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Autodiscovery, a Germany-UK-based company that specializes in the development of various robotic offerings, has announced its human-like HAND16 for dexterous manipulation in humanoid robots. The company is currently working with select customers to optimize the final touches of the HAND16. A public release is planned for the end of Q1 2025. HAND16 humanoid hand details HAND16 was developed by Autodiscover’s…
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Material handling systems provider FlexLink, a Coesia company, recently launched the RC12, its third-generation collaborative palletizer. Designed to enhance efficiency and safety in end-of-line operations, FlexLink said the RC12 robot arm system can provide a streamlined, flexible palletizing system for demanding manufacturing environments requiring no robotics programming skills to operate. Building on over a decade of experience in collaborative palletizing,…
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US-based manufacturer of CNC machines and industrial robotics Tormach is stepping up to equip the next generation of skilled manufacturing professionals by investing heavily in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. Tormach is addressing a projected critical gap of skilled manufacturers needed in the near future through its development of a comprehensive CNC metal milling curriculum, and the introduction of…
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Warehouse automation systems provider Locus Robotics recently announced that its customer GEODIS, a global logistics provider, has surpassed 10 million units picked using Locus’s warehouse automation system at its Carlisle, Pa., distribution center. Locus said this milestone further demonstrates the transformative impact of its person-to-goods picking automation technology - comprising autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and AI-enabled software - on productivity,…
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) and intralogistics group Mecalux announced a five-year collaborative project to expedite the integration of self-learning artificial intelligence (AI) in logistics. Through MIT’s Intelligent Logistics Systems Lab, the two institutions will explore new applications of AI models with significant potential for businesses and society. Autonomous warehouse robots and self-learning…
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Teleo, a company building autonomous technology for heavy equipment, announced it has raised $16.2 million in Series A extension funds in addition to its previously announced Series A funding round. The company will primarily use the funds to scale customer deployments and continue its expansion in new industries that use heavy machinery, such as wheel loaders, terminal tractors, excavators and…
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Universal Robots, the Danish collaborative robot (cobot) company, has unveiled its UR AI Accelerator, which the company says is a ready-to-use hardware and software toolkit created to further enable the development of AI-powered cobot applications. Designed for commercial and research applications, the UR AI Accelerator provides developers with an extensible platform to build applications, accelerate research and reduce the time…
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ProGlove, a global developer of wearable scanner offerings to increase human-centered productivity, recently launched a new, on-demand rental program for its MARK wearable scanner. This program offers short-term rentals of ProGlove's MARK range of smart scanners. The goal is to give logistics and warehouse operators the flexibility to scale operations to meet demand during peak periods without the long-term financial…
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Exotec, a provider of an automated storage & retrieval solution based on warehouse robotics technology, has announced that BlueStar, a leading global distributor of solutions-based digital identification, mobility, point-of-sale, and RFID technologies, is rolling the Exotec Skypod system at DCs in Europe and the United States. Via this partnership, BlueStar aims to increase performance, flexibility, safety, and efficiency in its…
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NVIDIA announced at AWS re:Invent that Isaac Sim now runs on Amazon Elastic Cloud Computing (EC2) G6e instances accelerated by NVIDIA L40S GPUs. And with the NVIDIA OSMO cloud-native orchestration platform, developers can manage their complex robotics workflows across their AWS computing infrastructure. Smoother development options through EC2 Field AI is building robot brains that enable robots to autonomously manage…
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Once dispersed in labs across campus, Stanford University’s robotics researchers now have a unified, state-of-the-art space for groundbreaking research, education and collaboration. The basement beneath the Packard Electrical Engineering Building, once a hallway with researchers working behind closed doors, is now a bustling hub for collaboration. After many years of planning, fundraising and development, the all-new Stanford Robotics Center officially…
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Flexiv, a global provider of general-purpose robotics offerings, announced the launch of Elements Series 3, the latest evolution of its adaptive robot control system that makes programming faster, easier and more capable than ever before. Flexiv’s engineers have reimagined the user experience from the ground up, according to the company, focusing on human-centered design and advanced, semi-automated features. New Teach…
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Movu Robotics has announced an agreement for the installation of 10 atlas pallet shuttles, 3 elevators and 4 escala bin shuttles at Knorr-Bremse’s plant in Lisieux, France. Knorr-Bremse, founded in 1905, is a leading German manufacturer specializing in braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles. Movu explained its automation solutions are tailored to enhance Knorr-Bremse's production efficiency by optimizing warehouse…
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Automated storage systems automate the process of storing and retrieving pallets, use rotating shelves to deliver products to an operator to reduce walking around times, and provide high-density storage for everything from small parts to large components. These systems also transport products throughout the warehouse or DC—from receiving to shipping—using conveyor systems, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and other equipment. And,…
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Algorized, a Berkeley, Calif.-based AI-powered platform for advanced people-sensing and positioning software, announced it has raised $4.3 million in seed funding to drive innovation in people sensing and support safer human-machine interaction. The investment round was led by Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, with participation from Acrobator Ventures, Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, CoreNest Capital, Shucker Ventures and other strategic investors. Safe collaboration…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
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