline 8% in first half of 2024
  • Robotics investments top $1.3B in July
  • Counting inventory with Nokia AIMS smart drone technology
  • Learn about best practices for AI model management at RoboBusiness
  • Interact Analysis expects market for machine-integrated robots to grow steadily
  • Teradyne Robotics president discusses how the industry is transforming
  • New dimensions in warehouse automation

• Arms / Manipulators

  • AUAR and ABB bring robotic Micro-Factories to U.S. homebuilding
  • Flexiv develops fish fillet shaping application for its Rizon 4 robot
  • Pudu Robotics debuts ‘semi-humanoid’ robot for versatile applications
  • ATI Industrial Automation’s GBX 10 Gigabit Ethernet module aims to speed up robotic tool changing

• Artificial Intelligence / Cognition

  • The latest robotics investment trends to be revealed, analyzed at RoboBusiness 2024
  • XTEND drones rapidly evolve to support defense missions
  • RBR50 Spotlight: OpenAI enabling embodied AI to flourish
  • Helm.ai introduces VidGen-2 generative AI for enhanced video for autonomous driving
  • ReMEmbR shows how generative AI can help robots reason and act, says NVIDIA
  • RBR50 Spotlight: PickGPT uses power of generative AI for robotics
  • Humanoid robotics developers must pick which problems to solve, says NVIDIA

• Assembly

  • ABB, Vention bringing GoFa cobots to small and midsize manufacturers
  • Ask an Expert Podcast: flexible conveyance for materials handling
  • RBR50 Spotlight: ULC develops Cable Splicing Machine

• Automation

  • Waymo ends waitlist, opens robotaxi service to all in San Francisco
  • Formic brings in $27.4M to expand its global fleet, increase support network
  • coboworx raises $12M to make robotics more accessible
  • RGo Robotics integrates NVIDIA Isaac technology into its perception platforms

• Automotive

  • Waymo adds Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 to its AV fleet in multi-year partnership
  • Planzer and LOXO roll out urban pilot for autonomous vehicles in Switzerland

• Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)

  • Chang Robotics establishes healthcare Robot Studio at Jacksonville University
  • RBR50 Spotlight: Exotec Skypod system scales to serve automotive supplier’s SKU volume
  • Inside 1x’s plan to test humanoids in homes
  • 5 questions with Kinisi Robotics founder Brennand Pierce
  • RBR50 Spotlight: NVIDIA gives mobile robots all-around sight with Nova Carter
  • Quicktron Robotics raises more than $100M to deploy its AMRs globally
  • Serve Robotics partners with Wing for robot-to-drone delivery
  • Simbe Robotics expands into Turkey with CarrefourSA, cites positive shopper sentiment

• Batteries / Power Supplies

  • PBC15 cable connector from Binder USA includes plug-in components
  • NASA spinoff Seatrec offers a new power source for underwater robots

• Better Humanoid and Exoskeleton Motion, From Design to Delivery

  • Design considerations for humanoid robot optimization
  • 3 Tips to Accelerate Humanoids from Concept to Prototype to Production
  • Learn how Humotech enhances human performance through advanced motion control
  • Excel in the exponentially growing humanoid robot market
  • Motion Control Fundamentals for Humanoids & Exoskeletons

• Business Resources

  • Learn how to start and scale your business at RoboBusiness’ startup bootcamp
  • Beckhoff opens U.S. office in the Atlanta area

• Cameras / Imaging / Vision

  • In surgical robotics, buying time can save lives, explains BlackBerry QNX
  • Intel RealSense D421 offers low-cost depth sensing for robots
  • RBR50 Spotlight: Autonomous pickup truck could enhance U.S. military operations

• Case Study

  • S&S Activewear improves warehouse efficiency with Korber software, Geek+ robots
  • Quartz plant cuts cycle time 80% with ABB robots
  • 10 cobots guarantee ‘just in time’ manufacture of gearboxes

• China

  • China proposes guidelines for future humanoid development
  • Autonomous kitchen developer Circus to roll out 5,400 robots across Beijing

• Cloud Ground Control

  • How uncrewed vehicles are assisting in combating climate change
  • Developing a successful robotics product: From idea to reality
  • Cloud Ground Control enables Clean Earth Rovers to improve ocean health as a connected, autonomous fleet
  • Cloud-based command and control creating multi-vehicle connected fleets
  • How uncrewed vehicles are assisting in combating climate change
  • Developing a successful robotics product: From idea to reality
  • Cloud Ground Control enables Clean Earth Rovers to improve ocean health as a connected, autonomous fleet
  • Cloud-based command and control creating multi-vehicle connected fleets

• Cobot Arms

  • Universal Robots increases payload capacity of UR20, UR30 cobots
  • Pickommerce picks up $3.4M for PickoBot piece-picking robot

