Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The robotics industry started 2024 at full speed. Here are the top 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report in January 2024. Subscribe to The Robot Report Newsletter or listen to The Robot Report Podcast to stay updated on the robotics stories you need to know about. Read More 9. Read More 8.

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MARCH 19, 2024

NVIDIA CEO Jenson Huang ended his GTC 2024 keynote backed by life size images of all of the various humanoids in development and powered by the Jetson Orin computer. — The NVIDIA GTC 2024 keynote kicked off like a rock concert yesterday at the SAP Arena. Credit: Eugene Demaitre SAN JOSE, Calif. Project GR00T training model.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 29, 2024

Figure 1: Global Robotics Investment – Trailing 12 Months. Robotics investments reached at least $466 million in April 2024, the result of 36 funding rounds. April 2024’s investment total was significantly less than the trailing 12-month average of $1.1 billion (see Figure 1). billion (see Figure 1).

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JANUARY 8, 2025

. | Credit: Intel We were a little surprised in mid-September 2024 with the launch of the entry-level Intel RealSense Depth Module D421. Well, today The Robot Report learned more about the plans for the line of depth cameras. . We have reached out to Intel to learn more and will pass along more information when it becomes available.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot (center) and Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid at the 2023 Robotics Summit & Expo. Registration is now open for the Robotics Summit & Expo , the world’s leading technical event for commercial robotics developers. The event takes place May 1-2 in Boston, Mass.

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

During the 2023 peak season, Ambi Robotics’ robots sorted 7.4 Source: Ambi Robotics The month between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the busiest time of year by far for logistics providers, and this year, its even shorter than most peak seasons. based company said its robot can flex to meet demand by increasing utilization.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Participants in the Form & Function Robotics Challenge at the 2023 Robotics Summit & Expo. In that role, MassRobotics is providing guidance and is acting as a liaison to its network of partners, sponsors, and resident startups, as well as to the global robotics community.

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 30, 2024

Remember the cute and ground-breaking collaborative robots that pioneered the space—Baxter and Sawyer? I wrote about Rethink Robotics in March and November of 2015. The company closed in 2018 0r 2019 and many employees wound up at Universal Robotics. Well, IMTS 2024 will witness the rebirth of rethink. Time has passed.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 12, 2025

North American robot orders peaked in 2022, when the company experienced multiple record quarters in a row. Robot orders in North America remained essentially flat in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). Compared to Q1 2024, this represents a 0.4% million in Q1 of 2025.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Credit: Summer Robotics After trade conflicts, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a slump in the robotics market, what should entrepreneurs, investors, and customers be looking for? An expert panel will analyze the latest robotics investment trends at RoboBusiness 2024, which will be on Oct. 16 and 17 in Santa Clara, Calif.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 24, 2024

RoboBusiness 2024, the leading event focused on developing commercial robots and produced by The Robot Report , takes place Oct. RoboBusiness will feature more than 60 speakers, over 100 exhibitors and demos on the expo floor, 10+ hours of dedicated networking time, the Pitchfire Robotics Startup Competition , and more.

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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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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Prima Additive at Formnext 2024 – Prima Additive will showcase its advanced metal additive manufacturing solutions, focusing on industrial scalability and automation in Hall 12.0, IANUS Robotic Cell – A multiprocess robotic cell on display in its Rapid Coating configuration for brake discs.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

The da Vinci SP surgical robotics system. Source: Intuitive Surgical The surgical robotics space saw a major shakeup last year. Robotics is hard. Robotics in healthcare is hard.” It’s even moving forward on a next-gen da Vinci robot. Despite the increased competition, Intuitive remains the undisputed leader.

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DECEMBER 30, 2024

Source: AgiBot Robot training, especially for emerging humanoids for diverse environments or applications, requires a lot of high-quality data. AgiBot today announced AgiBot World, a large-scale robotic learning dataset. The developer of humanoid robot technology said it designed the dataset to advance multipurpose robotic policies.

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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

JUNE 24, 2024

Registration for RoboBusiness 2024 is now open. is the premier event for commercial robotics developers. Attendees will gain the latest insights from experts in robotics and AI on cutting-edge research, industry trends, and innovative applications. RoboBusiness, which takes place October 16-17 in Santa Clara, Calif.,

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The MassRobotics Form and Function Challenge pavilion at the 2024 Robotics Summit & Expo. MassRobotics will be returning to the Robotics Summit & Expo this year as exclusive strategic partner. The 2025 Robotics Summit & Expo takes place on April 30 and May 1 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Proprio is among the companies addressing this shortage with robotics. Advances in surgical robotics continue apace, leading to systems that can increasingly perform precise tasks with minimal human intervention. Johns Hopkins researchers have trained a robot using video footage from experienced surgeons to perform tasks like suturing.

