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Kassow’s Seven-Axis Cobot to be Used as Part of AGV System at U.S. Textile Company

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.58

…a door to smaller footprints and higher productivity for companies of all sizes,” he said. In late April 2022, Bosch Rexroth became Kassow’s new majority owner. Founder Kristian Kassow is now co-owner and will continue to serve as CEO of Kassow Robots.

AS/RS manufacturer HWArobotics deploys system for Darwynn

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.48

…to expanding its North American customer base, HWArobotics has deployed systems globally. The company said its customers include Shein, Bosch UAES, SONY, Freshippo-Alibaba Group, Hisense Hitachi, Faurecia, JD.com, and Phoenix Media. HWArobotics said it provided South Korean consumer cooperative group iCOOP’s fresh food project with a system including 22 shuttle cars, 4 cart elevators, and 4,840 storage locations.

Kassow Robots Expands Its Reach in the Eastern U.S. With BlueBay Automation Partnership

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.22

…the arm. Kristian Kassow founded Kassow Robotics in 2018. Bosch Rexroth became majority owner of the company last month, but Kristian Kassow is still co-owner and CEO. BlueBay serves southeastern U.S. Kassow said its cobots are suitable for limited-space retrofits and are a strong addition to BlueBay’s flexible automation, robotics, motion control, and industrial Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. “We have been following our collaborative robot competitors closely as the market matures, and Kassow Robots’ seventh axis is a differentiator for overcoming payload and speed limitations,” said Pierre de Giorgio, CEO of BlueBay Automation. “All of Kassow Robots’ significant competitive…

Hesai Raises Series D of $300M to Scale Hybrid Lidar Production

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.21

…Private Equity (CPE) Funds Management. Other investors included Baidu, Bosch, Huatai International Private Equity Fund, and ON Semiconductor. Baidu and Xiaomi are working with partners on electric vehicles, and Meituan is developing robots for indoor and outdoor deliveries. In addition, existing investors Lightspeed China Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Qiming Venture partners joined the latest round. “As the core sensor of autonomous driving, lidar directly affects the development speed and level of the autonomous driving industry,” said Huang Liming, partner and head of software and hardware technology at Hillhouse Ventures. “With deep technical accumulation and years of deep cultivation, the…

Recogni Looks to Disrupt Autonomous Vehicle Market with Vision Inference Chip

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.69

…by major automotive companies, including BMW, Toyota Ventures, and Bosch. To date, it has raised $74 million. RK Anand started Recogni back in 2017 and ran it as CEO up until October of last year when he stepped down to become chief product officer. Anand said he planned to help the company focus on taking its technology to market. Recogni’s new CEO, Marc Bolitho, just started last month and previously worked at ZF Group, another technology company working on self-driving vehicle systems. Annad recently sat down with Robotics 24/7 to discuss his company’s products and the underling technologies powering them.…

GM Invests $300M in Momenta to Deploy Self-Driving Technologies in China

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.58

…$500 million, led by SAIC Motor, with participation from Bosch, Toyota, and others. It is working with Toyota on technologies for high-definition mapping and with NVIDIA on autonomous parking. GM invests in safer, cleaner transport GM said it “is investing aggressively in a comprehensive and highly-integrated plan to lead the transformation to a more sustainable future, guided by its vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion.” In June, the automaker announced that it is investing $35 billion in electric vehicle (EV) and autonomous vehicle (AV) technology from 2020 to 2025. In China, GM is expanding…

FMI: Rapid industrial automation remains a turning point of collaborative robots market

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.39

…players in the market are Universal Robots A/S, AUBO Robotics, Denso Wave Incorporated, Fanuc Corporation, Stäubli International AG, Robert Bosch GmbH, KUKA AG, Precise Automation, Inc., ABB Group, Yaskawa Electric Corporation and K2 Kinetics among others. The global collaborative robots market is significantly dominated by some players holding prominent shares of the market. These players are indulging into strategic alliances, collaborations, mergers and acquisitions. For instance, ABB Group announced a collaboration with Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. to share knowledge and are working on joint technical and awareness opportunities.

Unikie and Valmet Automotive Develop Automated Valet Parking for Logistics

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.21

…Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar-Land Rover, and Cariad, a technology subsidiary of Volkswagen Group. The project also includes four technology vendors: Unikie, Bosch, Valeo, and Continental/Kopernikus. Unikie said it is working with multiple OEMs to validate its technology, and it expects the first production installations during 2022.

Hesai Technology Integrates Autonomous Vehicle Lidar With NVIDIA DRIVE, Omniverse

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.13

…lidar in autonomous driving applications,” said Bob in den Bosch, senior vice president of global sales at Hesai Technology Co., in a release. Hesai said its products enable advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicle (AV) fleets. The Shanghai-based company's technology also empowers robotics applications such as last-mile delivery robots and logistics robots in restricted areas. Yole Group last month ranked Hesai as the No. 1 global automotive lidar provider for the second year in a row. Hesai supports ADAS, robots Hesai Technology claimed that its commercially validated systems are backed by research and development in optics, mechanics, electronics, and…

A Look at A3’s AMR & Logistics Show Next Week in Boston

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.63

…the show floor. Participating companies include Mobile Industrial Robots, Locus Robotics, MUL Technologies, Mass Robotics, InOrbit, OTTO Motors, and Bosch Rexroth Corp. The AMR and Logistics Week will be co-located with The Vision Show. The events run from Monday, Oct. 10, through Friday, Oct. 14. A3 said it is North America's largest automation trade association. Its members include nearly 1,100 robotics makers, component suppliers, systems integrators, end users, academic institutions, research groups, and consulting firms. See Robotics 24/7's special coverage page, and we will be reporting from A3's events next week.

Geek+ Builds Network of Over 50 Integrators to Distribute Logistics Robots Worldwide

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.61

…as its latest North American systems integrator partner. Numina joined other partners in the Americas, including KPI Integrated Solutions, Bosch Rexroth, Boreal Technologies, Conveyco Technologies, and Systemex Automation.

LexxPluss announces mobile robot conveyance demonstration facility

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.59

…and a team of autonomous technology professionals with decades of experience at robotics and autonomous driving companies such as Bosch, Amazon, and Honda. Its technology has been deployed in Japan, and the company raised $10.7 million in series A funding in 2023 for expansion in the U.S.

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