Mentee Robotics has emerged on the scene with a new AI-driven humanoid robot, planned for production release in early 2025.
Locus Robotics surpasses 3B picks just 33 weeks after its last milestone
Locus Robotics reached the three billion picks milestone just 33 weeks after it recorded its two billionth pick.
Inside the 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards
The 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award winners, and our editor’s picks, are the topic of this week’s podcast.
Sanctuary AI enters strategic relationship with Magna to build embodied AI robots
Magna International’s relationship with Sanctuary is threefold: as an investor, a contract manufacturer, and an end user.
Walmart makes multiyear agreement with Fox Robotics, takes a stake
Walmart has taken a stake in Fox Robotics after the successful rollout of 19 FoxBot autonomous forklifts at a Florida distribution center.
Electric Sheep wins 2024 RBR50 Startup of the Year
Electric Sheep has a novel business model and agile development team that make it first winner of the RBR50 Startup of the Year.
Autopicker wins 2024 RBR50 Application of the Year for Brightpick
Autopicker combines AI, vision-guided picking, and a mobile base to be the first winner of the RBR50 Application of the Year.
Collaborative Robotics raises $100M in Series B for mysterious mobile manipulator
Collaborative Robotics has raised $100M to commercialize its cobot, starting with automating warehouse operations.
Rainbow Robotics unveils RB-Y1 wheeled, two-armed robot
Rainbow Robotics launched RB-Y1, a new bimanual wheeled manipulator as the company begins the development of AI-driven robots.
What’s the difference between contactless and wireless charging for robots?
Contactless wireless charging offers benefits over contact-based wireless charging for robots and other systems, says Meredot’s CEO.
Kiwibot acquires AUTO to strengthen delivery robot security
Kiwibot and AUTO Mobility Solutions say their merger will advance data protection and robotic services globally.
NEURA and Omron Robotics partner to offer cognitive factory automation
NEURA Robotics and Omron Robotics and Safety Technologies say their strategic alliance will make cognitive systems ‘plug and play.’
Top 10 robotics news stories of March 2024
From events like MODEX and GTC to new product launches, there was no shortage of robotics news to cover in March 2024.
OmniOn looks to power, network next-gen delivery robots
OmniOn Power says that mobile robots, AI, and self-driving vehicles need more power and networking innovation.
Separate fact from fiction about AI in the warehouse at the Robotics Summit
AI in the warehouse could be a game-changer, but a Locus 3PL expert will help Robotics Summit attendees see through the hype.
Northeastern University Mars Rover Team wins Winter Canadian International Challenge
Northeastern University students won a contest in which four teams’ rovers completed tasks in simulated Martian environments.
GTC 2024 and R-24 recap
In this episode of our podcast, our editorial team reviews its attendance at R-24 in Denmark and NVIDIA GTC 2024.
ASTM International names new president, continues robotics standards work
ASTM International, which develops standards for robot and other technologies, named Andrew G. Kireta Jr. as its president.
Opteran to bring natural intelligence to SAFELOG mobile robots
By working with Opteran, SAFELOG says it is developing a new generation of mobile robots with robust and efficient navigation.
MODEX 2024 Recap
This episode of the podcast is a recap of robotics solutions from MODEX 2024.
ABB Robotics unveils new AMR with Visual SLAM navigation
ABB equipped the Flexley Tug with AI-based Visual SLAM navigation technology and its new AMR Studio software.
Mobile Industrial Robots launches MiR1200 autonomous pallet jack
Mobile Industrial Robots has applied NVIDIA AI for pallet detection and obstacle avoidance in the MiR1200 Pallet Jack.