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Dextrous Robotics shuts down trailer unloading business

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Dextrous Robotics, a Memphis-based startup that developed a chopstick-like robot to unload boxes from trailers, has shut down. Evan Drumwright and Sam Zapolsky founded Dextrous in 2019, and the company dissolved in late December 2023. Dextrous had raised about $8 million in funding since its inception.

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Top 10 robotics stories of January 2024

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The robotics industry started 2024 at full speed. Here are the top 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report in January 2024. Subscribe to The Robot Report Newsletter or listen to The Robot Report Podcast to stay updated on the robotics stories you need to know about. Read More 9. Read More 8. Read More 7.

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READY Robotics, maker of ForgeOS, shuts down

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READY Robotics, a Columbus, Ohio-based company founded in 2016, has shut down. It was best known for its ForgeOS robot-agnostic operating system, but it recently branched out into automation consulting and launched a palletizing system. This is how we go from hundreds of thousands of robots sold to millions,” he said.

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