Found in
Monarch Tractor today announced that the first tractors are coming off its Founder Series production line at its headquarters and factory in Livermore, Calif. The rollout comes less than two years since the company unveiled its MK-V tractor, which combines electrification, automation, and data analysis. It is intended to help farmers reduce their carbon footprint, improve field safety, streamline operations,…
Found in
OMRON has opened a new automation center that will cater to the logistics industry in Singapore, South-East Asia, and Oceania. The center will use Open Robotics’ Robotics Middleware Framework, or RMF, and will have interoperability with “complex and heterogenous multi-robot systems.” “This is an important step toward enabling stronger and seamless human-machine collaboration, where mobile robots, using natural or existing…
Found in
Sarcos Defense today announced that the Army Applications Laboratory of the U.S. Army Futures Command has awarded it a $1 million contract. The company will test a system that it has developed for ammunition handling and maneuvering. Prolonged lifting and placing of 100-lb. rounds of ammunition from a rack to a cannon loader causes fatigue and injuries among soldiers. Sarcos…
Found in
Charging Robotics Ltd. anticipates releasing the beta of its wireless charging robot user interface by the end of the year. The company, which is a subsidiary of Medigus, will release the software as part of a collaboration with Make My Day, which develops apps and services for electric vehicles. Customers will be able to take advantage of Charing Robotics wireless…
Found in
Mobile Industrial Robots, or MiR, will be hosting an online webinar tomorrow that will focus on mobile robots and tuggers. During the event titled “AMRs to replace manual tuggers” MiR and its partners in the U.K., RARUK Automation, Handling Concepts, and Sorion Electronics will speak on intralogistics and how customers can optimize their material transportation tasks – with a fast…
Found in
Countries increasingly view artificial intelligence as key to economic competitiveness and well-being. The Canadian government today announced an investment of CAD 30 million ($22.2 million U.S.) in Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corp., an AI and robotics company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The investment, which is being made through Canada's Strategic Innovation Fund, will support a CAD 120.8 million ($89.6 million…
Found in
Comau SpA this week said it has built an automated welding system for Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., a joint venture between Daimler Trucks AG and Chinese truck manufacturer Foton Motor. It is supporting Foton Daimler's first localized heavy-duty truck for the Chinese market, the Actros, which is based on the Mercedes-Benz global platform and uses Daimler’s truck technology. “We…
Found in
As robots that can both move and handle objects emerge, standards efforts are under way. ASTM International’s robotics, automation, and autonomous systems committee this week said it is developing a standard on mobile manipulator performance for static and indexed tasks. The proposed standard will describe accepted procedures and test methods, including the supporting test apparatus, for measuring the static/indexed task…
Found in
For the past three years, the Winnipeg International Airport, or YWG, has been working with WHILL Inc. to trial the company’s autonomous wheelchair technology to help travelers get to their terminals. Starting next month, the wheelchairs will officially be available for broader customer use as the airport has signed a two-year agreement with the Tokyo-based company. “This ground-breaking technology will…
Found in
Hyundai Mobis yesterday announced that it has developed collaborative and mobile robots based on autonomous driving technology. The unit of automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has implemented the logistics systems in a pilot at its manufacturing plant in Ulsan, South Korea. In addition, Seoul, South Korea-based Hyundai Mobis said it has created an integrated controller system for its robots. Its parent…
Found in
Earlier this month, Candy Crush celebrated its tenth birthday by hosting a free party in lower Manhattan. It culminated in a drone light display of 500 unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, illustrating the whimsical characters of the popular mobile game over the Hudson River. Rather than applaud the decision, New York lawmakers ostracized the avionic wonders to New Jersey. In…
Found in
Locus Robotics Corp. today announced that it has obtained more than $117 million in Series F funding. The maker of autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, for fulfillment and distribution centers has added investors to its board of directors as it continues its global expansion. “This new round of funding marks an important inflection point for Locus Robotics as we look…
Found in
Locus Robotics, a leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment and distribution warehouses, today announced more than $117 million in Series F funding, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and G2 Venture Partners. As part of the financing, Mark Midle, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs, and Zach Barasz, Partner, G2 Venture Partners, will join the Locus Board of Directors, bringing…
Found in
Pudu Robotics is celebrating the success of its partnership with supermarket retailer Carrefour, which recently deployed BellaBot units, Pudu’s smart delivery robot, at two of its retail stores in Warsaw, Poland. The service shelf robot, also known as Kerfus, is being used to promote and deliver Pepsi products. Pudu noted customers have enjoyed interacting with the robot and have posted…
Found in
Mobile Robots Address Constant Peak Demand
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…
