Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The Robot Report Podcast Funding the next wave of robotics The Robot Report Podcast Nuro navigates to fully autonomous driving In Episode 176 of The Robot Report Podcast, we feature an interview with venture capitalists Juliette Chevallier, Principle at Scale Ventures, and Jasmeet Singh founder of JMOON Ventures.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

“This solution is a true game-changer, enabling fully unmanned operations in turning centers where robots can handle all tasks typically performed by human operators,” says Bo Hammarberg, global product manager at Sandvik Coromant. In 2012, we developed and showcased a small robotic cell, which sparked significant interest from customers.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 7, 2025

Wandercraft is a French robotics company founded in 2012 by Nicolas Simon, Matthieu Masselin, and Jean-Louis Constanza. Renault to help develop industrial robotics This week, Wandercraft unveiled its first humanoid robot called Calvin. The new Calvin humanoid robot is designed for industrial use.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 13, 2025

The Robot Report Podcast · How Robotics is Changing the Apparel Industry In Episode 199 of The Robot Report Podcast, our guest is Cam Myers, founder and CEO of CreateMe Technologies, who discusses the innovative application of robotics and adhesive technology in garment production. It eventually sold 20,000 units.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2025

Watch Out starts in aerospace In 2012, Sbastian Laporte partnered with Frdric Perret to launch a precision manufacturer for aerospace. “Sbastian learned the limits of these machines and recognized the problem of retraining staffers,” Mariette told The Robot Report. In addition, the whole cell can go in a standard container.”

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 2, 2025

The LUMI robot is designed to automate solar panel installation without changing workflows. Source: Luminous Robotics While federal funding for solar projects may be uncertain in the U.S., interest in robotics to support construction is growing worldwide. Luminous Robotics Inc. The Boston-based startup has received $4.8

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 5, 2025

Amazon’s warehouse robots include Sparrow, which sorts individual items for employees to package; Cardinal, which lifts packages and puts them in carts; and Robin, which lifts and sorts packages before they’re brought to the outbound dock. Parness brings robotics, AI expertise to Amazon Parness received his Ph.D.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The company said CAVstar has already been used as vehicle control systems in several other autonomous vehicle projects, including last-mile pods, small robots and off-road vehicles. Founded in 2012, Fusion Processing designs and builds autonomous driving systems.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 1, 2025

At the 2025 Robotics Summit & Expo , a panel of seasoned experts will explore the critical role of outsourcing in robotics commercialization. She oversees the growth and development of the Pittsburgh regions commercial robotics cluster, which is one of the top robotics business ecosystems in the world.

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Manufacturing.net

JULY 30, 2025

But if we want this revival to last, we need to talk about people – not just factories, robotics or reshoring dollars. Gen Z Wants Purpose, Not Just Pay For Generation Z, born roughly between 1995 and 2012, a paycheck alone isn’t enough. The only way for U.S.

Manufacturing

MBT

JULY 30, 2025

But if we want this revival to last, we need to talk about people – not just factories, robotics or reshoring dollars. Gen Z Wants Purpose, Not Just Pay For Generation Z, born roughly between 1995 and 2012, a paycheck alone isn’t enough. The only way for U.S.

Manufacturing

Dinesh Mishra

DECEMBER 29, 2024

India is one of the most interesting export areas for the technologies offered by the Italian machine tool manufacturing industry, represented by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Association of Italian machine tool, robots, automation systems and ancillary products manufacturers. UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE ( www.ucimu.it/en

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Robotics Automation News

MAY 17, 2025

Launched in 2012, the program helps startups convert research developed under SBIR […] The Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development and MassVentures has announced that 26 companies will receive $4.5 million in grant funding through MassVentures SBIR Targeted Technologies (START) Grant Program.

Robotics Business Review

JUNE 11, 2025

The NHS hopes to bring the benefits of robotic surgery, like faster recovery and fewer complications, to more people in the coming years. Source: Adobe Stock The National Health Society (NHS) of England announced today that millions of patients will benefit from robotic surgery over the next decade as part of its efforts to cut waiting times.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2025

Lyft and Baidu continue robotaxi deployments Founded in 2012, Lyft offers rideshare, taxis, private hire vehicles, car sharing, bikes, and scooters across North America and Europe. The post Lyft partners with Baidu to deploy autonomous vehicles in Europe appeared first on The Robot Report.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Rethink Robotics , founded by Rodney Brooks of iRobot fame in 2008, pioneered the concept of robots working collaboratively with humans. Following a successful launch of the companys new product portfolio at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, Rethink Robotics Inc., Here are a few previous posts.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 6, 2024

And while researchers and developers are already using generative AI to enable robots to learn challenging manipulation tasks more quickly, it’s not yet clear how this technology breakthrough will be applied to robotics at scale. He is also vice president of Robotics Research at the Toyota Research Institute.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2024

Carnegie Robotics plans the same level of support the Duro GNSS ruggedized receiver as Swift Navigation gave. Source: Carnegie Robotics Carnegie Robotics, which focuses on engineering and commercializing autonomous applications, today announced that it has acquired the Duro product line from Swift Navigation Inc. Register now.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2024

