Seegrid CEO Jim Rock Recognized by Ernst & Young as Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
November 23, 2021
Ernst & Young's recognition of Seegrid CEO Jim Rock as an Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 finalist caps a year of strong growth and new products for the Pittsburgh mobile robot provider.
Smith+Nephew Launches CORI, ‘Turnkey’ System for Robot-Assisted Orthopedic Surgery
November 23, 2021
Smith+Nephew says its CORI handheld robotic system to assist surgeons with knee replacements can improve patient outcomes and is immediately scalable to the U.K.'s National Health Service.
Walmart and DroneUp Announce Multi-Site Drone Deliveries in Arkansas
November 23, 2021
Walmart is launching three full-time DroneUp airport "Hubs" for on-demand drone deliveries, with the first operation already running in Farmington, Ark.
Polar Hardware Automates for the First Time With Formic Machine Tending Robot
November 22, 2021
Polar Hardware, which manufactures door and truck body hardware, struggled to meet production goals and has turned to Formic's robotics-as-a-service and collaborative robots.
Omron Automation Launches Proof of Concept Center in Michigan
November 22, 2021
Omron Automation Americas says its new Proof-of-Concept Center in Novi, Mich., will help customers by providing engineers and facilities to test robotics applications before deployment.
Honeywell to Open Warehouse R&D Center in Czech Republic
November 21, 2021
Honeywell says its new development site will give companies across Europe a facility to test, prototype, and train customers on its materials handling hardware and software.
Machina Labs Exits Stealth With Series A Funding for Software-Defined Manufacturing
November 19, 2021
Machina Labs says its robotic and AI metalworking capabilities go beyond current methods of shaping and finishing, so more complex parts can be made efficiently and cost-effectively.
FANUC America and Manufacturing Skill Standards Council to Stack Certifications to Address Robotics Skills Shortage
November 19, 2021
FANUC America and the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council are working with Nocti Business Solutions to stack their certifications for certified production technicians and robot operators.
Monarch Tractor Secures Series B Funding to Produce, Deploy MK-V Driver Optional Tractor
November 19, 2021
Monarch Tractor, which has been developing the MK-V fully electric, driver-optional tractor for specialty crops, plans to use its latest funding to expand its global operations.
Flytrex Raises Series C Funding to Expand Rapid Drone Delivery Across the U.S.
November 19, 2021
Flytrex, which has been testing rapid drone-delivery services in Iceland and North Carolina, has raised funding to scale up its operations and expand across the U.S.
ABB Partners With Sevensense to Enable Mobile Robots to Work in Unstructured Environments
November 18, 2021
ABB plans to integrate Sevensense's hardware and software for 3D SLAM navigation in dynamic environments with its new line of mobile robots from its ASTI Mobile Robotics acquisition.
Cleo Robotics Announces Availability of Rugged Indoor Drone for Industrial, Commercial, and Government Applications
November 18, 2021
Cleo Robotics said its Dronut X1, which is designed to safely operate around people indoors and can reach GPS-denied spaces, is available to security, construction, and defense customers.
SVT Robotics Raises $25M in Series A Funding for Software to Ease Robot Deployments
November 18, 2021
SVT Robotics says it will use its latest funding to expand its SOFTBOT platform for deploying and orchestrating multiple robots, as well as integrating them with enterprise systems.
ABB Robots to Help Zume Accelerate Transition From Single-Use Plastics
November 17, 2021
Zume wants to scale up production of plant-based packaging as an environmentally sustainable alternative to plastics, and ABB Robotics plans to install more than 1,000 robotic cells.
PickNik Robotics Offers Beta of MoveIt Studio for Managing Robot Arms in Challenging Environments
November 17, 2021
PickNik Robotics' MoveIt Studio software builds on its support of the open-source robot arm motion planning software to make it easier for users to remotely manage robot arms.
OhmniLabs Introduces OhmniClean Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot
November 16, 2021
OhmniLabs said its new OhmniClean robot takes less than 15 minutes to disinfect a 3,000-sq.-ft. space, reducing costs compared with manual cleaning or stationary UV units.
Quanergy Releases M1 Edge Lidar Sensor for Industrial Automation
November 16, 2021
Quanergy says its new M1 Edge lidar sensor and QORTEX Aware software offer a significant price and performance advantage for mobile robots and industrial applications.
RE2 Robotics Receives U.S. Navy Funding for CLAMS System to Improve ROV Manipulation
November 16, 2021
RE2 Robotics has received SBIR funding to improve and unify control of the RE2 Sapien Sea Class robot arms on the VideoRay Defender remotely operated vehicles for topside operators.
AutoX Operates Fully Driverless Robotaxi Service, Covering 65 Square Miles of Shenzhen
November 16, 2021
AutoX, which has been developing Level 4 autonomous vehicles, has widened its operating area for robotaxis in Shenzhen, China, claiming it is the first to serve an entire district.
Micropsi Industries Automates ‘Fridge Sniffing’ With AI-Supported Robot Control System
November 16, 2021
Micropsi and Atec are offering a cobot control system they say can quickly, reliably, and cost-effectively automate leak detection and other complex tasks and reduce maintenance.
