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Wall-crawling robots can help maintain critical infrastructure, and none is more critical than the U.S. nuclear triad. Gecko Robotics Inc. last week announced that the U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center has awarded it an 18-month, $1.5 million contract through the Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, program. “Ensuring the safety and efficiency of our nation’s most critical assets is…
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GreyOrange, a global provider of automated robotic fulfillment and inventory optimization software, today announced the appointment of Guido Frantzen as chief financial officer (CFO). Effective Oct. 1, Frantzen is responsible for leading the GreyOrange financial team, ensuring all departmental functions such as accounting, tax, investor relations and legal are elevated and support overall revenue growth goals for the rapidly expanding…
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Recycling robot provider EverestLabs has signed a contract to install up to eight of its recycling robotic cells at the Sims Municipal Recycling Sunset Park Materials Recovery Facility, or SMR, in Brooklyn, New York. The company announced the deal in a release published today, noting that the facility has been using four EverestLabs robotic cells since the spring. Fremont, Calif.-based…
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SEKO Logistics, a leading global logistics provider, has announced a strategic partnership with GreyOrange, a provider of automated robotic fulfilment and inventory optimization software, to help scale-up its warehouse operations. The partnership, which will involve SEKO using a fleet of GreyOrange’s Ranger Assist Bots and GreyMatter fulfilment orchestration platform, will enable the company to both increase available capacity and throughput…
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BeeHero executives are buzzing with excitement. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company recently announced that it has raised $42 million in funding during a recent Series B funding round. That brings its total amount raised to $64 million. The company makes robotic pollination systems, or “smart hives,” that use artificial intelligence, IoT sensors, and data analytics to provide its customers with…
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Uber Freight has announced it has expanded its partnership with Aurora Innovation and has launched a new commercial lane for its autonomous trucks between Fort Worth, Tex. and El Paso, Tex. The new 600-mile line, which has been in use since October, was added to help Uber Freight's customers prepare for the holiday season. Uber Freight, which is the trucking…
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China’s massive investment in industrial robotics has put the country ahead of the United States for the first time in terms of robot density, according to The International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. The number of operational industrial robots relative to the number of workers hit 322 units per 10,000 employees in the manufacturing industry, IFR said. Today, China ranks…
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Robotics developers can acquire components from multiple sources, or they could use the RBTX Robotics Marketplace 2.0. Motion plastics provider igus GmbH last week announced an update to the RBTX.com marketplace it launched in 2019. The online platform brings providers and users of low-cost robotics together with the goal of making automation more accessible. The redesiged marketplace includes enhancements and…
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Construction sites are perilous places, but new technologies including aerial drones and artificial intelligence have emerged that can improve safety, quality, and productivity. In 2020, nearly 175,000 construction workers reported job-related injuries, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (download PDF). In 2019, more than 1,000 construction accidents resulted in death, accounting for 20% of all work-related deaths in the…
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Back in 2013, Medline Industries LP worked with Swisslog to become the first company in the U.S. to implement a robotic goods-to-person system from AutoStore. The original site was a 600,000-square-foot distribution center north of Chicago in Libertyville, Ill. That first deployment, featured in the June 2015 issue of Modern Materials Handling (a sibling publication to Robotics 24/7), sported 43…
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Brain Corp. yesterday announced that it and Tennant Co. have completed the deployment of more than 40 autonomous scrubbers with Albert, part of Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. and one of the Czech Republic’s largest retail brands. “Albert stores’ introduction of autonomous robots is a great example of how retailers are using technology to support their workforces and enhance in-store operations,”…
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KPI Integrated Solutions yesterday announced the opening of a full-scale demonstration site for GeekPlus Technology Co.’s multi-level, high-density, Four-way Shuttle Solution at KPI’s headquarters in Belton, Mo. “KPI is proud to partner with Geek+ to offer this exciting solution to our clients as an option for optimized storage and fast order fulfillment,” said Jim Kuecker, chief commercial officer at KPI…
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Micropsi Industries this week announced that its artificial intelligence (AI)-based software MIRAI is now compatible with numerous robots produced by FANUC, a supplier of robotics and factory automation in Japan, and its U.S. subsidiary FANUC America. With MIRAI, FANUC customers can now add hand-eye coordination to multiple FANUC industrial and collaborative robots (cobots) to handle difficult-to-automate functions such as cable…
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Exotec, a global warehouse robotics provider, officially opened its North American headquarters in Atlanta with a grand opening ceremony December 1, 2022, led by CEO and Co-founder Romain Moulin. The new office opening comes on the heels of Exotec raising $335 million in its series D funding round, building its 3,000th robot, and tripling global revenue since 2020, added Exotec,…
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Automation can help small and midsize manufacturers address labor shortages, control costs, improve safety, and drive growth. However, financing is often a barrier to adoption. Mitsubishi HC Capital America Inc. yesterday announced that it is adding to its portfolio of automation-as-a-service, or AaaS, financing. Similar to software-as-a-service and robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) business models, the company said it can help the industry…
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…
