Robotics Business Review

MAY 15, 2025

DETROIT — With more than 40,000 attendees and 800 exhibitors, Automate 2025 this week was a prime place to see and learn about the latest industrial automation. Here are some of the latest enabling technologies for manufacturing and logistics as part of our ongoing Automate coverage.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

Source: MassRobotics MassRobotics has announced the fourth cohort of its Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Program, marking a record-breaking year with an unprecedented number of applicants. ” OTSAW OTSAW is delivering systems for security, healthcare, and logistics automation. Tenomix Tenomix Inc. The London, Ont.-based

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Source: Rainbow Robotics Samsung Electronics Co. In addition, Samsung plans to use Rainbow Robotics RB cobots , dual-arm mobile manipulator , and autonomous mobile robots ( AMRs ) to automate manufacturing and logistics tasks. The RB-Y1 dual-armed mobile manipulator was announced this year. Samsung first acquired a 14.7%

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Source: Honeywell Honeywell International Inc. announced today that it plans to spin out its automation and aerospace businesses. ” Honeywell outlined several potential benefits of separating its automation, aerospace, and advanced materials businesses. Register today to save 40% on conference passes!

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2025

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. At Harmonic Bionics, we used automation to help people learn. After getting his Ph.D.,

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Source: Realtime Robotics. “With Ville’s expertise, we can evolve to meet additional customer needs and expand its adoption throughout the manufacturing and logistics industries.” a laboratory automation company. Lehtonen brings experience in technology, product, and management, said Realtime Robotics. .

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Robotics Automation News

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Under the theme We make the world’s supply chains move, Krber will be presenting integrated end-to-end supply chain solutions for the automation and SAP implementation of warehouses, parcel hubs and smart factories at LogiMAT 2025 in Hall 1, Stand 1C34 from 11th to 13th March. Integrated systems live at LogiMAT In Hall […]

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Cisco Industrial Automation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Industry research shows that by 2023, 30% of manufacturers will enhance their shop floor digital twin with real-time signal transponder data, leading to an 80% reduction in logistic bottlenecks in shop floor and storage areas – Source: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Manufacturing 2021. Operability in various plant conditions (ex.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Source: Photoneo Photoneo Brightpick Group today announced that it has agreed to Zebra Technologies Corp.s Its Brightpick unit offers AI robots for warehouses to automate order fulfillment , from order picking and consolidation to dispatch and stock replenishment. acquisition of its Photoneo s.r.o. Europe, and Asia. and Europe.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 17, 2025

Source: RealMan DETROIT — RealMan Intelligent Technology Co. this week showed off at Automate 2025 its latest lineup of lightweight robotic arms, dual-arm platforms, and self-developed joint modules tailored for industrial automation, precision manufacturing, and human-robot collaboration. and Canada.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2025

Source: Universal Robots Economic uncertainty has taken a toll on the robotics industry, including leading vendors. “The industrial automation market continued to be weak in Q4,” stated the North Reading, Mass.-based UR and MiR consolidated R&D facilities and headquarters in 2024. Teradyne Inc.’s based company.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Source: Boston Dynamics Last year, Boston Dynamics made waves in the robotics industry by retiring its hydraulic Atlas and announcing its new, electric Atlas. The show will have more than 50 sessions in tracks on artificial intelligence, design and development, enabling technologies, healthcare, and logistics.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Source: Kiva Systems / Logistics Hall of Fame In 2003, Mick Mountz, Dr. Peter Wurman, and Prof. Raffaello D’Andrea invented a mobile robot for fulfillment in intralogistics, founded Kiva Systems, and created a category of automation that has grown over the past two decades. Source: Logistics Hall of Fame.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 4, 2025

Source: Ambi Robotics Picking tasks have historically been difficult for robots because of the range of items to be manipulated. Robot picking experts to watch Ali Raja is managing director of automation for industries at ABB Robotics. Ambi, ABB, and Plus One will discuss developments in robotic picking in this free webinar.

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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. In particular, Grand View predicts these robots will gain traction across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and agriculture. and automate complex workflows in industrial environments. million in 2023. from 2024 to 2030.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 2, 2025

Mytra named Startup of the Year Mytra is helping its customers optimize warehouse space by automating traditionally manual pallet handling processes. Their domain knowledge of logistics and large-scale automation has helped Mytra design a product that directly addresses the inefficiencies they experienced firsthand in modern warehouses.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 26, 2024

Source: Mushiny WTWH Media has named Mushiny Co. “This recognition highlights China’s global innovation and marks a significant step for Mushiny in smart warehouse logistics,” said the company. . The 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards have recognized the Mushiny Intelligent 3D Sorter.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 6, 2024

maxon provides motion controllers, and Balluff offers sensors for warehouse automation. Source: maxon motor When looking to boost productivity and eliminate mundane manual tasks in the warehouse, adding robots is a good start, but it’s not enough. This free webinar on controllers and warehouse automation will be at 2:00 p.m.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

