Robotics Business Review

MAY 10, 2025

The current RO1 model is a six-axis robot that integrates with grippers, conveyors, seventh-axis lifts, linear actuators, and more. Source: Standard Bots Standard Bots yesterday unveiled a new robot and announced that it has expanded its production facility in Glen Cove, N.Y. The American robotics company said the new 16,000-sq.-ft.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Fifty-four producers of robots and robotics enabling technologies raised funding in September 2024, pulling in a total of $3.7 This is the highest monthly funding amount for 2024. The total investment targeted to robotics companies for January through September 2024 equals approximately $14.6

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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. Source: Intuitive Surgical Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc. this week announced preliminary fourth-quarter results that highlight significant da Vinci surgical robot procedure growth. billion in sales.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 8, 2025

A FANUC robot working in car manufacturing. FANUC is a Japanese world leader in robotics and factory automation. Source: FANUC America The latest numbers of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR’s) show automakers in the U.S. These are part of the organization’s preliminary 2024 results.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2025

Humanoid robots are getting more agile and potentially more useful. “With ongoing advancements in system engineering, @LimXDynamics full-size humanoid robot features a hollow actuator design and high torque-density actuators, enabling full-body balance for a wide range of motion,” with the company on LinkedIn.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2025

Source: Cornerstone Robotics Cornerstone Robotics Ltd., a surgical robotics developer, Monday today said it has raised $70 million in Series C financing. The company said the funding will advance its efforts toward commercialization, development of surgical robotics products, clinical trials, and regulatory approvals.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Editor’s Note: Join us on January 21, 2025 for a free State of the Robotics Industry webinar. Erik Nieves (Plus One Robotics), Ken Goldberg (UC Berkeley), Aaron Prather (ASTM), and Mike Oitzman (The Robot Report) will examine the latest market trends, cutting-edge technologies, and emerging applications shaping the future of robotics.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

At Agility Robotics, we are working with our humanoid robot Digit, which balances actively at all times, can recover from unexpected bumps, and can lift and move heavy things. Training Digit in simulation through NVIDIA’s tools designed for robotics. There are 28 degrees of freedom and quite a few sensors.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Source: Citi GPS Eight years ago, not even $1 million went into startups focused exclusively on humanoids. Just this month, Citis leading investment analysts published The Rise of AI Robots: Physical AI is Coming for You. Robots are hardly new, but theres a number of new developments that are happening,” he stated.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Europe is a major center of robotics development and use, according to Humanoid. Source: Adobe Stock While headlines often spotlight U.S. Robotics innovation is happening across Europe Europe offers a favorable market for development, a solid talent pool, and no shortage of innovative ideas and research labs. Apply to speak.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2025

Source: RIC Technology RIC Technology last week debuted its most advanced and largest construction robotic 3D printer, named RIC-PRIMUS. In 2024, the company’s previous model, operated by Alquist 3D , printed an 8,000-sq. based company specializes in robotic construction using 3D printing. The Fontana, Calif.-based

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 5, 2025

Iggy Rob is a humanoid robot intended to cost less than $54,000 U.S. Source: igus As market analysts predict that up to 20 million humanoid robots could be deployed in industrial settings by 2030, igus GmbH last week unveiled its first humanoid, Iggy Rob. Advanced features enable versatile use Standing about 1.7

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Source: Duke Robotics Duke Robotics Corp. The the robotics and drone company said the IEC Agreement establishes it as a provider of aerial cleaning systems designed to enhance the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of utility maintenance operations. “We Apply to speak.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2024

In March 2024, Abhishek Gupta, Jackson Jesionowski, and Ashish Gupta founded Open Droids around the idea of creating an open-source robot platform. The San Francisco-based company launched the R1D1 single-arm mobile manipulator in August 2024 and had a booth in the startup zone at RoboBusiness 2024.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Source: Universal Field Robotics Sandvik AB today said it has acquired Universal Field Robots, or UFR, a developer of autonomous systems for the surface and underground mining markets. In the financial year that ended in June 2024 , Universal Field Robots generated revenue of approximately SEK 80 million ($7.2

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 17, 2025

ABB Robotics makes industrial systems such as this IRB robot demonstrating friction stir welding. Source: ABB One of world’s top industrial automation providers is becoming more independent. ABB Group announced during its earnings call today that it plans to spin off its entire robotics division.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2025

The latest version of the HYTRON cleaning robot uses NVIDIA hardware and software. Source: Primech AI Primech AI Pte. last week said it has integrated an NVIDIA system on module, or SoM, in its latest HYTRON bathroom cleaning robot. HYTRON uses AI to autonomously clean commercial and industrial facilities.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 9, 2025

Ainos and ugo have partnered to give a sense of smell to service robots. Source: Ainos Not only are robots getting smarter, but they are also becoming more perceptive, thanks to advances in artificial intelligence and new sensors. to integrate its AI Nose technology with ugo’s autonomous robot. 15, 2024. .

