Unitree plans to use the funding to increase construction on its mass production lines and strengthen its existing production lines.
Touchlab brings in over $4.5M to make robots feel like humans
Octopus Ventures, a European venture firm that invests in early-stage companies, led Touchlab’s funding round.
Stratom launches Summit Off-Road Autonomy Platform
Developed for maximum flexibility and uncompromising safety, the highly configurable software stack significantly accelerates the implementation of unmanned systems to boost operating efficiency and profitability
Jack in the Box to pilot Miso Robotics’ Flippy
Miso Robotics’ Flippy 2 is a frying robot capable of handling about 60 frying baskets per hour, according to the company.
Pony.ai to launch robotaxi fleet in Guangzhou, China
Pony.ai will integrate its autonomous technology into GAC vehicles, which can be hailed using Ontime’s platform or Pony.ai’s PonyPilot+ app.
6 robotics pioneers win 2022 Engelberger Awards
The Engelberger awards recognize leaders in robotics for excellence in technology development, application, education and leadership.
A Review of the 2022 RBR50 Innovation Awards
Listen to Steve, Mike and Dan discuss some of the best innovations from this year’s RBR50.
Agility Robotics’ Digit brings in $150M
DCVC and Playground Global led the funding round, which also included participation from the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund (AIIF).
John Deere forms joint venture with GUSS Automation
The joint venture will enable GUSS to further collaborate with the Deere sales channel and GUSS will continue its innovation and product development to best serve customers.
Intuitive to keynote Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum
Rich Mahoney, Vice President of Research at Intuitive, will discuss the opportunity for healthcare robotics solutions to expand access to quality healthcare at the event.
GIST researchers teach robots to identify partially hidden objects
Typically, when AI is presented with a scene of cluttered objects, the system will try to identify each item based only on its visible parts.
MHS Global and Fortna combine
The details of the deal were not disclosed, and the transaction is still subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
Intuitive’s profits fall short in first quarter
Compared with Q1 2021, sales were down 14% in the bottom line and 15% growth in sales.
Google researchers teach robots to learn by watching
A research team at the robotics department at Google has been developing a new way for robots to learn by watching.
Watch: Perseverance’s view of a solar eclipse on Mars
According to NASA, it’s the most zoomed-in and highest frame-rate observation of a Phobos solar eclipse ever taken on the Martian surface.
SoftBank Robotics Group invests in Avalon SteriTech for a clean future
The investment strengthens the existing public facility cleaning and disinfection business developed by the two companies.
Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots break ground on new headquarters
The background for building a new joint headquarters is the explosive growth of both MiR and Universal Robots.
InOrbit’s Data Backfill fills gaps in robot data
With its latest tool, InOrbit wanted to solve a problem that existed specifically in autonomous mobile robot deployments.
Swisslog joins Berkshire Grey’s Partner Alliance program
Swisslog offers AutoStore’s modular and flexible automated storage and retrieval system, among other robotic solutions.
Glacier brings in $4.5M for recycling sorting robots
Glacier’s robots are able to sort over 30 different item types, and are 60% less expensive than other sortation robots.
Robotics Summit & Expo announces discounted academic registration
The Robotics Summit & Expo offers complimentary and discounted registration for colleges, universities and research centers.
Rapyuta Robotics brings in $51M for pick assist robots
Rapyuta offers a picking assistant AMR that picks and carries orders between worders to reduce the amount of time workers spend walking.