Topic: Defense

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Nordic Unmanned to Buy 55% of Shares in ‘Drone in a Box’ Provider DroneMatrix

May 16, 2022 · Nordic Unmanned said its investment in DroneMatrix will strengthen their European market share, serve multiple verticals, and accelerate DroneMatrix's technology development.

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Robotics and AI Wave Likely to Continue, Says Investment Expert

May 13, 2022 · From self-driving cars to humanoid robots, numerous technologies are vying for investment, but see which ones solve business problems, says Indxx Managing Partner Rahul Sen Sharma.

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Qualcomm Unveils Next-Gen 5G, Edge AI Systems for Autonomous Mobile Robots and Drones

May 10, 2022 · Qualcomm said its new Qualcomm Robotics RB6 Platform and RB5 AMR Reference Design will bring 5G and edge AI to systems for industrial automation, delivery, urban air mobility, and more.

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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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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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Stratom Launches Summit Off-Road Autonomy Platform for Vehicles in Complex Environments

April 25, 2022 · Stratom said its new Summit modular software platform is designed for flexibility, safety, and easy implementation of autonomous systems for indoor, outdoor, and off-road applications.

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10 MassRobotics Resident Startups to Watch

April 21, 2022 · MassRobotics' headquarters and co-working space in Boston's Seaport District hosts numerous innovative startups. Here's a look at several from a recent site visit.

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Nonprofit Noblis Awarded Patent for Autonomous Machine Coordination System for Federal Use

April 15, 2022 · Nonprofit organization Noblis announced it has won a patent for a new system aimed to better manage autonomous fleets on the ground, in the air, or on the water.

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Terradepth Raises Series A Funding Toward Ocean Mapping as a Service

April 13, 2022 · Terradepth will use the funding to further develop its Absolute Ocean cloud-based platform for sharing undersea data for energy, scientific, and utility use.

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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.

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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.

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Overwatch Imaging Raises $11M in Series A to Scale Its AI-Enabled Airborne Imaging Systems

April 5, 2022 · Overwatch Imaging, which provides precision imaging systems and onboard AI software for drones, said it plans to use its Series A funding to expand worldwide.

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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.

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Sarcos and RE2 CEOs Talk Next Steps After Acquisition Announcement

April 4, 2022 · Sarcos CEO Kiva Allgood and RE2 Robotics CEO Jorgen Pedersen discuss their complementary technologies and plans after Sarcos' $100 million purchase of RE2.

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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.

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ARM Institute Awarded American Rescue Act Grants to Help U.S. Manufacturing Be More Resilient

April 1, 2022 · The ARM Institute is participating in two projects receiving a total of $16 million to help manufacturers integrate robots into their processes and diversify supply chains.

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Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation to Acquire RE2 for $100M

March 28, 2022 · Sarcos is purchasing RE2 for an estimated $100 million to expand its customer base and to explore new industries.

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Former Assistant Defense Secretary Becomes Board Advisor at HowToRobot and Gain & Co. 

March 24, 2022 · HowToRobot and Gain & Co are enlisting the help of a former high ranking U.S. federal official as they open offices in Chicago.

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RE2 Robotics, VideoRay Reach Reach New Depth With Underwater Robot

March 23, 2022 · RE2 Robotics, which has developed the Maritime Mine Neutralization System with VideoRay, has set a new 1 km depth record for inspection-class remotely operated vehicles underwater.

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