The loss of people from Meta and Twitter is a gain for robotics industry IMHO.

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NIMBRO ANNOUNCED AS WINNER OF THE $10M ANA AVATAR XPRIZE NIMBRO ANNOUNCED AS WINNER OF THE $10M ANA AVATAR XPRIZE

OAK Camera Line Creators Launch Kickstarter Campaign to Develop Open Source Robot for Everyone: rae

The California Department of Motor Vehicles approved an amendment to Waymo’s existing deployment permit Wednesday to include driverless, as well as drivered, operations. Now, Waymo will be able to charge for usage of its autonomous vehicles, which will operate without anyone in the driver’s seat, for services like food and grocery delivery. The upgraded DMV […]

Waymo can now charge for fully driverless services in San Francisco by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Find your preferred desktop 6-axis robotic arm. Find this and other hardware projects on Hackster.io.

Galen Robotics is developing a robot to help doctors steady their hands during long surgeries.

Is the continent ready to welcome robotic fast-food workers?

Iron Ox, an agriculture technology company, laid off a number of its employees, according to reports from now-former employees.

Lidar makers Ouster and Velodyne have agreed to merge, combining roughly $400 million in market value.

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The report’s key metric, the PMI, was 50.2 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), following September’s 50.9 and back-to-back readings of 52.8 in July and August, growing, at a slower rate, for the 29th consecutive month, coupled with the overall economy also growing for the 29th consecutive month. This represents the lowest PMI reading, going back to May 2020’s 43.5.

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The Wall Street Journal reports multiple federal probes of TuSimple’s China dealings after a watchdog set up oversight in February.

IHMC is working in collaboration with Boardwalk Robotics to develop a next generation humanoid robot called Nadia, which will have a high power-to-weight ratio and large range of motion, along with develop autonomous and semi-autonomous behaviors to allow Nadia to function in urban environments. It’s named Nadia, after famed gymnast Nadia Comăneci, and is being funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

NASA and Space Force ordered an extra set of robotic hands from PickNik Robotics. PickNik Robotics landed a deal with the United States Space Force and NASA for its innovative robotic hands that will grab space objects for the agency, with the tech staying in orbit.

Walmart Inc is planning to cut more than 1,000 jobs at an Atlanta facility that fulfills orders placed on Walmart.com.

A group of researchers led by Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio have developed an amphibious robotic turtle that can adapt to disparate environments.

This year’s “Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics & Automation” (IERA) goes to Drishti, a video analytics company based in Mountain View, California. Drishti technology supports workers on assembly lines to avoid errors and be more productive. To achieve this, the company has developed the pioneering technology “action recognition”.

Formant Free is a version of Formant's cloud management platform designed to give roboticists and startups an easy way to monitor, teleoperate, and access their devices.

Plus One Robotics, whose PickOne vision software and Yonder human-in-the-loop remote supervision suite enable fast, reliable picking, celebrated the parcel-handling milestone.

A few months after winning our robotics pitch-off, Touchlabs' CEO discusses the company's work to improve teleoperation through robotic skin.

Agriculture has planted a new seed in the Central Valley with the nation’s first robotics and automation conference dedicated to specialty crops.

A few months after winning our robotics pitch-off, Touchlabs' CEO discusses the company's work to improve teleoperation through robotic skin.

Built Robotics, the inventor of the robotic Exosystem™ and leader in construction autonomy, is announcing its expansion into the European market. To promote the news, Built will be presenting its Exosystem, and will be running a real-time, live video demonstration of robotic operation at bauma, the world's largest trade fair in the construction industry.

When it comes to self-driving cars, there are still plenty of concerns ranging from safety and technology to price and availability. But one robotaxi company wants potential riders to imagine what switching to self-driving cars might look like as it readies to drive around more cities’ streets.

Accelerating the robotics revolution by Adrian MacNeil I’m happy to announce our $15M Series A funding led by Eclipse Ventures. It’s an exciting time for Foxglove – thousands of robotics engineers use our software, and our user base has grown by over 8x in the past 12 months alone! But before we jump into details, I […]

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Over the course of the past year Open Robotics has taken time from our day-to-day efforts to work with our colleagues in the field to consider how the technology we develop could negatively impact society as a whole. In particular we were concerned with the weaponization of mobile robots. After a lot of thoughtful discussion, […]

In this Robotics 24/7 Roundtable, attendees can hear from e-commerce, retail, and omnichannel experts on best practices for selecting and using a variety of robots.

HBO has cancelled Westworld after its fourth season. But it's not all bad news.Everybody has their preferences when it comes to TV and movies. My