A.P. Moller Holding led the funding round, with participation from Qualcomm Ventures, Exor Ventures, and existing and new investors completing the $32M Series B round previously announced in March this year.
Coalescent Mobile Robotics closes seed funding round
Coalescent Mobile Robotics, a Danish company that creates autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for retailers, has closed its seed funding round.
ASTM seeking members for legged robotics subcommittee
New subcommittee is developing standards and testing procedures to evaluate the performance of quadrupeds, bipedals and humanoids.
These tiny soft robots can be controlled with weak magnets
The soft robots are formed from rubbery magnetic spirals and can be programmed to walk, crawl, and swim in response to a magnetic field.
Why NASA is testing its Valkyrie humanoid in Australia
Learn how NASA is putting Valkyrie’s skills to the test as part of a reimbursable Space Act Agreement.
ABB Robotics President Marc Segura on the state of robotics
On the podcast this week, we talk to Marc Segura, President of the ABB Robotics Division. Marc is an industry veteran with 25+ years at ABB.
Delta Line announces Brushed Permanent Magnet DC motor range
Delta Line is launching a range of high torque capacity Brushed Permanent Magnet DC motors to complement its portfolio of Brushed DC Coreless motors.
Top 10 robotic stories of June 2023
Between new applications for large language models in robotics, to big acquisitions, there was no shortage of news to cover this month.
Telexistence picks up $170M
Telexistence’s TX SCARA robots can handle the specialized work of replenishing shelves in refrigerators with bottles and cans.
Sereact’s PickGPT lets users instruct robots with natural language
Sereact has announced PickGPT, a robotics transformer that combines large language models with the company’s computer vision technology.
Aigen unveils an AI-driven, solar-powered, agricultural robotics service
The fossil fuel-free Aigen Element helps farmers reduce chemicals in food, and improve human and planetary health.
Here’s how much robotics companies raised in May 2023
The Robot Report tracked 61 funding rounds in May 2023, bringing the year-to-date funding total to more about $4 billion.
Perseverance gets back in contact with Ingenuity
Ingenuity’s flight took place on April 26, but mission controllers lost contact when the helicopter descended toward the Martian surface.
Bosch Rexroth opens production plant in Mexico
Bosch Rexroth opens a new plant in Querétaro, Mexico to complement the activities at the established sites in North America.
DLRob announces self-training addition to its robot controller
DLRob, and AI and robotics technology company, announced a new feature for its vision-based controller that was released earlier this year.
Renatus Robotics raises $2M in seed funding for autonomous logistics solutions
The logistics, robotics, and blockchain company is seeking an additional $2 million for its pre-Series A round as it prepares for its first commercial installation at an e-commerce fulfillment center.
Registration open for RoboBusiness 2023
Founded in 2004, RoboBusiness provides the robotics industry with an opportunity to network, share best practices and drive robotics innovation forward.
Dexory raises $19M in Series A to advance warehouse visibility
Dexory secures $19 million in Series A funding for international expansion, focusing on analytics and autonomous robots for warehouse visibility.
BlueBotics takes AGVs and AMRs outside
ANT everywhere, a new product extension by the Swiss autonomous navigation leader, enables a new era of AGV & AMR operations by making outdoor vehicle missions just as robust and precise as those indoors.
NVIDIA’s RVT can learn new tasks after just 10 demos
NVIDIA Robotics Research has announced new work that combines text prompts, video input, and simulation to teach robots more efficiently.
Mecademic’s Micro-SCARA is now available for pre-order
Mecademic announced and showcased its latest robotic innovation at Automatica in Munich this past week.
Contoro Robotics brings in $4.7M
This round follows a round from 2022 that totaled $1.3 million, and brings the Contoro Robotics’ total funding to date to $6 million.