Robotics Business Review

JUNE 14, 2024

The IEEE study group is evaluating humanoid robots and the need for standards. Credit: Eugene Demaitre As humanoid robots garner widespread public attention, such systems will also need to stand up to safety and performance standards. Safety for Industrial Mobile Robots applies to humanoids. Why develop humanoid standards now?

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 29, 2025

The robot continually updates its understanding of the world to handle the parts effectively. The humanoid then looks around, locates the part, figures out how to pick it up (again, evaluating its form), and places it with the necessary precision into the engine cover area. Any mobile manipulator must consistently update its world map.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 1, 2024

2024 is heating up for the robotics industry. It was an exciting month for the industry, and there was no shortage of robotics new to cover. Here are the top 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report in February 2024. Scythe robot lawnmowers adopting ‘Tesla charging standard’ Colo.-based 52 robot lawnmower.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2024

today unveiled its second-generation humanoid robot. The first-generation robot, Figure 01, took its first steps and manipulated items within its first year of development. The most obvious change is the matte black finish of the robot’s “skin,” rather than the chrome metal finish of Figure 01. Figure AI Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

As we enter the third quarter of the year, the frenzy around humanoid robots has continued. In August 2024, five of our top 10 stories were about such robots or humanoid alternatives. Here are the top 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report in August 2024. In it, the robot does eight pushups as a quick “warm-up” before work.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

inaho’s cherry tomato harvesting robot in action in the greenhouse this summer. has been conducting trials in the Netherlands for its cherry tomato harvesting robot. The robot started trials with Dutch growers in May 2023, and its latest trial wrapped up this July. Source: inaho inaho Inc. Register now.

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Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The company also has a robust machine shop, where it has experimented with numerous forms of automation to meet customer demand. The company serves numerous end markets including the architecture, towing and recovery, and fitness industries. This Haas ST-25Y cell is attended by a FANUC robot arm. inch spindle and sub-spindle.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Black History Month is a time to consider efforts to increase diversity in robotics. Despite its rapid growth, the robotics industry still has a diversity problem, particularly when it comes to race. It can include biases in AI algorithms or a lack of understanding about what different groups are looking for from robotics.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The past year has been eventful for robotics developments, with economic headwinds, new applications, and excitement around humanoids and AI. John Bubnikovich, president of ABB’s Robotics Division in the U.S., will be among the panelists discussing the future of robotics innovation at RoboBusiness in California next week.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 1, 2024

ETRI’s robotic hand with omnidirectional tactile sensors. ETRI is introducing a tactile sensor that fits into a robotic finger with stiffness and a shape similar to a human finger. ETRI is introducing a tactile sensor that fits into a robotic finger with stiffness and a shape similar to a human finger.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

CMR Surgical’s Versius surgical robotics system in action. yesterday announced that it has launched vLimeLite, an integrated fluorescence imaging system that works with its Versius Plus surgical robot. ” Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. Source: CMR Surgical CMR Surgical Ltd.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 14, 2023

Thread verification is the latest enhancement to New Scale Robotics ’ Q-Span Automated Gauging System , a do-it-yourself (DIY) robotic automation system for quality teams in high-mix, small-batch manufacturing. The robot arm loads parts into a fixture and activates the thread gauge to verify or chase threaded holes or external threads.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 9, 2024

MassRobotics recently hosted a Robotics in AgTech event, bringing together innovators and industry leaders to explore challenges and solutions in the agriculture industry. The event served as a catalyst for discussions and offered a glimpse into the transformative potential of robotics for farming, said the Boston-based organization.

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Automation Mag

DECEMBER 5, 2024

RoboSafety Canada and reasonX are joining forces to form reasonX Labs, an organization that will develop a safety engineering platform for autonomous systems. He holds a PhD in Formal Methods and has worked with leading enterprise automotive and robotics companies in Silicon Valley (Apple, Bosch) and Canada (BlackBerry QNX, Magna).

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 14, 2024

A multidisciplinary group of scientists, led by Project CETI, is using soft robotics, machine learning, biology, linguistics, natural language processing, and more to decode their communications. These are just our own, personal guidelines,” David Gruber, the founder and president of Project CETI, told The Robot Report. “[The

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2024

The PPE module tested by gantry robot will power the Gateway space station. And to ensure that the simulator heads are fully calibrated, we also built the I-formation gantry robot that calibrates and validates the simulator performance against solar cell standards. Register now.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 21, 2024

today announced that it is developing a “unique, small-form-factor material handling system.” ” It said its latest robot will be able to lift, load, unload, and transport palletized 463L tactical cargo across various operating environments and terrains. Source: Stratom Stratom Inc. The Louisville, Colo. Marine Corps.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Credit: Universal Robots Thermoforming, a technology that is more than a century old, uses sheet plastic that is heated to become soft so it can be vacuum-formed in or around a mold. Once she could prove the cobot worked, she knew there were other jobs that fit those criteria. “I So your bang for your buck—it’s the robot.” “It

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Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 28, 2024

One recent example of this kind of software program is TMAC AI, which was created as part of a partnership between Datanomix and Caron Engineering to collect tooling data, analyze it and form predictions to lower shops’ scrap rate and boost their tool life. The model updates with this data, further enhancing its accuracy.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 11, 2024

Chef Robotics food automation pods assemble ready-to-cook meals for leading food manufacturers. Credit: Chef Robotics The path to success in food robotics is littered with interesting concepts that failed to deliver. Inspiration Chef Robotics CEO and co-founder Rajat Bhageria. billion in 2023 to $3.35

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2024

BMW plans to see what a Figure 01 humanoid robot can do in its factory. Source: Figure AI The interest in humanoid robots continues to gain steam. In the first phase, the company has been identifying the initial tasks its robot could perform. Meet @Figure_robot , a leader in the race to build commercially viable humanoid robots.

