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RISE Robotics Given U.S. Patent for High-Reduction Belt-Driven Linear Actuator

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…group of graduates from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Rhode Island School of Design. It receives funding from The Engine, a VC firm that was developed by MIT, Greentown Labs, and Techstars. The company said it is building zero-emission machinery. The company has dozens of pending, issued or granted patents worldwide. In May of this year, the company…


Indy Autonomous Challenge Returns to CES 2023 and Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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…Science and Technology (South Korea) MIT-PITT-RW—Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts), University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Rochester Institute of Technology (New York), University of Waterloo (Canada) PoliMOVE—Politecnico di Milano (Italy), University of Alabama, which won last January's challlenge at CES. It also won the Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco at the Texas Motor Speedway in November (see full video below). TII…


MassRobotics, Partners Announce Second Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Cohort

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…of Things (IoT) ecosystem in Massachusetts. The Boston-based organization provides ntrepreneurs and innovative robotics and automation startups with workspace and resources to develop, prototype, test and commercialize their products and solutions. Festo is an independent, family-owned company with headquarters in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. The company supplies pneumatic and electrical automation technology to 300,000 customers of factory and process automation…


Amazon Announces Product-Handling Robot During Event at Massachusetts Robotics Facility

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During its “Delivering the Future” event at its robotics manufacturing facility yesterday in Westborough, Mass., Amazon.com Inc. announced Sparrow, its new robotic arm designed to complete product-handling tasks. “Sparrow is the first robotic system in our warehouses that can detect, select, and handle individual products in our inventory,” the company said in a blog post. “Sparrow represents a major advancement…


Boundless Robotics Goes After Cannabis Market With Plant-Growing Robot

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…crowdfunding. It serves customers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island but plans to expand to other states. Boundless guides cannabis growth with AI and vision systems Palme said the main selling point of the system is that it helps streamline and manage the domestic plant-growing process. With Annaboto’s vision system, Boundless helps consumers monitor their plants. It uses artificial intelligence to…


MassRobotics Now Accepting Applications for Third Jumpstart Fellowship Program

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…and other companies in the Massachusetts ecosystem including SolidWorks, Lightspeed Manufacturing, and GreenSight. MassRobotics is encouraging all-female high schools with a passion for technology and robotics to apply, especially those who are Black and Latinx. Applications are due Nov. 20. To apply, visit this site. For those who are interested in learning more, MassRobotics will be hosting an upcoming virtual…


Mobile Industrial Robots and AutoGuide Mobile Robots merge

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…has regional offices in Boston; Holbrook, New York; San Diego; Chelmsford, Massachusetts; Georgetown, Kentucky; Singapore; Frankfurt; Barcelona; Tokyo; Seoul, and Shanghai.


Lattice Semiconductor and MassRobotics Partner to Serve Robot Academics, Startups

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…of Things (IoT) cluster in Massachusetts. MassRobotics provides entrepreneurs and startups with shared workspaces; networking opportunities; and resources to develop, prototype, test, and commercialize their products. MassRobotics plans to include components such as Lattice's semiconductors and technologies from other partners in its winter challenge. The competition will call on university students and teams to create visually inspiring robotic creations that…


Robot Block Party Held by MassRobotics Shows Off Massachusetts Innovations

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…robots developed and built in Massachusetts. The event was part of RoboBoston, which included a career fair last Friday. Approximately 5,000 people attended the Robot Block Party, according to Joyce Sidopoulos, co-founder and chief of operations at MassRobotics. Over 760 people registered for the Robotics and AI Technical Career Fair—even more than expected, she added. The Robot Block Party drew…


Will the Tesla Optimus Chart a New Path for Humanoid Robots? Experts Weigh In

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…and Cognitive Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said a central debate among the robotics community is whether general-purpose robots are better than specialized ones. “Over and over, the task-specific stuff has won,” he said. Humanoid robots are far more expensive to build than more specialized models, Atkeson said. He cited vacuum cleaning robots as an example. Why would…


Festo Plans to Demonstrate Two Agile Flying Robots at RoboBoston

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…collaborative robotics center.” The Boston-based organization supports the robotics ecosystem in Massachusetts and beyond with co-working space, networking events, and more. Tomorrow's Robot Block Party is free and open to the public, rain or shine.


Webinar: Evaluating Automation for Retail and E-Commerce

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…instructor at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, where he teaches a course on supply chain and logistics. Anu Saha Head of product marketing Covariant Leading the product marketing efforts at Covariant, Anu Saha helps retailers and their logistics partners better understand how AI robotics can increase efficiency and reduce labor challenges in their intralogistics operations. He helps them discover how robots…


MassTech Hosts Second Annual Manufacturing Mash-Up at Polar Park

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…who took part in the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s Manufacturing Mash-Up on Friday at the Polar Park baseball stadium in Worcester. He was invited to speak because he took advantage of a $20,000 grant from the state’s Manufacturing Emergency Response Team (MERT 2.0) to help address his welding problem. Polar Park opened in 2021. Source: Christine Nolan Through the grant process,…


The ARM Institute Announces Executive Promotions as Activities Diversify

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…in electronic materials from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the University of Illinois. He has presented over 50 papers and holds six patents. In his new role, Brandt will lead the ARM Institute’s expanding technical strategy and program planning. He will also continue to manage the ARM Institute's program management office and…


MassRobotics, Festo, Mitsubishi Electric, MITRE, and Novanta to Support Second Cohort of Healthcare Robotics Startups

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…of Things (IoT) ecosystem in Massachusetts. The Boston-based organization's mission is to help create and scale the next generation of successful robotics and connected devices companies. It provides entrepreneurs and innovators with the workspace and resources they need to develop, prototype, test and commercialize their products and solutions. In the first Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst program, the selected companies included…


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