Miso Robotics Brews up CookRight Coffee Line; Panera Bread to Test System
April 12, 2022
Miso Robotics says CookRight Coffee builds on its previous kitchen assistant technology to monitor and maintain beverage quality, with Panera as its first partner.
Teledyne FLIR Defense Works With MFE to Integrate Chemical Hazard Sensor on Drones, Spot Robot
April 10, 2022
Teledyne FLIR Defense has worked with MFE Inspection Systems to integrate the MUVE 360 multi-gas sensor into ground and air platforms for remote hazard inspections.
Kraken Completes Robotics as a Service Contract for Royal Canadian Navy
April 6, 2022
Kraken Robotics says its recently completed contract with the Royal Canadian Navy demonstrated that its KATFISH and LW-SAS systems can meet naval needs for high-quality survey data.
Sea Machines Technology Powers Rolls-Royce Expanded mtu NautIQ Crew Support Systems Line
April 5, 2022
Sea Machines has contributed its autonomy technologies to the new mtu NautIQ CoPilot, mtu NautIQ CoOperate, and mtu NautIQ CoDirect vessel systems from Rolls-Royce.
ULC Robotic Roadworks and Excavation System Completes Industry Demo, Makes U.K. Debut
April 4, 2022
ULC's Robotic Roadworks and Excavation System combines subsurface sensing, proprietary algorithms, and innovative digging techniques to reduce disruptions and damage.
Rovco and Vaarst Receive Series B Funding for Marine Technologies for Renewable Energy
April 1, 2022
Rovco and Vaarst have received about $20 million from Legal & General Capital and Equinor to continue developing computer vision and undersea robotics for clean energy.
Beewise to Use $80M Series C for Robots to Respond to Hive Threats
April 1, 2022
Beewise has developed monitoring technology to protect bee populations and increase honey production. This week, it announced Series C funding for its Beehome system.
OTTO Motors Launches OTTO Lifter Autonomous Forklift, to Demo at MODEX 2022
March 25, 2022
OTTO Motors says its OTTO Lifter can navigate dynamic environments, improve safety, and autonomously handle pallets. It will show the lift truck alongside its mobile robots at MODEX.
Terra Drone Raises $70M in Series B Funding for UAS Traffic Management, Urban Air Mobility
March 24, 2022
Terra Drone is received investment from investors and a Japanese public-private infrastructure fund to develop drone hardware and software for multiple industries.
NVIDIA Announces Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit and Isaac Nova Orin for Mobile Robots at GTC 2022
March 22, 2022
NVIDIA announced at GTC Spring 2022 its Jetson AGX Orin developer kit, which is eight times faster than Jetson AGX Xavier, and the new Isaac Nova Orin for 3D robotic perception.
Adams Surveying Uses Microdrones Lidar to Verify Dirt Levels
March 21, 2022
Microdrones has helped Adams Surveying gather actionable data to verify pre-construction plans with drone-based lidar. Adams Surveying described its projects in a video series.
American Robotics Owner Ondas Acquires Ardenna to Offer Drone Analytics for Rail Inspection
March 21, 2022
Ondas Holdings, which owns industrial drone provider American Robotics, plans to integrate Ardenna's image-processing capabilities to make inspections easier and railways safer.
Zebra Technologies to Acquire Matrox Imaging Division
March 21, 2022
Zebra Technologies and Matrox Imaging cite their shared focus on innovation, as well as Zebra's global footprint, to help accelerate Maxtrox's machine vision strategy.
RIT Researchers Work to Make Mobile Robots for Warehouses Smarter
March 15, 2022
RIT faculty and researchers are developing ways for autonomous mobile robots to move more intelligently around warehouses. They have worked with The Raymond Corp. and Simcona Electronics Corp.
Mobileye Files for IPO in U.S., Will Stay Part of Intel
March 10, 2022
Mobileye has filed papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, entering the first phase of the Intel machine vision unit's initial public offering.
CEVA Logistics and Kodiak Robotics Launch Autonomous Trucking Deliveries in Oklahoma
March 10, 2022
Kodiak Robotics' partnership with CEVA Logistics has expanded self-driving truck services from Texas to Oklahoma toward the goal of integration into CEVA's North American fleet.
Terradepth Launches Absolute Ocean Data as a Service Platform to Map World’s Oceans
March 9, 2022
Terradepth's new Absolute Ocean platform is a cloud-based way for scientific, government, and industrial users to manage and share undersea data, which is provided as a service.
Pony.ai Gets Series D Financing Toward Mass Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles
March 7, 2022
Pony.ai, which consolidated its robotaxi and autonomous trucking units, announced it has closed on Series D financing. The California company said the money will help it reach mass deployment.
ReWalk Robotics, Imago Rehab Join Massachusetts Funded Wearables Research With Harvard, Boston University
March 4, 2022
Massachusetts has awarded a grant worth $3 million to collaborators at Harvard, Boston University, ReWalk Robotics, and Imago Rehab to develop and commercialize assistive robotics.
Mitsubishi Electric Announces New Robot Control System Designed to Cut Production Times
February 28, 2022
Mitsubishi Electric’s new robot control system takes advantage of its Maisart AI technology. It also includes 3D sensors, speech recognition software, and cameras.