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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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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

During the 2024 Olympics, Wandercraft’s Personal Exoskeleton helped carry the Olympic torch as part of the traditional relay. Additional information about this clinical trial is available here. More information about the study may be found at: [link] Wandercraft already offers the U.S.

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JULY 29, 2024

Forty-eight companies that make robots or relevant enabling technologies raised a total of $2.7 billion in June 2024. At press time, this was the highest monthly funding total of 2024. Robotics investments for the first six months of 2024 totaled about $8.4 billion alone in June. billion alone in June.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 6, 2024

Robotics investments totaled $578 million in January 2024 as the result of 46 funding rounds. The largest robotics investment in January 2024 was a $100 million round secured by Norway-based 1X , a developer of humanoids (See Table 1 below). Chinese humanoid developer Robot Era raised $14 million in February.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2025

. | Source: Universal Robots At NVIDIA GTC 2025 last week, Teradyne Robotics unveiled a suite of artificial intelligence-driven tools that it developed with NVIDIA. Think of a logistics operation where robots navigate through a warehouse with constantly changing layouts and obstacles. Register now so you don't miss out!

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2024

Shadow Robot’s dexterous robotic hand, DEX-EE. Source: Shadow Robot Co. Shadow Robot Co. recently finished a multi-year project working with Google DeepMind to produce a new class of robot hand. This is a key challenge the robotics industry is facing. 16 and 17 in Santa Clara, Calif.,

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 25, 2024

Robotics investments for May 2024 topped $2.1 billion is the highest monthly funding amount for the year 2024 and greatly exceeds the trailing 12-month average of $1.2 Robotics funding through May 2024 totals approximately $5.7 The two largest robotics investments were raised by autonomous driving companies.

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MARCH 29, 2024

The Robotics Engineering Career Fair will be co-located with the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston. Credit: MassRobotics Both job seekers and robotics employers need opportunities to connect. MassRobotics is holding a Robotics Engineering Career Fair from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. on May 2 at the Robotics Summit & Expo.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

Olis’ PLC system alerts users to what went wrong when a robot stops working. Source: Olis Robotics End users turn to automation because it promises consistent work with minimal downtime. When something goes wrong, the robot must stop working and wait for a human operator to step in and figure out the problem. Register now.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

. | Source: Bota Systems Bota Systems AG will be showing off its comprehensive range of force-torque sensors, including its latest sensor specifically designed for larger collaborative robots, at RoboBusiness next week in Santa Clara, Calif. Zurich-based Bota Systems specializes in cutting-edge sensors for robots and cobots.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Siemens is adding Teradyne robots to its visitor experience at MxD, which also hosts the EY digital operations hub. Source: EY Teradyne Robotics today announced that it is developing a robotics showcase at the MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) innovation center in Chicago with Siemens AG. based Teradyne Inc.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

As the demand for robotics as a service and software as a service continues to grow, so does the opportunity for providers of such services. Ilia Baranov, the co-founder and CEO of Polymath Robotics Inc., will share his experience and advice at RoboBusiness 2024. He was also an early employee at Clearpath Robotics.

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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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AUGUST 25, 2024

Agriculture robotics is one of the most promising market segments that The Robot Report covers. Agricultural robotics is a key part of the Field Robotics Forum at RoboBusiness 2024, which will be on Oct. Agricultural robotics is a key part of the Field Robotics Forum at RoboBusiness 2024, which will be on Oct.

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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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OCTOBER 8, 2024

The IFR considers service robots to include this automated guided vehicle (AGV), which can move up to 20 tons in a warehouse. Source: Stäubli Sales of professional service robots have increased by 30% worldwide, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. ” Register now. . ” Register now.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Robotics companies raised approximately $1.3 billion in July 2024. That figure is a result of 47 investments for producers of robots and robotics enabling technologies. Investments for the first seven months of 2024 equals approximately $9.7 Robotics companies raised $2.7 16-17 in Santa Clara, Calif.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Dave Coleman CEO of PickNik Robotics is set to discuss thoughts on why robotics companies fail. Credit: RoboBusiness Building robots is hard; building a robotics company may be even harder. Coleman was CEO of PickNik Robotics for nine years until he stepped aside in August to become its chief robotics officer.

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