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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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Chicken Little blog missives have inundated Medium’s site lamenting the stock market’s decline. Since joining ff Venture Capital’s partnership this summer, I’ve been awestruck by the level of optimism that permeates the organization. While others are now constricting their activities, ffVC is plowing ahead by closing its seventh fund and launching an eighth one for Ukrainian startups. Kicking off ffVC's…
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Once the dreams of science fiction writers and blockbuster movies, robots have cemented themselves as key features in warehouses and manufacturing facilities. Something that fiction writers never seemed to consider when devising their robotic characters was how they would draw power. Perhaps in these stories — visions of a far-advanced future — concerns about circuitry and power distribution were a…
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Volkswagen Group earlier this week announced it will invest € 2.4 billion ($2.3 billion U.S.) in Horizon Robotics as it works to build out its autonomous driving operations in China. As part of the investment, Volkeswagen’s autonomous driving software company CARIAD will develop a venture with Horizon Robotics to “accelerate the regional development of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous…
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Maintenance and servicing of large construction projects are nowhere more needed than in space, where the conditions are extreme, and human technology has a short lifespan. Extravehicular activities, robotics, and autonomous systems have been useful for maintenance missions and have helped conduct groundbreaking research. Researchers at the University of Lincoln today said the E-Walker robot demonstrates a new way to…
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Earlier this month, Smart Robotics launched its “newly engineered” Smart Parcel Picker, building on its product line of pick-and-place systems. “This picking robot is designed to depalletize and unload an array of containers with parcels, varying in size, surface material, and weight,” the company wrote in a blog post. “The Smart Parcel Picker is able to do this at business…
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Estimates of the number of warehouses using automation are in the 20% to 30% range, but Körber Supply Chain this week announced ways to help companies optimize their operations. It said its Unified Control System, or UCS, provides a single, vendor-neutral approach to configuring and managing multiple technologies. Körber's EVOLVE partner program allows for different levels of integrator engagement to…
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ABB Robotics today launched the IRB 1010, which it said is its smallest-ever industrial robot. The compact system is designed to help electronics manufacturers increase the production of devices such as smart watches, earphones, sensors, and health trackers, said the company. “The market for wearable smart devices is accelerating rapidly, with projections estimating double-digit growth between 2022 and 2028,” said…
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While it's easy for a human to reach into a bin and pick up a screw without hitting an arm on the bin's edge, a robot needs precise motion planning. KUKA AG last week partnered with Roboception GmbH to develop and offer a vision tool kit they said is easy to integrate into the production process with no major programming…
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Later this month, Seattle-based CMES Robotics and Hanover Park, Ill.-based BHS Robotics will come together at Pack Expo International in Chicago to showcase their mixed-case palletizing system. Specifically, BHS Robotics will take advantage of CMES Robotics’ vision sensor and AI software to be the brains behind its palletizing design and integration platform. “Customer requirements are changing when it comes to…
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The new World Robotics report from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) shows an all-time high of 517,385 new industrial robots installed in 2021 in factories around the world, IFR announced today. IFR explained this represents a growth rate of 31% year-on-year and exceeds the pre-pandemic record of robot installation in 2018 by 22%. Today, the stock of operational robots…
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The International Federation of Robotics’ World Robotics Report found that an all-time high of 517,385 new industrial robots were installed in 2021 in factories around the world. This represents a growth rate of 31% year-over-year and exceeds the pre-pandemic record of robot installations in 2018 by 22%. Today, the stock of operational robots around the globe hits a new record…
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Wall-climbing robots are coming to Europe to inspect critical infrastructure. Gecko Robotics Inc. today announced a three-year collaboration with Siemens Energy's European Field Service organization to market and perform ultrasonic inspections across the continent. The companies said they will help “strengthen critical infrastructure and transform how installed equipment is inspected and maintained.” Gecko Robotics and Siemens plan to jointly develop…
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Doosan Robotics Inc. announced today it has teamed up with automation solutions specialist Air-Oil Systems Inc. for a strategic distribution partnership across Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Doosan Robotics’ full lineup of both collaborative and service robots – including their A, H, and M-SERIES – can now be distributed by Air-Oil to customers across each respective region. Suwon South…
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Robots for loading and unloading trucks are still emerging, and they are getting smarter. GreyOrange Inc. and Technica International this week announced a new partnership to combine Technica's iTLS technology with GreyOrange's GreyMatter fulfillment orchestration platform. The companies claimed that the combination of Technica's innovative truck loading and unloading system and the GreyMatter robot-agnostic platform will improve dock efficiency and…
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