10 MassRobotics Resident Startups to Watch
April 21, 2022
MassRobotics' headquarters and co-working space in Boston's Seaport District hosts numerous innovative startups. Here's a look at several from a recent site visit.
Terradepth Raises Series A Funding Toward Ocean Mapping as a Service
April 13, 2022
Terradepth will use the funding to further develop its Absolute Ocean cloud-based platform for sharing undersea data for energy, scientific, and utility use.
Teledyne FLIR Defense Works With MFE to Integrate Chemical Hazard Sensor on Drones, Spot Robot
April 10, 2022
Teledyne FLIR Defense has worked with MFE Inspection Systems to integrate the MUVE 360 multi-gas sensor into ground and air platforms for remote hazard inspections.
Sarcos and RE2 CEOs Talk Next Steps After Acquisition Announcement
April 4, 2022
Sarcos CEO Kiva Allgood and RE2 Robotics CEO Jorgen Pedersen discuss their complementary technologies and plans after Sarcos' $100 million purchase of RE2.
ULC Robotic Roadworks and Excavation System Completes Industry Demo, Makes U.K. Debut
April 4, 2022
ULC's Robotic Roadworks and Excavation System combines subsurface sensing, proprietary algorithms, and innovative digging techniques to reduce disruptions and damage.
Terra Drone Raises $70M in Series B Funding for UAS Traffic Management, Urban Air Mobility
March 24, 2022
Terra Drone is received investment from investors and a Japanese public-private infrastructure fund to develop drone hardware and software for multiple industries.
RE2 Robotics, VideoRay Reach Reach New Depth With Underwater Robot
March 23, 2022
RE2 Robotics, which has developed the Maritime Mine Neutralization System with VideoRay, has set a new 1 km depth record for inspection-class remotely operated vehicles underwater.
American Robotics Owner Ondas Acquires Ardenna to Offer Drone Analytics for Rail Inspection
March 21, 2022
Ondas Holdings, which owns industrial drone provider American Robotics, plans to integrate Ardenna's image-processing capabilities to make inspections easier and railways safer.
Gecko Robotics Raises $73M in Series C for Infrastructure Inspection
March 3, 2022
Gecko Robotics, which provides climbing robots for critical infrastructure inspection, has raised Series C funding bringing its total valuation to $533 million.
RE2 Robotics, PickNik Partner to Advance Mobile Manipulation With Motion Planning Software
February 22, 2022
RE2 Robotics plans to accelerate the development of its RE2 Sapien and RE2 Sapien Sea Class robot arms in response to high demand by using PickNik's MoveIt Studio software.
Exodigo Makes Nonintrusive Underground Mapping Commercially Available, Raises Seed Funding
February 17, 2022
Exodigo says its mapping platform combines sensors, 3D imaging, and AI to help the construction, mining, and utility industries avoid hazards, costs, and time-consuming work.
RE2 Robotics Partners With JLG Industries to Put Robot Arms on Aerial Lifts
February 1, 2022
RE2 Robotics, which specializes in mobile manipulation systems, and JLG Industries, which makes elevating work platforms, are integrating their technologies for solar field construction.
Sarcos Completes Beta Development of Guardian XT Teleoperated Robotic Avatar
January 25, 2022
Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp., which develops industrial exoskeletons and teleoperation systems, said its dual-armed Guardian XT robot will be tested through midyear.
Terradepth Co-CEO Describes Buddy Drones, Data Cloud Supporting Virtual Ocean Concept
January 22, 2022
Terradepth, which recently named new executives, has developed drones to relay data to the cloud as part of its Virtual Ocean concept for undersea mapping.
Terradepth Expands Leadership Team in Pursuit of 2022 Ocean Mapping Milestones
January 18, 2022
Terradepth, which is developing systems to map ocean terrain for a "virtual ocean" analogous to Google Earth, has named executives including its first chief operating officer.
mdGroup Acquires GeoCue to Broaden Expertise in Drone Lidar Surveying Technologies
January 10, 2022
mdGroup, the parent company of Microdrones, is adding GeoCue to its aerial data portfolio for lidar-based industrial surveying. The company said it will be an end-to-end provider of digital twins.
Formant Raises Series A Funding for Cloud-Based Robot Fleet Management Platform
January 5, 2022
Formant plans to double in size as demand grows for its technology for managing heterogeneous fleets of robots in industries such as logistics and agriculture.
RE2 Robotics Recaps 2021 Successes and Looks Ahead to 2022
January 5, 2022
RE2 Robotics, which develops mobile manipulation robots and software, noted that its technology found uses in aviation, construction, and healthcare, with applications still growing.
Powermat Gets Series B Funding From Foxconn, Hudson Sustainable Group for Wireless Power Tech
December 16, 2021
Powermat, which already supplies inductive charging technology to global manufacturers, is partnering with Foxconn Interconnect Technology and Hudson Sustainable Group for new markets.
Petra Raises Series A Funding to Bore Through the World’s Hardest Rocks for Utilities
December 10, 2021
In response to man-made and natural disasters threatening critical infrastructure, Petra has developed a semi-autonomous, non-contact, thermal tunneling robot for utilities.
