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.
Bosch Rexroth Takes Majority Stake in Kassow Robots
March 22, 2022
Bosch Rexroth is investing in Kassow Robots because it believes the cobot market will continue to grow.
Berkshire Grey, Swisslog Partner to Provide AI-Enabled Robots for Order Fulfillment
March 22, 2022
Berkshire Grey and Swisslog plan to jointly offer integrated, AI-driven robots and automation for distribution, grocery, and e-commerce customers, starting in the Americas.
Ford Using KUKA Robot at Automotive Facility for 3D Printing
March 21, 2022
Productivity has increased since Ford installed a KUKA robot at is advanced manufacturing facility in Redford, Mich. The robot is being used to move 3D printed parts.
General Motors Purchases SoftBank Vision Fund’s Stake in Self Driving Company Cruise for $2.1B
March 21, 2022
SoftBank Vision Fund has sold its stake in Cruise to General Motors four years after initially investing in the self-driving vehicle developer.
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.
CJ Logistics Integrates Autonomous Systems With SVT Robotics
March 20, 2022
CJ Logistics, a third-party logistics provider, wanted to tie mobile robots, autonomous lift trucks, and other systems together to improve productivity. It found a cloud-based integration platform.
ABB Robotics President Predicts Automation and Robotics Trends for 2022
March 19, 2022
ABB new Robotics Division president notes that electric vehicles, collaborative robots, e-commerce acceleration, and the need for retraining will all be trending this year.
Secretary Walsh Participates in MassRobotics Panel on the Influence of Robotics on the U.S. Job Market
March 18, 2022
MassRobotics hosted a panel with government, academic, and industry experts on the future of work coinciding with the release of its five-year impact report.
Toyota Ventures Opens 2022 Call for Factory of the Future Innovation
March 18, 2022
Toyota Ventures' third global call of innovation seeks startups that can apply AI, robotics, and other technologies to enable Industry 4.0 and advanced manufacturing.
Plus One Robotics to Present and Give Robot Demonstrations at MODEX 2022
March 18, 2022
Plus One Robotics plans to demonstrate its software for giving vision to picking robots and supervised autonomy for a variety of warehouse tasks in Atlanta later this month.
Chipotle Tests Chippy Tortilla Robot From Miso Robotics
March 17, 2022
Chipotle is testing Miso Robotics' Chippy, which uses AI and robotics to cook and season tortilla chips in keeping with the fast-casual restaurant chain's recipe and style.
Bear Robotics Announces $81M Series B for Hospitality Robots
March 17, 2022
Bear Robotics, which has developed mobile service robots for the restaurant industry in partnership with SoftBank, has raised $81 million to continue product development.
Addverb Technologies and Numina Group to Pair Mobile Robots and Distribution Software
March 17, 2022
Addverb Technologies plans to expand its deployment of mobile robots in North American warehouses with help from Numina Group's AI-powered software for order fulfillment.
MIT Researchers Develop Learning Model to Teach Legged Robot to Run Faster
March 17, 2022
MIT's mini-cheetah quadruped robot can now run faster than ever, thanks to a new learning model developed by researchers at the university.
InOrbit Adds Data Backfill to Robot Operations Tools
March 17, 2022
InOrbit, which develops robot operations tools, is now offering Data Backfill to maintain data integrity by storing data and uploading it to the cloud for later analysis and observability.
NHS Wales Partners With CMR Surgical for National Robotic Assisted Surgery Program
March 16, 2022
CMR is working with NHS Wales to outfit hospitals with its Versius system for minimally invasive robot-assisted surgery.
Körber Shares Supply Chain Software and Automation Strategy at Elevate Americas 2022
March 16, 2022
Korber Supply Chain has announced new cloud-based services, warehouse management software, and controls for voice and robotics systems, as well as customer successes, at the event.
