Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The founders of Photoneo Brightpick Group, which is separating its vision and robotics units. unit, which provides vision sensors and artificial intelligence for robotics. Its Brightpick unit offers AI robots for warehouses to automate order fulfillment , from order picking and consolidation to dispatch and stock replenishment.

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JULY 19, 2024

Continental mobile robots are deployed in logistics operations at manufacturing facilities. Credit: Continental Continental Mobile Robots, a Frankfurt am Main, Germany-based division of Continental’s Automotive Group Sector, has developed mobile robots for use in automotive plants.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Explore the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2024. Apply to speak.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

LAS VEGAS — CES 2024 featured a wide range of emerging technologies, from fitness devices and videogames to autonomous vehicles. But robots always have a significant presence in the sprawling exhibit halls. The robot is capable of going up and down stairs through the implementation of compliant wheels. The 150 lb. (68

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The Robot Report Podcast · The ABB Edge: Using AI and Robotics to Transform Industries In Episode 172 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman catch up on the news of the week, including several recent stories about self-driving vehicles.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2024

2024 could be a year of building robotics momentum. Source: Adobe Stock 2023 was a year of great change within the robotics industry. We’ll see ripple effects from the latest booms in artificial intelligence and humanoid robots for years to come. Here are five robotics trends that we think will take center stage in 2024.

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MAY 17, 2025

a humanoid robot and embodied artificial intelligence developer, this week said it has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round, raising $27 million. Robotics veterans founded the startup in 2024. Robotics veterans founded the startup in 2024. . | Source: Persona AI Persona AI Inc.,

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

 The Robot Report Podcast · New Atlas video; Climbing to new heights in warehouse automation with BionicHive In Episode 170 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman discuss the latest video from Boston Dynamics showing Atlas electric humanoid in an autonomous material movement demo.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 17, 2025

ABB Robotics makes industrial systems such as this IRB robot demonstrating friction stir welding. ABB Group announced during its earnings call today that it plans to spin off its entire robotics division. “Only robotics and discrete automation declined from last year. Source: ABB ABB Robotics is global No.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 1, 2024

March 2024 was a non-stop month for the robotics industry. Here are the top 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report this past month. Subscribe to The Robot Report Newsletter or listen to The Robot Report Podcast to stay updated on the latest technology developments. Read More 8. Read More 7. Read More 6.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Estun was among the many companies showing humanoid robots at CIIF in China. Credit: Georg Stieler Over the past three years, more than half of the world’s robots were sold in China. While not historically seen as a technological leader in robotics, China is increasingly setting global trends in this industry.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

Lane Automotive provides high-performance automotive parts and accessories. Lane Automotive needed to exceed fulfillment deadlines to meet carrier pickup times. “The The seasonal nature of our business generally sees its peaks between March and June,” said James MacEachern, chief operating officer of Lane Automotive.

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Design World

AUGUST 4, 2022

FANUC America , a supplier of CNCs, robotics and ROBOMACHINEs, announces a West Campus expansion that will push its operational space in Oakland County, Michigan, to nearly two million square feet. Cooley Law School Campus, which will provide future growth in the education of the next generation of robotics and automation workers.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Source: IFR The International Federation of Robotics, or IFR, today listed its picks for the top five global robotics trends of this year. The IFR noted that the stock of operational robots around the world attained a new record of about 3.9 The average robot density, or number of robots per 10,000 human workers, rose to 151.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2024

BMW plans to see what a Figure 01 humanoid robot can do in its factory. Source: Figure AI The interest in humanoid robots continues to gain steam. BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., In the first phase, the company has been identifying the initial tasks its robot could perform.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Accenture and Mujin have created a joint venture to help bring robotics and automation to the manufacturing and logistics industries. The new company will combine Mujin’s industrial robotics expertise with Accenture’s digital engineering and manufacturing service, Industry X. This was Accenture’s first acquisition of the kind.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

North American automakers pulled back in robot orders last year. Source: A3 After two years of record sales, North American robot orders declined by 30% in 2023, said the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation, or A3. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

While researchers have been finding novel ways to harness generative AI and large language models (LLMs) for robotics, there haven’t been many companies that have been able to commercialize a system combining generative AI and robotics. The technology allows robot operators to instruct robots using natural language.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Website: www.ifm.com/us/en Year Founded: 1985 Number of Employees: 101-500 Innovation Class: Technology ifm efector’s Obstacle Detection System tackles the toughest hurdles of integrating 3D cameras into mobile robots, streamlining development, and reducing both capital expenditure and the total cost of ownership (TCO). Register now.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Simbe Robotics is helping close these gaps with its Tally inventory management robot. The system uses computer vision , AI, and mobile robots to deliver real-time visibility into inventory and pricing. Explore the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2024.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

noted that ROBEL Rail Automation GmbH has developed a system to repair rails and points, or movable track sections, using its industrial robot arms. “We are seeing high demand from our customers for fully automated, robot-assisted maintenance systems,” stated Thomas Weis, head of development at ROBEL Rail Automation.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Truck unloading requires people or robots to pick from the top and work their way down. Dexterity AI has developed DexR, a two-armed robot that uses machine vision, force sensing, and integrated motion planning to pick up a range of items, from stiff cardboard to soft plastic. Explore the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2024.

