Robotics industry’s must-attend technical development event returns to Boston in 2025 with deepened coverage, an expanded expo floor and more.

Dr. Dietmar Ley, CEO of Basler AG in Ahrensburg, Germany, has been elected as the new chairman of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association.

Schaeffler, a global motion technology leader, said it sees ‘the potential to deploy a significant number of humanoids in our global network of 100 plants by 2030.’

Since the start of 2024, iRobot has reduced its global workforce by nearly 50%.

2025 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards will recognize the leading technologies, businesses, startups, and applications of the past year.

Researchers give robots a sense of touch by “listening” to vibrations, allowing them to identify materials, understand shapes and recognize objects.

The payload increase is already available to existing UR20 and UR30 cobots in the field via a free software update.

Intel said the D421 is well-suited for a variety of robots, including autonomous mobile robots, humanoids, robotic arms, and more.

New tech enables developers to create robots terrestrially with HEBI building blocks and transfer that work to space-rated HEBI hardware.

Join us for an insightful webinar about accelerating ROS 2 AMR development. This webinar will uncover common pitfalls in AMR projects.

Meet the contestants of the RoboBusiness Pitchfire Startup Competition, an opening day staple of the event.

ABB gains access to a broader range of DIY automation clients, while Vention enhances its robotics portfolio.

Rethink Robotics has retooled its collaborative robot offerings and added mobile robots and a mobile manipulator as it returns to Boston.

Significant declines in the automotive and semiconductor industries led to the decline in robot sales, according to the Association for Advancing Automation.

Opteran’s Jack Pearson will explain why autonomy is at the heart of total cost of ownership for mobile robots, what costs are secretly undermining margin and customer experience, and how you can measure and solve these issues.

Robotics innovation will be the topic of discussion at a RoboBusiness keynote panel featuring experts from ABB, DHL, NVIDIA, and Teradyne.

Founded in 2016, READY Robotics was best known for its ForgeOS robot-agnostic operating system, but it recently branched out into automation consulting and palletizing.

Veo Robotics developed FreeMove, a safeguarding technology for industrial robots that promotes human-robot collaboration.

Soft Robotics divested its robotic gripper business to Schmalz for an undisclosed amount. A new spinoff, Oxipital AI, will focus on 3D vision and AI for inspection and robotic picking.

Participating startups will receive a free booth on the expo floor, schedule meetings with investors, network with industry leaders, and appear on The Robot Report Podcast.

Rodney Brooks, Sergey Levine, Claire Delaunay, a state-of-the-industry panel, and a live demo of a swallowable robotic pill will headline leading commercial robotics event.

Agility Robotics CEO Peggy Johnson details the business model for Digit and when the next generation of the humanoid will be released.