GXO uses a variety of warehouse automation to serve its customers. Source: GXO Logistics While warehouse automation is not yet in most facilities, adoption is rising for mobile robots, automated storage and retrieval systems, and more. Adrian Stoch is chief automation officer at GXO Logistics.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

This has made it a challenge to source parts for physical prototyping especially electric motor and motion systems. Because of the number of valid combinations, engineers can find Parvalux solutions for industrial automation, materials handling, logistics, mobility and transportation.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Source: Premier Labs While many startups come out of universities and search for problems to solve, another model is the “venture studio,” in which a company creates startups in response to customer needs. Premier Labs will rely on the expertise of Premier Automation’s 150 employees in Monroeville, Pa.,

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

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. The key is understanding where each type of automation provides the most value.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2024

The Robot Report Podcast · New dimensions in warehouse automation In Episode 159 of The Robot Report Podcast, editors Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman discuss the latest news. On today’s show, we also have a conversation with Chris Walti, co-founder and CEO of warehouse automation provider Mytra AI. Register now and save.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 4, 2025

Source: Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics Inc. While it hasn’t announced any paying customers, Apptronik has agreements with industry leaders Mercedes-Benz and GXO Logistics to test its Apollo humanoid in real-world applications.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2025

They excel at automation but lack the adaptability and understanding to handle unexpected situations or navigate complex, dynamic environments. Source: NVIDIA NVIDIAs Cosmos platform emphasizes physics-aware video modeling and sensor data processing. We built our world for cars and for humans.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Mytra offers a pallet-sized automated storage and retrieval system to move inventory in any direction. Source: Mytra The robotics industry has long been captivated by the idea of humanoid robotsmachines that mimic human appearance and movement.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 28, 2024

Comau is expanding from automotive manufacturing to logistics applications such as pick and place. Source: Comau If change is constant in technology, even established industrial automation providers must adapt to keep up. Comau demonstrated welding with its S-Family robot at Automate. million industrial robots today to 2.6

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 20, 2024

“With fresh capital secured, we have the balance sheet to help us drive growth with our existing customers through improved product performance and the release of new automation technology that will change the game for material handling in warehousing and distribution.” Third-party logistics providers [3PLs] and automotive are booming.”

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 30, 2025

The show will bring together over 5,000 developers focused on building robots for aerospace and defense, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, and other markets. James Kuffner, the CTO at Symbotic, will kick off the second keynote, “ The Future of Intelligent Automated Logistics.” The show begins at 9:00 a.m.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Symbotic’s automation system utilizes autonomous mobile robots and robotic arms with advanced vision and sensing capabilities. Source: Symbotic Symbotic Inc. The companies will implement Symbotic’s warehouse automation in two of Walmex’s locations near Mexico City. ” Register now.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 1, 2025

Source: Agility Robotics At ProMat last month, Agility Robotics Inc. Digit has already been working alongside AMRs at its deployment with GXO Logistics near Atlanta. FailSafe over EtherCAT (FSoE) is a safety protocol used in robotics and industrial automation to ensure safe communication between devices over an EtherCAT network.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Source: Humanoid Humanoid plans for multiple use cases Humanoid said it built its robots with hardware and software stability as core design principles. The robot could enhance automation levels in retail and manufacturing facilities, logistics and fulfillment centers, and warehouses, said Humanoid.

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Automation Mag

APRIL 1, 2025

The company expanded its portfolio in electric and pneumatic automation, particularly in the areas of control technology and digital solutions, software, and AI. This allows Festo to provide drive technologies from a single source, along with various technical training and education solutions. Festo invested 8.8

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 13, 2024

Robots are taking a greater role and improving automation in many ways, but are humanoid robots the next step? Innovation in robotics, which started in 1961 with the Unimation arm and continues to today, “has created highly specialized automation that has driven us to automate these workspaces,” she said.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Source: Planzer Planzer, a Swiss logistics company, is partnering with autonomous technology start-up LOXO to roll out their first joint project. Using their combined logistics and technology expertise, the two Swiss firms said they aim to take urban logistics to a new level in their country.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 17, 2025

Source: ABB One of world’s top industrial automation providers is becoming more independent. “Only robotics and discrete automation declined from last year. But importantly, they showed a positive sequential development, and the machine automation division improved to a break-even level.”

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 10, 2024

Source: FANUC America FANUC America Corp. m) and is part of its strategic investment to advance industrial automation in North America. The company ‘s new facility includes advanced product manufacturing and customized automation, as well as warehouse space for more than 6,000 quick-delivery robots and tens of thousands of parts.

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