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Sarcos Closes Acquisition of RE2, Establishes Pittsburgh Presence

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…line includes the Guardian S inspection robot, the Guardian GT mobile manipulator, the Guardian XO full-body industrial exoskeleton, and the Guardian XT teleoperated avatar. Sarcos to add RE2 tech to portfolio Pittsburgh-based RE2 Robotics had developed autonomous and teleoperated mobile robots for use in the aviation, construction, defense, energy, subsea, and medical industries. Jorgen Pedersen, who founded RE2 in 2001…


Cobalt Robotics Launches Mobile Video Chat Feature for Security Robots

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…an organization’s facility at all inspection points. The company claimed that its service can improve safety, security, and facility workflows with greater efficiency and predictability at substantially reduced costs. This allows guards to focus on tasks that require judgment, empathy, and decision making, it said. Leading enterprises including General Motors and Slack use Cobalt's top-to-bottom automation in their workplaces. Robots…


Nauticus Robotics Preps Untethered Robot Teams for Nauticus Fleet Launch

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…a wide range of data-gathering, inspection, and manipulation tasks, according to Nauticus. The uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) can operate in two separate modes. It can transform between excursion and intervention configurations. Excursion mode involves the usage of sensors during transit. Intervention mode uses two electric work-class manipulators—Nauticus’ Olympic Arms—to perform work in the subsea environment. Support, software, and sustainability Nauticus…


10 MassRobotics Resident Startups to Watch

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…defense, and enterprise customers for inspections and monitoring applications. “If somebody wants to inspect a pressure vessel or a tank, instead of sending a person into a confined space, they’d rather send a drone in to capture data or see a hard-to-reach area,” said Omar Eleryan, CEO at Cleo Robotics. Eleryan claimed that the Dronut is unique because it's the…


Boston Dynamics VP Discusses Development of Stretch Robot

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…the Spot quadruped for industrial inspections. “Stretch is really a first for us—it's the first robot specifically designed for the warehouse,” said Kevin Blankespoor, senior vice president and general manager of warehouse robotics at Boston Dynamics. “We took all of the technology that we've grown over the past several decades with Spot and Atlas, and everything that came before, and…


The Different Types of Industrial Robots

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…and place, sorting, labeling, measurement, inspection automation and repetitive material handling. You can adjust their precision, speed, stroke length and size, and add almost any type of linear actuator with any variety of drive mechanisms. Gantries can handle larger payloads and much longer stroke lengths since the Y axis is supported. 2. Delta Robot Delta robots, also called parallel or…


Terradepth Raises Series A Funding Toward Ocean Mapping as a Service

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…year, our primary focus is offshore wind site surveys and infrastructure inspection,” said Kauffman.


Teledyne FLIR Defense Works With MFE to Integrate Chemical Hazard Sensor on Drones, Spot Robot

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…has teamed up with MFE Inspection Solutions to integrate the FLIR MUVE C360 multi-gas detector on commercial aerial drones and Boston Dynamics Inc.’s Spot robot. The systems will enable remote monitoring of chemical threats in industrial and public safety applications, said the companies. “By deploying a chemical detector on drones and ground robots, industrial managers can identify dangerous situations from…


Overwatch Imaging Raises $11M in Series A to Scale Its AI-Enabled Airborne Imaging Systems

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…and search, and linear infrastructure inspection. “We have extremely ambitious growth goals for our company and are committed to making a major positive impact in missions that matter around the world,” said Greg Davis, CEO of Overwatch Imaging. “Our highly respected group of investors brings not only capital to accelerate our growth, but also amazing experience and valuable networks. I…


Sarcos and RE2 CEOs Talk Next Steps After Acquisition Announcement

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…Guardian S remote visual and inspection robot. The company also has a defense unit where it does business with federal, state, local and international governments. Allgood said that RE2 is a good fit for Sarcos because it makes “complementary technologies.” Together, they will be able to serve many industries under one company. “Think about the fact that we will basically…


ULC Robotic Roadworks and Excavation System Completes Industry Demo, Makes U.K. Debut

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…are often necessary for utility inspection and maintenance, but they can disrupt traffic, be labor-intensive, and damage adjacent structures and plant life. ULC Technologies today said that it has successfully completed a stakeholder demonstration of its Robotic Roadworks and Excavation System, which has made its U.K. debut. The demonstration was the final milestone of a project with gas distribution network…


Rovco and Vaarst Receive Series B Funding for Marine Technologies for Renewable Energy

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…crewed service vessel for an inspection mission can reach up to £10 million ($13.1 million) per month. Vaarst provides subsea 3D computer vision technologies supporting the offshore wind, wave and tidal, scientific, maritime security, and civil engineering industries. The company, which spun out of Rovco a year ago, said it is developing technology that uses artificial intelligence and that could…


Boston Dynamics’ Stretch Robot Now Available for Commercial Purchase

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…a quadruped that conducts industrial inspections for enterprise asset management; Atlas, its humanoid robot; and Stretch. The company said its robots are equipped with advanced mobility, dexterity and intelligence, enabling automation in unstructured or hard-to-traverse spaces, from manufacturing plants and construction sites to distribution centers and warehouses. Stretch handles cases up to 50 lbs. Boston Dynamics described Stretch as a…


Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation to Acquire RE2 for $100M

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…and deep water to perform inspection and maintenance tasks across multiple industries. Sapien products are expected to provide earlier revenue and commercial release for the combined company. Sarcos said RE2 has significant program wins in surgical robotics, aviation maintenance, and construction automation. It has also sold more than 650 robotic arm products capable of operating in unstructured environments into the…


Terra Drone Raises $70M in Series B Funding for UAS Traffic Management, Urban Air Mobility

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…cloud-based software for survey and inspection and thickness measurement by ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT). The Tokyo-based company claimed that it is the world's largest provider of industrial drones, with offices in Europe and Southeast Asia. Market research firm Drone Industry Insights ranked Terra Drone as No. 1 in the “Drone Services Companies Worldwide Ranking 2020,” as well as in 2019.…


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