Webinar: How Robotics Companies Can Use Data to Build Custom Applications
March 8, 2022
As hardware gets commoditized, software is key to robots solving customer problems. Formant's founder and CEO Jeff Linnell explains in this free webinar how data can accelerate RaaS businesses.
Cionic’s Neural Sleeve Gets FDA Clearance; Wearable Companies Reflect on Industry’s Future
March 8, 2022
Cionic’s new leg sleeve helps patients learn to walk again. It’s one of several companies making wearable technology focused on health.
Ossia Receives FCC Approval for Cota Technology to Provide Wireless Power Over Any Distance
March 7, 2022
Ossia says its patented Cota wireless transmission technology has obtained FCC Part 18 approval to operate beyond the previous 1-meter limit in the U.S., opening new applications.
Warehouse and Distribution Center Managers Ready to Invest in Automation, Finds Survey
March 7, 2022
Warehouse and distribution center managers are feeling the pressure of e-commerce growth, labor shortages, and international supply chain snarls. They're ramping up spending on robots and retraining.
Pony.ai Gets Series D Financing Toward Mass Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles
March 7, 2022
Pony.ai, which consolidated its robotaxi and autonomous trucking units, announced it has closed on Series D financing. The California company said the money will help it reach mass deployment.
Robotics Promises to Help People With Disabilities
March 6, 2022
The Paralympics are a good occasion to look at robotics, exoskeletons, prosthetics, and other assistive technologies in development.
Grubhub Ends Mobile Delivery Relationship With Russian Internet Company Yandex
March 5, 2022
Grubhub is reportedly ending its partnership with mobile delivery robot provider Yandex amid Russian's invasion of Ukraine. College campuses will have to seek other options.
MIT, Harvard Researchers Examine Cognitive Theories to Clarify Robot Explanations
March 4, 2022
MIT and Harvard researchers have published a new report that uses cognitive theory to explain how humans can better work with robots.
GXO Logistics Grows With Automation for E-Commerce and Returns
March 4, 2022
GXO Logistics reported 28% growth in revenue last year and attributed its success to using modular robotics and its talent to help e-commerce customers with peak season.
11 Questions About the Future of Robotics With a Senior Engineer at ARRC
March 4, 2022
Fatima Al Nuaimi, a senior associate engineer at the Autonomous Robotics Research Centre in Abu Dhabi, shared her experiences and insights in advance of International Women's Day.
ReWalk Robotics, Imago Rehab Join Massachusetts Funded Wearables Research With Harvard, Boston University
March 4, 2022
Massachusetts has awarded a grant worth $3 million to collaborators at Harvard, Boston University, ReWalk Robotics, and Imago Rehab to develop and commercialize assistive robotics.
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.
Sanctuary Cognitive Systems to Use Series A Funding Toward General Purpose Robots
March 3, 2022
Sanctuary Cognitive Systems has raised $58.5 million as it continues to develop general-purpose "Synths," humanoid robots and AI, to relieve labor shortages and help explore outer space.
Geek+ and Engero Deploy AMRs at Cold Chain Port in Tianjin, China
March 2, 2022
Geek+ has partnered with integrator Engero to outfit a cold-chain port warehouse in China with its autonomous mobile robots.
eKAMI Taps 14-Year-Old to Inspire Peers in Robotics
March 2, 2022
Jacob Slone has always had an interest in technology and robotics. As eKAMI’s youngest student, he is getting more hands-on time with robots than most 14 year olds.
CoreAVI Offers Safe Robotics Designs With Newly Ratified Vulkan SC API
March 2, 2022
CoreAVI says its VkCore SC, which is based on the new Vulkan Safety-Critical open application programming interface, will help robot and vehicle developers build on embedded safety.
Seegrid Partners With Integrator RōBEX to Sell More Mobile Robots
March 1, 2022
Seegrid will join a list of robot manufacturers working with systems integrator RōBEX. Seegrid’s robots are used for material handling.
Advances in Goods-to-Person Automation Podcast (Audio)
March 1, 2022
Panelists in this podcast examined different aspects of goods-to-person automation and how to get the most out of warehouse robots and software.
FANUC Expands CRX Line of Collaborative Robots
March 1, 2022
FANUC America says the new CRX-5iA, CRX-20iA/L and CRX-25iA cobots join its CRX-10iA and CRX-10iA/L and are designed for reliability, ease of use,...
Advances in Goods-to-Person Automation Podcast (Video)
March 1, 2022
Panelists in this podcast examined different aspects of goods-to-person automation and how to get the most out of warehouse robots and software.
