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Boston Dynamics lays off 45 employees across company

December 14, 2024 · Boston Dynamics made the 'extremely difficult' decision to lay off 45 employees across the company to support 'long-term profitability goals' and 'sustainable growth.'

Roboteon releases new module that allows companies to assess real-time robotic needs, ROI

December 13, 2024 · Roboteon announced new simulation capabilities on its platform for robotics and other warehouse automation that allows for better decisions through real-time data monitoring.

ANYbotics raises an additional $60 million to drive U.S. expansion

December 12, 2024 · ANYbotics, an AI-driven robot inspection offering provider, raised an additional $60 million in funding to expand further in the U.S., bringing its total funding over $130 million.

Rethink Robotics announces new female leadership team

December 11, 2024 · Rethink Robotics announced it has appointed two new C-suite executives, naming Julia Astrid Riemenschneider and Franziska Lorenz as CEO and COO, respectively.

KPI Solutions announces Larry Strayhorn’s retirement, appoints new CEO

December 10, 2024 · Michael Cavanaugh to lead the next phase of growth for KPI, a leading supply chain consulting, software, systems integration, and warehouse automation supplier

ARM Institute forms connections across the robotics ecosystem

December 10, 2024 · Larry Sweet, a member of the ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute’s engineering team, shares experiences and best practices from successful robot integrations.

Autodiscovery releases HAND16 humanoid robotic hand for dexterous manipulation

December 9, 2024 · Autodiscovery, a UK-Germany-based robotics company, released its HAND16, a ROS2-compatible humanoid robotic hand for dexterous manipulation capable of 16 degrees of freedom.

FlexLink introduces RC12 palletizing cobot arm

December 9, 2024 · FlexLink’s third generation RC12 palletizing cobot arm features a redesigned, standardized base, safety systems, and a user-friendly interface that require no programming skills.

Tormach expands commitment to U.S. manufacturing education with curriculum initiatives, new CNC tools

December 8, 2024 · Tormach announced an expanded initiative for U.S. manufacturing education by developing a CNC metal milling curriculum and releasing a new 4th axis for its xsTECH Tabletop CNC Router.

Locus Robotics picks 10 million units at GEODIS U.S. facility

December 7, 2024 · LocusBots serving GEODIS’ Carlisle, Pa. omnichannel consumer electronics order fulfillment center have surpassed 10 million units picked, helping improve ergonomics and safety.

Mecalux, MIT launch project to accelerate integration of self-learning AI, warehouse robots in logistics

December 6, 2024 · Mecalux and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have announced a five-year collaborative project that looks to expedite the integration of self-learning AI in logistics.

Teleo adds $16.2M Series A to enhance Supervised Autonomy of heavy machinery

December 5, 2024 · Teleo, a company that builds autonomous technology for heavy equipment, announced it has secured a further $16.2 million in Series A funding for its Supervised Autonomy technology.

Universal Robots unveils AI Accelerator to further develop AI-powered cobot applications

December 4, 2024 · Universal Robots unveiled its UR AI Accelerator, a hardware and software toolkit that looks to further enable the development of AI-powered collaborative robot applications.

ProGlove launches on-demand wearables to help warehouses handle peak retail season

December 4, 2024 · ProGlove launched an on-demand rental program for its MARK wearable scanner for warehouse and logistics businesses to scale their operations to meet peak season demands.

BlueStar rolling out warehouse robotics solution from Exotec

December 3, 2024 · The Exotec solution for BlueStar includes 20 Skypod robots, racking with 23,000 bins, three picking stations, and one bin interface

AWS re:Invent 2024: NVIDIA advances physical AI with accelerated robotics simulation on AWS

December 3, 2024 · At AWS re:Invent 2024, NVIDIA announced that Isaac Sim now runs on Amazon EC2 G6e instances accelerated by NVIDIA L40S GPUs, boosting robotics simulation scaling, and faster AI model training.

Stanford University opens Robotics Center, unites robot expertise under one roof

December 3, 2024 · The new Stanford Robotics Center opened on November 1, bringing together the University’s robotics researchers under one roof for research, education and collaboration.

Flexiv unveils Elements Series 3 adaptive robot control system update

December 2, 2024 · Flexiv announced the launch of Elements Series 3, the latest update of its adaptive robot control system allowing for simpler robotic application development and simulation.

Knorr-Bremse to deploy shuttle technology from Movu Robotics at site in France

December 2, 2024 · The Lisieux plant in France will include a Movu atlas system, with space for 5,000 pallets managed by 10 shuttles and 3 elevators, and a Movu escala solution, handling up to 2,500 bins with 4 shuttles

Automated storage in the warehouse takes center stage

December 2, 2024 · Here’s a look at the top trends currently shaping the automated storage trend in warehouses and DCs nationwide.

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