Robotics Business Review

MARCH 2, 2025

Rosendin Electric tested solar module installation with robots it contracted ULC to build. Source: ULC Technologies Construction of photovoltaic cells requires heavy lifting, precise assembly, and repetitive placement at scale, making it a good use case for robotics. ULC Technologies LLC last week said Rosendin Electric Inc.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Interact Analysis here discusses two new growth areas it has identified from its research and conversations with manufacturers: smart conveyance technology and robots with machine-integrated control. billion, nearly five times the market size in 2020, according to Interact Analysis. By 2029, sales of linear systems could exceed $1.1

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 12, 2025

More robots powered by artificial intelligence could soon be unloading trucks. The robot uses machine vision , force sensing , and integrated motion planning to pick up a range of items, from stiff cardboard to soft plastic. DexR uses industrial robot arms with a 60 kg (132.2 Dexterity Inc. Redwood City, Calif.-based

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MARCH 25, 2025

Shanghai-based Fourier Intelligence provides one example of humanoid robot development in China. Source: IFR While other countries debate the best mix of public policy, academic research, and private investment to advance their economies, the People’s Republic of China is focusing on robotics. Click here to enlarge.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Source: Adobe Stock Interact Analysis reduced its forecast for the global mobile robot market by 18% in 2027 due to a series of macroeconomic factors it said are impacting demand. In Interact Analysis’ most bullish prediction scenario, mobile robot shipments could reach nearly two million by 2030.

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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

JANUARY 17, 2025

Da Vinci systems offer surgeons high-definition 3D vision, a magnified view, and robotic and computer assistance. this week announced preliminary fourth-quarter results that highlight significant da Vinci surgical robot procedure growth. Editor’s note: This article was syndicated from The Robot Report sibling site MassDevice.

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JULY 23, 2024

Vayu says the automatic cargo-unloading mechanism in its delivery robots is the first of its kind. Source: Vayu Robotics While e-commerce deliveries are growing, the cost per delivery remains stubbornly high, according to Vayu Robotics Inc. Gopalan was CEO of Velodyne and took that leading lidar supplier public in 2020.

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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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MARCH 4, 2025

The round brings Viam’s total amount raised to $117 million since its founding in 2020. The Viam platform operates across multiple domains, including robotics, IoT, smart home applications, and factory automation. One robotics customer using Viam is Tennibot.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

million operational robots in 2022, according to the new World Robotics report from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The report also included information about robot density worldwide. Robot density measures the number of operational industrial robots per 10,000 employees in a country.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 7, 2024

Medrobotics Flex 360 robotic surgery system. Tiger Group and Liquidity Services today announced the availability of all surgical robotics assets from a Medrobotics plant for sale. Assets, including surgical robotics platforms used by nearly 30 hospitals around the world, are available in a turnkey sale.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Source: Pittsburgh Robotics Network Many workers in southwestern Pennsylvania were left with few career prospects when economic and environmental concerns shifted coal mining to other regions. With matching funds from regional contributors, the total funding for the Robotics Leadership Academy amounts to $1.5

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

16 from 4-4:45 PM at the Santa Clara Convention Center, is a must-attend event for investors, robotics entrepreneurs and innovation leaders alike. Six robotics startups will compete this year for a $5,000 first-place prize. RoboBusiness is the leading event for the commercial robotics ecosystem. 16-17 in Santa Clara, Calif.

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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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JANUARY 27, 2024

Parkhotel employees in Eisenstadt, Austria, celebrate the arrival of service robots. Source: Pudu Robotics Commercial service robots are more common in East Asia than elsewhere, but the rest of the world could catch up in 2024, according to Pudu Technology Co. Does Pudu offer robotics specifically for elder care?

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JUNE 12, 2024

ABB robot factory in Michigan. Credit: ABB Robot sales continue to be slow in North America, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). A3 said robot sales in North America were down 6% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2024

Teradyne’s robotics group generated $375 million in revenue in fiscal 2023. based Teradyne owns Energid (motion planning software), Mobile Industrial Robots (autonomous mobile robots) and Universal Robots (collaborative robot arms). Universal Robots (UR) generated $304 million in revenue in 2023.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2023

has been acquired by Hudson Robotics , a New Jersey-based designer laboratory automation solutions. ” The global market for laboratory robotics could expand from $185.8 million in 2020 to $274.49 The post Hudson Robotics acquires TomTec for lab automation boost appeared first on The Robot Report.