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Autonomous robotics company’s acquisition to accelerate Rockwell’s end-to-end autonomous production logistics solutions Companies usually add a descriptive phrase following their name in a press release to describe what business they are in. a leader in autonomous robotics for industrial applications. Software was sexy.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Robotic Crew founders at RoboBusiness 2023. Robotic Crew offers staffing in Latin America for robot development, as well as operations and fleet management. “About two years ago, we spun out of WeDevelop, a company that was providing software engineers,” said Ricardo Petrazzini , founder and CEO of Robotic Crew.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Website: [link] Year Founded: 1993 Number of Employees: 500+ Innovation Class: Technology, Product & Services Development of commercial-grade mobile robots is a time-consuming process, but NVIDIA Corp. It said the platform will help robotics developers drive further innovation across industries. based company. Register now.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 29, 2024

Also present: ARMAR-7 robot from KIT. Source: BMBF/Hans-Joachim Rickel Germany’s leading robotics centers are coming together to establish the Robotics Institute Germany, or RIG. Participants said they want RIG to become the central contact point for robotics in Germany. Angela Schoellig from TUM and Prof.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2024

The company added that the system offers a small footprint and addresses the need for low power consumption and cost, making it suitable for robotics, autonomous vehicles, biometrics, security, and industrial automation. “We are excited to partner with SiLC to unlock lidar for the robotics and logistics markets.”

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Digit humanoid could work in distribution, retail and e-commerce, manufacturing, and third-party logistics. Source: Agility Robotics Agility Robotics Inc. Digit won the 2024 Robot of the Year as part of the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards. to deploy the robot in its logistics operations.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2025

“With increasing demand for automation solutions, especially in the automotive , heavy machinery, and logistics industries, this funding allows us to build on recent momentum, including our upcoming autonomous forklift launch and other strategic advancements,” he added. These include defense and automotive manufacturing.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 27, 2024

Interact Analysis’ survey gave insights into what end users expect from autonomous mobile robots. Source: Adobe Stock Mobile robots have become an essential part of the automation landscape in recent years. Interact Analysis, a market research firm , revealed the results of its 2024 Mobile Robots Buyer Survey.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 7, 2024

ABB Robotics is already expanding its lineup of modular industrial robot arms. These new robots join ABB’s recently launched IRB 5710-IRB 5720 and IRB 6710-IRB 6740 modular robots. Altogether, ABB said it modular robot lineup offers 46 different variants that can handle payloads between 70kg-620kg.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

Website: [link] Year Founded: 1903 Number of Employees: 500+ Innovation Class: Business & Management Rockwell Automation acquired Clearpath Robotics and its subsidiary OTTO Motors in late 2023 for nearly $600 million. Clearpath develops autonomous mobile robots ( AMRs ) for research and development purposes.

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MARCH 5, 2025

The group, showcasing for the first time at Mecspe, will highlight its latest innovation in collaborative robotics theD-Bot a powerful and versatile cobot designed to enhance smart manufacturing processes with precision, safety, and efficiency. The post Delta Showcasing D-Bot, its Collaborative Robot, at Mecspe 2025 appeared first on i4.0

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MARCH 4, 2024

Agility Robotics kicked off the week by naming Peggy Johnson its chief executive officer. Agility Robotics co-founder Damion Shelton has served as CEO since the company’s founding in 2015. . With Peggy at the helm, Agility can bring robotics to new heights.” The humanoid race is continuing to heat up. This is Agility’s time.”

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Organization: Kodiak Robotics Country: U.S. Website: [link] Year Founded: 2018 Number of Employees: 101-500 Innovation Class: Application & Market Kodiak Robotics unveiled in late 2023 its first autonomous test vehicle for the U.S. Explore the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2024. Department of Defense.

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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

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Rockwell Automation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ontario, Canada-based Clearpath Robotics. This acquisition is expected to contribute a percentage point to Rockwell’s fiscal 2024 revenue growth. The combined technology will also amplify Kalypso’s production logistics consulting practice.

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