Robotics Business Review

MARCH 6, 2024

Robotics investments totaled $578 million in January 2024 as the result of 46 funding rounds. The largest robotics investment in January 2024 was a $100 million round secured by Norway-based 1X , a developer of humanoids (See Table 1 below). Chinese humanoid developer Robot Era raised $14 million in February.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The ANYmal robot is designed to provide real-time, actionable data from difficult environments. Source: ANYbotics Legged robots have found success in industrial facility inspections. “We design our autonomy technology and deep neural network for different types of robots, not just legged ones.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 21, 2024

Motion control has become critical to mobile robot design, says Applied Motion Products. Credit: Gorodenkoff, Adobe Stock Automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots, or AGVs and AMRs, respectively, are the result of numerous design decisions and tradeoffs. EDT on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 27, 2024

Interact Analysis’ survey gave insights into what end users expect from autonomous mobile robots. Source: Adobe Stock Mobile robots have become an essential part of the automation landscape in recent years. This proportion, however, varied greatly by company size and sector.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

MIC-732-AO Embedded with NVIDIA Nova Orin for Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Applications The MIC-732-AO is a fanless system embedded with NVIDIA Nova Orin, delivering up to 275 TOPs of AI performance and exceptional processing power.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 30, 2024

The Seattle-based company has made a name for itself in the mobile robotics market by providing contactless charging as an aftermarket alternative to OEM contact-based changing systems. Cypher Robotics mobile robot in a warehouse – with integrated drone pad for aerial inventory – docked to WiBotic’s Edge transmitter.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2024

JU’s Chang Robotics Studio will demonstrate collaborative mobile robots for hospital use. Source: Chang Robotics Last week, Chang Robotics and Jacksonville University said they are launching a “Robot Studio.” Jacksonville University ( JU ) has opened about 4,000 sq. ” Register now.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Below are eight robotics acquisitions, in chronological order, that stood out to us in 2023. Its preliminary view is the acquisition may restrict competition in the market for robot vacuum cleaners. John Deere, which has developed autonomous tractors, was a SparkAI customer for a few years before the acquisition.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2024

It provide automakers with a scalable and cost-effective solution for autonomous driving development and validation, claimed Helm.ai. It said at the time that its software could help developers of advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles , and autonomous mobile robots ( AMRs ).

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 22, 2025

A talk being given at the 2024 Robotics Summit’s Engineering Theater. For the second time, the show floor at the Robotics Summit & Expo will feature an Engineering Theater. At that stage, attendees can learn from some of the world’s leading robotics developers and component providers.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 1, 2024

March 2024 was a non-stop month for the robotics industry. Here are the top 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report this past month. Subscribe to The Robot Report Newsletter or listen to The Robot Report Podcast to stay updated on the latest technology developments. Read More 8. Read More 7. Read More 6. Read More 5.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 9, 2024

2023 was the year that humanoid robots took big strides onto the public stage, and Agility Robotics pulled ahead in that race with Digit, which is our first-ever RBR50 Robot of the Year. based Agility Robotics said the demo was based on a real customer use case. At the time, Corvallis, Ore.-based Digit is 5 ft.,

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Gary Mintchell

JUNE 3, 2024

Product category booms and busts, especially in the 80s, affected the types of positions and companies where I worked. A small group of us started Automation World, which as editor-in-chief, I defined as control plus information. Perhaps the cognitive will actually be “autonomous.” That company is referring to “Industry 5.0.”

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2024

Learn about the latest software, robots, and drones for the intelligent warehouse in this week’s webinar. Source: Adobe Stock Tracking mobile robots or monitoring inventory are only parts of the challenge for the intelligent warehouse. Lior Elazary is founder and CEO of inVia Robotics. EDT on Wednesday, Aug.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 27, 2024

Agility Robotics continues to have a leg up in the humanoid race. The first official deployment of Digit is already up and running, generating real revenue for Agility Robotics , the inaugural RBR50 Robot of the Year winner. The logistics provider is paying Agility Robotics under a robotics-as-a-service ( RaaS ) model.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 22, 2023

AIMS’ AutoFetch is an AMR that travels from one location to another using its array of sensors and initially scanned map of the area. The tool manufacturing industry embraces automation solutions at an unprecedented pace. ANCA has been providing a wide range of automation solutions for many years.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The automation market is growing rapidly, with affordable, space-saving robots and pre-engineered robotic work cells available for shops with tighter floor space limits and broader needs. These types of robots are well-suited for extracting machined parts out of chucks and for loading mills.

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Control Engineering

JULY 21, 2022

Due to staffing shortages and major supply chain issues, manufacturers are willing to emphasize automation more to meet surging demand. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) used machine vision and sensing technologies to move around freely and a key part around automation when it comes to logistics.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 4, 2024

Technologies available include corner and wall protectors, rack protectors, post bollards and bollard covers, polyurethane foam protective bumper guards, retractable tape barrier systems, machinery and rack guarding, I-beam protectors, mobile expanding gates and more. The durable polycarbonate lens provides 99.9% DENIOS’ (Louisville, Ky.)

