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Mantis Robotics raises US$5M to scale industrial robotics for human-centric automation

Automation Mag

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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Teradyne robotics group lays off 10% of global staff

Robotics Business Review

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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Humanoid robots promise a multi-trillion-dollar market, but pose challenges

Robotics Business Review

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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The state of AI, robotics heading into 2025

Robotics Business Review

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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Digital Transformation And Artificial Intelligence To Shape The Future Of Skilled Trades

21st Century Tech

In her last posting, Tarina wrote about robotic cleaners. In this one, she focuses on the impact that artificial intelligence (AI) and the digitization of work are shaping the skilled trades. jobs indicate that up to 30% may be automated. They can program robotic welders using CAD. Forecasts for 2030 for U.S.

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Warehouses of the future

Automation Mag

As human civilization has evolved, the concept of warehousing goods has evolved alongside us. The Key is Automation The key to efficiency and productivity is automation: enlisting machines and computers to manage tasks previously overseen by humans. The degree of automation varies widely. How much inventory is on hand?

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Contoro picks up $12M to scale container unloading robots

Robotics Business Review

States Logistics in California was an early user of Contoros truck-unloading robot. Unloading trailers and containers is a labor-intensive task that has been difficult to automate, but a number of companies have made progress. Contoro is a spinoff from Harmonic Bionics, he told The Robot Report.