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UPS Partners with Matternet to Transport Medical Samples via Drone across Hospital System

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…day-to-day activities. The five IPP partners involved are the FAA, NCDOT, UPS, Matternet, and WakeMed. The program will utilize Matternet’s M2 quadcopter, which is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery and can carry medical payloads weighing up to about 5 lbs. over distances of up to 12.5 miles. Throughout the WakeMed program, a medical professional will load a secure drone…


U.S. Dept. of Energy Awards $5 million for Truck Platooning Study

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…Energy Laboratory (NREL). Contributions from partners include Peloton’s current platooning system and higher-automation platooning technology under development, advanced powertrain solutions from Cummins, steering controls from ZF TRW and state-of-the-art trucks from Peterbilt. “Our first truck platooning system is coming to the market in 2017”Josh Switkes, Chief Executive Officer, Peloton Technologies “As we join in launching this national project, we are…


OnRobot gets funding from Summit Partners, acquires Purple Robotics

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…OnRobot can now offer its partners a dual vacuum gripper. Purple Robotics was established by the three Danish “super-nerds” Lasse Kieffer, Henrik Tillitz Hansen and Peter Nadolny Madsen, all of whom have a background as product developers at Universal Robots. OnRobot is now infusing this expertise into its own existing R&D department at its headquarters in Odense. “It has been…


Zipline to Expand Drone Delivery Services With $250M in New Funding

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…Zipline. “Around the world, our partners are reimagining how patients access care with fast, reliable on-demand delivery.” Founded in 2014, Zipline said it has made more than 150,000 commercial drone deliveries to date, serving governments, global retail brands, and leading healthcare systems. “We have completed hundreds of thousands of deliveries of blood, medicines, and vaccines, and today Zipline makes a…


Volocopter and Near Earth Autonomy to Test VoloDrone Autonomous Flight Capabilities

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…makes this an ideal partnership.” Partners claim industry leadership Founded in 2011 by Stephan Wolf and Alexander Zosel, Volocopter has been developing air taxi services using fully electric eVTOL aircraft, with more than 1,000 test flights to date. The Bruchsal, Germany-based company said it is working with partners in infrastructure, operations, and air traffic management to build the ecosystem necessary…


Kroger Partners With Drone Express on Grocery Drone Delivery Pilot

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…drones in Centerville, Ohio. The partners plan to launch a second pilot at a Ralphs store in California this coming summer. “Kroger's new drone delivery pilot is part of the evolution of our rapidly growing and innovative e-commerce business – which includes pickup, delivery, and ship and reached more than $10 billion in sales in 2020,” stated Jody Kalmbach, group…


AMH Material Handling Deploys Geek+ Mobile Robots for Sortation at Asda Logistics Services

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…in South Elmsall, U.K. The partners said the system will enable Asda to continue growing its parcel collection and returns business. “We're pleased to be one of the first retailers in the U.K. to pioneer the Geek+ S20C robots in our National Sortation Centre working in collaboration with partners at Geek+ and AMH,” stated Jon Parry, vice president of Asda…


Axon and Fotokite Offer Tethered Drones for Public Safety

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…it is needed, said Fotokite. Partners work to improve situational awareness Axon and Fotokite, which have been exclusive partners since 2020, said they have changed how agencies use drones for real-time aerial situational awareness. The Axon Respond platform provides ground operators real-time streaming video to support effective decision making and improved outcomes, said the partners. In addition, the integration of…


Siemens Partners With Parmley Graham and AR Controls to Build Bespoke AGVs

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…the new robot line. The partners said they are building on their existing success in providing hundreds of AGV kits to a major automotive manufacturer that has a production plant in the north of England. “Partners like Parmley Graham that have a legacy in automation were well-equipped with the right technologies and experience to deliver AGVs to the automotive manufacturer,”…


Seegrid Partners With Integrator RōBEX to Sell More Mobile Robots

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…Coca-Cola, and Stoneyfield Organic. It partners with several robotics manufacturers including FANUC, Mobile Industrial Robots, Plus One Robotics, and Auto Guide Mobile Robots. “With Seegrid’s proven Palion AMRs and Fleet Central enterprise software, our customers will quickly get up and running with safe, scalable automation solutions that help them achieve higher levels of safety and productivity,” said Craig Francisco, president…


Wandelbots Raises $84M Series C for Robot Teaching Software

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…leads funding, joins board Insight Partners led Wandelbots' Series C round. Existing investors 83North, Microsoft, Next47, Paua, Atlantic Labs, Haniel, and EQT also participated. The company has raised more than $123 million to date. “One of the largest challenges we see in the adoption of robotics and increased automation, from a time, cost, and talent perspective, is robot programming,” said…


Doosan Robotics Raises $33.7M, Shows Off NINA Cobot at CES 2022

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…Investment and partnerships Praxis Capital Partners and Korea Investment Partners led Doosan Robotics' latest funding. The company said it will expand its global sales base, which already accounts for 70% of its total sales. Doosan is also looking for additional partners as it pursues leadership in cobots for the manufacturing and service industries. In other partnerships, Doosan Mobility Innovation this…


Embark Expands Autonomous Truck Operations in Texas, Opens New Hub

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…support our growing network of partners and fuel our rapid growth across the Sunbelt,” he added. “As we scale our operations, we will continue to work closely with local and state governments and other organizations so that we improve the safety, sustainability, and efficiency of trucking with autonomous technology.” Founded in 2016, Embark said it is building its Drive autonomy…


Insilico Medicine Raises Series D to Launch Robotic Drug Discovery Laboratory

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…has been validated by many partners, and produced our first novel antifibrotic program discovered using AI and aging research and designed using our generative AI chemistry engine.” Clinical programs continue to jump hurdles Seven programs in Insilico's internal pipeline have progressed to the IND-enabling stage, including a novel 3CL protease inhibitor for COVID-19 treatment, and two synthetic lethality programs targeting…


Flytrex Partners With The Ice Cream Shop for Frosty Drone Deliveries

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…you with the latest delivery partners? Have you had feedback for the FAA? Bash: Flytrex works closely with regulators to help ensure the highest safety standards. It participated in the FAA’s UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) which concluded in October 2020, and has continued in the FAA’s subsequent initiative, BEYOND. [We're] working with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to…


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