In Episode 75 of The Robot Report Podcast, Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman interview Willy Pell, VP of Autonomy at Blue River Technology. Plus Cruise’s robot taxis gets pulled over.
RGo Robotics – Start-Up Profile – Vision Based Perception Solution for Mobile Robots and More
RGo Robotics’ solutions leverages patent-pending computer vision and machine learning technology to provide mobile robots and other systems with advanced perception capabilities such as object detection and recognition, and scene understanding, as well as mapping and localization.
RBR50 Spotlight – ModalAI’s VOXL CAM Perception Engine
The functional capacities of ModalAI’s VOXL CAM solution are impressive – powerful compute, imaging and navigation – particularly given its small size.
Robotics Business Review Announces 2022 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award Honorees
The RBR50 awards honor technology, business, and market innovations, as well as the robotics and automation organizations worldwide that were responsible for them.
Media / Analyst Registration Open For Robotics Summit & Expo
The Robotics Summit keynotes and sessions, along with exhibiting companies, provides members of the media and analyst communities with many news, interview and photo / video opportunities with world’s leading robotics professionals, as well as access to the latest robotic systems and technologies.
Simulated Systems Training Key for Building Military AV Trust
Research continues into the use of autonomous vehicles for military operations. The benefits are clear, but for systems to reach their full potential military personal must trust the systems under their control. Simulated systems training can assist in that effort.
MassRobotics Joins Robotics Summit & Expo as Strategic Partner
Leading robotics cluster supports international robotics design and development event with Start-Up Pavilion, Robotics Career Fair, strategic advice, speakers, and more.
Gecko Robotics – Start-Up Profile – Improving Industrial Inspection Effectiveness and Safety
By employing a combination of mobile robots and cloud-based software, Gecko Robotics automates difficult and demanding industrial inspection tasks.
OTTO Motors’s CEO Matt Rendall on AMRs in the Automotive Sector
In Episode 70 of The Robot Report Podcast, Mike Oitzman interviews Matt Rendall, CEO of OTTO Motors and Clearpath Robotics.
Collaborative Robotics 2022 – New Systems, Applications and Opportunities – Webinar April 20, 2022
What’s new for collaborative robotics systems, enabling technologies and applications? What’s next? Attend this online session on April 20th to find out.
Safety First – Ensuring Mobile Robots Will Not Pose a Risk to Workers
Companies must prioritize safety when deploying autonomous mobile robots. The ANSI/RIA R15.08 safety standard for mobile robots, recently released by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Robotic Industries Association (RIA), should be your guide.
SISU Cinema Robotics – Start-Up Profile – Robotic Camera Systems for the Creative Class
SISU’s “cinema robots” allow filmmakers, videographers, and photographers to quickly and easily produce high quality videos and photos that require precise camera control, along with smooth and steady camera movement. Robotics engineers and complex programming are not necessary.
Motion Control Solutions for Healthcare Robotics Applications – Webinar March 23, 2022
In this webinar, attendees will learn how the latest products and technologies support the development of advanced healthcare robotics systems and allow for new capabilities, new applications, and entry into new markets.
Savioke’s CEO Steve Cousins on the Relay+ and Autonomous Delivery, Plus the World Ag Expo
In Episode 69 of The Robot Report Podcast, Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman interview Steve Cousins, the founder and CEO of Savioke Robotics.
Registration Open for Robotics Summit & Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum
Third year technical design and development events for producers of commercial class robotics systems return to Boston, May 10-11, 2022. Early Bird registration discounts providing $100 off are available until March 11th.
Seegrid’s Partnership with ‘Growing’ RōBEX and Key Integrator Competencies
The subhead for the Seegrid / RōBEX partnership announcement noted “Seegrid Partners with Growing Robotics Integrator”. ‘Growing’ is the operative word here, but ‘competent’ could also serve as the RōBEX descriptor.
Foxglove CEO Adrian Macneil Examines Visualization and Debugging Tools for Robotics
In this Robot Report podcast, Foxglove’s CEO Adrian Macneil discusses the company’s open-source visualization and debugging tool for robotics, along with the Foxglove’s spin-out from autonomous driving company Cruise.
Smart Radar Critical for Improving Autonomous Vehicle Perception
Improving radar resolution has traditionally been based on a hardware advancements which significantly increase the cost, size, and power consumption of the sensors. But radar solutions empowered by (constantly improving) machine learning software, can deliver high resolution and long-range sensing in compact, low power, economical packages.
Registration Open for Robotics Summit & Expo
Registration is now open for third year technical design and development event for producers of commercial class robotics systems. The conference and expo returns to Boston in May 2022 with deepened coverage, an expanded expo floor, and is co-located with the Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum and DerviceTalks Boston.
2022 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards – Application Deadline Friday, Feb. 11th
Categories include 1) Business and Management Innovation, 2) Technology, Services, and Research Innovation, or 3) Application and Market Innovation.
Does Recent Spate of Large Investments Portend a Banner Year for Robotics?
Recent series large investments into robotics companies, totaling nearly US $1B, could be an early indicator that 2022 will be a banner year for robotics investments. Apex.AI’s Jan Becker and Joe Speed are also interviewed.
Robotics Investments and Business Opportunities – Available On Demand
Attendees are presented with an analysis of 2021 VC and private sector investment into companies producing robots or robotics enabling technologies worldwide. Statically measurable qualities, attributes, and rankings that provide for meaningful interpretation and speak to robotics business development will be presented.
E-Commerce Critical Driver for Robotics & Automation Adoption – 27 Stats for 2022
Robotics and automation technologies are being adopted at record rates, with no signs of slowdown. The primary demand driver is e-commerce.
Robotics-Assisted Surgery – Five Predictions for 2022
Asensus Surgical CEO Anthony Fernando extrapolates from current trends, and provides insights into the future of robotics-assisted surgery, digitized surgery and telesurgery.
What’s Next for Robotics & Automation – Portents & Predictions for 2022
In this Robot Report podcast, WTWH Media’s Robotics Group – Steve Crowe, Mike Oitzman and Dan Kara – discuss the leading trends, themes, and opportunities that will drive the robotics, automation and intelligent systems sector forward in 2022.