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Formant today announced the completion of a $21 million funding round. The San Francisco-based company said it plans to use the proceeds to expand hiring across all departments, introduce new products and features, and accelerate growth. Roboticists from Google and Savioke founded Formant in 2016. Its cloud platform is designed to help robotics businesses deploy, grow, and manage their fleets.…
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Ambi Robotics, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robotic sorting solutions for supply chain operations, and Pitney Bowes Inc., global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services, today announced the successful deployment of the new AmbiSort B-Series modular parcel induction and sorting solution for middle-mile operations. This collaboration between two industry leaders advances ecommerce and logistics…
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AMR 101: Everything you need to know about autonomous mobile robots
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Transforming warehouse case picking with AMRs
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Giving the boot to strenuous physical labor
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Last week, Carnegie Mellon University’s Block Center for Technology announced the 2023 recipients of the Southwest Pennsylvania Build Back Better subgrants. The nine awardees, chosen from projects submitted in June, support skills-focused training programs intended to help Southwestern Pennsylvanians secure jobs in robotics and advanced manufacturing. “Carnegie Mellon University is committed to connecting today’s workers with cutting-edge robotics and advanced…
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The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute last week said that it has evaluated and selected seven more training programs to endorse. The ARM Endorsement Program is a thorough evaluation process intended to identify the organizations that most effectively prepare students for careers in manufacturing working with robots. “Millions of manufacturing jobs may go unfilled in the coming years…
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Mecademic Industrial Robotics last week announced the formal launch of its new MicroDASH product line with the first deployed shipments of the MCS500 SCARA four-axis robot. The Montreal-based company claimed that its new robot “offers unmatched space efficiency, precision, and integration flexibility to accelerate the automation of small component design, inspection, and assembly applications.” Mecademic designs and manufactures small industrial…
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ResGreen Group International Inc. today announced a strategic partnership with Intellistore USA, an intralogistics and automation provider. Intellistore will join ResGreen’s distribution network, selling, integrating, and installing its storage systems with ResGreen’s software and mobile robots. Intellistore plans to integrate its automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) with ResGreen’s open-architecture BotWay software, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), and autonomous mobile robots…
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Much of the excitement in warehouse robotics is about what robots will be able to do next, like trailer unloading, or parcel piece picking, or autonomous case handling. But plenty of enthusiasm is out there about the increasingly popular means of acquiring them: robotics-as-a-service (RaaS). Like the established software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, RaaS bundles the costs of running a solution into…
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As industrial settings increasingly use mobile robots, safety standards become more important. The Association for Advancing Automation today revealed the second installment of its safety standard, which provides guidance on safe integration practices for industrial mobile robots, or IMRs. “With the rapid development of mobile robot capabilities, it’s more important than ever for the safety of human workers to have…
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Exotec SAS last week said it has reached the business milestone of more than 100 customer sites around the world. The Croix, France-based company said it is increasing its global headcount by 80% year over year. “Reaching more than 100 customer sites signals an important milestone for our business and the momentum of the warehouse robotics category,” stated Romain Moulin,…
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The commercial drone industry is in a state of constant evolution, with technological advancements and shifting demands shaping its trajectory, according to JOUAV Automation Tech Co. The Chengu, China-based startup claimed that its upcoming drone will address current industry trends “in a unique way.” JOUAV described those industry trends and dynamics and how its systems' features are intended to address…
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Near Earth Autonomy Inc. and Kaman Air Vehicles yesterday announced that the U.S. Army has awarded them a contract to demonstrate a resupply uncrewed aerial system with a minimum load capacity of 800 lb. and flying range of more than 100 miles. Heavy-lift vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) are intended to get soldiers out of harm’s…
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Machina Labs today said it has closed Series B investment of $32 million to fund the expansion of AI-driven manufacturing. The Los Angeles-based company stated that it will use the new investment to meet growing customer demand, support research initiatives, and continue the development of new technologies in response to customer requirements. NVentures, NVIDIA’s venture capital arm, and Innovation Endeavors…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
