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At Berkshire Grey’s Bedford, Mass. headquarters, Kardex recently demonstrated the new AutoStore CarouselAI robotic picking cell integrated with its FulfillX warehouse execution system 〈WES〉. Kardex and BG offered a hands-on look at how AI-powered robots can efficiently pick items directly from AutoStore bins and place them - not drop them - with precision and speed. Kardex said its integration demonstrates…
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BOSTON — Last week, robotics ecosystem investor Cybernetix Ventures hosted its third annual Robotics Invest summit at Artists for Humanity in South Boston. The invite-only forum brought together over 300 robotics founders, investors, and partners to share experiences and observations from across the robotics ecosystem. The conference featured panel discussions and presentations, roundtable discussions, and networking opportunities. Conversations throughout the…
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Do you want to explore robotics innovation around Boston, Mass. next week? Well, you’re in luck! Robotics ecosystem venture capital firm Cybernetix Ventures will host its first Robotics Tech Week June 9-13, opening the doors to robotic innovation centers, investor forums, and networking happy hours across the city and surrounding communities. Launched in Boston - an epicenter for robotics innovation…
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Chinese humanoid and quadruped robot developer Unitree recently released its Dex5-1 dexterous robotic hand. The company said its hand has novel advanced capabilities and is poised to open up new possibilities for what tasks robotic hands can achieve as end-of-arm tooling (EOAT). Unitree also recently released a video of its G1 humanoid robots participating in a humanoid robot combat tournament.…
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Ensuring electrical isolation at key points is an essential step when designing robot components. Kia Rahbar, Texas Instruments product marketing manager for isolated converters. Source: Texas Instruments “There are different types of isolation: there's inductive, there's capacitive, and there's optical.” said Kia Rahbar, Texas Instruments product marketing manager for isolated converters. “Isolation is used for preventing unwanted high-voltage DC and…
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Robotics and automation innovators will soon convene in Detroit, Mich. for Automate 2025. The trade show is being hosted by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) at the Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit, Mich. Over 800 providers of components, robots, and systems integration will exhibit their products and services to over 40,000 manufacturing, material handling, supply chain, and logistics…
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Case handling workflows can become a bottleneck in any supply chain, especially at the loading dock. Ocean containers from overseas manufacturers are often floor loaded to maximize capacity. Unloading containers is a dull, dirty, and dangerous job. It’s ergonomically unfriendly, requiring frequent lifting, straining, and twisting. Without temperature control, shipping containers also magnify temperature extremes, becoming freezers in the winter…
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Physical AI and robotics provider Dexterity recently announced it has closed a $95 million funding round, raising the company’s total valuation to $1.65 billion. Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sumitomo Corporation participated in the round, the latter having invested in and partnered with Dexterity in 2022 to deploy 1,500 warehouse robots across Japan by 2026. Sumitomo and Dexterity recently established a…
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Manufacturing and supply chain operations innovators will soon convene in Chicago, Ill. for ProMat 2025. International trade association MHI said its 2025 event will be the biggest ProMat yet, and will include an expansion into Lakeside Hall at the McCormick Place Convention Center. Over 1,200 manufacturing, material handling, supply chain, and logistics systems providers will exhibit their products and services…
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As little as five years ago, humanoid robots were - for the most part - experimental novelties restricted to laboratory development. But in 2025, humanoids are being deployed in live commercial environments for paying customers. AI advances help humanoids learn Since the start of the 2020s, a rapid growth of AI technology has helped enable humanoid robot developers to automate…
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In 2021, Zebra Technologies announced its first new products built upon technology from Fetch Robotics, which it acquired in 2020. Zebra launched its FlexShelf, FlexShelf Guide, and RollerTop Guide autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) along with its FetchCore software. The AMRs integrate with Zebra’s Symmetry Fulfillment software and its other warehouse technologies. “The legacy Fetch products themselves were built on this…
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Over the past several decades, Larry Sweet has led robotics development at several recognizable organizations. Sweet has worked across the robotics ecosystem, from robot developers like ABB and FANUC to end users including Amazon and PepsiCo. But it’s across his experiences in the latter category that Sweet noted an interesting commonality: robotics projects developed by end users, for end users,…
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WILMINGTON, Mass. – Locus Robotics held a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 23 at its new global headquarters, inviting local business representatives, venture capitalists, and members of the media for a tour of its new facility. Guests got the opportunity to interact with robots in customer demonstration areas, learn more about the company’s history at the Locus Robotics museum, and explore…
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With Halloween around the corner, you might soon see ghosts, monsters, and zombies rise from the grave to trick-or-treat at your doorstep. In the commercial robotics industry, one company also seems to have risen from the dead - although less like a zombie and more like a phoenix. Founded in 2008, Rethink Robotics was known for its Baxter and Sawyer…
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Commercial robotic systems need not be complicated, expensive, or take up valuable floor space in perpetuity. Some robots are small, but mighty - providing adaptable and scalable options without sacrificing flexibility or breaking the bank. Tompkins Robotics develops and markets a wide range of warehouse robots, including its flagship tSort system. The growing family of tSort autonomous mobile robots (AMRs)…
GENISOM AI makes ICRA debut at conference in Vienna
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down
Automate’s largest day ever draws huge crowds to McCormick Place
