Are Robots at Their Upper Limit for Adoption and Deployment?
July 24, 2022
Robot arms with multiple degrees of freedom are useful for tasks such as machine tending, but how can vendors encourage wider adoption? Specialization, says one consultant.
Husqvarna Automowers to Host Worldwide Birthday Celebration for NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover
July 23, 2022
Husqvarna has pushed out a software update to its 100,000 Automower robotic lawnmowers worldwide to enable them to chime "Happy Birthday" to Curiosity on its 10th birthday.
Geek+ Opens U.K. Headquarters, Launches Mobile Robot Project With Paack in Madrid
July 22, 2022
Geek+ is continuing its European expansion with a robotics experience center in Cheshire, England, and deployed more than 270 AMRs at a Paack distribution center in Spain.
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.
Rockwell Automation Launches PowerFlex 755TS AC Drive to Widen Applications
July 22, 2022
Rockwell Automation is offering its PowerFlex 755TS drive with TotalFORCE technology in Asia-Pacific to improve motor-control productivity and ease the maintenance burden on staffers.
JAKA Robotics Raises $150M in Series D Financing for Cobot Innovations
July 22, 2022
JAKA Robotics said it plans to use the funding continue its research and development around its collaborative robots and expand its global industrial customer base.
Simbe Robotics Chooses Supply Chain Company Fast Radius to Help Develop Its Retail Robot
July 21, 2022
Simbe Robotics said it has taken advantage of Fast Radius' cloud manufacturing platform to avoid some supply chain challenges and save money while building its Tally 3 inventory robot.
ABB IRB 390 FlexPacker Delta Robot for Fast Picking Wins Red Dot Award
July 21, 2022
ABB said the FlexPacker’s compact design quality, innovation, and concept of focused productivity helped it become the the first industrial Delta robot to win the Red Dot award
Mammotion Launches LUBA Robotic Lawn Mower for Residential Market
July 21, 2022
Mammotion has launched a crowdfunding campaign for its LUBA robotic lawn mower, which doesn't require perimeter wires and is intended to be robust, precise, and self-charging.
Select Love’s Travel Stops to Add Jamba by Blendid Robotic Smoothie Kiosks
July 21, 2022
The gas station chain said it is excited to bring the automated smoothie making machines to a number of its stores, piloting it first in Williams, Calif.
Resgreen Group to Use New Brushless Motor on PullBuddy AGV
July 20, 2022
Resgreen Group is testing out different component technologies as it brings its PullBuddy AGV to market.
Intuition Robotics and Bold Partner to Bring Balance and Fitness to ElliQ Users
July 20, 2022
Intuition Robotics, whose ElliQ is designed to alleviate loneliness and social isolation, will include Bold's virtual exercise programs to help older adults age in place.
What is a Pick and Place Robot? Uses and Types
July 20, 2022
From retail to food and beverage, industries throughout the globe have started using pick and place robots to improve their supply chains and help their ROIs.
TIER IV Raises Series B Funding Toward Autonomous Driving Technology
July 20, 2022
TIER IV has received Series B funding from investors including Yamaha Motor as well as the Japanese government as it develops open-source software for autonomous vehicles.
Outrider Releases Next-Generation Kit for Scaling Distribution Yard Automation
July 19, 2022
Outrider, which has worked with NVIDIA, Ouster, Yaskawa, and Orange EV technology, has released its latest autonomy kit for growing fleets of electric yard trucks in logistics operations.
Cionic Works With fuseproject on Design of Wearable Neural Sleeve
July 19, 2022
Cionic, whose wearable device is intended to assist mobility for people with impairments, is working with Yves Behar's design firm fuseproject to prioritize the user experience.
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.
GXO Logistics Signs Global Agreement With 6 River Systems to Expand Robotics Use
July 19, 2022
GXO Logistics plans to add hundreds of Chuck collaborative mobile robots from 6 River Systems to its operations in the U.S. and Europe as it
Baidu to Reveal Latest Updates for Autonomous Driving, AI Cloud, Large AI Model at Baidu World 2022
July 18, 2022
The company's new technology takes advantage of machine learning, artificial intelligence and more to operate.
HAI Robotics Partners With Systems Integrator Popcapacity to Reach More Warehouse Customers
July 18, 2022
Popcapacity has added HAI Robotics to its list of robotic manufacturers and has started selling its autonomous case-handling robotic systems.
