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Vention launches new products to support robotics deployments in factories

Canadian Manufacturing

The Cloud Robotics Platform (CNW Group/Vention) MONTREAL — Vention, the cloud robotics company, released a suite of AI-powered capabilities to its Manufacturing Automation Platform (MAP). Users can now program their robot in the cloud and deploy it directly to the factory floor.

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Collaborative Robotics raises $100M in Series B for mysterious mobile manipulator

Robotics Business Review

Collaborative Robotics has been developing a system for trustworthy operations. Source: Adobe Stock, Photoshopped by The Robot Report Collaborative Robotics today closed a $100 million Series B round on the road to commercializing its autonomous mobile manipulator. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based

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How software helps manufacturers better manage mobile robot fleets

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Learn the tools that enable central control of an AGV or mobile robot fleet. Understand capabilities of software that helps with AGV and mobile robot management, routing, testing, validation to decrease time to deploy and increase efficiencies. at ProMat 2023, March 20-23 in Chicago , or ganized by MHI.

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Dextrous Robotics shuts down trailer unloading business

Robotics Business Review

Dextrous Robotics, a Memphis-based startup that developed a chopstick-like robot to unload boxes from trailers, has shut down. However, the company was unable to close another round of funding to start production on the commercial version of its DX-1 robot. This drove the bill of materials (BOM) to more than $300,000 per unit.

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Sanctuary AI’s latest Phoenix humanoid can learn tasks in 24 hours

Robotics Business Review

. | Source: Sanctuary AI Sanctuary AI today unveiled the seventh generation of its Phoenix humanoid robot. The Vancouver-based company said its upgraded robot is bringing it closer to the creation of the world’s first “human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots.” the company asserted.

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Sanctuary AI unveils Phoenix Gen 7; second launch in less than a year

Canadian Manufacturing

Introducing Phoenix Gen 7 (CNW Group/Sanctuary AI) VANCOUVER — Sanctuary AI has unveiled the seventh generation of its general-purpose robot Phoenix, aimed at advancing human-like intelligence in robots. The Phoenix Gen 7 robot incorporates several enhancements including- Increased uptime for more training and data capture.

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Robotics are picking up the pace

Control Engineering

Robotics insights There are several advances making robotics better and more durable for a variety of applications. Software to make cartesian and gantry system design fast and error-free has enabled swift turnaround times and is useful for material handling and warehouse applications.