The RoboKit1 robotics development platform comes with ROS 1 and ROS 2 compatible drivers and software algorithms.
Blue Ocean Robotics raises $51 million for mobile robots
Blue Ocean currently has three mobile robot brands in its portfolio, but the company is currently developing four new types of service robots.
driveblocks to offer scalable platform for L4 & L5 autonomous vehicles
The new software company commercializes the software stack developed for autonomous racecars during the 2021 Indy Autonomous Challenge.
Doosan Robotics raises $33.7M to scale cobots
Doosan Robotics, a South Korea-based developer of collaborative robotic arms, also plans to pursue an IPO.
ACEINNA unveils system for autonomous vehicle positioning
ACEINNA’s INS401 is an inertial navigation system with triple-redundant inertial sensors and positioning engine.
Labrador Systems building AMRs for home assistance
Labrador Systems’ Retriever and Caddie robots can autonomously navigate a home carrying payloads up to 25 lbs.
NVIDIA announces Isaac AMR platform
NVIDIA’s AMR system is targeted at large deployments in big facilities, where mapping can be time consuming.
Seoul Robotics launches Level 5 Control Tower to enable autonomous mobility
The company is proposing an innovative approach to vehicle guidance using sensors deployed within the environment, rather than just on the autonomous vehicles.
White Rhino raises $7M for delivery robots
White Rhino’s Level 4 vehicles are similar to Nuro’s R2. White Rhino has remote operators onhand to get its vehicles out of tricky situations.
ABB, HASCO drive smart manufacturing in China’s auto industry
The partnership, which includes a 40% stake by ABB in the joint venture, will expand the use of smart technologies and artificial intelligence within the industry.
How realistic is China’s five-year plan for robotics?
Georg Stieler, managing director for China at international consulting firm STM Stieler, shares his thoughts on China’s five-year plan.
2022 robotics predictions from industry experts
Leading robotics experts such as Juan Aparicio and Ken Goldberg, share what they’ll be keeping an eye on in 2022.
NZRAS releases a robotics roadmap for New Zealand
The roadmap is a first for the country. It gives an overview of the current state of RAS, and outlines sectors with potential for growth.
Top 10 robotics stories of December
China’s new five-year plan for robotics and Toronto banning sidewalk robots topped our coverage in December 2021.
Ayanna Howard elected to NAI class of fellows
Howard was the first woman to be head of the Ohio State college of engineering, which was the latest of accomplishments for the roboticist.
Youibot raises $47M for AMRs
The company plans to use the funding to keep up with the rapid growth in demand it’s seen in the AMR market.
12 most memorable robotics moments of 2021
A look back at the most memorable robotics moments of 2021, including the Mars 2020 mission, confused robotaxis, Tesla Bot and more.
China unveils five-year plan for robotics
The five-year plan details the overarching goal of making China a key source of global robotics innovation by 2025.
4 tips to go from academia to a robotics startup
These are four tips for making the jump from academia to creating a product and commercialization.
Soft actuators help MIT power nano drones
The robots could be used in swarms to pollinate a field of crops, or to search for survivors in disaster areas.
Bossa Nova de-emphasizes robots in ‘retail AI’ rebrand
Bossa Nova said the pace of robotics adoption by retailers is too slow for robotics to be the only focus.
How Waymo adjusted its driver for autonomous trucking
Part of what makes Waymo’s system successful is its millions of miles of real world and simulated driving experience.