Topic: Artificial Intelligence

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Apex.AI Receives Strategic Investment From Daimler Truck for ApexOS Autonomy Technology

May 6, 2022 · Apex.AI said Daimler Truck's strategic investment will help it continue developing its ApexOS safety-certified software suite for autonomous trucks, other vehicles, and mobile robots.

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Berkshire Grey Announces BG FLEX Mobile Robot Platform for Faster Fulfillment

May 5, 2022 · Berkshire Grey's BG FLEX modular platform, which uses AI and mobile robots to accelerate e-commerce order fulfillment and other warehouse operations, is now generally available.

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Fictiv Raises Series E Funding to Accelerate Digital Manufacturing Adoption

May 5, 2022 · Fictiv, which has raised $100 million, said its digital manufacturing ecosystem can rapidly deliver pricing, design feedback, and manufacturing and business services to speed time to market.

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Clearpath Robotics and Open Robotics Launch TurtleBot 4 With ROS 2 Support

May 5, 2022 · Clearpath and Open Robotics have been collaborating for 10 years, and TurtleBot 4 is the first version of the open-source mobile robot development platform to support ROS 2 out of the box.

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Pittsburgh Robotics Network, Silicon Valley Robotics, and MassRobotics Announce Alliance at Cascadia Connect

May 4, 2022 · The three biggest robotics clusters in the U.S. said at a Pittsburgh investor conference that they will share resources and better connect robotics companies with one another.

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Cybernetix Ventures Launches $50M Fund for Robotics, Automation, and AI Startups

May 4, 2022 · Cybernetix Ventures was created by MassRobotics co-founder Fady Saad and sensor industry executive Mark Martin and already has $25 million committed. It said it is the first of its kind.

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Fulfyld Picks inVia Robotics’ Automated Systems for Faster Order Fulfillment

May 3, 2022 · Fulfyld, a third-party logistics provider, has chosen inVia's PickerWall system, Picker mobile robots, Logic AI-powered warehouse execution software, and Robot Operations Center for support.

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Solinftec Collects $60M to Grow Agricultural AI, Robotics in the Americas

May 3, 2022 · Solinftec said it will apply its growth investment to expand its digital farm operations platform into new markets, as Lightsmith Group invests in "climate resilience solutions companies."

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SLAMcore Raises Series A for Low Cost Spatial Understanding for Robots, the Metaverse

May 3, 2022 · SLAMcore, which has developed AI to make vision-based localization and mapping more affordable for robotics developers, has raised $16 million. It already has more than 100 users, including Meta.

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Relay Robotics Acquires Savioke, Raises $10M for Service Robot Expansion

May 2, 2022 · Relay Robotics, formed with Series A funding from MK Capital, will continue Savioke's R&D and Relay mobile robot product line. It has also named Michael O'Donnell as chairman and CEO.

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Brain Corp Doubles in Europe, to Demonstrate Inventory Scan Tech With Tennant

May 2, 2022 · Brain Corp's new BrainOS-powered Inventory Scan tower accessory will be fitted to Tennant autonomous floor scrubbers and demonstrated at Interclean in Amsterdam.

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7 Pizza Making Robot Startups Trying to Get a Slice of the Pie and 2 That Couldn’t Cut It

April 30, 2022 · What's better than a slice of pizza? Check out these startups trying to make the process of making and ordering a pizza cheaper, faster, and more convenient.

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VisionNav Raises Series C+ Funding for Driverless Industrial Vehicles

April 29, 2022 · VisionNav said it plans to use its latest funding for R&D, optimizing its autonomous lift trucks' performance, and conducting large-scale deployments for global customers.

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Pittsburgh Robotics Network Welcomes Plus One Robotics to Its Growing Community

April 29, 2022 · The Pittsburgh Robotics Network, which counts more than 100 companies and technology leaders, announced that autonomy developer Plus One Robotics is expanding from Texas to Pittsburgh.

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Fabric Opens Dallas Micro-Fulfillment Center to Meet E-Commerce Demands

April 28, 2022 · Fabric has opened a new micro-fulfillment center in Dallas as part of its growing network of MFCs.

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Dexai Robotics’ Alfred Acts as Sous Chef at Boston BONAPITA Restaurant

April 28, 2022 · Dexai Robotics, which designed its Alfred collaborative robot to be adaptable with AI and computer vision, is rolling out the food-preparation system to a fast-casual site in Massachusetts.

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Sarcos Closes Acquisition of RE2, Establishes Pittsburgh Presence

April 28, 2022 · Sarcos, which has developed teleoperated and wearable systems for industrial uses such as inspections, will add RE2's mobile manipulation systems to its robotics-as-a-service portfolio.

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Festo and MassRobotics Mark Success of Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst

April 28, 2022 · Festo and MassRobotics celebrated the milestones achieved by the four global companies in their joint Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst program.

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Cobalt Robotics Launches Mobile Video Chat Feature for Security Robots

April 27, 2022 · Cobalt Robotics said the new video chat feature in its mobile security robots enables enterprises to quickly respond to and communicate with employees and visitors across office locations.

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American Robotics Gets FAA Approval to Deploy Drones Without Operators at Seven Additional Sites

April 27, 2022 · American Robotics, which had already received FAA permission to fly beyond the visual line of sight at three sites, can now operate drones without people on site across six states.

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