10 Robotics Startups Changing Different Industries Today
March 13, 2022
Robotics startups are making advances to serve the needs of many industries, from healthcare to construction. These 10 innovators provide practical technologies and hope for a brighter future.
Volocopter Raises $170M in Series E Funding Toward Urban Air Mobility
March 11, 2022
Volocopter, which is developing autonomous, electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, has obtained funding and made partnerships for expansion in South Korea and for leasing.
Mobileye Files for IPO in U.S., Will Stay Part of Intel
March 10, 2022
Mobileye has filed papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, entering the first phase of the Intel machine vision unit's initial public offering.
MedCrypt Wins Cybersecurity Contracts for Three Surgical Robotics Companies
March 9, 2022
MedCrypt recently announced it has won contracts to work with three robotic surgical companies. It did not disclose which ones.
Siemens Partners With Parmley Graham and AR Controls to Build Bespoke AGVs
March 8, 2022
Siemens Digital Industry has partnered with U.K.-based providers of industrial automation and integration services to offer customized automated guided vehicles or AGVs across industries.
Webinar: How Robotics Companies Can Use Data to Build Custom Applications
March 8, 2022
Recording: March 23, 2022 at 11:30 EST
As hardware gets commoditized, software is key to robots solving customer problems. Formant's founder and CEO Jeff Linnell explains in this free webinar how data can accelerate RaaS businesses.
Ossia Receives FCC Approval for Cota Technology to Provide Wireless Power Over Any Distance
March 7, 2022
Ossia says its patented Cota wireless transmission technology has obtained FCC Part 18 approval to operate beyond the previous 1-meter limit in the U.S., opening new applications.
Pony.ai Gets Series D Financing Toward Mass Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles
March 7, 2022
Pony.ai, which consolidated its robotaxi and autonomous trucking units, announced it has closed on Series D financing. The California company said the money will help it reach mass deployment.
Robotics Promises to Help People With Disabilities
March 6, 2022
The Paralympics are a good occasion to look at robotics, exoskeletons, prosthetics, and other assistive technologies in development.
MIT, Harvard Researchers Examine Cognitive Theories to Clarify Robot Explanations
March 4, 2022
MIT and Harvard researchers have published a new report that uses cognitive theory to explain how humans can better work with robots.
11 Questions About the Future of Robotics With a Senior Engineer at ARRC
March 4, 2022
Fatima Al Nuaimi, a senior associate engineer at the Autonomous Robotics Research Centre in Abu Dhabi, shared her experiences and insights in advance of International Women's Day.
ReWalk Robotics, Imago Rehab Join Massachusetts Funded Wearables Research With Harvard, Boston University
March 4, 2022
Massachusetts has awarded a grant worth $3 million to collaborators at Harvard, Boston University, ReWalk Robotics, and Imago Rehab to develop and commercialize assistive robotics.
Sanctuary Cognitive Systems to Use Series A Funding Toward General Purpose Robots
March 3, 2022
Sanctuary Cognitive Systems has raised $58.5 million as it continues to develop general-purpose "Synths," humanoid robots and AI, to relieve labor shortages and help explore outer space.
CoreAVI Offers Safe Robotics Designs With Newly Ratified Vulkan SC API
March 2, 2022
CoreAVI says its VkCore SC, which is based on the new Vulkan Safety-Critical open application programming interface, will help robot and vehicle developers build on embedded safety.
Starship Technologies Raises $100M in 30 Days, as Autonomous Delivery Demand Tripled in 2021
March 1, 2022
Starship Technologies, which has attained valuation of about $200 million, also recently marked 3 million robotic deliveries and 3 million miles traveled autonomously.
Mitsubishi Electric Announces New Robot Control System Designed to Cut Production Times
February 28, 2022
Mitsubishi Electric’s new robot control system takes advantage of its Maisart AI technology. It also includes 3D sensors, speech recognition software, and cameras.
Automata Raises Series B Financing for Laboratory Robotics
February 25, 2022
Automata, which raised $50 million, plans to continue development of its Automata Labs product for scientists working in drug discovery, healthcare diagnostics, and biotech.
Motional Expands Via Partnership for On Demand Robotaxi Service in Las Vegas
February 25, 2022
Motional, which is developing autonomous vehicles, and Via, which offers ride-hailing apps, are providing free robotaxi services in Las Vegas as other companies also continue testing.
RE2 Robotics, PickNik Partner to Advance Mobile Manipulation With Motion Planning Software
February 22, 2022
RE2 Robotics plans to accelerate the development of its RE2 Sapien and RE2 Sapien Sea Class robot arms in response to high demand by using PickNik's MoveIt Studio software.
Baidu Apollo Launches Trial Robotaxi Service in Downtown Shenzhen
February 22, 2022
Baidu Apollo has been expanding its ride-hailing trial service to cities throughout China. The company said Shenzhen is a perfect addition because of its policies and road network.
