Light has launched Clarity, a multiview perception platform enabling vehicles to see 1 km with 20 times the detail of lidar. The company said Clarity’s range, accuracy, and detail can improve vehicle safety.
White Castle to expand deployment of Miso Robotics’ Flippy ROAR to 10 sites
White Castle has ordered up 10 additional deployments of Flippy Robot-on-a-Rail from Miso Robotics after a promising initial test. The companies said the frying robot will improve customer and team member experiences.
YPC Technologies raises seed funding for robot kitchens with Toyota AI Ventures support
YPC Technologies, which is developing kitchen automation, has raised seed funding after participating in Toyota AI Ventures’ call for smart-city innovations.
Neo 2 cleaning robot includes Avidbots updates for AI and fleet management
Avidbots’ founders said that the additional sensors and software integrated into the Neo 2 floor-cleaning robot will help it be useful in a variety of locations, from warehouses to airports and retail stores.
Lunar exploration challenge for mini robot payloads enters a second phase
In the “Honey, I Shrunk the NASA Payload, The Sequel” challenge, HeroX and NASA are looking for community support for 14 existing teams developing miniature payloads for lunar exploration robots.
Kespry Perception Analytics uses Microsoft Azure for geospatial analysis of drone data
Kespry said its Kespry Perception Analytics cloud-based system is designed for industries including chemicals, pulp and paper, energy, food and beverage, and ports.
Einride AET vehicles to offer four levels of autonomous freight hauling worldwide
Einride said that businesses worldwide can pre-order its Autonomous Electric Transport, or AET vehicles, the next generation of its semi-autonomous Pods.
SkyOp offers online education, consulting services for enterprise drone deployments
SkyOp said its new consulting services, along with its existing training curriculum and online offerings, can help enterprises realize ROI from drone deployments.
September 2020 Robotics Transactions Include Healthcare Growth, Autonomous Vehicle Slowdown
The total number of robotics transactions held steady year over year, but the autonomous vehicle and manufacturing automation providers received less investment. Healthcare systems, field robots, and drones got funding in September 2020.
Robotics investments recap: September 2020
In September 2020, healthcare robotics, drones for inspection, and industrial automation received funding, but transactions slowed for autonomous vehicle developers.
Toyota Research Institute shows service robot prototypes in virtual open house
Toyota Research Institute demonstrated its research into machine learning, simulation, and manipulation in a virtual open house, which included a ceiling-mounted kitchen gantry robot.
PTR Robots announces mobile robot for both lifting and rehabilitating patients
PTR Robots, a unit of “venture factory” Blue Ocean Robotics, said its mobile system can reduce strain on caregivers and aid with both lifting and rehabilitating patients.
Einride Pods generate revenue as Swedish autonomous freight provider raises $10M
Swedish self-driving truck provider Einride said its Einride Pods are already generating revenue and its Mobility Platform is optimized for electric and autonomous fleets.
Hailo-8 powers new M.2 and Mini PCIe AI acceleration modules for edge devices
Hailo said its new M.2 and Mini PCIe modules, which use the Hailo-8 AI processor, will make it easier for developers to build high performance into edge devices than other current systems.
Trombia Free autonomous street sweeper launched by Trombia Technologies
Trombia Technologies said its Trombia Free autonomous street sweeper is intended to help quickly replace existing fleets without sacrificing power or cleaning ability.
Robot Operations Group convenes to help scale mobile robot fleets, adoption
The Robot Operations Group is an industry-driven organization dedicated to developing best practices for scaling up commercial fleets of robots and helping adoption.
Botrista Technology develops DrinkBot beverage robots as a service
Botrista Technology said its DrinkBot adds robotics components and cloud-based software to the beverage service industry.
Q&A: PCB stator technology integrated by ECM, Cone Drive into robotic joint actuators
ECM PCB Stator Technology is collaborating with Cone Drive to integrate their offerings for lightweight actuators suitable for precision robotics.
Omnirobotic closes seed round to commercialize AI platform for factory robots
Omnirobotic, which has been developing a “cognitive engine” for general manufacturing, raised $5 million toward further developing and commercializing its Omniscanner and Omnibrain AI platform.
Autonomy Level 2 in Emesent’s Hovermap designed to ease industrial BVLOS drone flights
Emesent said its new beyond-line-of-sight autonomy technology will increase drone safety and efficiency in mining, construction, and disaster response.
CIRQ+CLEAN disinfects hotel rooms while connected to the cloud, smart systems
CIRQ+CLEAN is a cloud-enabled disinfection robot intended to help restore public confidence in the hospitality industry.
JOYCE humanoid robot from Immervision to showcase computer vision applications
Immervision has launched JOYCE, a humanoid robot intended to be a platform for the computer vision community to develop new applications.