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Assistive technology maker Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc. today said it has expanded its partnership with Kindred Healthcare LLC. Richmond, Calif.-based Ekso said it will supply its EksoNR to four of Kindred’s long-term, acute-care hospitals in Florida. The multi-unit order follows a successful pilot of the exoskeleton last year. “We are excited to expand our partnership with Ekso Bionics and build…
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Distributed control and monitoring of autonomous and remote-controlled robots, drones, and vehicles must work even when connectivity is unreliable. This is critical for systems in mining, underwater, and aerospace applications. Real-Time Innovations Inc. today announced the release of RTI Connext 6.1, the latest version of its software framework for cyber-physical systems. Real-Time Innovations (RTI) said Connext shares data directly, connecting…
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Innovusion Inc. today said it has raised $64 million in Series B financing. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company said it will use the funding to increase its production capabilities, support supply chain partners, and expand its its research and development around advanced lidar (light detection and ranging) technologies. Innovusion said its sensors are widely used across autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and…
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Ottopia Technologies Ltd. today said that its teleoperation software is now available on the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX platform. NVIDIA DRIVE is an open, software-defined, end-to-end platform that the transportation industry is using to develop autonomous vehicles at scale. Mission-critical systems such power plants and aircraft require human supervision. Similarly, a human must be in the loop, or present, for most…
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The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM Institute today announced that Dr. Jared Glover, CEO of CapSen Robotics, has been selected as the institute’s first fellow. As an ARM Institute Fellow, Glover will execute a technical project to address key challenges hindering the adoption of robotics in manufacturing. The new fellowship program supports the Artificial Intelligence in Metals and Manufacturing…
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Last week, AutoX Inc. marked the first 100 days of its fully autonomous robotic taxicab service in Shenzhen, China. The company was among the first to get permission from municipal authorities in China and California for ride-hailing operations without safety drivers. Most testing of self-driving cars to date has included safety drivers, who can take the steering wheel in the…
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Ride-hailing services are an active area for autonomous vehicle development and testing, as seen in AutoX's announcement of its first 100 days of robotic taxicab service. Today, Pony.ai Inc. introduced a new sensing platform designed in collaboration with Luminar Technologies Inc. Pony.ai also said it has driven more than 5 million kilometers (3.1 million mi.) across an operational coverage area…
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Autonomous truck technology startup Plus, formerly known as Plus.ai, today said it will be merging with special-purpose acquisition company Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. V. Upon closure of the transaction, Plus said it expects to be a publicly traded company with a post-combination market capitalization of approximately $3.3 billion. “All of us at Plus are inspired each day to help make…
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Last week, local news outlets reported new Amazon.com Inc. distribution and fulfillment centers in Shreveport, La., and Savannah, Ga. The Seattle-based company has continued to open such facilities across the U.S. as e-commerce demand rises, and it said that each one will employ about 1,000 people. In addition, Amazon's centers will include robots from its Amazon Robotics unit in North…
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Oculii, which has developed artificial intelligence software for for radar perception, this week said it had raised $55 million in Series B funding. The Dayton, Ohio-based company said its AI-powered Virtual Aperture Imaging platform dynamically sends out an adaptive, phase-modulated waveform that changes in real time with the environment. It then encodes that data over time, increasing the resolution of…
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Academic interest in soft robotics has grown in the past decade, as researchers examine the technology's potential usefulness in search and rescue operations, scientific exploration, and healthcare and medicine. However, one professor wants to ensure that such interest leads to a thriving discipline as well as commercially viable applications. “Some new, rapidly growing fields never take root, while others become…
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ViaBot, which has designed autonomous mobile robots for property maintenance and management, today announced its public launch with $6.1 million in funding. As part of the launch, it also disclosed a key strategic partnership with commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield, which has deployed ViaBot's RUNO robots to properties in the Bay Area for sweeping and security services. Gregg…
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Youai Zhihe Robot, or Youibot, today announced that it has received financing of RMB 100 million ($15.5 million U.S.). The Shenzhen, China-based company was founded in 2017 and provides mobile robots, software, and services for indoor and outdoor applications. In addition to research and development for its robots, Youibot said it focuses on supporting customer's actual needs with its automation.…
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In December 2020, AutoX Inc. launched its fully driverless robotic taxicab service, making it the second company in the world (after Baidu's Apollo Go) to do so without a safety driver in the vehicle. “The first 100 days have been a huge step forward for us and for the entire industry in China,” stated Prof. Jianxiong Xiao, founder and CEO…
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FANUC America last month announced the LR Mate 200iD/14L, the tenth model variation of its LR Mate series of tabletop industrial robots. The Rochester Hills, Mich.-based company said that since the LR Mate was launched nearly 30 years ago, it has become one of FANUC's biggest sellers, with more than 70,000 units installed worldwide. FANUC attributed the popularity of the…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse robots and software that will be on…
