News from Automate 2022 and more

Unmanned and master/slave are two terms that are offensive to many in the community. Such terms may once have been accepted by society, but not any longer, and we are pleased to see many organizations starting to use alternative terms.

First mention must go to Mike Dooley and Labrador Robotics, winner of the inaugural Engelberger Foundation Grant and one of the only commercially viable home robots for the ‘aging in place’ demographic that exists. As you can see from the picture, the Labrador ‘Retriever’ is an affordable autonomous mobile robot capable of lifting and lowering […]

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Robots have long been used in manufacturing and other applications that need precise, fast and repeatable tasks. But making smart robots takes software. From Boulder, Colorado, Shelley Schlender reports.

The North American robotics market experienced its best quarter ever to begin the year: Companies from the US, Canada and Mexico ordered 11,595 industrial robots – up 28% compared to the first quarter of 2021. Revenue rose by 43% and reached a value of USD 664 million. These results are in line with a positive trend worldwide: Preliminary data for 2021 show, that 486,700 industrial robots have been installed globally (+27% year-on-year).

Delivery startups, from small companies to publicly-traded entities, are experiencing the headwinds of a cooling market.

Researchers developed skin tissue for robots, laying the groundwork for more advanced—and even more lifelike—machines in the future.

/PRNewswire/ -- Teleo is a construction robotics company that retrofits construction and mining heavy equipment to turn them into semi-autonomous robots....

The arrival of the pandemic intensified feelings of loneliness and social isolation for millions of older people, many of whom were already battling depression and other health issues. For those struggling, a robot companion might make a difference, and states like New York are starting to provide them to residents free of charge. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more. Camera: Adam Greenbaum

FarmWise, makers of autonomous weeding robotics, announced a $45 million raise, led by Fall Line Capital and Middleland Capital.

NVIDIA has partnered with Open Robotics on type adaptation and type negotiation, features to improve compute performance for robot perception. It's also presenting at ICRA.

Best known for its open source microcontrollers that have been wildly embraced by the developer community, Arduino now has its sights firmly set on the enterprise world. Specifically, the company believes it’s well positioned to gain a foothold among Gen Z and millennial engineers in the work force. Certainly the company’s ubiquity in the maker […]

Industry 4.0: Aptera and RedViking Revolutionize Manufacturing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, May 27, 2022 | Aptera and RedViking usher in a new era of automotive assembly, announcing a supply agreement for all AGVs |

Apex.AI, a company developing safety-certified software for mobility and autonomous applications, says that AGCO, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural machinery and precision agriculture technology, is adding new capabilities to its Fendt Xaver concept vehicle, an autonomous farming robot, by incorporating Apex.OS, a software development kit (SDK). Apex.AI has enabled AGCO’s engineering team to […]

From NASA nearing the retirement of its InSight Lander to IP acquisitions there was no shortage of things to cover this month. 

Moon Surgical closed its Series A funding round with $31.3 million to accelerate the development of its Maestro robotic surgical system.

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Gatik, Georgia-Pacific and KBX announce multi-year commercial partnership to disrupt class 8 short-haul market.

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We’re extremely excited we can finally unveil the agenda for this year’s TC Sessions: Robotics.

This year 2022 has been the first time that I have attended ICRA, and I had never even remotely expected that it was going to be such an intense and exciting experience for me. Before starting the conference, I believed that what would interest me the most would be the state-of-the-art robots that are showcased […]

Demystifying Deep Tech Manufacturing - Episode Five features real-world knowledge and advice from those with experience on the topic: Tra Vu, COO, OhmniLabs™, and Andra Keay, 2022 Team Lead, Deep Tech Team, 2022 IEEE Entrepreneurship Steering Committee.

Let’s imagine that the next phone call you receive is from a customer that wants to order 10x the number of robots you have in your current production capacity, and needs them ASAP. Is that good or bad news?  A new revenue stream is a win, but if you’re not prepared, the result is rushed…

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We've long been promised last mile drone delivery. But has the trend evolved beyond the hype? And when can we expect actual drone delivery?