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AUGUST 31, 2024

. | Credit: Coco Uber Eats announced a partnership with Coco Robotics to expand autonomous sidewalk delivery in Los Angeles. The partnership extends Coco Robotics’ existing network of hundreds of merchants in the LA area. Uber Eats already has a relationship with sidewalk delivery partner Serve Robotics in the Hollywood area.

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JUNE 5, 2024

Food and Drug Administration has granted clearance for the commercial version of its Maestro surgical robot. Moon Surgical — one of 10 surgical robotics companies to follow in 2024 — said it designed Maestro to provide an accessible, enhanced version of traditional laparoscopy.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

. | Source: NASA Virtual Incision’s MIRA surgical robot system has made it to the International Space Station (ISS). The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded the grant to use the miniaturized robotic-associated surgery (RAS) platform on the 2024 technology demonstration mission. S2 is the Torrance, Calif.-based

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Since its commercial release in 2020 , Boston Dynamics Inc.’s ’s Spot robot has evolved to become more capable at facility inspection tasks. In that time, the quadruped robot as achieved greater autonomy and an ever-growing set of sensor payloads. In 2022, Waltham, Mass.-based

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MARCH 24, 2025

Bota Systems , a provider of force sensing technology, will be exhibiting at the Robotics Summit & Expo , the premier event for robotics developers. Attendees can visit Booth 538 to experience live demonstrations of the multimodal force-torque sensing platform of Bota for enabling safe and precise interaction for robotic systems.

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AUGUST 30, 2024

Obvius Robotics Inc. Complication rates can range from 4% to 11%, noted Obvius Robotics. chief medical officer of Obvius Robotics. Obvius Robotics moves Certa toward clinical access Obvius said it designed Certa to incorporate robotics as well. ” Obvius Robotics was founded in 2020.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

. | Source: Diligent Robotics Diligent Robotics Inc. today announced its latest milestone: Its Moxi robots have surpassed 1 million deliveries across its entire fleet. The company said this accomplishment proves its expertise in developing and deploying robotic systems into hospital workflows.

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JUNE 20, 2024

Source: GrayMatter Robotics Like businesses in other industries, U.S. GrayMatter Robotics today announced that it has raised $45 million in Series B funding. “We founded GrayMatter to enhance productivity while prioritizing workforce well-being,” stated Ariyan Kabir, co-founder and CEO of GrayMatter Robotics.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Source: EDAP TMS EDAP TMS SA, a developer of robotic energy-based therapies, and Avenda Health last week announced plans to use Avenda’s Unfold AI to launch the Focal One robotic system for high-intensity focused ultrasound, or HIFU, procedures. million in 2020 to 2.9 It’s also on the rise. million by 2040.

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MARCH 3, 2024

Source: Virtual Incision Virtual Incision announced that the FDA granted marketing authorization to its MIRA miniaturized surgical robotic system. The FDA gave the nod for the use of the miniRAS (robotic-assisted surgery) system in adults undergoing colectomy procedures. I’m incredibly proud to see our efforts come to fruition.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Collaborative robot maker Doosan Robotics Inc. “As we unveil our groundbreaking Dart-Suite at CES, we recognize the strategic importance of this platform’s launch in providing direct access to consumers and a multitude of industries,” William Ryu, CEO of Doosan Robotics, said in a release.

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APRIL 23, 2024

The new PixONE force-torque sensor on an industrial robot. Founded in 2020 as an ETH Zurch spin-off, the company specializes in multi-axis force-torque sensors. Zurich-based Bota said it designed its latest sensors for “seamless integration into robotic systems.” 60 mm) and a through-hole diameter of 0.59

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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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OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has published the second installment of its safety standard for industrial mobile robots (IMR) – ANSI/A3 R15.08-2. 1-2020) in late 2020 as guidance for IMR manufacturers on common safety requirements. It can be purchased online at AUTOMATE.ORG/buystandards. A3 first published R15.08

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MARCH 25, 2024

Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. He joined the organization ‘s board of directors in 2014, serving as chair of the audit and finance committee in 2017, vice chair in 2018 and 2019, and chair of the board in 2020. ET on Thursday May 2 at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston.

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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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MARCH 17, 2024

Søren Elmer Kristensen, CEO of Odense Robotics, greets global delegates at R-24. Credit: Eugene Demaitre ODENSE, Denmark — Last week, the R-24 conference for robots, automation, and drones demonstrated why the city of about 206,000 residents is one of the most vibrant for technology in Europe and the world.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Dextrous Robotics, a Memphis-based startup that developed a chopstick-like robot to unload boxes from trailers, has shut down. However, the company was unable to close another round of funding to start production on the commercial version of its DX-1 robot. Dextrous had raised about $8 million in funding since its inception.

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