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As robotics and embodied AI accelerate from research into real-world deployment, New York Robotics (NYR) announced its official launch, revealing a fast-scaling ecosystem that now includes more than 160 robotics startups across the Tri-State region, with nearly 100 in New York City alone. The organization said that this milestone signals New York’s rapid emergence as a serious global contender in…
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…startups for the 2026 Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst. Now in its fifth cohort, MassRobotics said that the program empowers global startups to accelerate the development and commercialization of robotic technologies that improve clinical care, hospital operations, and laboratory automation. Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst program details MassRobotics said that the selected companies will participate in a five-month mentorship program running from…
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The Pittsburgh Robotics Network (PRN) has announced more details about Robotics & AI Discovery Day 2025. The event will take place on November 5, 2025, at Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Registration is now open. PRN said more than 10,000 attendees are expected, and over 150 exhibitors will be on display, representing one of the largest and most influential…
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The Robotics Factory, an Innovation Works program designed to create, accelerate and scale robotics startups in the Pittsburgh region, has accepted five companies to its Accelerate program. The program’s third cohort includes Beyond Reach Labs, OctaPulse, roboLoop, Silly Surfacing, and Space Precision Systems. New members receive funding, access to facilities The companies will receive up to $100,000 in pre-seed investment,…
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The Pittsburgh Robotics Network (PRN) announced the launch of the Deep Tech Institute for Leadership and Innovation (DTI). PRN said that DTI is a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at strengthening robotics, AI, and advanced technology workforces by investing in its greatest asset: talent. Addressing the professional spectrum The organizations said that DTI delivers a two-tiered approach to workforce development, addressing both…
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BOSTON — Last week, robotics ecosystem investor Cybernetix Ventures hosted its third annual Robotics Invest summit at Artists for Humanity in South Boston. The invite-only forum brought together over 300 robotics founders, investors, and partners to share experiences and observations from across the robotics ecosystem. The conference featured panel discussions and presentations, roundtable discussions, and networking opportunities. Conversations throughout the…
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…decades, Larry Sweet has led robotics development at several recognizable organizations. Sweet has worked across the robotics ecosystem, from robot developers like ABB and FANUC to end users including Amazon and PepsiCo. But it’s across his experiences in the latter category that Sweet noted an interesting commonality: robotics projects developed by end users, for end users, did not get stuck…
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The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute’s Robotics Manufacturing Hub team recently completed a proof-of-concept demonstration for Keystone Ridge Designs. The prospective end user is an American designer and manufacturer of commercial-grade site furnishings located in Butler, Penn. At no-cost to the manufacturer, the Robotics Manufacturing Hub team designed a robotic welding and grinding system for welded parts. They tested…
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The Robotics Factory, an Innovation Works program designed to create, accelerate and scale robotics startups in the Pittsburgh region, has accepted five companies to the second cohort of its Accelerate program. The companies include ForSight Assistive Devices, HeadStraitLabs, Humotech, Journey Robotics and Reclamation Factory. New members receive funding, access to facilities The companies will receive up to $100,000 in investment,…
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CapSen Robotics, a Pittsburgh-based company that produces 3D machine vision and motion planning software for robotic bin-picking applications, recently introduced the v2.0 release of its CapSen PiC software. The system features a new user interface (UI) and programmable AI designed to tackle challenging high-mix, low-volume bin-picking tasks. CapSen PiC 2.0 made its debut at Automate 2024 in Chicago in the…
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BOSTON – At the 2024 Robotics Invest summit in Boston, attendees focused on sessions and panel discussions featuring leaders from across the robotics and venture capital industries. The summit was hosted by Cybernetix Ventures and sponsored by organizations including the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Pittsburgh Robotics Network. Robotics Invest took place over two days in Boston and focused on topics like…
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…the xBridge innovation center at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). “There's just about every industry that you can think of that operates here. And so there's boundless opportunities to find new and better, or more efficient ways of doing things.” As the director of xBridge, Wolfson helps innovative technologies spread their wings and find practical use cases to perch on. With…
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Early-stage robotics, automation, and industrial AI venture capital firm Cybernetix Ventures recently announced a strategic partnership with the Pittsburgh Robotics Network (PRN), as part of the firm’s long-term robotics cluster engagement efforts. The partnership is a joint initiative to set up Pittsburgh’s robotics startups for success, and bring more of the cluster’s investable robotics opportunities to global markets, the firm…
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Agility Robotics, creator of the bipedal Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR) Digit, today announced a partnership with Manhattan Associates, a global provider of supply chain software, including warehouse management system 〈WMS〉 solutions. The companies said the industry-first partnership marks a significant step forward for customers across a wide array of industries looking to integrate multi-purpose bipedal robots, like Digit, into their…
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The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute recently announced a continuation of its public-private cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense (DoD) Manufacturing Technology Program. The $35.4 million agreement will continue ARM Institute’s funding as a national Manufacturing Innovation Institute for through 2028, with an option to renew the contract again for another five years. If the DoD accepts the…
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