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Samsung increases stake in Rainbow Robotics, establishes Future Robotics Office

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Source: Rainbow Robotics Samsung Electronics Co. today announced that it is increasing its stake in Rainbow Robotics to 35% to accelerate the development of robots such as humanoids. to market its collaborative robots in the U.S. The RB-Y1 dual-armed mobile manipulator was announced this year.

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MassRobotics selects winners of Form & Function University Robotics Challenge

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MassRobotics has announced the winners of its 3rd Form & Function University Robotics Challenge. Fifteen teams from around the globe showcased their robotics and automation projects, competing for cash prizes. The idea of this challenge is to create a robot that looks good (Form) and works (Function).

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

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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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Kassow Robots’ new cobots designed for mobile manipulation

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Kassow Robots has introduced a new line of compact collaborative robot arms (cobots) designed to integrate with mobile robots. The new cobots feature a direct DC connection from battery power, enabling them to operate while mounted to a mobile robot. Kassow Robots exited stealth mode at Automatica 2018.

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Cornerstone Robotics brings in $70M to scale Sentire endoscopic system globally

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. | Source: Cornerstone Robotics Cornerstone Robotics Ltd., a surgical robotics developer, Monday today said it has raised $70 million in Series C financing. The company said the funding will advance its efforts toward commercialization, development of surgical robotics products, clinical trials, and regulatory approvals.

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2025 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards open for nominations

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The Robot Report is seeking nominations for its 2025 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards. The RBR50 has recognized the most innovative and influential organizations in robotics for the past dozen years. Each year, a team of experts selects the most interesting and important robotics innovations from around the world.

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How Agility Robotics crosses the Sim2Real gap with NVIDIA Isaac Lab

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At Agility Robotics, we are working with our humanoid robot Digit, which balances actively at all times, can recover from unexpected bumps, and can lift and move heavy things. Training Digit in simulation through NVIDIA’s tools designed for robotics. There are 28 degrees of freedom and quite a few sensors.

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