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Top 10 robotics stories of November

By Steve Crowe | December 3, 2021

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What a month it was for robotics. Whether it was our exclusive about DoorDash developing its own delivery robots or yet another acquisition of a company developing autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), there was no shortage of robotics stories to cover in November 2021.

Here are the Top 10 most popular robotics stories on The Robot Report in November 2021. Subscribe to The Robot Report Newsletter to stay updated on the robotics stories you need to know about.


Midnight Robotics

10. Fieldin acquires Midnight Robotics to develop autonomous tractors

Fieldin acquired Midnight Robotics, a company that specializes in autonomous driving technology for agricultural robotics applications. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Midnight’s retrofit kits can be installed to make any tractor autonomous. Midnight Robotics was founded in 2019 by Horovitz and Edo Reshef, both veterans of LiDAR company Innoviz. Read Story


9. Watch Cruise co-founder hail first driverless robotaxi in SF

Autonomous vehicle company Cruise, a subsidiary of GM, released a video showing its first driverless robotaxi ride without human safety drivers. And, conveniently, Cruise co-founder, CTO and president Kyle Vogt pulled a Jeff Bezos by being the first passenger. Read Story


Waymo weather station

8. How Waymo’s self-driving cars handle fog in SF

Self-driving cars operate mainly in sunny, warm places to avoid potential weather-related complications. Waymo is looking to better combat weather conditions, and it’s starting in San Francisco, where any day there is a one third chance of fog. Here’s how. Read Story


AI4Mars Perseverance Rover

7. NASA needs your help identifying features on Mars

NASA is expanding its AI4Mars program with new images from the Perseverance rover exploring Mars. Once again, it’s looking to the public to help teach its robots. NASA needs help identifying features in about 20,000 images to make an algorithm more sophisticated. Read Story


arculus products

6. Jungheinrich AG acquires AMR provider arculus

Hamburg, Germany-based Jungheinrich AG acquired Munich-based AMR developer arculus GmbH for an undisclosed amount. In acquiring arculus, Jungheinrich added hardware and software solutions in the rapidly-growing AMR sector to its portfolio of automation systems. Read Story


ABB robot metal fabrication

5. Non-automotive industries driving record robot sales

The robotics industry ended 2020 with record Q4 sales in North America, and that trend has continued in 2021. So far in 2021, the robotics industry generated $1.48 billion in sales, with nearly 29,000 units ordered in North America. That is a record high for the first 9 months in the market, surpassing the previous record set in 2017. Read Story


Plus autonomous trucks

4. SPAC merger for Plus’ autonomous trucks called off

Plus, an autonomous trucking software developer, and blank check firm Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. terminated their SPAC merger. This was a mutual decision made because of the regulatory environment in China, where Plus has a large presence. Read Story


Waymo NYC

3. Waymo begins mapping NYC to improve autonomous driving tech

Waymo began mapping the streets of New York City. Five of its Chrysler Pacifica minivans are driving in Manhattan, primarily south of Central Park. Its operations will extend down through the city to the financial district and also out to a small section of New Jersey through the Lincoln Tunnel. Find of why Waymo is mapping The Big Apple. Read Story


Cleo Robotics Dronut X1

2. Dronut X1 drone designed for GPS-denied environments

Boston-based startup and MassRobotics resident Cleo Robotics started shipping its Dronut X1 drone ($9,800) that is designed for law-enforcement, industrial inspection, construction and defense applications. The key to the drone is its patented thrust vectoring technology that enables the ducted fan design to remain stable during flight. Read Story


1. DoorDash is building its own delivery robots

DoorDash has tested last-mile delivery with a number of robotics companies since 2017, including Cruise, Marble and Starship Technologies. However, none of those solutions seem to have stuck for DoorDash. The food delivery giant appears to be developing its own autonomous delivery robots. Read Story

About The Author

Steve Crowe

Steve Crowe is Editorial Director, Robotics, WTWH Media, and co-chair of the Robotics Summit & Expo. He joined WTWH Media in January 2018 after spending four-plus years as Managing Editor of Robotics Trends Media. He can be reached at [email protected]

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