Running a successful robotics company is never easy. Unfortunately, these companies found out just how hard it is and shut down.
Commercial drone company PrecisionHawk shutting down
PrecisionHawk was once a promising drone company. Now it’s shutting down with $17 million in debt and $3.8 million in assets.
8 noteworthy robotics acquisitions of 2023
We covered 25 mergers and acquisitions in 2023 worth billions of dollars. These 8 stood out from the rest.
Volvo deploys 1,300 ABB robots for electric vehicle production
Volvo is deploying ABB’s new modular industrial robots to help with a variety of tasks related to electric vehicle production.
May Mobility places autonomous vehicle bet on retirees
Two autonomous minivans from May Mobility will drive select residents of Sun City around a 4.5-mile area of the retirement community.
Verve Motion raises $20M for soft exoskeletons
The funding will help Verve scale its SafeLift soft exoskeleton, which was originally developed at Harvard University.
Robotics Summit 2024 call for speakers ends this week
The robotics industry’s must-attend technical development event returns to Boston in May 2024 with deepened coverage, an expanded expo floor and more.
AI Institute hires Marco Hutter to lead European office
Hutter, co-founder of quadruped maker ANYbotics, focuses on the development of robots with legged locomotion and manipulation.
Inside the state of warehouse automation
A deep dive into warehouse automation with John Santagate, VP of Robotics at Körber Supply Chain, and Peter Chen, Co-Founder and CEO of Covariant.
GXO Logistics putting Digit humanoid to test
Digit is taking totes off of autonomous mobile robots and moving them onto a conveyor at a Spanx warehouse in Georgia.
Cruise cuts by GM stir doubts in drive to autonomous vehicles
Cruise is facing cuts and restructuring by GM as a result of several safety incidents. Can the robotaxi developer get back on track?
New UR30 cobot arm packs muscle into small frame
With a 30 kg lifting capacity and 1,300 mm reach, the UR30 can tend larger machines, palletize heavy products and support high-torque screwdriving.
MuJoCo 3 simulator a result of unified efforts at Google
MuJoCo worked with colleagues from Brax and Everyday Robots, fellow groups at Google, to build a unified robotics simulation platform.
Tangram Vision packs AI skills onto HiFi 3D sensor
Tangram Vision’s new HiFi 3D sensor targets robotics applications with its wide field of view, resolution and onboard AI capabilities.
Eugene Demaitre rejoins WTWH Media as editorial director of robotics
Demaitre will play a crucial role in the development of WTWH Media’s portfolio of robotics media brands and live events.
Eugene Demaitre rejoins WTWH Media as editorial director of robotics
Demaitre will play a crucial role in the development of WTWH Media’s portfolio of robotics media brands and live events.
MassRobotics launches equity-free robotics accelerator
In keeping with its non-profit mission, the MassRobotics Accelerator is a zero-equity program. The businesses accepted into the 13-week program will receive $100,000 in non-dilutive funding.
Robotics Summit 2024 call for speakers
The robotics industry’s must-attend technical development event returns to Boston in May 2024 with deepened coverage, an expanded expo floor and more.
Cruise robotaxi permit suspended in California
The California DMV said Cruise vehicles are a risk to the public based on a string of recent incidents and that the company “misrepresented” the safety of its robotaxis.
RoboBusiness Pitchfire: Meet the 4 competing startups
Meet the contestants of the Pitchfire startup competition, an opening day staple of RoboBusiness.
John Deere to discuss state of agrobotics in RoboBusiness keynote
John Deere’s director of emerging technologies to discuss the value robotics bring to the farm and what other industries can learn from its purposeful use case in agriculture.
Meet the RoboBusiness keynote speakers
Agility Robotics, John Deere, Intuitive, Johnson & Johnson and NVIDIA among keynote speakers at RoboBusiness.