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Cobot raises $100 million series B capital
Founded by former Amazon VP of robotics Brad Porter, Collaborative Robotics has raised $140 million in two years to develop cobots for practical applications.

Safety systems, teaching options that make working with cobot arms easier
Chris Caldwell and Sarah Andrzejewski, product managers for Yaskawa Motoman, describe the HC series’ safety systems and easy-to-use programming options

ABB releases second annual Automotive Manufacturing Outlook Survey results
ABB’s survey highlighted investment in robots for smaller automotive component manufacturers in upstream supply chains, as well as attracting skilled labor to program robots, as industry challenges.

How supervised autonomy keeps robot arms moving
Erik Nieves, CEO of Plus One Robotics, described what degree of freedom Plus One gives to its AI control systems, as well as the types of situations that warrant human...

Teradyne Robotics announces collaboration with NVIDIA
Powered by the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin AI platform, Universal Robots demonstrated an autonomous inspection system and MiR debuted its new MiR1200 pallet jack.

OSD ManTech selects three ARM Institute consortium member projects for Organic Industrial Base Challenge
The ARM Institute announced that three of its consortium members projects were selected in the ManTech OIB Challenge held earlier in 2024.

ABB opens refitted, state-of-the-art U.S. robotics facility in Michigan
ABB recently opened its new U.S. robotics facility in Michigan, which will support ABB Robotics’ drive to develop and manufacture cutting-edge robotic technology for the Americas.

FANUC America unveils new combined PLC/CNC motion controller
FANUC America Corporation demonstrated its latest combined PLC/CNC motion controller at MODEX 2024, the Power Motion i-MODEL A Plus, in an integrated setup with robot arms and AS/RS.

Boston University celebrates grand opening of Robotics & Autonomous Systems Teaching & Innovation Center
Boston University celebrated the opening of its new Robotics & Autonomous Systems Teaching & Innovation Center on campus in March 2024.

Kane Robotics unveils GRIT vision system for cobots powered by AI with visual sensors
Kane Robotics announced its GRIT vision system, using visual sensors powered by AI to replicate the human eye and assess uneven surfaces in material removal operations.

Humanoid robot developer Figure AI raises $675M series B
Figure AI recently announced partnerships with OpenAI to enhance language processing and Microsoft to provide AI infrastructure for accelerating commercialization.

GTC 2024: NVIDIA combines digital twins with real-time AI for industrial automation
NVIDIA software - Omniverse, Metropolis, Isaac and cuOpt - combine to create an AI gym where robots and AI agents can work out and be evaluated in complex industrial spaces.

MODEX 2024: Wednesday recap of robotics news and notes from Atlanta
Day 3 of MODEX 2024 saw lighter crowds than the prior two in Atlanta, but attendees were still engaged with robotics and automation companies from around the world at the Georgia World...

MODEX 2024: Tuesday recap of robotics news and notes from Atlanta
Day 2 of MODEX 2024 saw a busy day on the floor at the Georgia World Congress Center, as attendees from all over the world took in the sights and sounds from...

MODEX 2024: Monday recap of robotics news and notes from Atlanta
MODEX 2024 opened with a full slate of product announcements, enhancements, partnerships and more from a jam-packed Georgia World Congress Center.

MODEX 2024: Schneider Electric debuts two new Lexium cobots
Schneider Electric released two new Lexium cobots at MODEX 2024, the RL3 and RL 12 are available now, while the RL 18 model will be available later in 2024.

MODEX 2024: Anyware Robotics unveils unloading add-on for Pixmo robots
Anyware Robotics released an add-on for its Pixmo robots that the company says will increase container unloading throughput up to 1,000 boxes per hour.

2024 Robotics Applications Conference announces call for speakers
The 2024 Robotics Applications Conference is seeking participants who can share how deploying and integrating robots address real-world challenges faced by supply chain and manufacturing end users.

MODEX 2024: Robotics, supply chain and logistics leaders descend on Atlanta
MODEX 2024 will bring over 45,000 professionals in the robotics, supply chain, material handling, logistics and transportation space to Atlanta in March 2024.

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