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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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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…
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Picture this: A mobile robot drives around a distribution center while carrying a shelf of products, but on its path, it encounters something its navigation system doesn’t recognize and gets tripped up. Workers on the floor don’t immediately recognize the robot has stopped, and the problem needs to be addressed quickly to avoid potential backups. New York-based SparkAI said it…
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Dynam.AI today said its Context Augmented Machine Learning, or CAML, software capability is now available. CAML uses what the company called “scientific first principles” and the laws of physics, human behavior, and macroeconomic conditions for more accurate models and analytics. Dynam.AI has partnered with industrial drone provider American Robotics, which uses artificial intelligence and CAML to detect and identify potential…
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The news of Argo.AI's closure late last month hit the robotics world hard. The Pittsburgh-based autonomous vehicle company, which was backed by both Ford and Volkswagen, wasn't meeting expectations for several factors, including the economic downturn and a lack of funding from new investors, reported Pittsburgh Inno. The remains of the company will be absorbed by Ford and VW. Argo's…
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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…
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Carl Palme, CEO of Boundless Robotics, knows all his customers personally. To be fair, the company just has around 50 of them. They took part in the beta phase of the company's cannabis-growing robot, Annaboto. But Palme told Robotics 24/7 that number will be higher once it’s able to 3D print enough of the product at volume. Annaboto was designed…
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Warehouses and distribution centers will soon be in the rush of the holiday season, working long hours to fulfill orders. While e-commerce sales aren’t at the all-time highs they were at last year and throughout 2020, the market still demands strong, flexible, and resilient operations to meet peak demand. Robots can help answer the call in response to labor shortages…
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BOSTON—As the head of Amazon.com Inc.’s autonomous mobility technology and product development program, Mikell Taylor understands what it takes to make robotic systems that scale. She was a key figure in the Seattle-based company's development of the Proteus industrial autonomous mobile robot (AMR), which was unveiled earlier this year. It’s the first AMR to come from the team at Amazon…
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AMP Robotics Corp. is working to address the needs of materials recovery facilities, or MRFs, by using artificial intelligence, machine vision, and robotics. The Denver-based company today announced that it is developing an automated system that will help MRFs identify and separate film and flexible packaging. The name of the new system is Vortex, and it was developed as part…
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Epson Robots today released updates to its VT6L robot arm and Epson RC+ Express management software. The Los Alamitos, Calif-based company is now selling a direct current (DC) powered version of the VT6L 6-axis robot. It said it developed the model for mobile manipulation purposes since the robot arm can be placed on top of an autonomous mobile robot that…
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Berkeley, Calif.-based Ambi Robotics Inc. today announced it has raised $32 million in additional funding. The news comes months after the warehouse robotics company signed a $23 million deal with Pitney Bowes, a global shipping and mailing company. As part of the deal, AmbiSort systems are being deployed throughout Pitney Bowes facilities across the U.S. The company said it will…
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Last week, Boston Dynamics Inc., along with several other robotics companies and organizations, signed an open letter to the robotics industry denouncing the potential weaponization of general-purpose robots. Other signatories included Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics, and Unitree. “We are hopeful this coalition of industry leaders and our strength in numbers will encourage policymakers to engage on this…
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There is a definite allure in building a robot that looks like a person. Companies are investing in the technology, in part, because they believe they will one day bring a stronger ROI than specialized robots designed for specific tasks. How long it will be before humanoids become mainstream is anyone's guess. But the number of companies building humanoids is…
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FedEx Corp. is shutting down its robotic same-day delivery service, according to an internal memo obtained by Robotics 24/7. In an e-mail sent to FedEx employees this week, Sriram Krishnasam, chief transformation officer at FedEx, said the company was eliminating Roxo, the FedEx Sameday Bot, as part of an internal organizational program called DRIVE. Amazon.com Inc. also announced this week…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
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