Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Formant, a developer of a leading cloud robotics platform, has partnered with Holman, a global automotive services company. This collaboration will combine Formant’s cloud robotics platform with Holman’s fleet and automotive expertise. ” According to Crunchbase, Formant has raised $45 million since it was founded in 2017. .

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The C2 autonomous robot transports diverse payloads through complex environments. Source: Quasi Robotics Quasi Robotics Inc. robot management software. Founded in 2017, Quasi Robotics develops AMRs for materials handling and intralogistics transport. The company said Cloud Connect 2.0 Its proprietary Q.AI

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The new Big Build $40 million Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Centre at Eagle Farm TAFE will train and upskill Queensland’s manufacturing workforce to embrace automation and Industry 4.0, It caters for the increased demand for Advanced Manufacturing skills and training.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2024

READY Robotics, a Columbus, Ohio-based company founded in 2016, has shut down. It was best known for its ForgeOS robot-agnostic operating system, but it recently branched out into automation consulting and launched a palletizing system. Silicon Valley Disposition is auctioning off equipment from READY Robotics between August 13-15.

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Automation Mag

MAY 23, 2023

A recent report from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) finds that the North American robotics market showed strong growth in 2022. Total installations in manufacturing rose by 12 percent and reached 41,624 units in the year. Canada and Mexico installed 20,391 industrial robots – up 30 percent compared to 2021.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Fourier Intelligence has been manufacturing exoskeletons and rehabilitation devices since 2017. The Singapore-based company launched its first generation of humanoid robots this year, designated the GR-1. Fourier developed the Exoskeleton Robot Open Platform (EXOPS) with National Instruments (NI) and the University of Melbourne.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2024

Kireta will succeed Katharine Morgan, who served in the role since 2017 and will retire after a “ distinguished 40-year career with ASTM.” Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. As robots expand from factories into other environments, safety and reliability have become increasingly important.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The Zurich-based company said the unit’s unique golden casing symbolizes its “commitment to the advancement of robotic inspections.” “Inspection robots such as ANYmal are critical in improving worker safety, increasing productivity, and supporting sustainable industrial facilities,” the company said in a release.

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 30, 2024

Speaking of robotics and collaborative robotics—my last post mentioned Universal Robots. The company is alive and well as a part of a conglomerate since 2017. AI isn’t just hype,” says Ujjwal Kumar, Group President of Teradyne Robotics, parent company of Universal Robots. “AI

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2024

The ARM Institute supports workforce development and robotics adoption. Source: Adobe Stock The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute today announced that the continuation of its cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Manufacturing Technology Program. million over 10 years.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2023

A number of robotics companies shut down in 2023. There are many reasons robotics companies fail. From an ill-conceived idea to poor execution, tough economic headwinds or the inability to raise funding, building and running a sustainable robotics company is challenging. Here are some of the robotics companies we lost in 2023.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 17, 2025

It manufactures and distributes cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates in more than 50 countries. In 2017, […] Cemex is a Mexican multinational building materials company headquartered in San Pedro, Mexico.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Website: [link] Year Founded: 2017 Number of Employees: 101-500 Innovation Class: Application & Market Loading trucks and trailers is a thankless task, requiring workers to repeatedly move boxes of all sizes. Truck unloading requires people or robots to pick from the top and work their way down. Dexterity Inc. based company.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 4, 2024

Kiwibot will add intellectual property from AUTO Mobility Solutions to its delivery robot portfolio. Source: Kiwibot Consolidation among mobile robot providers is not limited to warehouses. ” Kiwibot develops delivery robots Berkeley, Calif. . ” Kiwibot develops delivery robots Berkeley, Calif. .

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 26, 2024

RoboticsCareer.org has been redesigned to help people find careers in manufacturing. Source: ARM Insitute The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM Institute today said it has added capabilities to RoboticsCareer.org, its resource for robotics careers in U.S. manufacturing. programs.

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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. There is no human contingency to the need to reshore manufacturing in the short term, and the stakes are high,” said Aparicio.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Below are eight robotics acquisitions, in chronological order, that stood out to us in 2023. Its preliminary view is the acquisition may restrict competition in the market for robot vacuum cleaners. Berkshire Grey produces a variety of robots that address use cases in retail, eCommerce, grocery, 3PL, and package handling companies.

