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DHL Makes First Commercial Deployment of Boston Dynamics Stretch Robot to Unload Trailers and Containers

February 1, 2023 · DHL Supply Chain has been working with Boston Dynamics for years on developing the Stretch robot for unloading boxes from trucks. It plans to deploy more robots.

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IFR Report ‘World Robotics R &D Programs’ Looks at How Asia, Europe, and the U.S. Invest

January 12, 2023 · The IFR, or International Federation of Robotics, released its latest report on government funding of research and development as countries compete for economic growth.

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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.

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Lattice Semiconductor and MassRobotics Partner to Serve Robot Academics, Startups

October 4, 2022 · Lattice Semiconductor, which specializes in low-power FPGAs, has partnered with MassRobotics to help academics and innovators speed robotics products development.

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ARM Institute Opens Florida Office to Expand Regional Support for Manufacturing Innovation in Robotics and AI

October 3, 2022 · The ARM Institute will open its second location in St. Petersburg, Fla., to grow its support of industry, workforce development, and membership in the region.

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MAXXgrip Promises to Advance Material Handling Robotics Performance

September 22, 2022 · The Gripper Co. said its new MAXXgrip robotic gripper combines compliance with suction for hybrid grasping with speed and gentleness for e-commerce.

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Gartner Names inVia Robotics a 2022 Cool Supply Chain Vendor for Mobile Goods-to-Person Technology

September 12, 2022 · inVia Robotics' Picker mobile robots and warehouse software earned recognition from Gartner for solving the e-commerce problem of random inventory access.

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Addverb Technologies Expands U.S. Presence With Silicon Valley Robotics R &D Center

September 7, 2022 · Addverb Technologies has continued its expansion into the Americas with its new Center of Excellence for Advanced Robotics Research and Development and new headquarters.

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MassRobotics, Festo, Mitsubishi Electric, MITRE, and Novanta to Support Second Cohort of Healthcare Robotics Startups

August 18, 2022 · MassRobotics, Festo, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, MITRE, Novanta, and Celera Motion Control are seeking young companies to aid with the Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Program.

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ABB IRB 390 FlexPacker Delta Robot for Fast Picking Wins Red Dot Award

July 21, 2022 · ABB said the FlexPacker’s compact design quality, innovation, and concept of focused productivity helped it become the the first industrial Delta robot to win the Red Dot award

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MassRobotics Announces Second AWS Robotics Startup Accelerator Is Open for Applications

June 24, 2022 · MassRobotics and Amazon Web Services are again teaming up to offer robotics startups the opportunity to learn to use the latest IIoT tools, gain mentoring, and speed the path to commercialization.

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Rizon 10 Robot from Flexiv Given ‘Best of the Best’ Award in Red Dot Design Award Competition

June 23, 2022 · Rizon 10's lead designer said winning the award was a dream come true for him and his team, noting they went through countless design iterations to get to the final product.

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inVia Robotics Wins 2022 Technology Innovation Leadership Award From Frost & Sullivan

June 1, 2022 · inVia Robotics won this year's Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Technology Innovation Leadership Award for its robotics-as-a-service model and picking technologies.

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10 Finalists Named in Cowen Startup Challenge; Winner to Be Named at Automate

May 25, 2022 · The Cowen Startup Challenge: Automate to Perform has named this year's 10 finalists, which will present their innovative technologies and exhibit at the Automate show.

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Pittsburgh Robotics Network Welcomes Plus One Robotics to Its Growing Community

April 29, 2022 · The Pittsburgh Robotics Network, which counts more than 100 companies and technology leaders, announced that autonomy developer Plus One Robotics is expanding from Texas to Pittsburgh.

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Festo and MassRobotics Mark Success of Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst

April 28, 2022 · Festo and MassRobotics celebrated the milestones achieved by the four global companies in their joint Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst program.

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Engelberger Awards for 2022 Recognize Six Robotics Pioneers

April 25, 2022 · The six recipients of this year's Engelberger Robotics Awards for leadership, education, and technology will receive their honors at Automate in Detroit and Automatica in Munich next month.

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10 Robotics Clusters Around the Globe

April 9, 2022 · Innovative startups looking to connect often seek the guidance of their local robotics clusters. Here's a look at some of the biggest.

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Novanta Partners With MassRobotics to Nurture Robotics Startups

February 8, 2022 · Novanta's Celera Motion unit will work with MassRobotics to advance medical robotics innovations, and its ATI Industrial Automation unit will help develop robotics precision.

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MassRobotics Marks Another Year of Growth, Successful Partnerships

December 10, 2021 · At an annual event, MassRobotics noted the many ways in which public-private partnerships have helped Massachusetts robotics innovators and entrepreneurs in the past year.

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