Simbe Robotics Raises $28M Series B to Continue Global Expansion for Inventory Robots
July 13, 2023
Simbe Robotics has received equity funding led by Eclipse Ventures to accelerate development of its mobile robots and software to deliver retail visibility and insights.
ForwardX Robotics Names Richmond Rolling Solutions Exclusive Distribution Partner for Mobile Robots
July 13, 2023
ForwardX is working with Richmond Rolling Solutions to distribute its robots and software in Australia and New Zealand, and it showed its product line at U.S. trade shows.
Thoro.ai Continues Work With Big Joe Forklifts and Nilfisk to Advance Autonomy Stack for Mobile Robots
July 12, 2023
Big Joe Forklift recently launched a new pallet mover in collaboration with Thoro.ai. Robotics 24/7 visited Thoro.ai's headquarters to learn about the partnership and the company's goals.
AMD and MassRobotics Announce Five Winners of the AMD Robotics Innovation Challenge
July 12, 2023
AMD and MassRobotics announced the five startups that won the AMD Robotics Innovation Challenge, as well as three runners up. They all demonstrated new robot applications.
Bedrock Raises $25.5M Series A for Robots for Seafloor Exploration and Offshore Wind Energy
July 12, 2023
Bedrock Ocean Explorations has raised funding to continue development of its autonomous underwater vehicle for oceanographic data acquisition and its cloud platform.
Advanced Navigation Expands Boreas Fiber Optic Gyroscope Line With New A Series
July 11, 2023
Advanced Navigation said its new Boreas A90 and A70 inertial measurement units offer accurate navigation for autonomous vehicles, field robots, and subsea systems.
The Time to Automate Is Now, and Hybrid Mode Can Help, Notes Crown Equipment
July 10, 2023
Crown Equipment has published a series of e-books to demystify the process of adopting automation and to help warehouses review forklift safety.
Markforged’s Director of New Platforms Discusses Relationship With Rapid Robotics, New Headquarters
July 10, 2023
Markforged's 3D printers are helping Rapid Robotics develop and manufacture end-of-arm tools at a faster rate than it would with traditional systems.
Sub UAS Develops Submersible Robots That Can Fly
July 10, 2023
Sub UAS was founded by a Rutgers University professor who has devised propulsion systems that work both in air and underwater, opening new applications for drones.
Realtime Robotics Receives $9.5M to Continue Development of Its Robot Programming Systems
July 3, 2023
Realtime claimed its tools cut out the most difficult and costly aspect of operating industrial robots
FORCE Technology Repairs Gear Sustainably With RoboDK
July 1, 2023
FORCE Technology and Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence used the RoboDK simulation software to repair a gear used in a robotic work cell.
Universal Robots Introduces PolyScope X Software for Machine Tending
June 28, 2023
Universal Robots said its PolyScape X platform includes a new, customizable user interface to make it easier to program collaborative robots for high-mix, low-volume tasks.
BlueBotics Brings Mobile Robots Outside With ANT Everywhere
June 28, 2023
BlueBotics said its ANT everywhere extension to its Autonomous Navigation Technology enables mobile robots to move outdoors with the same accuracy as indoors.
Mission Design and OSARO Collaborate to Deploy, Optimize Warehouse Automation
June 28, 2023
Mission Design is applying its experience with integrating warehouse automation to help deploy OSARO's SightWorks vision and control software for kitting.
Special Focus Issue
Robots See a Safer Future
June 28, 2023
Robot safety is more than caging off workcells. In this Special Focus Issue, learn how standards bodies, software and hardware providers, and integrators are working on improving safety.
ABB Robotics Adds Four Energy Saving Models, 22 Variants, New Cobots to Product Line
June 27, 2023
ABB Robotics said its latest IRB large robots and GoFa cobots offer a wider range, more accurate performance, and energy efficiency to improve production quality.
As Mobile Robot Market Matures, Vendors Continue to Improve Fleet Capabilities
June 27, 2023
Mobile robot fleets need to be easy to manage and scale before they can be adopted across industries, and operations software and interoperability standards offer to help.
NVIDIA and Partners to Explore the Future of Robotics at Automatica 2023
June 27, 2023
NVIDIA and partners such as Wandelbots are showing how AI, simulation, vision, and the cloud are coming together to make industrial robots easier to deploy and use.
Now Is the Time to Integrate Heterogeneous Robots, Say Automation Experts
June 26, 2023
Integration of different robots is becoming increasingly important for distribution centers, but they must know what orchestration options best fit their needs.
Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Names New CEO, Develops Phone2Proc to Train Robots
June 25, 2023
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence announced researcher and entrepreneur Ali Farhadi as CEO. The organization's work includes Phone2Proc for robot training.
