Topic: Wearables

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DIH Technology to Combine with Aurora Technology as Part of SPAC Merger

December 16, 2022 · The companies announced that they have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to combine the companies.

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Sarcos Defense Wins $1M U.S. Army Contract for Ammo Handling Robot

December 1, 2022 · Sarcos plans to use the funding to continue testing of an ammunition handling robot designed to be integrated into the U.S. Army’s Extended Range Cannon Artillery system.

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MassRobotics, Partners Announce Second Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Cohort

November 23, 2022 · MassRobotics, FESTO, Mitsubishi Electric, Novanta, and MITRE will provide networking, mentoring, and resources to help seven startups commercialize healthcare robotics.

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ReWalk Comes Out on Top in German Legal Case

November 14, 2022 · ReWalk was elated to hear that health insurance provider BARMER had accepted the decision of a German court that exoskeletons are considered as direct disability compensation.

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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.

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BeBop Sensors Seeks to Surpass Human Sense of Touch With RoboSkin

October 11, 2022 · BeBop Sensors has been shipping its RoboSkin flexible sensors to warehouse automation and prosthetics customers and improved its spatial resolution in response to their feedback.

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Robot Block Party Held by MassRobotics Shows Off Massachusetts Innovations

October 3, 2022 · At its Fifth Annual Robot Block Party, MassRobotics and numerous companies showed the public how robots have developed to help companies and consumers.

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Cionic Raised $12.5M in Series A to Manufacture Its Neural Sleeve

September 29, 2022 · Several months after the Neural Sleeve received FDA clearance, the company announced it has raised $12.5 million its Series A.

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German Bionic On-Site Intelligence Collects Cray X Industrial Exoskeleton Data in Real Time

August 24, 2022 · German Bionic said its Cray X exoskeleton and On-Site Intelligence feature can help workers and supervisors understand and improve performance in warehouses and other environments.

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Cray X Exemplifies How Robot Enabled Humans Can Solve Supply Chain Woes

August 16, 2022 · The Cray X exoskeleton is an example of how the "injection of power" into human workforces with automation can elevate warehouse productivity, writes ffVC's Oliver Mitchell.

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Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp. Hones Robots, Exoskeletons With Humans in the Loop

August 5, 2022 · Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp. began developing systems for the defense industry and has been growing quickly to augment human strength and productivity while maintaining safety.

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Cionic Works With fuseproject on Design of Wearable Neural Sleeve

July 19, 2022 · Cionic, whose wearable device is intended to assist mobility for people with impairments, is working with Yves Behar's design firm fuseproject to prioritize the user experience.

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Apptronik CEO Jeff Cardenas Claims Humanoid Robots Could One Day Offer a Better ROI

June 30, 2022 · Apptronik is working on building robots designed to look like humans. Its CEO said humanoid robots could eventually help alleviate labor shortage concerns and save operators money.

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Sarcos Defense Wins Air Force Research Laboratory Contract for Collaborative Sensing

May 20, 2022 · Sarcos Defense has been awarded a DoD contract to develop a system that can quickly spot, follow, and identify objects. It could also help civilian robotics applications.

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Warehouse Associates Report Improving Working Conditions Amid Labor Shortage, Finds Zebra Study

May 17, 2022 · Zebra Technologies and Azure Knowledge found warehouse associates welcoming to robotics as a retention tool, as operators consider inventory visibility as a differentiator.

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BeBop Sensors Introduces RoboSkin to Give Robots Tactile Awareness

May 13, 2022 · BeBop Sensors said its RoboSkin uses patented, fabric-based sensors less than 1 mm thick to provide a sense of touch to humanoid robotic surfaces and prosthetic limbs.

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Humatics Reduces Microlocation Transponder Size for More Deployment Options

May 13, 2022 · Humatics said its new microlocation transponder can easily fit in a robot arm, in surgical instrumentation, in wearable devices, or other systems for new use cases.

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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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Celera Motion Enhances Aura Absolute Chip Encoder for Cobots, Surgical Robots

April 29, 2022 · Celera Motion said its Aura Absolute Chip Encoder Series, which includes built-in eccentricity compensation and wide tolerance alignments, now offers new sizes and capabilities.

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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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