The International Federation of Robotics’ (IFR) world robotics report showed that worldwide installations reached 517,385 units.
ABB releases its smallest industrial robot ever
The IRB 1010 has a reach of 370 mm (14.5 inches), repeatability of 0.01 mm and can handle payloads up to 1.5 kg (3.3 lb).
Zivid introduces 3D camera for deeper reach bin picking
Zivid, the high-performance industrial 3D camera company, announced the second member of its Zivid Two 3D camera family – the Zivid Two L100.
iRobot, SharkNinja patent dispute receives initial determination
Administrative Law Judge Maryann McNamara issues an initial determination in iRobot’s patent infringement lawsuit against SharkNinja.
OTTO Motors releases new AMR software
A breakdown of some of the new features in the OTTO Motors’ 2.26 software release.
Doosan Robotics partners with Air-Oil Systems on distribution
Doosan Robotics’ line of both collaborative and service robots can now be distributed by Air-Oil to customers across Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
SoftBank Robotics partners with Gausium to deploy 2 robotic solutions
SoftBank Robotics America and Gausium announced a new partnership to deploy indoor automated robots in the US.
Foxglove brings in $15M, updates 3D panel
Foxglove, a company creating flexible, user-extensible developer tools, announced that it brought in $15 million in Series A funding.
Viam releases public beta of open-source software
The company announces its first public beta of a new operating system and operations software for robotics.
NCS Robotics adding security robot capabilities to Open-RMF
NCS Robotics is working with Open Robotics to extend the Open-RMF capabilities to support security robot use cases.
Yaskawa launches new palletizing robot: PL800
The Yaskawa robot is designed for palletizing tasks and features an 800 kg payload capacity.
LiDAR maker Ibeo files for insolvency
Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbH, a global provider of LiDAR sensors, has filed for insolvency.
Amazon ends testing of Scout delivery robots
During limited field testing, Amazon learned certain aspects of the program weren’t meeting customers’ needs.
Motional partners with Uber for 10-year commercial agreement
Motional and Uber signed a 10-year framework agreement that would include autonomous vehicles providing ride-hailing and delivery services.
OnRobot brings in over $5.9M for product development
OnRobot closed a DKK 45.5 million, over $5.9 million, investment round, that the company plans to put towards product development.
ABB invests in Scalable Robotics no-code
ABB announced that it entered into a strategic partnership with Scalable Robotics to enhance its portfolio of robotic welding systems.
5 startups to compete in RoboBusiness Pitchfire
Meet the contestants of the Pitchfire startup competition, an opening day staple of RoboBusiness for 10 years.
Walmart to acquire ASRS maker Alert Innovation
Walmart began working with Alert Innovation in 2016 to build custom technology for its micro-fulfillment centers.
Open letter pledges not to weaponize robots
Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Boston Dynamics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics and Unitree pledged not to support the weaponization of their products and are calling for others in the industry to do the same.
Tesla Optimus demo; Markus Schmidt from Swisslog on the future of warehouse automation
This week, we discuss the recent demo of the Tesla Optimus bipedal robot and talk to Swisslog President Markus Schmidt about high throughput material handling.
inVia Robotics to automate 2 ShipHero fulfillment centers
ShipHero, a shipping and logistics platform, announced that it would implement inVia Robotics’ robotic system at two more fulfillment centers.
Piab releases higher capacity piCOBOT L vacuum pump
The piCOBOT L is particularly attractive for e-commerce, logistics and warehouse applications, and assisting with lifting heavier items.