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Lately, hardly a week goes by without some humanoid robotics news. Last week, London-based Humanoid offered a first look at its HMND 01 robot in action. The company , also known as SKL Robotics Ltd., said its mission is to develop commercially scalable, safe, and general-purpose humanoid robots. billion (U.S.)

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2025

Manufacturers need to master data analytics and robotics to adapt to demographic changes, says ABI Research. Source: Adobe Stock In January 2024 , the U.S. ABI Research last week predicted that the global installed base of commercial and industrial robots could reach 16.3 Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that U.S.

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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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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2025

Source: RoboForce RoboForce on Monday emerged from stealth with $10 million in early-stage funding. The company said its robot can fulfill labor shortages in harsh outdoor conditions, complete hazardous tasks, and increase project efficiency and cost savings. Like humanoids, t hese robots can autonomously navigate and grab objects.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The founders of Photoneo Brightpick Group, which is separating its vision and robotics units. Source: Photoneo Photoneo Brightpick Group today announced that it has agreed to Zebra Technologies Corp.s unit, which provides vision sensors and artificial intelligence for robotics. acquisition of its Photoneo s.r.o. and Europe.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Nauticus Robotics’ flagship Aquanaut robot. Source: Nauticus Robotics Nauticus Robotics and Leidos have partnered to advance the state of autonomous underwater robots. The companies plan to combine their complementary expertise to develop robots capable of tackling increasingly complex missions.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2025

Stereotaxis said GenesisX is its most accessible robotic system to date. Source: Stereotaxis Stereotaxis Inc. today announced that it has secured the first order for its latest-generation robotic system, GenesisX. The surgical robot developer said the system is geared towards minimally invasive endovascular intervention.

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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. “Language models aren’t just for IoT anymore.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The project is being spearheaded by the National Local Joint Humanoid Robot Innovation Center and various Chinese humanoid companies. China recognizes this issue and is looking to bring its robotics industry together to overcome this challenge. The NLJIC was established in May 2024 in Shanghai. Apply to speak.

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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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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 18, 2024

companies led March 2024 robotics investments. Credit: Eacon Mining, Dan Kara Thirty-seven robotics firms received funding in March 2024, pulling in a total monthly investment of $642 million. Micro-factories Bear Robo Bear Robotics tics 60,000,000 Series C U.S. Drones Freespace Robotics Estimate Other U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 15, 2024

ABB’s Robotics AI Startup Challenge gives the company an opportunity to collaborate with disruptive startups. Source: ABB Robotics ABB Robotics yesterday announced the launch of a global competition to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence systems in robotics.

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Robotics Business Review

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. million packages at 410 sorts per hour. The Berkeley, Calif.-based

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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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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 1, 2025

Source: Agility Robotics At ProMat last month, Agility Robotics Inc. unveiled new capabilities for Digit that the company said expand the humanoid robot’s utility for its growing user base. based Agility Robotics said its robot is designed to augment the human workforce. Salem, Ore.-based

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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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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Robot density in the manufacturing industry in 2023, according to the IFR. Source: IFR Factories worldwide are continuing to adopt more robots, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. The Frankfurt, Germany-based IFR noted the growth in its “World Robotics 2024″ report.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Oxipital AIs inspection and picking solutions and Stublis hygienic robot were demonstrated at Pack Expo 2024. Source: Oxipital AI Oxipital AI, a developer of machine vision technologies for robotic automation and product inspection, is teaming up with Stubli Robotics. The Duncan, S.C.-based

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Source: Vention Vention launched its first turnkey robot for sanding. The company said it developed the product due to growing demand for robot workcells for sanding applications, especially in cabinet making. This is a collaborative robot ( cobot ) with advanced safety features for working alongside humans.

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