AWS and NVIDIA said that Isaac Sim on Amazon Web Services can significantly accelerate and scale robot simulation and AI training.

In November 2024, stories about the future of robotics, big robot milestones, and new product unveilings grabbed our readers’ attention.

Realtime Robotics has named Ville Lehtonen, who previously worked at HighRes Biosolutions and Pickle Robot, to lead its product efforts.

The ASTM International F45 committee is developing a new standard and an apparatus to test mobile manipulator precision.

The RZ/T2H comes with the Renesas Flexible Software Package and a Linux package that comes with long-term support.

Amir Bousani, CEO of RGO Robotics, and Jacob Petersen, Chief Commercial Officer from Wheel.Me, discuss the importance of perception and AI for mobile robotics.

Flexiv has released Elements Series 3, which includes a simplified user interface, a rugged teach pendant, and support for multiple robot axes.

The FANUC M-950iA has a reach of 2,830 mm, and the range of motion on the robot’s J3 axis allows it to flip over backward.

ABB Robotics is leveraging AI to help make robotics smarter and easier to setup and program across all of the industries served by ABB.

As DARPA’s robotic payload developer for the RSGS program, NRL looked to the future to build and test satellite servicing capabilities.

Theia is a visual foundation model that the AI Institute says can distill diverse models for policy learning at a lower computation cost.

CynLr, which is developing technology to enable robots to manipulate unknown objects, will grow its team and expand its supply chain network.

Standard Bots says the intellectual property of READY Robotics will make it easier to build applications atop foundation models.

New Comau products include those for robotic machining, performance monitoring, programming and optimization, welding, and bin picking.

Premier Labs is a new venture studio developing startups to address the challenges faced by its integrator parent’s customers.

ABB Robotics’ new Energy Efficiency Service will help manufacturers to improve the power consumption of their industrial robots.

CIIF 2024 showed the latest in China’s robotics industry, from cobots and industrial automation to humanoids.

ARS Automation says its FlexiBowl parts feeder occupies less space while still providing throughput and precision for modern manufacturing.

Dexterity AI has developed DexR, a two-armed robot that uses machine vision, force sensing, and integrated motion planning to unload containers.

While there are many emerging industries for robotics, ABB Robotics explained why healthcare is the most promising. 

BlackBerry QNX says its foundational software enables developers to make robots more reliable and precise for a range of applications.

Inbolt has raised $16.4 million to expand its operations and speed development of its 3D vision tech for manufacturing.