The company said this option will enable surgeons to independently stabilize the medial compartment during a standard or robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty, or TKA. based company said Unity Knee has been used in more than 75,000 surgical cases since its 2012 launch. Register now. stated Christopher Plaskos, Ph.D.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2024

. | Source: MassRobotics MassRobotics, a robotics innovation organization, recently announced Dr. Cynthia Breazeal as the 2024 recipient of its Robotics Medal. The organization said Breazeal won for her significant contributions to the field of robotics, notably for her work in the field of social robotics and human-robot interaction.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Kiva mobile robots and mini shelves in a warehouse. Raffaello D’Andrea invented a mobile robot for fulfillment in intralogistics, founded Kiva Systems, and created a category of automation that has grown over the past two decades. He did not know exactly how to solve it but thought that robotics could be the answer. 8,649,899).

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 29, 2024

Left: Vivian Chu and Andrea Thomaz, the co-founders of Diligent Robotics; right: Kathleen Brandes and Ros Shinkle, the co-founders of Adagy Robotics. Sources: Diligent Robotics, Adagy Robotics Almost half of all startups that began in 2021 were formed by women, according to human resources cloud software company Gusto.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2024

Robotics is inherently challenging because it requires inputs across disciplines, from mechatronics and electrical engineering to software and artificial intelligence. Predicting the future of robotics innovation is also difficult, because it is subject to numerous technical hurdles, as well as investor and market pressures.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 3, 2024

Adapta has developed robots for specific use cases. Source: Adapta Robotics Starting a robotics company is always challenging, as inventors and entrepreneurs scramble to get access to capital and tap the local talent pool. Adapta’s model includes a one-time robot purchase fee, plus annual license and maintenance fees.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 7, 2024

Companies in North America bought 31,159 robots in 2023. And that’s not sitting well with robotics industry veteran Juan Aparicio. “We don’t sell and deploy enough robots in this country. Aparicio will be speaking at the Robotics Summit & Expo (May 1-2 in Boston), which is produced by The Robot Report.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

billion in damage from 2017 to 2021 , a nearly tenfold increase from 2012 to 2016. There are even fewer using robotics. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. The post Kodama Systems uses robotics to mitigate wildfire risk appeared first on The Robot Report. Kodama Systems Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2024

last week singed an agreement with Taurob GmbH, a Dietsmann Group company, to provide robots that would enable industrial facilities to automate their operations. ” This partnership will promote Rockwell’s leadership in automation and digital twins and Taurob’s leadership in inspection robots. “In ’s NZTC.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 9, 2024

The World AI Conference brought together 18 humanoid robotics companies from across China. Credit: WAIC After almost two years of climbing the hype curve, humanoid robots are reaching the point of maturity where it is becoming viable to deploy them into real-world applications. based Tesla. Register now.

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Automation Mag

JANUARY 23, 2023

The Helukabel Group, a global cable system solutions provider, is going to build a new facility in Haan, Germany that will house its robotic dress pack and drag chain system subsidiaries under one roof. ” Robotec Systems’ core business is robotic dress pack solutions. It is expected to be completed by 2025.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 28, 2024

— Artificial intelligence and robotics both devour power, but simulation, next-generation processors, and good product design can mitigate the draw. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. It provides articulated robot arms , SCARA robots , and robot controllers with integrated servo drives.

Electronics

Gary Mintchell

JUNE 27, 2023

The R&D organisation of a leading surgical robotics company was up to speed in less than 30 minutes. Since starting at Singularity University in 2012, Authentise has focused on providing flexible, data-driven workflows in the most agile manufacturing and engineering settings. Authentise Threads delivers value immediately.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 15, 2024

“We started the company in 2012 to demonstrate autonomous resupply operations in austere environments at an unprecedented scale,” Sanjiv Singh, CEO of Near Earth Autonomy, said. Marine Corps testing autonomy system for helicopters appeared first on The Robot Report. The post U.S.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Dr Grunwald has been with the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen-Weßling since 1988 and has since coordinated many national and international research projects.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

When contemplating automation, it is easy to envision a robot moving material from point A to point B, parts coming out of a machine and being ferried by conveyors to the next step, or pallet changers reloading fresh stock back into a machine.

Form

Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 17, 2024

If all you are hiring is bodies with hands, buy a robot. Founded in 2012, Beekeeper’s mobile-first platform was designed and built for deskless employees who — despite representing 80% of the global workforce — have been chronically underserved when it comes to workplace technology. People can, and do, observe and think.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Designed for high robot utilization, the pre-engineered ArcWorld® 200 welding solution from Yaskawa America Inc. Requiring minimal floorspace, this dual-station model is easy to install and customize, and it allows the operator to load one workstation while the robot is servicing the other. 2012 (and other international standards).

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E&T

AUGUST 15, 2023

In contrast, the technology used today to help people with aphasia due to stroke or brain damage communicate can decode words, but the sentences produced have a robotic quality, similar to how the late Stephen Hawking sounded when he used a speech-generating device. You can't read your thoughts from a keyboard. You need to push the buttons.

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