Weekend robotics reading
I know it's kind of late but here are some of the reads I've enjoyed this week or so.
I miss Revue! It was so easy to turn all my links into nice little summaries with pics. Substack is great for longer form content but I have tons of links to share more often than I write a longer piece. From here on, I’ll send out a links collection on the weekend regardless. And if you know a great way of importing links into Substack with nice formatting - let me know!
Quick Reads:
NASA begins assembling first water hunting robotic moon rover - DevDiscourse
Robotic bees and roots offer hope of healthier environment and sufficient food - Robohub
Gatik and Kroger team up in Texas - Ottomate
7 VC’s who are taking pitches - TechCrunch (there are more than 7)
From simulation to reality - a tale of robotic heartbreak - FuzzyLogic
Bringing manufacturing back with Forge - TechCrunch
ABB spending $20m to expand US factories - The Robot Report
Nimble makes the leap to fully automated third party logistics warehouses - TechCrunch
Nimble Robotics raises $65million to scale up its autonomous fulfillment network - Silicon Angle
Rockwell Automation Announces Strategic Investment in READY Robotics and Collaboration to Streamline Robot Implementation - Press Release
How to make a cost effective flexible robotic solution for low volume manufacturing - HackerNoon
Verity raises $32M in Series B funding to accelerate rollout of autonomous inventory drone system- Verity Blog
How to balance assembly lines - Assembly Mag
Humanoid robots are coming - Axios
Humanoid robots cleaning your house, serving your food and running factories - a look at startups leading the charge - Yahoo Life
Meet ‘Tally,’ the blinking robot that will soon check inventory at BJ’s Wholesale - Boston.com
LexxPluss expands into the US with its warehouse robots - TechCrunch
Third Wave Automation Gets Funding from Qualcomm Ventures, Zebra - Asia Electronics
New 3D bioprinter could repair organs inside the human body. The snake-like robot might replace invasive implantation surgeries. - freethink
Micro-fulfillment center automation startup Fulfil Solutions gains $60 million in funding. Emerging from stealth with a robotic automation solution for e-grocery MFCs, Fulfill Solutions shared that it has opened an automated MFC dark store using the system, in partnership with grocer The Save Mart Companies - Modern Materials Handling
Startups spotted lately:
Syrena patented water drone
Iadys jellyfish bot
Clean Seas Solutions aquapod, aquadrone, waste station
Impossible Metals underwater mining
Deeper Reads:
Deep Learning Is Hitting a Wall
What would it take for artificial intelligence to make real progress?
The Fear of Mass Unemployment Due to Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Is Unfounded
Robots and AI Taking Over Jobs: What to Know About the Future of Jobs
Artificial intelligence is poised to eliminate millions of current jobs — and create millions of new ones.
By Mike Thomas
Mistaking Performance for Competence
Actuator: SVB fallout, hardworking drones and a fresh dose of technorealism from Rodney Brooks
By Brian Heater
Send in the Robots
Industry has high hopes as the Australian Government nears the launch of its first National Robotics Strategy
By Petra Stock
Love Machine: Autumn 2023
Edinburgh Futures Conversations – The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Shaping our AI Futures 6th March 2023, Playfair Library, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Futures Conversations – Between Two Waters: A Performance 8th March 2023, Inspace, Edinburgh
Tell Me What You Want, What You Really, Really Want 10th March 2023, Inspace, Edinburgh
Living With Robots 13th March 2023, Playfair, Edinburgh