Chipotle Cultivate Next Fund Invests in Hyphen, Developer of Makeline Kitchen Robotics
July 22, 2022
Chipotle's $50 million Cultivate Next venture fund has invested in its first cohort of companies, including Hyphen, whose Makeline automation assembles digital restaurant orders.
Pudu Robotics Rolls Out PuduBot 2 Universal Delivery Robot
July 19, 2022
Five years after introducing its first PudoBot, Pudu Robotics has released the PudoBot 2, which it said has more battery life, increased stability, and greater navigation capabilities.
Robotics Company Setbacks Belie Industry Strength, Say Experts
July 15, 2022
Robotics companies recently announced layoffs, but they reflect misaligned expectations, noted industry observers, who said they're still bullish on technologies that solve real problems.
Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant Test-Drives Servi Hospitality Robot From Bear Robotics
June 24, 2022
Abeulo's Mexican Restaurant said it wanted to capitalize on the benefits of Bear Robotics' mobile service robots to improve worker productivity and customer satisfaction.
Drone Detection System Locates and Tracks Drones Before They Become Threats
June 20, 2022
Drone detection is becoming critical as more applications arise, and AeroDefense and CoastIPC have collaborated on AirWarden, which uses ruggedized sensors and an RF antenna.
EV Safe Charge Previews ZiGGY Mobile Robot for Charging Electric Vehicles
June 14, 2022
EV Safe Charge said its ZiGGY robot can charge electric vehicles in commercial and residential parking lots and structures while displaying ads without additional infrastructure.
Collaborative Robotics, Led by Former Amazon Robotics VP and Scale AI CTO Brad Porter, Launches With $10M
June 14, 2022
Collaborative Robotics, a new startup founded by former Amazon engineer Brad Porter, is developing a mobility system that it says is designed to work both indoors and outdoors.
Brain Corp Moves Robot Fleet Management to Google Cloud
June 8, 2022
Brain Corp has updated its fleet management system to run on Google Cloud, a change the company said that has made its operations nimbler and more feature-rich.
Doosan Displays Diverse Cobot Applications at Automate 2022
June 7, 2022
Doosan Robotics demonstrated how its collaborative robots can perform tasks for household, commercial, and industrial use cases. It also showed software and fleet advances.
AWS RoboMaker Lets Miso Robotics Run Hundreds of Simulations to Ensure Software Stability
June 7, 2022
AWS RoboMaker will allow Miso Robotics to test configurations of its Flippy 2 and Flippy Lite robots for commercial kitchens with up to 50 simulations at once.
Robot Sales Continue to Surge in North America in Q1 2022, Says A3
May 31, 2022
Robot orders in North America continued to grow in the first quarter of 2022, setting new records and being the seventh out of the past nine quarters when non-automotive orders led,...
NVIDIA Improves Perception Performance for ROS 2 Applications
May 24, 2022
NVIDIA has partnered with Open Robotics on type adaptation and type negotiation, features to improve compute performance for robot perception. It's also presenting at ICRA.
Ally Robotics Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Affordable Robot Arms for Restaurants, Other Industries
May 20, 2022
Ally Robotics is raising up to $8.5 million in seed capital and said Miso Robotics plans to use its low-cost, no-code robot arms for its Flippy frying system.
Robot Deliveries Grow as Rising Fuel Prices Squeeze Food Service Industry
May 19, 2022
Robot deliveries can help restaurants and "ghost kitchens" respond to shifting e-commerce demand and high gas prices, says Coco, which is scaling up its service.
Immervision to Provide Advanced Vision for Halodi Robotics’ EVE Humanoid
May 19, 2022
Immervision will supply its vision system combining optics, image processing, and sensor fusion to Halodi Robotics' service robot that will also work with VR.
Relay Robotics Acquires Savioke, Raises $10M for Service Robot Expansion
May 2, 2022
Relay Robotics, formed with Series A funding from MK Capital, will continue Savioke's R&D and Relay mobile robot product line. It has also named Michael O'Donnell as chairman and...
Brain Corp Doubles in Europe, to Demonstrate Inventory Scan Tech With Tennant
May 2, 2022
Brain Corp's new BrainOS-powered Inventory Scan tower accessory will be fitted to Tennant autonomous floor scrubbers and demonstrated at Interclean in Amsterdam.
Dexai Robotics’ Alfred Acts as Sous Chef at Boston BONAPITA Restaurant
April 28, 2022
Dexai Robotics, which designed its Alfred collaborative robot to be adaptable with AI and computer vision, is rolling out the food-preparation system to a fast-casual site in Massachusetts.
Ottonomy Plans to Expand Robot Deliveries, Shows RaaS Offerings at AUVSI Xponential
April 27, 2022
Ottonomy, whose Ottobots are designed to autonomously deliver goods both indoors and outdoors, is expanding its trials worldwide and exhibiting at AUVSI Xponential this week.
Savioke Relay Service Robots Get to Work in Seven Seaview Investors Hotels
April 20, 2022
Savioke said its Relay and Relay+ robots will provide contact-free room service at each of Seaview's California hotels in what it claimed is a U.S. hospitality industry first.
