Robotics Training to Help Students Qualify for the Future Workplace, Says IFR
October 4, 2021
Even as the number of industrial robots climbs worldwide, automation providers, governments, and user companies are investing in training, but some say more is needed.
Universities, Businesses Collaborate for Warehouse Robotics Innovation
October 3, 2021
Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Binghamton University, and UC Berkeley are working with companies to improve the speed and accuracy of warehouse robots.
Mech-Mind Robotics Closes $155M Series C Funding for Robotic Vision
September 29, 2021
Mech-Mind Robotics said it has raised $155 million in Series C1 funding for its computer vision products and services to help logistics and manufacturing with picking.
Team CERBERUS and Team Dynamo Win DARPA Subterranean Challenge Final Event
September 27, 2021
After three years and competition in real and simulated tunnels, urban environments, and caves, two teams took top spots in the $5 million final DARPA SubT Challenge.
Realtime Robotics Opens Office in Japan to Meet Growing Demand for Robot Motion Control Systems
September 27, 2021
Realtime Robotics, which has already been working with leading robotics vendors in Japan, is opening a new facility to demonstrate its motion planning technology.
NVIDIA Working With Open Robotics to Accelerate ROS 2 Perception for Robot Developers
September 22, 2021
NVIDIA is working to help robotics developers and startups by enabling ROS 2 to run on its Jetson processors for perception, modeling, and training in realistic environments.
Mujin Opens Georgia Office to Offer Robot Controller to U.S. Logistics Market
September 21, 2021
Rather than programming complex tasks or trusting machine learning, Mujin takes a "machine intelligence" approach to picking as it expands into North America.
MassRobotics Opens Applications for Second Jumpstart Fellowship Program to Encourage Robotics Diversity
September 15, 2021
MassRobotics has opened registration for the second cohort of its Jumpstart Fellowship Program offering diverse high school girls opportunities to learn about STEM careers.
Ambi Robotics Raises $26M Series A Funding Led by Tiger Global
September 14, 2021
Ambi Robotics, which has applied simulation-to-reality AI technology for highly dexterous sorting robots, plans to use its latest funding to continue supply chain growth.
AWS Discusses How Robotics Startups Can Accelerate Innovation
September 9, 2021
Amazon Web Services recently held a Robotics Startup Accelerator Program, and AWS shares some of the takeaways from discussions on innovation, simulation, and funding.
Hexagon Releases HxGN Robotic Automation for Industry 4.0 Quality Assurance
September 5, 2021
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence said its new HxGN Robotic Automation software enables quality control professionals to more easily program robot inspection cells.
Qcraft Raises $100M Series A Funding for Autonomous Shuttle Bus Development
August 14, 2021
Qcraft, which is developing a full stack of autonomous vehicle technology using simulation and 5G technologies, is planning to deploy more 'Dragon Boat' buses.
How Can Robots Improve Picking Operations in Warehouses?
August 14, 2021
Warehouse operators are demanding increasing flexibility, scalability, and throughput, so it's no surprise that robots and software offer to relieve human workers of tedium.
Beyon3D Raises $12.4M and Readies Launch of Robotics for Manufacturing and Construction
August 13, 2021
Beyon3D, part of a recent wave of Israeli high-tech companies getting investment, plans to roll out its manufacturing automation technology across the U.S., Europe, and Canada.
Ambi Robotics to Add Keyence High-Speed Code Reader to Parcel-Sorting Robots
August 11, 2021
Keyence's SR-5000 code reader works at high speed and has a wide field of view and depth of field, enabling it to gather data at a rate comparable with the...
DroneDeploy Acquires Rocos to Automate Ground, Air Jobsite Data Collection
August 11, 2021
DroneDeploy, which uses aerial data to create digital twins of job sites, structures, and assets, will add Rocos' cloud-based workflow software for ground robots to its offerings.
NVIDIA Expands Simulation Omniverse With Blender and Adobe Integration
August 10, 2021
NVIDIA has expanded its Omniverse simulation and collaboration platform with software integrations to allow more developers to jointly create simulations.
CMU Researchers Develop Algorithm to Help Autonomous Vehicles Navigate Busy Streets
August 7, 2021
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University said they have found a new method for autonomous vehicles and delivery robots to balance aggressive and cooperative behavior.
Top 10 Robotics, Autonomous Vehicle Transactions of July 2021
August 6, 2021
Although the number of transactions in July 2021 held steady, self-driving car companies and startups working on robot software still raised billions.
Lucas Systems, Fetch Robotics to Jointly Optimize Warehouse Worker and Robot Collaboration
August 4, 2021
Lucas Systems plans to orchestrate both warehouse workers and Fetch's autonomous mobile robots to optimize picking, improve productivity, and relieve labor shortages.