Volocopter Raises $182M in Second Signing of Series E Funding for Urban Air Mobility
November 1, 2022
Volocopter added $182 million to the $170 million it had already raised in its Series E round as it brings its urban air mobility technology to cities around the world.
Einride Completes Autonomous Truck Pilot on U.S. Public Road With GE Appliances
October 31, 2022
Einride has successfully tested its Eindride Saga electric, autonomous vehicle in Tennessee, and it plans to set up an office in Berlin to support German industry.
Gap Inc. Includes Automation in New Texas Facility to Execute on E-Commerce Strategy
October 31, 2022
Gap Inc. recently opened its newest customer experience center, which uses a variety of robots and offers to share fulfillment expertise with other brands.
IFR World Report Found Service Robot Sales Increased 37% in 2021
October 31, 2022
Following the publication of its World Robotics report, the IFR has shed further details on the state of the service robotics market and the trends influencing its growth.
Fox Robotics Closes $20M Round for Autonomous Forklifts
October 30, 2022
Fox Robotics, which has developed an autonomous forklift trailer unloader, plans to apply its funding to grow its staff, ramp up production, and expand globally.
Cepton Obtains $100M Investment From Koito Manufacturing for Lidar Development
October 28, 2022
Cepton will receive $100 million from longtime partner Koito Manufacturing as the high-precision lidar provider and automotive supplier serve customers such as GM.
Robots Continue to Permeate the Modern Supply Chain
October 27, 2022
Robotic technologies continue to make inroads in the global supply chain, encountering some resistance but bringing efficiency and sustainability to many operations.
Raymond Introduces High Capacity Orderpicker for Intralogistics
October 27, 2022
The Raymond High Capacity Orderpicker includes new battery-charging technology, in-aisle detection systems, and zoning and positioning systems to boost storage capacity.
Sarcos Successfully Demonstrates Robotics for Shipyard Maintenance, Inspection, and Repair
October 27, 2022
Sarcos recently showed the capabilities of its robots for dexterous manipulation and teleoperation on the ground and at height for the U.S. Navy.
Cartken Uses NVIDIA Jetson, Rolls Out Robots as a Service for Deliveries
October 26, 2022
Cartken is offering Starbucks, Grubhub, and other last-mile deliveries through a RaaS model and is using NVIDIA Jetson for mobile robot mapping and navigation.
PickNik Robotics Wins Space Force Contract for On-Orbit Capture, NASA Contract for Machine Learning in Space
October 25, 2022
PickNik Robotics recently won a U.S. Space Force contract for orbital robot arms, a NASA contract for supervised autonomy, and a Colorado AIA grant for space robotics.
Omron Displays Automation Combining Pick and Place With Materials Transport at PACK EXPO 2022
October 25, 2022
Omron Automation said its PACK EXPO booth will feature robots for picking, materials handling, and more applications to improve productivity and ease labor shortages.
Amazon Robotics Details Development of Proteus Mobile Robot at A3’s AMR and Logistics Week
October 25, 2022
Amazon Robotics' Mikell Taylor outlined the key considerations and design decisions that she and her team thought about when developing the warehouse mobile robot.
Cogniteam Partners With 634AI to Reduce Operational Expenses, Boost Safety in Warehouse Robotics
October 25, 2022
Cogniteam, which has developed the Nimbus drag-and-drop platform, is working with 634AI's MAESTRO "control tower" to facilitate mobile robot and forklift operations.
SIXAI to Scale Mobile Robot Fleets With Strong Central Control, Low Cost
October 24, 2022
SIXAI's founder explains how his company and its 634AI subsidiary plan to deploy MAESTRO in Musashi Seimitsu facilities in 34 countries, offering robotics as a service.
StrongPoint to Install First AutoStore System With Frozen Food Zone
October 24, 2022
StrongPoint, an integrator partner of AutoStore will install its first automated storage system with three temperature zones for grocery distributor DLVRY in Norway.
3 Types of Agricultural Robots That Are Improving Global Productivity
October 23, 2022
Agricultural robots and artificial intelligence are not only helping to improve productivity, but they can also benefit the global economy, according to analysts.
Celera Motion Introduces Small, Fast Drive for Surgical Robotics, Exoskeletons
October 21, 2022
Celera Motion claimed that its Everest S servo drive is its smallest and fastest yet, making it useful for robotics and wearables applications.
MassRobotics, Partners Demonstrate Interoperability Standard at AMR and Logistics Week
October 21, 2022
Interoperability continued to be a hot topic at A3's AMR and Logistics Week, with a panel discussion and demonstrations of the MassRobotics standard and VDA 5050.
NVIDIA Isaac ROS Release Features Open-Source Fleet Management Tools for Autonomous Mobile Robots
October 20, 2022
This release includes new cloud– and edge-to-robot task management and monitoring software for autonomous mobile robot (AMR) fleets, as well as additional features for ROS 2 developers.
