Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2025

Source: Universal Robots Economic uncertainty has taken a toll on the robotics industry, including leading vendors. ’s robotics group laid off 10% of its global workforce this week. However, Teradyne Robotics says on its website that it has 1,400+ employees worldwide. Teradyne Inc.’s based company.

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 22, 2025

People used to (actually, still do) respond to my answer about what I cover as automation, Oh, robots. The robot market was pretty stagnant for quite a time until the cobot flurry from Denmark. The current topic seems to be expansion of software control to make robotics easier to use and with expanded repertoire.

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Design World

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) has announced the MC600 mobile collaborative robot (cobot), the latest addition to its growing list of MiR Go-approved products.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 14, 2025

Figure 1: The fully automated robotic welding work cell, with all actions orchestrated by an AutomationDirect Productivity PLC, synchronizes the welding process, robot movements, and fixture positioning. Synchronization of motion with the gantry positioning system for the robotic welding arm was a core requirement to the design.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Kassow Robots has introduced a new line of compact collaborative robot arms (cobots) designed to integrate with mobile robots. The new cobots feature a direct DC connection from battery power, enabling them to operate while mounted to a mobile robot. Kassow Robots exited stealth mode at Automatica 2018.

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Design World

JANUARY 1, 2025

To achieve lower production cost and improve return on investment, manufacturers are adding custom positioning systems to their process. For example, with one IEC 61131-3- compliant automation program running on one processor, manufacturers move robots smoothly along linear track systems while performing several tasks in the same cell.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Path Robotics offers is autonomous welding robots with a RaaS pricing model. Source: Path Robotics Over the past 12 months, Path Robotics has closed $100 million in new investments. Founded in 2018 by brothers Andy and Alex Lonsberry, Path Robotics’ stated goal is to fill gaps in the manufacturing industry.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The Apollo robot combines humanoid hardware and AI. Source: Apptronik A year full of humanoid robot news is ending with more developments. today announced that it has partnered with the Google DeepMind robotics team. Its team has worked on 15 previous robots, including NASA’s Valkyrie Robot. Apptronik Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Source: Pickle Robot Robotic truck unloading fits the classic definition of dull, dirty, or dangerous jobs worth automating. Pickle Robot Co. Founded in 2018, Pickle Robot said its robots are designed to autonomously unload trucks, trailers, and import containers at human-scale or better performance. million kg.)

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 2, 2025

We are passionate about the impact robotics can have on the world. Thats why for 14 years, the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards have honored the most innovative robotics companies, technologies, and applications from around the world. The RBR50 Gala returns April 30 from 6-8 PM in Boston at the Robotics Summit & Expo.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Source: Brett Adcock via LinkedIn Humanoid robots are starting to move from development and trials to commercial use. 02 humanoid robots to our commercial client, & they’re currently hard at work.” based company has built and iterated on a working humanoid and tested its robot on a production line.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The PUDU D9 humanoid robot includes he DH11 advanced manipulators. Source: Pudu Robotics Pudu Technology Inc. last week unveiled its first full-sized bipedal humanoid robot, the PUDU D9. ” Pudu Robotics has focused on research and development, manufacturing, and sales of service robots. mph) on flat surfaces.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid was in trials at GXO. Source: Agility Robotics As an early investor in Agility Robotics, now one of the world’s leading manufacturers of humanoid robots, I’ve watched as humanoids have evolved from a fascinating concept to reality over the past five years.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Source: Danish Technological Institute Odense Robotics and the Danish Technological Institute have identified key technological trends that they said will shape robotics and automation in 2025. ” Here are the four key trends cited in the report , “Strategic Trends in Denmarks Robotics Industry in 2025 and Beyond.”

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2025

The third-generation Serve Robot is designed to be more rugged, safer, and capacious. Source: Serve Robotics Serve Robotics Inc. This liquidity position reflects strong confidence in our vision and market potential, stated Brian Read, chief financial officer of Serve Robotics. The Redwood City, Calif.-based

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The TCP Calibration Sensors, now available in the Universal Robots marketplace, are designed for high repeatability and accuracy. Source: CAPTRON CAPTRON has announced its official UR+ partnership with Universal Robots A/S. CAPTRON’s TCP Calibration Sensors and URCap Software are now available through the Universal Robots Marketplace.

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Gary Mintchell

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Companies have begun releasing AI augmented products. This news comes from Universal Robots, the Danish collaborative robot (cobot) developer. Specifically, NVIDIA Isaac Manipulator gives developers the ability to bring accelerated performance and state-of-the-art AI technologies to their robotics solutions.

