…Presidio Ventures, the venture capital arm of Sumitomo Corp.; and ROBO Global Ventures. In addition, Henrik Christensen, a founding member of ROBO Global’s advisory board and Qualcomm chair of robotics at the University of California San Diego, has joined the company as a board advisor. Outrider plans to continue growth Since announcing its Series B funding in 2020, Outrider said it has performed tens of thousands of fully autonomous trailer moves at customer sites and its Advanced Testing Facility. It…
…Inc. today announced a strategic partnership with Sumitomo Corp. to deploy 1,500 Dexterity-powered robots in warehouses across Japan by 2026. Prior to this agreement, Sumitomo invested in Dexterity through Presidio Ventures Inc., its U.S.-based corporate venture capital arm. “The full-task robots we have deployed have only increased demand for flexible automation that can operate in existing workflows and infrastructure,” stated Samir Menon, CEO of Dexterity. “Partnering with Sumitomo will accelerate Dexterity’s customers in getting FTE [full-time equivalent] robot systems up…
…the company through the extensive network of Sumitomo Corp. group companies and business partners.” “We're looking at two key markets: the core AMR [autonomous mobile robot] market in logistics, warehouses, and domestic settings,” Nicholson said. “SLAMcore also provides the on ramp to the emerging metaverse and AR/VR wearables.” “It's also an enabler for mobile manipulation,” he noted. “Developers can switch the SLAMcore module in for ROS [the Robot Operating System], since it's optimized out of the box for taking in…
Seegrid Corp. today announced that Sumitomo Drive Technologies has chosen its robots for its expanding operations. The power transmission component manufacturer chose Seegrid's Palion robots and Fleet Central software to autonomously haul parts and equipment between its existing 250,000-sq.-ft. assembly facility and its new 100,000-sq.-ft. warehouse. “Reliability is a critical factor in getting parts to the line—the initial Seegrid Palion Tow Tractor workflow is 3,000 ft. round trip, running up to 30 to 40 times per day,” said Tony Barlett,…
Renewable energy technology manufacturer Sumitomo SHI FW is working with Gecko Robotics to help it with inspections and other service tasks. Since July, the Espoo, Finland-based company has been using Gecko’s wall-climbing robots to service and maintain boilers in Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Romania, Brazil, and the Czech Republic. It has now extended the partnership and will use Gecko’s robots worldwide. Reptilan robots reduce safety risks, offer more data Based out of Pittsburgh, Gecko Robotics said its robots are designed…
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…including ID Ventures, University of Tokyo Edge Capital, Murata Manufacturing, Prologis Ventures, NTT Docomo Ventures, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, iRobot Corp., YE Digital, Yaskawa Electric Corporation and Acer Inc.
