The partnership will allow customers to use Realtime Robotics’ motion planning and control software without leaving Siemens Process Simulate.
Commercial UAV update; Product leadership with Kishore Boyalakuntla
This week’s podcast reviews the latest developments in UAVs and a deep dive into product management with Kishore Boyalakuntla.
Robust.AI co-founder to deliver opening keynote at RoboBusiness
Anthony Jules to deliver farsighted keynote at RoboBusiness called “Designing the Robot Future We Want to Live In.”
Amazon acquiring warehouse robotics maker Cloostermans
Amazon has used Cloostermans products, including robots to package products for customer orders, since 2019.
Jim Rock steps down as Seegrid CEO
Joe Pajer has been named CEO, effective immediately. He most recently served as the president and CEO of Calero Software.
Uber Eats deploying Nuro autonomous delivery vehicles in 2 states
This partnership has been a long time coming. Nuro and Uber were reportedly in negotiations back in 2019, but things never panned out until now.
Realtime Robotics raises $14.4M for motion planning software
RapidPlan software creates and choreographs robot movements without the need for brand-specific robot programming.
UW researchers create tool that designs 3D-printed grippers
The new tool can design a 3D-printable passive gripper and calculate the best path to pick up an object.
OTTO Motors finds first AMR reseller in UK
Leicester-based Guidance Automation will offer the OTTO 100, 750 and 1500 AMRs.
RoboBusiness to discuss working with clusters and innovation centers
MassRobotics, Pittsburgh Robotics Network, and Silicon Valley Robotics to discuss how clusters play a critical role in the growth of the overall robotics sector.
FTC investigating Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot
The FTC is investigating whether the data provided by Roomba gives Amazon an unfair advantage in the retail industry and how iRobot fits into Amazon’s existing consumer product portfolio.
Knightscope continues to diversify security portfolio
Knightscope chairman and CEO said the robotics industry focuses too much on technology and not enough on solving customer problems.
MassRobotics hosting career fair at RoboBusiness
MassRobotics is hosting a free Robotics Engineering Career Fair at RoboBusiness. All registrants will also receive a free expo-only pass for RoboBusiness.
driveblocks and pepper work on prototype for the next generation of autonomous trucking
The goal is to build a solution that is sustainable and efficient while improving the safe operation of truck fleets.
Prosegur Security launches new quadruped patrol option
The company is enhancing its security services by integrating the Boston Dynamics Spot robot with a payload of cameras and additional sensors.
Intel Labs research helps robots learn new objects after deployment
Intel Labs introduced a new approach to neural network-based object learning that uses interactive online object learning methods.
AI: chipset bans and keeping humans in the loop
This week’s podcast discusses situations in which AI and machine learning still come up short for robotics systems and how a human-in-the-loop system can help solve edge cases in real-time.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover has been making oxygen on Mars
NASA released the results of the Perseverance Rover’s first seven oxygen generation runs on Mars using MOXIE.
Top 10 robotic stories of August 2022
From robotic tire changers to Amazon’s iRobot acquisition there was no shortage of exciting robotics news in August.
How AI chipset bans could impact Chinese robotics companies
The US is restricting the sale of the most powerful artificial intelligence processors to China.
American Robotics receives FAA exemption for commercial drones
American Robotics was the first company to receive FAA approval to operate automated drones without humans on-site in 2021.
Fraunhofer taps NVIDIA’s simulation skills to improve robot designs
The Germany-based research group’s O3dyn platform uses NVIDIA simulation technologies to create robots with a rich feature set for logistics, manufacturing and more.