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Humanoid Robotics Industry Continues Expanding Capabilities, Finds The Brainy Insights

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.50

April 15, 2023

…industry by cutting labor costs or improving service quality. Whiz I, Scrubber 50, and RS26 are used in autonomous cleaning applications and to overcome labor shortages. Samsung Electronics recently invested 59 billion won ($45.2 million) in Rainbow Robotics, a regional humanoid robotics business, providing a glimpse into the robotics plans of the South Korean tech behemoth. Samsung said it intends to market the EX1 human helper robot in the upcoming months. The ROBOTIS MINI is a miniaturized humanoid robot that can be controlled via smartphones, and its frames can be customized with 3D printing technology. Robo Garage Co.'s RoBoHoN was…


Gausium and SoftBank Robotics America to Expand Service Robot Deployments Across U.S. Market

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.51

October 10, 2022

…to support companies struggling with labor shortages or transforming how work is done. Following the successful commercialization of its Whiz autonomous vacuum cleaner, SoftBank Robotics said it is expanding its portfolio of cleaning robots. The San Francisco-based company added that it is deepening its commitment to a smarter, cleaner, and healthier environment with the introduction of the S50 Pro.


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The Evolution of Mobile Robots And What It Means For RaaS

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.20

September 14, 2022

…and sustainable solution. Robots such as the Avalon Steritech Whiz autonomously move about spaces to eliminate <99% of microbial burdens and are widely adopted in healthcare, office, and other commercial settings. Mobile robots such as the Whiz increase personal safety for humans by limiting contact with infected surfaces, they also work faster than any human can to sanitize more spaces in less time. Hand in hand with sanitation, cleaning is a tedious task formerly held by humans that is now being widely automated. Roomba vacuums are one of the most basic versions of a cleaning robot, allowing users to vacuum…


David Pinn, New Brain Corp CEO, Discusses His Outlook for the Mobile Robot Software Company

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.23

July 18, 2022

…year in Europe, and shipped record numbers of the Whiz autonomous vacuum with partner SoftBank Robotics. Pinn brings experience to Brain Corp Pinn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a Masters in Business from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. He was a co-founder of Snaptracs, Qualcomm’s consumer electronics subsidiary. Pinn oversaw the successful sale of the business, which led to a merger with Whistle and a $117 million acquisition by Mars. David Pinn. Source: LinkedIn Prior to joining Brain Corp, Pinn was head…


SoftBank Robotics America Partners With Autonomous Solutions Inc. on Outdoor Robotics

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.39

June 07, 2022

…retail, and other applications. It is known for its Whiz indoor cleaning robot, but how did it come to partner with ASI? “Our focus is on creating value with automation in general,” Watkins told Robotics 24/7. “We're evolving to cooperative robotics because we're seeing real labor shortages across multiple industries. There's a need to automate single-unit tasks. We have business units in different regions, and all of these problems are global.” The most immediate opportunities for SBRA and ASI to combine their technologies are in logistics and landscaping, he noted. ASI Mobius enables users to refit fleets Autonomous Solutions Inc.…


United Robotics Group Acquires SoftBank Robotics Europe and Service Robot Portfolio

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.74

April 12, 2022

…America Inc. is a sibling organization that markets the Whiz cleaning robot. After producing 27,000 Pepper robots between 2014 and 2020, SoftBank “paused” production of that “emotionally perceptive” model and reduced its staff from 330 people in 2020. Similarly, SoftBank last year sold mobile robot maker Boston Dynamics, which it had acquired from Google (now part of Alphabet) in 2017, to Hyundai Motor Group. Xavier Lacherade, general manager of SBRE, will continue to lead the company, renamed Aldebaran under URG. “We know URG as a strategic partner in sales, services, and software development,” said Lacherade. “I am firmly convinced that…


SoftBank Robotics and Keenon Robotics Become Global Partners for Service Industry

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.62

September 21, 2021

…its own systems, including the Pepper and NAO humanoids, Whiz cleaning robots, and Servi food-service robot, in more than 70 countries. As part of its global expansion, SBRG said it will work with various stakeholders in both the public and private sectors. It cited trends such as digitalisation and the use of AI as drivers of growth in the delivery robotics market. “At SoftBank Robotics, it is all about leveraging the technologies of tomorrow to create better solutions,” said Kenichi Yoshida, chief business officer at SBRG. “The partnership with Keenon Robotics, the global leading AI company focusing on indoor intelligent…


Brain Corp CTO Discusses Software Driving Mobile Robot Value, Future Plans

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.79

July 23, 2021

…store managers. In fact, at Walmart [which uses SoftBank's Whiz cleaning robots powered by BrainOS], it's good ROI if technology is not displacing people. It increased its number of robots this year by 200. What other applications besides cleaning does Brain enable? Thomason: We strategize a lot. We have extended, paid-for pilot with Sam's Club to do shelf scanning in 11 stores today. We are doing daily runs of shelf analytics with partners. We handle the data collection and localization, and they do OCR [optical character recognition] ad image analysis. We can do very precisely located images, which they've found…


RobotLAB and SoftBank Robotics America Partner to Offer Pepper, NAO, and Whiz in North America

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 39.32

June 20, 2021

…it marks RobotLAB's debut as a integrator for SoftBank's Whiz cleaning robots. The companies said their collaboration builds on their long-standing partnership in advancing automation and bringing SoftBank Robotics America's (SBRA) business-to-business systems to market. San Francisco-based RobotLAB has already deployed and supported thousands of robots in the field, including Pepper and NAO. “We are pleased to expand our partnership with SBRA to become the exclusive distributor of Pepper and NAO, while also adding a new solution into our collaborative portfolio with Whiz and Whiz Connect,” stated Elad Inbar, CEO of RobotLAB. “SoftBank Robotics is known for commercializing robotics that…


SoftBank Robotics

Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 43.95

June 09, 2021

…Kong, Singapore, and Sydney, Australia. More than 35,000 SoftBank Robotics systems, including the Pepper and NAO humanoids and the Whiz cleaning robots, are in use in more than 70 countries. They serve applications in retail, tourism, healthcare, finance, education, facilities management, and cleaning.


Canon Solutions America Adds SoftBank Robotics’ Whiz to Workplace Health Portfolio

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 52.44

June 09, 2021

…America’s larger Workplace Health Solutions portfolio, starting with the Whiz cleaning robot. “Our alliance with Canon Solutions America speaks to the speed and scale of demand for robotics under the reinvention of what it means to share and trust indoor space,” stated Brady Watkins, senior vice president and general manager of SoftBank Robotics America. “It’s a new era for the workplace, one where robotics, automation, and data are helping to safely welcome people back.” “As one of the largest distributors of workplace solutions, Canon Solutions America is uniquely positioned to integrate continuous, connected, clean technologies into existing ecosystems and enable…


SoftBank Robotics and Berkshire Grey Build Automated E-Commerce Fulfillment Center in Japan

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.41

April 21, 2021

…the Pepper and NAO humanoid service robots and the Whiz cleaning robot, which are used in more than 70 countries. SB Logistics provides pay-per-use, third-party logistics (3PL) services, starting with e-commerce business-to-consumer (B2C) fulfillment and expanding to offline merges online (business-to-business) and direct-to-consumer (D2C) fulfillment. Bedford, Mass.-based Berkshire Grey combines AI and robotics to support fulfillment, supply chain, and logistics operations. Its customers include Global 100 retailers and 3PLs. In February, the company announced its intention to merge with a special purpose acquisition company and to be publicly listed. SB Logistics to fully automate DC SB Logistics owns Ichikawa Distribution…


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