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Collaborative Robotics Inc. today unveiled its Proxie mobile manipulator publicly for the first time. The startup has been secretive about the design of the robot since Brad Porter founded the company in 2022. In June 2024, Collaborative Robots opened an office in Seattle and began adding to its AI team. Apply to speak.

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Control Engineering

JULY 19, 2023

The emerging skills gap within the field of manufacturing technicians has been commonly cited as a driver for many trends within the industrial automation sector. Within the ac motor and drive market, low voltage is commonly understood as being less than 690V. The adoption of safer <60V architectures can be viewed through a similar lens.

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Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The robotic test bed at Carnegie Mellon’s Manufacturing Futures Institute (MFI) features small Yaskawa robotic arms, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and light curtains for safety. The whole area is monitored by sensors and light curtains for safety, so humans can share the space with the robots.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can help manufacturers. Learn what an under-rider AMR does and the tasks it can perform. Learn about the four applications where under-rider AMRs can be especially beneficial.

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ATS

MAY 13, 2024

Share The usefulness of industrial robots has always been limited by the size of their work envelope. That paradigm changed when autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) emerged. What are autonomous mobile robots? A robot is a machine that moves in response to instructions in a program.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Mobile robots have experienced substantial growth in the last decade due to their autonomous mobility, which has been propelled by advancements in robotics technology, autonomous navigation, and artificial intelligence. mobile picking, intralogistics, material handling, etc.) from 2015 to 2022.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 26, 2024

RightHand Robotics Inc. The Robot Report caught up with Schwebel, Heldenberg, and Paul Eyre, RightHand’s director of channel sales, at MODEX last week. End users approach robotics differently this year So, how has the show been for you? has hit the ground running in 2024. The Charlestown, Mass.-based

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Control Engineering

APRIL 24, 2023

The autonomous mobile robot/automated guided vehicles (AMR/AGV) sector driving revenue growth for ultra-LV drives; accounting for 11% of total market revenues in 2022. Many vendors that were historically not involved in this market have emerged due to demand from the mobile robotics sector.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 22, 2024

The integration of AI into autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) provides room to maneuver when it comes to transporting components and products between the different stages of production. New Levels of Autonomy in AMRs An AMR using ABB’s Visual SLAM technology to navigate.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MAY 1, 2025

Universal Robots (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) will demonstrate their joint commitment to empowering customers with increased productivity through a diverse range of automation applications, commanding the largest exhibition area at Automate 2025 at joint booths #4023 and #3623 from May 12-15 in Detroit.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Much like at IMTS this past September, JIMTOF 2022 wasn’t so much a show that featured game-changing technology debuts as it was a show that emphasized new ways to automate through sophisticated integration of new and emerging technologies. JIMTOF 2022 hosted a record-setting 5,619 booths at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The KUKA KMP 600-S diffDrive mobile platform automated guided vehicle, which advances industrial logistics with laser scanners and 3D object detection to meet the highest safety requirements, will be on display at MODEX 2024. The KUKA KMP 1500P autonomous mobile platform revolutionizes automation for intralogistic optimization.

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Automation Mag

AUGUST 9, 2022

is that it provides the means for robots to help humans work better and faster than ever before. The introduction of collaborative robots (or “cobots” for short) dramatically lowered the bar for automating manual processes by making robotic technology much more accessible and easier to implement alongside existing workers and processes.

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 11, 2024

Photo Credit: Kuka Robotics Corporation Kuka Robotics ’ KMP 1500P autonomous mobile platform is designed to automate intralogistic optimization, while the Kuka KMP 600-S DiffDrive mobile platform automated guided vehicle (AGV) advances industrial logistics with laser scanners and 3D object detection to meet the highest safety requirements.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

Robotics and automation have significantly revolutionized how people work and live across a number of industries. The robotics and automation sector provides solutions to mitigate the issue by reducing operational costs and increasing production efficiency. Compared with the ‘Industry 4.0’ In Industry 4.0,

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JANUARY 10, 2023

Robots, by definition, are machines with autonomy. Over the past several years, robots have gained significant momentum in a variety of industries, such as logistics and delivery, manufacturing, cleaning and disinfection, and daily services. autonomous navigation, object detection, force measurement, collision detection, etc.)

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Control Engineering

JUNE 1, 2023

Mobile robot insights Mobile robot component market growth fueled by demand for order fulfillment robots. US currently dominates the mobile robot component market, but China is set to become a strong rival. Navigation systems will contribute significantly to revenue growth over the next 5 years.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 17, 2025

For shops seeking robotic welding, a KR CYBERTECH nano ARC from KUKA will demonstrate electroslag welding. KUKA.Sim and theAI-based Microsoft KRL Copilot provide robotic simulation and programming, and robot networking can be accomplished with KUKA.iiQoT for a completely data-driven factory.

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