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 26, 2024

It hints at entry into the mobile automated robotic space (see the analysis by Vanessa Lopez, Research Analyst, Interact Analysis at the bottom of the story). Most recently, it divested several business units worth nearly €3 billion into the newly formed Innomotics, which is currently up for sale.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 2, 2024

The article titled “Forming a view: a human factors case study of augmented reality collaboration in assembly” said AR-HMD technologies could improve productivity. This involved multiple tasks (electrical assembly, inspection, and quality assurance) with a collaborative robot fitted with a visual inspection camera.

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i4.0 today

APRIL 23, 2024

The AVP incorporates the latest Qualcomm QCS8550, the most advanced mobile processor chip from the leader in mobile, automotive, and robotics system-on-chip (SoC) technology. It is supported by several tools to simplify and streamline development including a Qualcomm RB5 development kit.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

At The Automated Shop Conference (TASC) in Novi, Michigan, on October 10 and 11, job shop personnel will have the opportunity to join a lineup of industry experts to discuss these topics and learn more about where automation can fit into their processes. Getting Your People Onboard Automation can be a polarizing topic.

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Control Engineering

JULY 13, 2023

Learning Objectives Learn applications of CNC, robotic welding and metal-forming processes at the Freedman Seating Co. Automated manufacturing insights Applications of CNC, robotic welding and metal-forming processes were described during a Freedman Seating Co. JARC) in Chicago. Freedman Seating Co. Courtesy: Mark T.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Thanks to energy chain systems, downtime is avoided wherever energy in the form of electricity, gas, air or fluids is supplied to moving loads. Energy chains are incredibly durable and resilient; there is a size capable of fitting on massive mining equipment in the Pilbara down to a micro size designed to fit into small printers.”

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Robotics insights Engineers at CU Boulder have designed a miniature robot that weighs less than a ping-pong ball and can fit in a human’s hand. Right now, the machine has four legs, but its modular design could allow the team to build a spider-like robot with eight legs. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering.

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ATS

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Share While we think of robots as flexible automation, the reality is they just follow preprogrammed paths. AI for industrial robots promises to change that. The evolution of robotics in manufacturing Industrial robots have been around for more than seven decades. Using AI with robotics provides a solution.

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Automation Mag

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Ben Reed, CMO at Sanctuary AI (at the time of writing this article; Reed has since quit Sanctuary AI), which is on a mission to create general-purpose robots with human-like intelligence, highlighted the limitations of current technologies. Switzerland-based Mimic has developed an AI-driven collaborative robotic hand. It raised US$2.5

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Modern Machine Shop

MAY 30, 2023

Not far from a sign that reads “No Livestock in Center Aisle,” visitors to Eastec 2023 could find advanced robotics, intuitive control panels, powerful vision systems and other new and impressive machining technology from over 450 exhibitors in the Eastern States Exhibition area in West Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Automation Mag

JULY 29, 2024

Leveraging advanced robotics and flexible controls technology, RoboTape is able to deliver a fast, flexible and scalable tape dispensing solution suitable for everything from B2B industrial applications to large CPG companies. The next step up is the RoboTape standard cell with an enclosed industrial robot for high production throughput.

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Seeburger

APRIL 2, 2024

Every modern device collects data in some form or another — from smart home devices such as robot vacuum cleaners, smart light bulbs and fitness trackers, to networked industrial systems. However, until now it hasn’t been clearly regulated who is allowed to access and use this data.

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E&T

APRIL 24, 2023

This kind of printer, which can fit on a tabletop, could be deployed anywhere vaccines are needed, such as remote villages, refugee camps, or military bases to enable rapid vaccination of large numbers of people. “If, The patch can be attached to the skin, allowing the vaccine to dissolve without the need for a traditional injection.

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 22, 2023

“ Automated high-speed milling and EDM cells are the perfect fit for our operations,” Burteck President Pete Burgess says. “Our Form X 400 EDM has opened our eyes to even more possibilities with running them automated because of their extreme accuracy,” Burgess says. Burteck will also continue to diversify.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2024

“Asensus’ cutting-edge technology and expertise in robotic surgery complements our comprehensive portfolio of surgical solutions,” stated Karl-Christian Storz, CEO of KARL STORZ. based company , founded as TransEnterix , said its approach to digital laparoscopy is intended to make robot-assisted surgery more accessible.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Trials of the innovative fuel cell on a remotely controlled robot boat, which are believed to be a world first, are due to start in the coming months in partnership with Sea-Kit International, a leading manufacturer of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). And most importantly, it has an adaptable form factor, so we can fit existing applications.

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