Mike Oitzman, founder of the Mobile Robot Guide, gives an overview of the trends and takeaways from the 2022 Commercial UAV show.
GelSight announces GelSight Mini tactile sensor
GelSight announced the release of the GelSight Mini, a tactile sensor that gives robots the sense of touch.
Ouster lays off 10% of staff
Ouster announced that it is reducing its headcount by approximately 10% and spending across the business by over 15%.
Guardforce AI to acquire China’s Kewei Robot
Guardforce AI announced that it signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to acquire Shenzhen Kewei Robot Technology Company Limited.
NVIDIA releases robotics development tools at GTC
NVIDIA released Jetson Orin Nano system-on-modules, updated its Nova Orin reference platform for autonomous mobile robots and announced cloud-based availability for its Isaac Sim technology.
IFR: China’s robot installations rose by 44% in 2021
China’s industrial robotics market saw 243,300 installations in 2021, a 44% increase from the year before, according to the IFR.
ASTM International forms group on robotic grasping and manipulation
The committee will initially develop standards for the performance of grasping-type end effectors, mobile manipulators and robotic assembly systems.
Meet Agility Robotics’ Digit bipedal at RoboBusiness
Agility Robotics co-founders Jonathan Hurst and Damion Shelton will discuss how they’re developing Digit to perform real-world tasks.
Doosan Robotics signs cobot distributor in Northeast
Industrial Automation Supply will serve as a partner and reseller of Doosan’s M, H and A-SERIES collaborative robotic arms in the Northeast.
HP announces autonomous construction layout printing robot
HP announced HP SitePrint, an autonomous robot that precisely prints construction site layouts onto the floor.
Ouster announces 3D industrial sensor suite
Ouster, Inc. announced the release of a 3D industrial lidar sensor suite designed for high-volume material handling applications.
Locus Robotics surpasses 1 billion units picks
Locus Robotics announced that it passed one billion picks at a home improvement retailer warehouse in Florida.
Teledyne FLIR debuts SIRAS drone
Teledyne FLIR pairs a radiometric thermal and visible camera payload featuring MSX with an affordable, flexible, and easy-to-operate airframe.
Amazon testing pinch-grasping robots for e-commerce fulfillment
Amazon said preliminary tests show a prototype pinch-grasping robot achieved a 10-fold reduction in damage on items such as books and boxes.
Hot stamp robotic marking system automates tire manufacturing
Desmasa developed a solution that functions as an outside station on a line for testing finished products, so it can be added to any production line.
Nauticus Robotics closes SPAC deal and makes NASDAQ debut
Nauticus Robotics develops ocean robots, software and services for the marine industry.
Cruise plans to roll out its own AV chips by 2025
Cruise has developed four chips for autonomous vehicles in house so far, according to Carl Jenkins, the company’s head of hardware.
Peer Robotics successfully raises $2.3 million in seed funding
The solution features a human training feature in which the AMR learns a path through the facility by simply being pushed along its intended path.
Sensor breakdown: how robot vacuums navigate
Peter Hartwell, CTO of Invensense, breaks down the various sensors used to improve the navigation and cleaning capabilities of robot vacuums.
Astrobotic acquires Masten Space Systems for $4.5M
Astrobotic announced that it acquired Masten Space Systems, along with its portfolio of space technology, for $4.5 million.
RoboBusiness and Field Robotics Engineering Forum preview
Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman are joined by Dan Kara to preview RoboBusiness 2022.
DHL Supply Chain CIO to keynote RoboBusiness
Sally Miller, Chief Information Officer for DHL Supply Chain in North America, will discuss the state of supply chain automation and innovation.