Agility Robotics Raises Series B to Put Digit Robots Alongside Humans in Warehouses
April 22, 2022
Agility Robotics, which has developed the Digit humanoid robot for warehouses, has raised $150 million from investors including Amazon to grow its staff and scale production.
10 MassRobotics Resident Startups to Watch
April 21, 2022
MassRobotics' headquarters and co-working space in Boston's Seaport District hosts numerous innovative startups. Here's a look at several from a recent site visit.
Rapyuta Robotics Obtains Series C Funding for Collaborative Mobile Picking Robots
April 21, 2022
Rapyuta Robotics, which claims to be the leader in cloud-based, collaborative mobile robots for picking in Japan, has raised a total of $81 million to date as it expands.
Soft Robotics Works Hand in Hand With Quest and Ossid to Offer Integrated Food Packaging System
April 20, 2022
Soft Robotics said its mGripAI gripper, combined with Quest's robotic product-handling system and Ossid's tray packaging, will provide high-speed, sanitary food handling.
Seegrid Mobile Robots Make Material Flow More Reliable at Sumitomo Drive Technologies
April 20, 2022
Seegrid helped Sumitomo Drive Technologies haul parts and equipment between an existing assembly facility and a new warehouse with the Seegrid Palion Tow Tractor.
Virtual Incision Gets OK From FDA for Clinical Studies on Bowel Resection Procedures
April 19, 2022
Virtual Incision announced that the FDA has granted it an Investigational Device Exemption to complete research on how its robot-assisted surgery platform can aid bowel resection procedures.
Boston Dynamics VP Discusses Development of Stretch Robot
April 19, 2022
Boston Dynamics has designed Stretch to unload boxes from trucks, building on the technologies from its previous robots, says Kevin Blankespoor.
Accelus and CHP Call Off Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery SPAC Merger
April 18, 2022
Accelus, which has developed robotic targeting system and proprietary expansion technology for spine surgery, called off its SPAC merger because of "market conditions."
Picking Robot Providers Share Four Best Practices for Successful Fulfillment
April 18, 2022
Piece-picking robots are already providing improvements in distribution efficiencies. Here are some best practices to make fulfillment automation successful.
MIT Team Develops Teleoperated Robot to Treat Endovascular Patients Within Stroke’s ‘Golden Hour’
April 17, 2022
Engineers developed a telerobotic system to help surgeons remotely treat patients experiencing stroke or aneurysm. With a modified joystick, surgeons may control a robotic arm at another hospital to operate...
More Surgical Robots Answer the Call
April 16, 2022
More and more hospitals and health centers are taking advantage of robotics for surgeries. Here’s a look at some of their benefits.
Robot Vibration Reflects Tradeoff Between Flexibility and Precision
April 15, 2022
Collaborative robots often trade precision for flexibility, gaining vibration on the way. Precision ball cycloidal reducers make possible a higher degree of motion control, says HSOAR.
ABB High-Speed Alignment Software Promises to Accelerate Six-Axis Robots by 70%
April 15, 2022
ABB says its High-Speed Alignment software uses computer vision to increase robot speed and accuracy for assembly and picking applications, particularly in electronics manufacturing.
Kärcher and Brain Corp Introduce First Professional Robotic Floor Scrubber
April 14, 2022
Karcher has added the KIRA B 100 R robotic floor scrubber, which uses Brain Corp's BrainOS for safe operations in public spaces, to its offerings. It includes an intuitive user interface.
Titan Medical Aims to Bring Surgical Robot to Market for Gynecological Procedures by 2025
April 13, 2022
Titan Medical is working toward FDA approval of its Enos minimally invasive surgical robot with the goal of bringing it to market within the next three years.
Terradepth Raises Series A Funding Toward Ocean Mapping as a Service
April 13, 2022
Terradepth will use the funding to further develop its Absolute Ocean cloud-based platform for sharing undersea data for energy, scientific, and utility use.
Miso Robotics Brews up CookRight Coffee Line; Panera Bread to Test System
April 12, 2022
Miso Robotics says CookRight Coffee builds on its previous kitchen assistant technology to monitor and maintain beverage quality, with Panera as its first partner.
Comau Introduces N-220 Industrial Robot With Streamlined Design for Ease of Use
April 11, 2022
Comau says its new N-220-2.7 industrial robot arm has a modular design for ease of use, integration, and maintenance.
Teledyne FLIR Defense Works With MFE to Integrate Chemical Hazard Sensor on Drones, Spot Robot
April 10, 2022
Teledyne FLIR Defense has worked with MFE Inspection Systems to integrate the MUVE 360 multi-gas sensor into ground and air platforms for remote hazard inspections.
Tennant Adds Lithium-Ion Batteries to Three Autonomous Floor Cleaning Robots
April 6, 2022
Tennant Co. has added lithium-ion batteries as an option to three of its autonomous floor-cleaning robots running on BrainOS. It said they will ease usage and maintenance.
