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Robotics researchers, educators, and engineers have a new platform to build on. Clearpath Robotics Inc. and Open Robotics yesterday launched TurtleBot 4, the latest generation of the popular open-source mobile robot platform. The organizations said TurtleBot 4 is a “low-cost, fully expandable” system with improved perception, increased payload capacity, support for ROS 2, and auto-docking capabilities. “This year marks 10…
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The optimization, integration, automation and management of material goods and data within the four walls of a warehouse or distribution center (DC), intralogistics has been getting a lot of attention lately due to the ongoing impacts of the pandemic, the growing labor shortage, the uptick in e-commerce orders and ever-evolving consumer preferences. The exhibition hall at the recent Modex trade…
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PITTSBURGH—At the Cascadia Connect robotics and automation conference yesterday, three of the top robotics cluster organizations in the U.S. announced that they are forming an alliance. MassRobotics, the Pittsburgh Robotics Network (PRN), and Silicon Valley Robotics (SVR) are forming the United States Alliance of Robotics Clusters (USARC). With the increased collaboration, the organizations said they will use one another's resources…
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Even autonomous trucks need to be able to call for roadside service. TuSimple Holdings Inc. yesterday announced an advanced integration with Werner Enterprises Inc. to provide roadside service and support to customers operating in “driver-out” mode on the TuSimple Autonomous Freight Network. “TuSimple created a SAE Level 4 self-driving truck that is capable of seeing, processing, and reacting faster than…
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Honeywell International Inc. today announced the spring 2022 release of enhancements to Honeywell Forge, its enterprise performance management (EPM) offering designed to help customer accelerate the digital transformation of their operations. The company said Honeywell Forge EPM for Warehouse will help organizations lower costs through new visibility, insights, monitoring, and automation across their supply chains. “Our new EPM for Warehouse…
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Cybernetix Ventures, a new independent venture capital firm investing in early-stage robotics, automation, artificial intelligence companies, yesterday announced the launch of its first global fund. Cybernetix Fund I will focus on pre-seed, seed, and Series A investments in startups developing systems for manufacturing, logistics, construction, and healthcare verticals. The Boston-based fund said it will also invest in robotics-enabling technologies in…
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Retail store fulfillment typically requires the shipment of full cases and pallets of like SKUs, but e-commerce orders are made up of an ever-changing combination of SKUs in small quantities and headed to different locations. This has driven up demand for labor, which has never been scarcer, according to InVia Robotics Inc. The company today announced that Fulfyld, a third-party…
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Auris Health Inc. this week announced that its surgical robotic system received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for bronchoscopy and urology procedures. Following this approval, it expects to start a first-in-human clinical study later this year for endourologic applications. Redwood City, Calif.-based Auris Health is a subsidiary of Ethicon, which is a Johnson & Johnson medical…
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Businesses have never been under more pressure to keep their customers satisfied. They’re still contending with the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing labor and supply shortages, and a never-ending string of disruptions. These challenges will pass. Other changes, like the exponential increase in e-commerce sales and direct-to-consumer deliveries, are permanent, and automation can play a role. Distribution centers (DCs)…
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Solinftec: Agronomy Solutions yesterday announced that it has secured $60 million in a growth investment round. Tecsoil Inc., which does business as Solinftec, said it it will use the funding to expand its digital farm operations platform in the Americas. Solinftec said its digital farm operating system is used to manage more than 27 million acres in Brazil, the U.S.,…
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Affordable and reliable robot navigation is essential for a widening range of applications. SLAMcore Ltd. today announced that it has raised $16 million in Series A funding. The London-based company said it plans to use the financing to “rapidly capitalize” on its technology, which combines artificial intelligence with consumer-grade cameras, sensors, and processors. Its vision-based location and mapping is designed…
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EasyRobotics ApS this week announced that it has installed 1,000 collaborative robot workcells. It also said that Per Lachenmeier, founder and principal shareholder, is handing over the CEO position to Anders Kjempff, formerly chief operating officer of the Sønderborg, Denmark-based company. “We’re seeing a pronounced need on the global market,” said Kjempff, who became CEO effective May 1. “The industrial…
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A strong supplier base has sparked a recent robot sales and use boom within U.S. manufacturing, according to a new report from HowToRobot, Gain & Co, and the Association for Advancing Automation. Last year, 39,708 robots were sold in North America, an increase of 28% over 2020, said the report. It noted that robot suppliers and integrators have demonstrated successful…
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Expect to see more service robots in hotels, hospitals, and commercial real estate properties soon. Savioke Inc. today announced that it has raised $10 million in Series A funding and rebranded itself as Relay Robotics Inc. The Campbell, Calif.-based company also appointed veteran technology executive Michael O'Donnell as chairman and CEO. Steve Cousins, co-founder of Savioke, will become chief technology…
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Brain Corp. and Tennant Co. announced that they will demonstrate Inventory Scan, a new data-capture accessory for Tennant's autonomous floor scrubbers, at Interclean in Amsterdam next week. “This new product marks the beginning of realizing the next phase in our company's vision and continued growth in Europe as well as the U.S.,” stated Dr. Eugene Izhikevich, CEO of Brain Corp.…
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