New Robotics and AI Lab at Saint Leo University Designed to Give Students Hands-on Time with Robots
September 3, 2022
A new lab at Saint Leo University in Florida was designed to teach students about a range of robotics applications.
Agilent and Mytide Therapeutics to Collaborate on Automated Drug Manufacturing
September 2, 2022
Agilent Technologies and Mytide Therapeutics said they share a focus on using automation and analytics to address reliability and data-quality issues across the peptide industry.
Apptronik CEO Discusses Humanoid Robots, Amazon Acquisition of iRobot
September 2, 2022
Apptronik is developing exoskeletons and humanoid robots. CEO Jeff Cardenas reflects on Amazon's purchase of iRobot and the future of service robotics and AI.
Picking Robots Gain Speed and Accuracy
September 1, 2022
MHS, which provides materials handling systems including goods-to-robot and singulation robots, describes how technology has increased throughput.
Fraunhofer IML Research Uses NVIDIA Isaac Sim on Omniverse to Advance Robot Design With Simulation
August 31, 2022
Fraunhofer IML, a German institute for material flow and logistics, is using NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, and Jetson for simulation in its logistics robot research.
Robotics and Automation Help Companies Through Economic Challenges, Says Thomas H. Lee Partners
August 29, 2022
Thomas H. Lee Partners is a leading investor in supply chain and logistics automation startups. Despite economic headwinds, the private equity firm still sees robots as transformative.
Dematic and Dexterity Partner to Deploy ‘Full Task’ Robots for Warehouses
August 22, 2022
Dematic has partnered with Dexterity, whose software-as-a-service platform enables warehouse robots to conduct a wide range of tasks, including creating mixed-SKU pallets.
IEEE Entrepreneurship Impact Award Nominations to Close Soon
August 22, 2022
The IEEE Entrepreneurship Impact Award will recognize individuals who have made "significant" contributions to a regional ecosystem. It is among the awards available to technical startups.
MassRobotics, Festo, Mitsubishi Electric, MITRE, and Novanta to Support Second Cohort of Healthcare Robotics Startups
August 18, 2022
MassRobotics, Festo, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, MITRE, Novanta, and Celera Motion Control are seeking young companies to aid with the Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Program.
GrayMatter Robotics Raises $20M Series A for Automating Surface Finishing
August 16, 2022
GrayMatter Robotics' AI helps automate surface finishing and treatment in high-mix, high-variability production. It plans to hire for a wide range of positions.
Advantech and Overview Combine Tech for Real Time AI Inspection System
August 15, 2022
Advantech and Overview.ai are offering edge AI cameras with deep learning technology to help manufacturers automate visual inspections without tech expertise.
Hyundai Motor Launches Boston Dynamics AI Institute to Advance AI and Robotics
August 12, 2022
The Boston Dynamics AI Institute will operate similarly to a university research lab, as well as a corporation's R&D department.
StradVision Closes Series C Funding for Autonomous Vehicle Perception
August 9, 2022
StradVision, whose SVNet is designed to help advanced driver-assist systems and different models of self-driving cars see objects more quickly, has raised $88 million to continue R&D.
Geek+ Closes $100M Series E1 Funding With Strategic Investment From Intel
August 8, 2022
Geek+, which develops and sells autonomous mobile robots and software for warehousing, supply chain, and logistics operations, said it's now valued at more than $2 billion.
Automation Is at the Forefront of Industry 4.0 Revolution
August 6, 2022
As more warehouse operators digitize their operations, automation and related technologies will be at the forefront of the change.
Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp. Hones Robots, Exoskeletons With Humans in the Loop
August 5, 2022
Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp. began developing systems for the defense industry and has been growing quickly to augment human strength and productivity while maintaining safety.
Cobalt Robotics and Safetrust to Further Integrate Security Robots and Sensor Ecosystem
August 4, 2022
Cobalt Robotics, which offers mobile robots as a service for security and safety applications, is expanding its partnership with Safetrust to include facility access control.
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GB Production Modules Now Available; Partner Ecosystem Appliances and Servers Arrive
August 3, 2022
NVIDIA said nearly three dozen partners are offering systems based on its new Jetson AGX Orin module to help customers accelerate AI and robotics deployments.
634AI and Musashi Seimitsu to Deploy 200 Mobile Robots in Factories Worldwide
August 3, 2022
634AI is expanding its customer base with its partnership with legacy automotive part manufacturer Musashi Seimitsu. They plan to deploy 200 mobile robots worldwide.
NVIDIA Says Isaac Sim and Isaac Replicator Close the Simulation to Reality Gap
July 29, 2022
NVIDIA said its Isaac Replicator, built on Omniverse Replicator SDK, can help developers create a cost-effective and reliable workflow to train computer vision models using synthetic data.