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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

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Europe is a major center of robotics development and use, according to Humanoid. and Asian companies in the humanoid robotics race, a silent revolution is brewing in the tech hubs of Europe, where cutting-edge startups are making remarkable strides in developing human-like robots. In the realm of autonomous vehicle , the U.K.-based

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Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

These items typically combine software, autonomous mobile robots, communications devices for connected workers, and (of course) a dollop of AI. This companys acquisitions has rendered it as a completely different company from the one whose products I recommended and sold earlier in my career. This news comes from Zebra Technologies.

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Design World

MARCH 4, 2025

Mitsubishi Electric has launched its MELFA RH-10CRH and RH-20CRH SCARA robots, providing manufacturers with greater flexibility in adopting digital manufacturing while addressing skilled workforce shortages. These new robots enhance industrial automation through high-speed operation, easy installation, and exceptional efficiency.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The Robot Report is seeking nominations for its 2025 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards. The RBR50 has recognized the most innovative and influential organizations in robotics for the past dozen years. Each year, a team of experts selects the most interesting and important robotics innovations from around the world.

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Automation Mag

JANUARY 7, 2025

Mantis Robotics, a company specializing in physical AI for robotic automation, has secured $5 million (USD) in new investments led by Emerald Technology Ventures with participation from the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund. The investment into Mantis Robotics is another bet of Emerald on the huge potential of physical AI.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The technological revolution that has brought about artificial intelligence, robotics, and machine learning can play a quintessential role in reinforcing the once-great American manufacturing sector and transforming it into advanced manufacturing. According to the U.S. million jobs by 2030.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Source: Slip Robotics For more than a century, truck trailers have been loaded and unloaded in the same way, leading to wasted time for drivers and dangerous bursts of activity for forklift operators. Slip Robotics is driving a level of change in the supply chain industry not seen since the containerization of sea freight.

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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. However, Open Droids did not have a physical robot at the show. R1D1 features a six degree-of-freedom (DoF) robotic arm with a 62.2 The robot’s 1.22 reach and 3 kg (6.6

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2024

CEO Julia Astrid Riemenschneider (left) and COO Franziska Lorenz of Rethink Robotics. Source: Rethink Robotics Six years after closing its doors, Rethink Robotics Inc. relaunched in September with a new line of collaborative robot arms, autonomous mobile robots, and a mobile manipulator.

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Dinesh Mishra

JUNE 16, 2025

In today’s dynamic world, the adoption of digital technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamental to improving productivity, reducing costs, enhancing workplace safety, and staying relevant. AI agents are a boon to manufacturing as they automate procedures, increase productivity, and lower operating expenses.

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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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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

It also introduced Stial Steven, its first humanoid robot specifically designed for polishing applications. Stial manufactures polishing robots using artificial intelligence and following a research-and-development principle of anthropomorphism. Compared with industry giants such as Germanys ME System and the U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 14, 2025

The SCHURTER UHP high-current SMD fuse, which the company designed specifically for humanoid robots. Source: SCHURTER As humanoid robots evolve into more advanced, agile, and autonomous systems, these robots increasingly demand more compact, high-performance components.

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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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i4.0 today

APRIL 4, 2025

A collaboration between SICK Sensor Intelligence and Universal Robots has created the End-of-Arm-Safeguard (EOAS), enabling more effective human-robot collaboration than ever before. Gavin Ford, Sales Manager at Applied Automation UK , has been working as a Universal Robots distributor for more than five years.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Thanks to its powerful application processing and real-time performance, the RZ/T2H is capable of high-speed, high-precision control of industrial robot motors for up to nine axes, the company said. RZ/T2H can generate robot trajectories The RZ/T2H is equipped with four Arm Cortex-A55 application CPUs with a maximum operating frequency of 1.2

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Canadian Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Vention Rapid Sanding Solution (CNW Group/Vention) MONTREAL Vention, creator of a full-stack automation platform and hardware ecosystem, launches its first turnkey robotic sanding solution in response to the demand for robot work cells for sanding applications, especially in cabinetmaking. in and 36 x 90 in.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 13, 2025

The Sojo Connect system focuses on packing, assembling, storing, order fulfillment, and delivering food and beverage products to digital marketplaces. Source: Sojo Industries Sojo Industries, which specializes in advanced robotics, mobile manufacturing, and modular packaging systems, this week said it has raised $40 million.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2025

Source: Humanoid The humanoid robot market experienced remarkable growth in 2024, with Goldman Sachs Research projecting that it will reach $38 billion by 2035 , up more than sixfold from its previous estimate of $6 billion. This explosive growth reflects the transformative potential of humanoid robots across industries.

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