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Automation Mag

MARCH 13, 2025

Novarcs AI-powered welding system NovAI enables robots to see and adapt like a welder. By using machine vision, deep neural nets for perception and real-time adjustments, NovAI reportedly eliminates the need for prescanning and robotic reprogramming. Seaspan is a strategic partner of Novarcs and has been an investor since 2017.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2024

“Nimble directly addresses this gap with turnkey autonomous fulfillment centers powered by our intelligent general-purpose warehouse robots—the first to reliably and cost-effectively handle all core fulfillment tasks,” he added. ” Founded in 2017, Nimble’s services include robotic fulfillment and transportation. .”

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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

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 26, 2024

Credit: Eugene Demaitre BOSTON — One measure of success for a robotics cluster is how much funding its member companies obtain. MassRobotics this month announced that resident startups have raised more than $1 billion since its founding in 2017. “Many of them have moved on from our co-working space and continue to grow. .”

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E&T

AUGUST 3, 2023

The team studied industry data from the UK and 24 other European countries between 1995 and 2017 and found that, at low levels of adoption, robots have a negative effect on profit margins. However, at higher levels of adoption, robots can help to increase profits.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 26, 2025

Founded in 2017, German Bionic has developed active exoskeletons to enhance the physical capabilities of workers. “Ten years ago, exosuits were bulky and expensive,” Schmidt told The Robot Report. Paris; and Tokyo and manufacturing around the world. . Paris; and Tokyo and manufacturing around the world.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 17, 2024

which yesterday retired the older version of its humanoid robot after 15 years of development and today showed a preview of its successor. based company showed that its robot could walk, open a door, and maintain its balance while being shoved by a person holding a hockey stick, all without a tether. By 2016, the Waltham, Mass.-based

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 5, 2025

Aurora Driver follows the rules of the road Urmson, Sterling Anderson, and Drew Bagnell founded Aurora in 2017. Aurora believes working with manufacturing partners is the only way to deploy self-driving trucks at scale, and continues to make progress with its partners on purpose-built driverless platforms designed for high-volume production.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 22, 2024

The veil is starting to lift on medical robotics startup Mendaera Inc. Mendaera also has financial support from Dr. Fred Moll, the Auris and Intuitive Surgical co-founder who is known as “the father of robotic surgery.” But Mendaera isn’t a surgical robotics developer. based company.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 23, 2025

Source: The ARM Institute The board of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute yesterday said it has appointed Jorgen Pedersen, an experienced robotics and manufacturing executive, as CEO, effective June 17, 2025. manufacturing today,” stated Pedersen.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 6, 2024

“Because exoskeletons are tailored to individuals engaged in manual labor across various sectors, ranging from manufacturing shop floors to construction sites, we encourage participation from seasoned professionals proficient in power tools and manufacturing processes.” as its new president, effective May 1, 2024.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Daniela Rus, a recent IEEE Medal Recipient, will be keynoting the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston next year. Rus as its Edison Medal recipient for her sustained leadership and pioneering contributions to modern robotics. Her research interests include robotics, mobile computing, and data science.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 23, 2025

Fielding robots is a unique challenge, but one that is critical that we get right. and EDGE23 , Anduril has been continuously refining and scaling Lattice and Lattice for Mission Autonomy across real-world deployments, exercises, and test events since the companys founding in 2017.

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In 2017, the US Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) pegged the losses at $170 billion. There is a wide disparity between different organizations’ assessments of the revenue and job losses caused by counterfeit chips. billion annually. […]

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2024

When will humanoid robots be ready for household chores? While many robotics experts take a long view on the topic, 1X Technologies AS today unveiled the NEO Beta prototype of its humanoid as it prepares for pilot deployments in select homes later this year. It also has offices in Sunnyvale, Calif.; Irving, Texas; and Oslo, Norway.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2024

Universal Robots provides cobots for applications including palletizing, welding, machine tending, assembly, dispensing, finishing, and material handling. Source: Universal Robots In 2017, only 2.8% Robots working with humans to support a range of flexible applications has been a global trend. mm (+/- 0.00079 in.)

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Modern Machine Shop

MAY 13, 2025

When Tangible Solutions launched just over a decade ago, the founders anticipated that there would be demand for additive manufactured spine implants largely for their design possibilities. Today Marle Tangible produces more than 50,000 3D printed implants at its Ohio site per year. I never thought we’d be competing strictly on price.”

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Control Engineering

MAY 30, 2023

Robotics insights Total robotics installations in manufacturing rose more than 10% in 2022 with the automotive industry being the main driver. The North American robotics market showed strong growth: Total installations in manufacturing rose by 12% and reached 41,624 units in 2022.

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Canadian Manufacturing

APRIL 1, 2024

Seaspan’s Victoria Shipyards installs Novarc Technologies’ spool welding robot (GlobeNewswire) VANCOUVER — Novarc Technologies Inc.,

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