Remote Inspection Evolves With Lidar Drones
November 13, 2022
Lidar drones, or aerial robots equipped with lidar sensors and mapping software, can save time, money, and even lives in inspection, maintenance, and search and rescue operations.
Britbots and Sapphire Capital Partners Launch British Robotics Start-Up Fund
November 10, 2022
Britbots has launched an investment fund taking advantage of recent U.K. tax rules to help robotics startups address post-Brexit, post-COVID challenges.
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Photoneo Unveils New Robotic Possibilities With New Color 3D Camera
November 8, 2022
By combining 3D machine vision with the ability to capture motion and color information, Photoneo's MotionCam-3D Color opens new robotics applications.
NEURA Robotics Builds on Cognitive Cobots With 4NE-1 Humanoid
November 8, 2022
NEURA Robotics has developed systems using computer vision, AI, and voice technology to quickly learn tasks and has applied those lessons in 4NE-1.
Flexiv Partners With Infinity Robotics to Continue U.S. Expansion
November 8, 2022
Flexiv, which builds adaptive robots using force control, computer vision, and AI, is working with integrator Infinity Robotics in Minnesota.
Ouster and Velodyne Propose Merger to Pursue Lidar Leadership
November 7, 2022
Ouster and Velodyne have agreed to become one company as a way to increase shareholder value, profits, and lidar development.
STRADVISION Continues Reorganization, Market Expansion for Perception Software
November 7, 2022
STRADVISION has rebranded itself and reorganized its teams worldwide to focus on applications rather than technologies, explains its U.S. CEO.
Team NimbRo Wins ANA Avatar XPRIZE, Demonstrating Effective Robot Telepresence
November 6, 2022
Team NimbRo from the University of Bonn swiftly demonstrated robotic telepresence, moving, perceiving, and manipulating in a test environment in record time.
American Robotics Partners With Infrared Cameras Inc. to Detect Methane Leaks
November 4, 2022
American Robotics, a unit of Ondas Holdings, will equip Scout drones with ICI sensors to automate oil and gas asset inspection and identify hazardous methane leaks.
Bosch Rexroth to Build Factory in Charlotte, N.C., Grows Linear Robot Line
October 31, 2022
Bosch Rexroth has expanded its linear robot line, made its ctrlX Linux operating system open to third-party developers, and outgrown an existing production facility.
Goods to Robot Systems Take E-Commerce Fulfillment to the Next Level
October 29, 2022
Goods-to-robot systems combine automated storage, bin-picking robots, and machine learning to speed order fulfillment for retailers and e-commerce providers.
ABAGY Launches Welding Robot Demonstration Workcell in California
October 28, 2022
ABAGY, which has developed subscription software for adaptive robotic welding, has opened demonstration sites with partners in Illinois, Kansas, and California.
Cepton Obtains $100M Investment From Koito Manufacturing for Lidar Development
October 28, 2022
Cepton will receive $100 million from longtime partner Koito Manufacturing as the high-precision lidar provider and automotive supplier serve customers such as GM.
Robots Continue to Permeate the Modern Supply Chain
October 27, 2022
Robotic technologies continue to make inroads in the global supply chain, encountering some resistance but bringing efficiency and sustainability to many operations.
Mujin Debuts QuickBot Robotic Case Handler to Simplify Warehouse Automation
October 27, 2022
Mujin demonstrated its QuickBot depalletizing system at A3's AMR and Logistics Week and announced that it will be available through a robotics-as-a-service model.
Raymond Introduces High Capacity Orderpicker for Intralogistics
October 27, 2022
The Raymond High Capacity Orderpicker includes new battery-charging technology, in-aisle detection systems, and zoning and positioning systems to boost storage capacity.
Cartken Uses NVIDIA Jetson, Rolls Out Robots as a Service for Deliveries
October 26, 2022
Cartken is offering Starbucks, Grubhub, and other last-mile deliveries through a RaaS model and is using NVIDIA Jetson for mobile robot mapping and navigation.
THINK Surgical Raises $100M to Commercialize Robots for Orthopedic Surgery
October 26, 2022
THINK Surgical, which has developed surgical robots for total knee replacements, plans to use the funding to offer a common planning system across platforms.
PickNik Robotics Wins Space Force Contract for On-Orbit Capture, NASA Contract for Machine Learning in Space
October 25, 2022
PickNik Robotics recently won a U.S. Space Force contract for orbital robot arms, a NASA contract for supervised autonomy, and a Colorado AIA grant for space robotics.
SIXAI to Scale Mobile Robot Fleets With Strong Central Control, Low Cost
October 24, 2022
SIXAI's founder explains how his company and its 634AI subsidiary plan to deploy MAESTRO in Musashi Seimitsu facilities in 34 countries, offering robotics as a service.
