Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.80
June 08, 2022
…including placing its pilot robots in homes beginning in 2021. The Calabasas, Calif.-based startup said it is focused on creating affordable systems to address practical and physical needs at a fraction of the cost of commercial robots. Labrador Systems develops Retriever The Labrador Retriever, introduced at CES 2022, is a personal robot designed to enable individuals to live more independently by providing assistance with everyday activities in the home. The Retriever lightens the load for individuals where pain, injury, or other health conditions impact their daily activities, said Labrador Systems. The mobile robot is large enough to carry items such…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.75
May 24, 2021
…in addition to Korean approval in 2019 and European CE certification last year. CUREXO was founded in 2006 and acquired the assets of U.S.-based ISS in 2007. It claimed to have developed the “world’s first fully automatic surgical robot.” In addition, the company said it took over the healthcare services sector of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. as part of its efforts to build up its research and development, hire the best researchers in South Korea, and manufacture leading medical robots. CUREXO is also a shareholder in Fremont, Calif.-based THINK Surgical Inc., which has developed orthopedic surgical robots. CUVIS-spine designed for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.73
September 30, 2021
…of its ActivInsights software in the U.S. and Europe. “2021 continues to be a critical year for Activ Surgical, as we are laser-focused on democratizing surgical care at the global level,” stated Todd Usen, CEO of Activ Surgical. “We received FDA clearance for our ActivSight enhanced visualization module that will power the ActivInsights software suite. [We] were issued our first U.S. patent for ActivSight, as well as completed our first in-human clinical trials and have grown our team by 35%.” “We went from concept to design, submittal to the FDA, and approval in April, all within two years,” said Dr.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.73
May 12, 2021
…to launch ToF cameras Orbbec announced its plan at CES 2021 to introduce its new time-of-flight (ToF) camera product line, supporting multiple ToF sensors, on-board depth computing, six-axis IMU (inertial measurement unit) motion tracking, and multi-camera synchronization. ToF is a technology for capturing the exact position and shape of objects and scenes, said Orbbec. Similar in principle of how ultrasound uses sound waves to create an image, ToF uses light to measure shapes, movement, and position of static or moving objects with pinpoint accuracy and at greater distances than previously available in the market. Orbbec said it is partnering with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.71
January 27, 2022
…brings physicians closer to their patients, Distalmotion claimed. The CE-marked medical device allows direct patient access at all times and integratesg proven laparoscopic workflows into the robotic setup, it said. “This novel, user-centric approach makes the surgeon the focal point of the procedure, reducing complexity and delivering sought-after simplicity and versatility to the market for robotic surgery,” according to Distalmotion. The company said the investment follows the successful completion of Dexter’s first clinical cases. “This is a fundamentally new approach to robotic surgery,” said Prof. Dieter Hahnloser, who heads colorectal surgery at Lausanne University Hospital and performed the worldwide first…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.66
August 20, 2021
…Hominis system in countries outside the U.S., including the CE Mark from the European Union. As part of its research and development efforts, Memic plans to pursue general surgery and transluminal indications for the system. Hominis is designed for intuitive surgeon control. Source: Memic Innovative Surgery Peregrine incubated Memic Peregrine Ventures was founded in 2001 by serial entrepreneurs Eyal Lifschitz and Boaz Lifschitz, who have been active in the establishment of startups since the 1990s. The Or Yehuda, Israel-based firm invests in fields including medical devices. It said its exits, not including Memic, are worth an accumulated value of more…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.66
July 11, 2021
…in Portland, Ore., that Verizon acquired in 2017. At CES 2021 in January, Verizon and partners Skyward and UPS announced connected drone deliveries to The Villages, a retirement community in Florida that has tested a number of autonomous systems. More recently, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Skyward to test cellular-connected drones and software for complex operations such as beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights and universal traffic management (UTM). The FAA is also working with American Robotics Inc. and Scientific Applications & Research Associates Inc. (SARA) on applying SARA's acoustics-based collision-avoidance technology with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.56
December 15, 2021
…and it recently won the robotics category in the 2021 NextGen Supply Chain Solution Provider Awards. HAI Robotics builds HAIPORT to increase throughput HAIPORT is an automatic loading and unloading machine that can be docked with HAI ROBOTICS’ ACRs and conveyor workstations. At a HAIPORT-powered Workstation, multiple loads of totes or cartons are unloaded from the HAIPICK robots at the HAIPORT loader. They are then transferred onto conveyor belts for sorting per system orders and moved to the HAIPORT unloader, where they were fetched by robots for the next round of order processing. The collaboration between the HAIPICK robots, HAIPORT,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.54
June 01, 2023
…solution.” Lumotive has received industry recognition including Fierce Electronics' 2021 Startup of the Year award, two CES 2022 Innovation Awards, a 2022 SPIE PRISM Award, and an Edison Award. Its investors include Gates Frontier, MetaVC Partners, Quan Funds, Samsung Ventures, Uniquest, and USAA. Hokuyo to produce 3D lidar sensor Hokuyo Automatic said it is preparing to produce a 3D lidar sensor based on Lumotive's M30 reference design targeted for industrial applications. The Osaka, Japan-based company said it expects the new product to surpass conventional mechanical lidar and time-of-flight camera technology. The sensor will foster progress in automated guided vehicles (AGVs),…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.52
August 20, 2022
…also announced that IAC will return to next year's CES. Can you provide an overview of the organization in general, and explain what the Indy Autonomous Challenge is? Paul Mitchell: The Indy Autonomous Challenge, for the last three years, has been running a global prize competition among elite engineering universities to develop software that can control and pilot fully autonomous race cars, and to engage in head-to-head racing competitions. Are these competitions? Where are they held? Mitchell: There have been two competitions so far. The first was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 23rd, 2021. And then the second…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.51
January 17, 2022
…to interact with consumers, are a common sight at CES, but technological and commercial success has been more elusive as startups look to refine applications. Today, Furhat Robotics announced that it has acquired the assets of Misty Robotics Inc., saying the acquisition will enable it “to expand the category of social robotics and develop the next generation of human interfaces.” “With joint expertise and resources, we now have the vision and potential to create the most capable and exciting social robots to have ever existed,” stated Samer Al Moubayed, co-founder and CEO of Furhat Robotics. “We know that in the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.45
December 01, 2022
…including automotive parts maker Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. in 2021. In addition, as a member of the NVIDIA Inception startup program, the company has secured several strategic partnerships globally including with CNH Industrial and V.S.T. Tillers Tractors. It recently signed a contract manufacturing agreement with Hon Hai Technology Group, also known as global electronics manufacturer Foxconn, to build the MK-V and its battery packs in Ohio. Monarch Tractor said it expects manufacturing operations to begin at the Foxconn Mahoning Valley facility in 2023, while tractor research and development will continue in California. The MK-V has received recognition including being awarded…
