SoftBank Robotics also adds inventory financing to meet market demand for inventory scanning system.

SoftBank designers discuss the psychological and social aspects of human-robot interaction.

Cross-functional teams will collaborate on innovation projects that include robotics and autonomous vehicles.

Network provider to test 5G data capabilities on autonomous mobile robots in stores.

Elements for retailers to ask before they begin a robotics deployment.

Showing appreciation for the sheer breadth of the robotics industry.

New models aimed to make deliveries to guests, assist housekeeping and event services with materials movement tasks.

CEO Brad Bogolea chats with us about the value of its inventory-scanning robots for retailers and brands.

Pitch competition and investor summit highlight Pittsburgh robotics community.

Rensselaer lab working to expand robot capabilities to improve humans’ quality of life.

Company launches autonomous navigation robots for service markets with Techi Butler, Techi Cart.

Continuing rollout with HSBC Bank has social robot rubbing elbows with movie stars in Los Angeles area.

Most retailers acknowledge inventory accuracy issues, but cost and social concerns slow pace of robotics adoption.

Maturing market for robotics provides ‘significant business value’ for adopters, research firm says.

Delivery robots, aerial and underwater drones, and personal robots dominate the CES 2019 exhibition area.

Austin, Texas-based firm raises $5M to expand retail inventory visibility platform.

As robots move into food preparation, Creator is focusing on quality rather than mass production, explains Martin Buehler.

Every automation business or user of robotics wants to know where the technology and markets are heading. Here are our predictions.

Facial recognition cameras are multiplying across the world. We look at the similarities and differences among five countries leading the way in use of the technology.

No driver, no passengers, just groceries for service available in Scottsdale, Ariz.

RoboBusiness will present a track on “Service Robotics Arrive in Daily Life” at CES. Come see how robots are changing housework, cooking, retail, and healthcare.

Program for autonomous floor cleaning robots to expand to 360 stores by end of January 2019.

Integrating robots into a household environment will require a different approach to robot design than industrial automation, writes guest columnist Alexandre Colle.

Retail and office cleaning robot vacuum will be smaller than larger industrial floor cleaners.

Delivery and service robots are already in use at several major retailers, conducting tasks such as inventory tracking, moving goods, and delivering parcels.