Fate of Uber and Otto’s Autonomous Vehicles
March 17, 2017
Google's Waymo autonomous tech lawsuit against Uber and specifically against Anthony Levandowski, a former Waymo employee who left the company to start autonomous truck driving firm Otto, which Uber purchased...
3D Printing Metals: Why Support Designs Matter
March 3, 2017
Designing with metal additive manufacturing in mind means understanding how support structures transfer heat.
OTTO Motors to Supply Toyota Motor Manufacturing with Flexible Automation
February 16, 2017
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi will use the OTTO 1500 self-driving vehicle for tire delivery in its assembly plant.
Ford Invests $1 Billion in Autonomous Vehicle and Artificial Intelligence Robotics Firm Argo AI
February 13, 2017
Ford is investing $1 billion during the next five years in Argo AI, combining Ford's autonomous vehicle development expertise with Argo AI's robotics experience and startup speed on artificial intelligence software –...
Other Voices: Building toward the factory of the future from the bottom up
February 6, 2017
Investments in robotics and automation can start in a single work cell.
Sculpteo Uses 3D Printing to Design Fully Functional Bike
January 23, 2017
The project's designers made the bike ready for a 700-mile trip from Las Vegas to San Francisco.
Uber’s Otto Self-Driving Autonomous Truck Makes It’s First (Budweiser Beer) Run
October 27, 2016
The world's first shipment by a self-driving truck included 51,744 cans of Budweiser beer, with a tractor-trailer outfitted with Otto's self-driving kit hauling the beer 120 miles along Colorado's Interstate 25 on Oct. 20.
Uber Acquires Autonomous Truck Startup Otto
August 18, 2016
Uber announced it had acquired Otto, a 90-person start-up focused on developing self-driving truck technology that aims to upend the trucking and shipping industry.
DHL challenges smart minds to develop innovative robotics and green solutions
June 15, 2016
Visionaries invited to submit ideas for self-driving delivery carts or sustainable logistics concepts.
Yaskawa and Clearpath partner to develop mobile manipulation solution
April 28, 2016
Solution to be introduced in the United States at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, September 12-17, 2016.
PTC Draws On Augmented Reality to Round Out its IoT Vision
February 1, 2016
Using an augmented reality platform to overlay digital data, companies can elevate interaction with a product to provide service operators with detailed instructions or facilitate design reviews for engineers.
Matrix Design becomes RIA Certified Robot Integrator
November 30, 2015
In business for more than 15 years, the integrator designs and installs robotic systems serving the manufacturing and robotics industries,
Startup Xjet Developing New Metal Additive Manufacturing Process
November 12, 2015
Israeli startup Xjet is seeking to cash in on metal AM with the development of a new system that prints metal using jetting technology.
Future of Transportation and Autonomous Flying Cars
July 24, 2015
Terrafugia premiers the new Outer Mold Line for the TF-X™, the four-seat, vertical takeoff and landing hybrid electric aircraft that will make flying easier and safer than ever before.
Uber Building Research Robotics Lab to Start Autonomous Taxi Fleet Development
February 2, 2015
Uber and Carnegie Mellon University have announced a strategic partnership that includes the creation of the Uber Advanced Technologies Center, primarily to R&D in the areas of mapping,vehicle...
RIA launches redesigned website and logo
July 11, 2014
New image and online features celebrate organization's 40th anniversary.
Adept Technology Opens East Coast Robotic Automation Application Center
September 4, 2013
Amherst, New Hampshire facility provides integrators and end-users first-hand experience with industrial and mobile product solutions.
Robot report predicts significant growth in coming decade
April 24, 2013
U.S. growth projections are particularly high, from a $2.5b market in 2011 to $9b in 2021.
