Boston Dynamics will deliver a fleet of Stretch robots to multiple DHL warehouses throughout North America over the next three years.
Vecna Robotics raises $65M in Series C funding
The company plans to expand its product portfolio along with operations to meet growing customer demand for its solutions.
Wandelbots raises $84M for no-code robotics programming
The company plans to use the funding to scale Wandelbots Teaching to work with more robots for more applications in more regions.
Softbank Robotics America names new head of product
Sun most recently served as the CIO for San José. Prior to San José, Sun was deployed to Afghanistan as the chief operating officer and head of product for the Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan Technology Team.
Schaeffler expands robotics portfolio with Melior Motion acquisition
The acquisition of Melior Motion strengthens Schaeffler’s robotics portfolio. The company began expanding its robotics presence in 2017.
How 11 cobots help assemble the Fiat 500 electric car
On the Fiat 500 electric car production line, some of the assembly processes and quality controls required the introduction of specific automation technologies to ensure the quality and repeatability needed to meet product standards.
How Perseverance handles Martian debris
Pebbles became lodged in Perseverance when it was extracting a sample from a Martian rock nicknamed Issole.
Formic brings in $26.5 million in Series A funding
Formic plans to grow its team across all areas of business, particularly in sales, engineering, finance and marketing.
Mitsubishi partners with Cartken for delivery robots
The partnership is new ground for Mitsubishi, which has never partnered with an autonomous delivery company like Carken before.
Quadruped learns how to adapt to tough terrain
Difficult terrains are particularly challenging for robots, as they struggle to combine visual perception with proprioception.
Intuitive Surgical announces Q4 financial earnings
Worldwide procedures performed with the da Vinci surgical robot increased 19% compared to the fourth quarter of 2020.
Exoskeleton developer Wandercraft raised $45M in funding
Atalante is a self-balanced, lower-body exoskeleton that emulates the way humans walk. The company began clinical trials for the exoskeleton in 2017. It was CE marked in 2019.
Apex.AI discusses autonomous vehicle OS; nearly $1B in funding announcements
In this episode of the podcast, Steve and Mike review recent funding news and interview the leadership at Apex.AI
IFR weighs in on China’s five-year plan for robotics
The International Federation of Robotics gave insight on China’s current place in the world market and the significance of the 5-year plan.
Epson reveals two updated SCARA robots
Epson’s new SCARA robots tout an all-in-one design that has a built-in controller in the robot’s base with power for end-of-arm tooling.
Helmut Schmid takes helm as CEO of AGILOX
AMR vendor is growing its customer base and expanding worldwide. Schmid will help guide the company to this next level of growth.
Robotics integrator Eckhart acquired by private equity firm
Eckhart offers engineering, design, simulation and integration services, as well as proprietary tooling and other automation and robotics systems such as AGVs and cobots.
The robots that helped build the James Webb Telescope
NASA engineers used a robotic arm with a hexapod to precisely place each segment of the telescope’s mirror.
Robots needed to repair satellites in orbit
The most cost-effective method for repairing a satellite is likely to involve robotics, to do so the USSF wants to invest in new technology.
FANUC announces higher payload material handling robot
With a 1000 kg payload, a 3,253mm horizontal reach, and a 4,297mm vertical reach the M-1000iA is ready to go to work.
Addverb Technologies brings in $132 million investment
Addverb will continue to operate independently, and the deal makes Reliance the largest shareholder in the company.
Powermat unveils 300W wireless charging system for robots
Powermat said the system offers up to 300W of power and eliminates the need for direct contact with pogo-pins entirely.