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What’s holding back micro-fulfillment?

April 18, 2022 · Micro-fulfillment is moving forward, but at a slower pace than previously forecast. Slowing e-commerce sales and achieving an ROI are two factors.

Medical Robot Maker Myomo Paid Partial Technology License Fee From Chinese Joint Venture

April 18, 2022 · With an eye toward expanding into the Asian market, Myomo recently announced it had received partial payment from a joint venture with Beijing Ryuzr Medical.

Autonomous EV Maker ICONIQ to Enter SPAC Merger With East Stone Acquisition

April 18, 2022 · ICONIQ, an autonomous and electric vehicle manufacturer that now does business as NWTN, is establishing a new subsidiary with East Stone Corp.

Accelus and CHP Call Off Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery SPAC Merger

April 18, 2022 · Accelus, which has developed robotic targeting system and proprietary expansion technology for spine surgery, called off its SPAC merger because of "market conditions."

Picking Robot Providers Share Four Best Practices for Successful Fulfillment

April 18, 2022 · Piece-picking robots are already providing improvements in distribution efficiencies. Here are some best practices to make fulfillment automation successful.

MIT Team Develops Teleoperated Robot to Treat Endovascular Patients Within Stroke’s ‘Golden Hour’

April 17, 2022 · Engineers developed a telerobotic system to help surgeons remotely treat patients experiencing stroke or aneurysm. With a modified joystick, surgeons may control a robotic arm at another hospital to operate on a patient.

More Surgical Robots Answer the Call

April 16, 2022 · More and more hospitals and health centers are taking advantage of robotics for surgeries. Here’s a look at some of their benefits.

Robot Vibration Reflects Tradeoff Between Flexibility and Precision

April 15, 2022 · Collaborative robots often trade precision for flexibility, gaining vibration on the way. Precision ball cycloidal reducers make possible a higher degree of motion control, says HSOAR.

Nonprofit Noblis Awarded Patent for Autonomous Machine Coordination System for Federal Use

April 15, 2022 · Nonprofit organization Noblis announced it has won a patent for a new system aimed to better manage autonomous fleets on the ground, in the air, or on the water.

ABB High-Speed Alignment Software Promises to Accelerate Six-Axis Robots by 70%

April 15, 2022 · ABB says its High-Speed Alignment software uses computer vision to increase robot speed and accuracy for assembly and picking applications, particularly in electronics manufacturing.

Mobile Industrial Robots Partners With River Capital Finance to Help Warehouses Adopt Automation

April 14, 2022 · Mobile Industrial Robots' systems could be more accessible to U.S. warehouse operators of all sizes with River Capital Finance's new leasing options.

Rockwell Automation Partners with System Integrator CAD-IT to Bolster Presence in Asia Pacific

April 14, 2022 · Systems integrator CAD-IT will soon start selling Rockwell Automation’s Plex system and Fiix products as part of a new partnership.

Kärcher and Brain Corp Introduce First Professional Robotic Floor Scrubber

April 14, 2022 · Karcher has added the KIRA B 100 R robotic floor scrubber, which uses Brain Corp's BrainOS for safe operations in public spaces, to its offerings. It includes an intuitive user interface.

Haomo Raises Series A+ Funding in Attempt to Pull Ahead in Chinese Self-Driving Race

April 14, 2022 · Haomo.AI, which has raised millions from investors including the Bank of China, plans to spend its latest funding on hiring and R&D for Level 2 to 4 autonomous vehicles.

Locomation Report Shows Reduction of CO2 in Vehicles Using Autonomous Relay Convoy System

April 13, 2022 · Locomation released a new report from Boundless Impact Research and Analysis highlighting the potential environmental benefits of its Autonomous Relay Netowrk.

Cogniteam to Lead Israel Innovation Authority’s $20M Consortium for Human-Robot Interaction

April 13, 2022 · Cogniteam, whose Nimbus platform is designed to work with ROS and help developers accelerate time to market, will lead an effort to advance robots' social capabilities.

Titan Medical Aims to Bring Surgical Robot to Market for Gynecological Procedures by 2025

April 13, 2022 · Titan Medical is working toward FDA approval of its Enos minimally invasive surgical robot with the goal of bringing it to market within the next three years.

The Different Types of Industrial Robots

April 13, 2022 · This blog post provides a brief overview of the five different types of industrial robots: Cartesian, gantry, delta, articulated and SCARA.

Chainflex Cables Used in Industrial Robots

April 13, 2022 · The rapid development of the industrial robots has resulted in high demands for the robots and their robotic components, such as robot cables.

Bosch Buys Five AI to Accelerate Autonomous Driving Software Development

April 13, 2022 · Bosch and Five said the software building blocks their cloud-based toolchain engineering environments complement each other and will be merged for self-driving safety.

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