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Automation continues to expand, even as U.S. unemployment remains at historic lows. For more businesses to adopt robots, people need to be comfortable working with them. To that end, InOrbit Inc. today announced the grand opening of the InOrbit Robot Space in Mountain View, Calif. The community space, product showroom, and concept store is intended to show visitors the latest…
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Late last month, the ARM, or the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, Institute announced that it was funding 11 new projects as part of its Technology Project Call program. ARM was founded in 2017 and is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense. It has over 380 members, which span governmental, commercial, and educational sectors throughout the U.S. As part of…
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Although Europe leads in terms of smart city development and infrastructure, North American cities are beginning to turn toward the Internet of Things and connected infrastructure. Just as the smart home has evolved over the past decade to the point that Alexa can control just about any device at any time, so has interconnectivity spilled outdoors into entire communities. Robotic…
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AGILOX has announced a new autonomous omnidirectional dolly mover designed to be used by customers who need to carry small loads. The AMR has a payload capacity of 300 kg, or 661 lb., and can reach heights up to 250 mm, or 10 in. AGLIOX’s other AMRs include the AGLOX One, which has a payload capacity of 750 kg (1,653.47…
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On a yearly basis, New Balance makes about 4 million pairs of shoes in the U.S. The Boston-based company produces those shoes here in New England through its MADE program. To help improve its operations, New Balance’s Manufacturing Innovation Team recently started building out a dedicated group focused on robotics and automation. “There have been robotics projects that have existed…
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As the market for industrial automation continues to grow, developers and end users need an easy-to-use platform, said Wandelbots GmbH. The company said its Wandelbots Teaching software works with any robot, allowing users to control various models with no prior programming knowledge. Wandelbots, which recently opened U.S. headquarters in Chicago, claimed that its “no-code solution” enables users of all competency…
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Symbotic Inc. this week announced the financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 24, 2022. The Wilmington, Mass.-based warehouse automation provider posted revenue of $206.3 million, a net loss of $68 million, and an adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) loss of $16.3 million. In the same quarter of fiscal 2022, the company reported revenue…
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Back in 2013, Medline worked with Swisslog to become the first company in the United States to implement a robotic goods-to-person solution from AutoStore. The original site was a 600,000-square-foot distribution center north of Chicago in Libertyville, Ill. That first implementation, featured in the June 2015 issue of Modern, sported 43 bots in a relatively small area plus four goods-to-person…
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Phantom AI announced yesterday that it has raised $36.5 million in Series C funding. In total, the autonomous driving technology startup said it has raised about $80.2 million to help fund its advanced driving assistant system, or ADAS, technology. “This funding validates investor confidence in not only our mission to save lives through innovative visual perception technology but also our…
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Celera Motion Control this week announced the Denali Series, which it claimed are “the world's smallest servo drives.” The compact, fast drives are suitable for service robots, surgical robots, industrial grippers, and laboratory automation applications, said the Bedford, Mass.-based company. “Robotics is a very competitive market, evolving rapidly and requiring best-in-class servo drive technology,” said Marc Vila, business director for…
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The Technology Innovation Institute, or TII, in partnership with HeroX, later today will publish the challenge guidelines for its new crowdsourcing competition designed to spur innovation in infrared tracking technology. “New generation autonomous vehicles must successfully navigate environments with challenging lighting conditions, and current perception-based tracking algorithms often fall short,” the institute said in a press release today. “TII is,…
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Epson Robots this week announced that it plans to demonstrate its robotics lineup at ATX West, which will take place on Feb. 7 through 9, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. It offers education and robots to help new and experienced automation professionals meet their factory automation needs. Epson Robots claimed that it is the No. 1 SCARA robot manufacturer in the…
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Tompkins Solutions, a supply chain consulting and material handling integration firm, will begin offering products made by Loko AI, an artificial intelligence company that develops risk management services using computer vision and data. Tompkins Solutions is a subsidiary of Tompkins International. The Raleigh, N.C.-based company said it has been helping customers develop “unique supply chain consulting and material handling integration…
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At its booth at Manifest this week in Las Vegas, Mujin Corp. is showcasing an exhibit that combines Geekplus Co.’s mobile robots with a robotic picking system. The companies said they designed the booth to “demonstrate a total order fulfillment solution featuring pick and place robots seamlessly integrating with mobile robots.” “This solution automates the process of creating mixed orders…
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When William Davis was hired to serve as Ally Financial's senior director of physical security, part of his job was to help the digital bank reevaluate how it uses technology as part of its safety systems. “I was brought in to restructure the whole physical security program with a clean slate,” he told Robotics 24/7. That was in 2018, just…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
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