• Collaborative Robots

  • Top 10 robotics developments of September 2024

• Construction / Demolition

  • Advanced Construction Robotics TyBOT is now available for purchase

• Consumer Robotics

  • CoBot-I-7 scale study finds that Intuition Robotics’ ElliQ provides companionship
  • iRobot’s new CEO on cleanup duty after Amazon deal fails
  • iRobot terminates deal with Amazon, laying off 31% of staff
  • EU says Amazon, iRobot merger ‘may restrict competition’

• Controllers

  • Kollmorgen emphasizes flexibility with new programmable motion controller
  • Mobilicom launches compact ground control station for drones, robots
  • FANUC’s new robot controller offers cybersecurity, remote maintenance functions

• Defense / Security

  • RBR50 Spotlight: Apptronik releases humanoid robot with bespoke linear actuators

• Delta Robots

• Design / Development

• Development Tools / SDKs / Libraries

• Digital Issues

  • April 2024 Issue: RBR50 Innovation Awards
  • November 2023 Issue: Robotics Handbook
  • October 2023 Issue: Haptic foot interface enables 4-arm robotic surgery
  • September 2023 Issue: IAM Robotics pivot teaches valuable lessons
  • August 2023 Issue: Motion control goes small
  • April 2023 Issue: RBR50 Innovation Awards
  • February 2023 Issue: How Soft Robotics uses simulation to train its grippers
  • October 2022 Issue: Why NASA is sending a surgical robot to the ISS
  • September 2022 Issue: AMRs and the Cloud: brains & brawn powering demand-driven warehouses
  • August 2022 Issue: How a new joint design powers the UR20 cobot

• Drones

  • FAA approves Vantis for safety mitigation for BVLOS flights

• Earnings

  • Intuitive beats the Street in Q1, increases procedure volume forecast
  • Sarcos pivots from robotics to AI software development
  • Sarcos brings in $1.3M, loses $28.7M during Q2 2023
  • Symbotic brings in $312M in Q3
  • Symbotic ends Q2 with $266.9M in revenue

• eBooks

  • Agricultural Robotics with Bishop Wisecarver

• Educational

• End Effectors / Grippers

  • Shadow Robot to show how to build robots to survive real world training at RoboBusiness

• Energy / Solar / Renewables

  • ASTM proposes standard for solar panel cleaning robots

• Entertainment robots

  • Watch Disneyland’s Spider-Man robot crash during a stunt
  • Inside Canada’s robotics ecosystem, world’s spookiest robots, Miso’s restaurant robots
  • Vicon applies motion capture to industrial applications, drone controls

• Ethics

  • Inaugural Women in Robotics Breakfast to be held at Robotics Summit
  • Kate Darling on the future of robotics and AI ethics
  • Ghost Robotics responds to Boston Dynamics lawsuit
  • Open letter pledges not to weaponize robots

• Events

  • 6 robotics startups competing in RoboBusiness Pitchfire

• Exoskeletons

  • Wandercraft exoskeleton used in Olympic torch relay
  • Fourier Intelligence rebrands to Fourier and Fourier Rehab
  • ASTM proposed standard to help maintain exoskeletons

• Financial

  • Dexory brings in $80M to support global expansion
  • Mendaera brings in $73M to finish developing its handheld robotic device
  • Epica raises $18M for industrial, medical robots

• Food / Beverage

• Food & Drug Administration

  • Corin gets FDA approval of Unity Knee insert for robotic knee replacement
  • FDA clears Zimmer Biomet Persona Knee System with Think Surgical robot
  • Obvius Robotics Certa access system earns FDA breakthrough nod
  • Endiatx plans pivotal trial through Mayo Clinic; watch its live TED Talk demo
  • Moon Surgical receives FDA clearance for Maestro Robotic Surgery System
  • Intuitive seeks FDA clearance for next-gen da Vinci 5 surgical robot
  • Microbot Medical is a step closer to an FDA IDE submission
  • Quantum Surgical makes its first surgical robot sale in U.S.

• Forestry

  • Watch an autonomous helicopter demo wildfire response skills

• Frequently asked question

  • What is a Robotic Service Provider?

• Healthcare Robotics

  • The top 10 surgical robotics stories of the year so far
  • Avenda Health partners with EDAP for robotic prostate procedures

• Honeywell Robotics

  • Optimize workflows with mobile robotics
  • The business case for robotics in distribution centers
  • Breakthrough robotics empowering distribution centers
  • Webinar: Enabling Workflows With Integrated Robotics Solutions
  • How Can Robotic Solutions Set Your DC Apart in 2022?
  • Optimize Workflows with Mobile Robotics
  • Overcome Manual Depalletizing Challenges Without Sacrificing Productivity
  • Overcome manual depalletizing challenges without sacrificing productivity
  • How can robotic solutions set your DC apart in 2022?
  • The Business Case for Robotics in Distribution Centers

• Human Robot Interaction / Haptics

  • How to optimize automation systems during and after installation

• Humanoids

  • From warehouses to restaurants: Kinisi Robotics on the potential of wheeled humanoids

• Hydrus - Micro-AUV

  • Advanced Navigation’s Hydrus explores shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean
  • Hydrus Functionality In The Field: Unveiling The Depths Of Ocean Intelligence
  • Underwater Drone Hydrus Completes Successful Simulation To Identify Hazards In Tropical Waters
  • How Micro-AUVs can Change the Conversation About Rig-to-Reef Programs
  • Enhancing Aquaculture Sustainability With Hydrus

• Industrial Robots

• Investments

  • 3Laws secures $4.1M in seed funding to improve robot safety
  • Pyka raises $40M for autonomous electric aircraft

• Laboratory / Cleanroom

• Logistics

• Machine Tool & Material Removal

  • FlexxCORE makes robots compatible with full range of Hardinge machines
  • RCE-710 the first radially compliant electric material removal tool from ATI Industrial Automation
  • SUHNER ROBOTools include new end effectors for industrial machining

• Manufacturing

• Maritime

  • RobotPlusPlus launches HighMate C20 cargo hold cleaning robot
  • Saildrone maps unexplored areas of the Gulf of Maine
  • Robotic buoys make their mark at the 2024 Paris Olympics

• Markets / Industries

• Mars 2020

• Materials

  • OKI launches Ultrafine diameter cable for industrial robots

• maxon Driven

  • Predicting future changes in water quality
  • Ceramic at its best
  • Opening of maxon France
  • Driven pays a visit to the robot on four legs
  • Drone powered by solar energy
  • Robotics designed for harsh environments
  • Next generation of moon rovers
  • The 4th industrial revolution
  • The future is AGV
  • Smart floating arms

• Mechanical

  • Binder USA releases surface mount versions of its M12 connectors
  • Celera Motion launches the company’s most compact servo drives
  • LEMO launches single pair ethernet 1000BASE–T1

• Mergers & Acquisitions

• Microprocessors / SoC

• Microprocessors / SoCs

• Mining

• Mobility / Navigation

• Motion Control

• Networking / Connectivity

• News

• Next Generation Surgical Robotics & Automation

  • Your surgical robot can be more agile
  • 7 ways to develop next-generation surgical robots
  • Design robotic joints without compromise
  • Ensure the success of your surgical robot
  • Building a Successful Surgical Robotics Company Through Customizable Cobot Design

• Oil and Gas

• Opinion

• Packaging & Palletizing

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• Painting & Dispensing

• Pneumatics & Hydraulics

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• Prosthetics / Orthotic Systems

• Regulatory & Compliance

• Rehabilitation / Therapeutic Systems

• Retail / Wholesale

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• Safety & Security

• SCARA

• Self-Driving Vehicles

• Sensors / Sensing Systems

• Soft Robotics

• Software

• Software / Simulation

• Sponsored Content

  • Innovative motion solutions are supporting the latest trends in robotics
  • Renishaw and RLS help to drive a robot revolution
  • Hop Onboard the AMR Revolution: Vision & Localization Unleashed
  • 5 Key Benefits Enabling AGV and Autonomous Robotics with Rugged Edge Computers
  • Meet the Robotics Company Who is Engineering Some of the Most Exciting Field Deployed Technology
  • CNC machine tending, now with accessible robotics for rapid R&D prototyping and specialty manufacturing runs
  • Positioning For Success in Robotics & Automation

• Startups

• Surgical / Interventional Systems

• Technologies

• The World of Robotics & Sensors

  • What Type of Robot Should You Use?
  • Depalletization: to automate or not? That is the question
  • Revolutionizing Manufacturing: How Robots Boost Productivity, Quality, and Safety

• Transportation

• Trends in Robotics Design

  • A toast to Yanu, the robotic mixologist
  • Improving the design efficiency of welding robots
  • How to improve the product development process for robotic systems
  • Designing nature-inspired components for modular robotics platform
  • Robot tutors bring machine learning to the classroom

• Uncategorized

  • How to use simulation for developing robots
  • Robotics Investment Trends the Focus of RoboBusiness 2022 Keynote
  • ARM Institute virtual summit tackles robotics for pandemics and beyond
  • OTTO Motors’ autonomous mobile robots now available worldwide

• Unmanned Aerial Systems / Drones

• Unmanned Maritime Systems

• Utilities

• Webinars

• Welding & Fabrication

• x-everything-robotic

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  • Rethinking iRobot, Samsung and Dyson robotic vacuum cleaners

• x-mechatronics-tips

  • Is there a need for closed loop feedback greater than 20,000 CPR?

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