Now with ROS 2 and Python support, Create 3 is iRobot’s smartest developer platform to date.
iRobot software update adds child lock, Siri integration
The latest update gives Imprint Smart Mapping capabilities to Roomba i3 and i3+ customers, giving them more customization options.
ElliQ companion robot for aging adults hits market
ElliQ is designed to alleviate the effects of loneliness or social isolation and connect users to their families and caregivers.
Labrador Systems building AMRs for home assistance
Labrador Systems’ Retriever and Caddie robots can autonomously navigate a home carrying payloads up to 25 lbs.
Movia launches TheraPal robots for cognitive, social development
The new robotic aides are designed to be used by parents, therapists and other healthcare professionals for the development and learning of individuals with neurodevelopmental or intellectual challenges
iRobot STEM campaign donates coding robots
Use your iRobot vacuum cleaner and earn STEM products for local STEM programs.
iRobot continues to diversify with $72M foray into air purification
iRobot CEO Colin Angle said air purification could be a $150 million in annual revenue product category for iRobot within the next several years.
Embodied piloting Moxie companion robot with pediatric patients
The goal is for Moxie to increase treatment tolerance, reduce distress, and improve long-term health outcomes for children recently diagnosed with diabetes.
Amazon Astro underwhelms; Vicarious Surgical CEO Adam Sachs
Amazon unveiled its much-anticipated consumer robot earlier this week. We share our thoughts about Astro and hear from callers who share their opinions about Amazon’s first consumer robot.
Amazon Astro robot: been there, done that
We’ve seen several multipurpose home robots – Buddy, Cozmo, Jibo, Kuri – crash and burn over the years. Will things be different with Amazon Astro?
Embodied acquires conversational AI startup Kami Computing
Kami will strengthen Embodied’s Moxie robot by adding memory of past conversations context, consistent personality, common sense reasoning.
Robin Autopilot acquires Mowbot, expands deal with Husqvarna
Robin Autopilot USA, a developer of robotic mowing technology, acquired Mowbot, a robotic lawn care franchise with 16 locations throughout the U.S. As part of the acquisition, Robin Autopilot will launch an expanded partnership with Husqvarna Group, which is a major investor in Mowbot and an equity partner of Robin. Mowbot will become known as…
Digital Dream Labs gearing up for Cozmo, Vector relaunch
Better late than never. Digital Dream Labs (DDL), the edutainment startup that acquired Anki’s IP in December 2019, is gearing up to relaunch the popular Cozmo and Vector consumer robots by signing a global retail distribution deal with Protempo. The goal is to have the robots physically on retail store shelves in time for the…
Tertill CEO Helen Greiner; Can Aurora catch Waymo?
Welcome to Episode 34 of The Robot Report Podcast, which brings conversations with robotics innovators straight to you. Join us each week for discussions with leading roboticists, innovative robotics companies, and other key members of the robotics community. You can subscribe to The Robot Report Podcast on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, SoundCloud, Spotify and more. Please subscribe to the podcast and leave us…
Sex, Race, and Robots author Ayanna Howard discusses how to identify, fight bias
Ayanna Howard, the first female dean of Ohio State University’s College of Engineering, discusses her new book on Sex, Race, and Robotics.
Millennials ready for robots to aid family health and wellness, finds IEEE survey
The IEEE surveyed 2,000 millennials with children worldwide and found growing acceptance of robotics for maintaining the healthcare and wellbeing of their families. U.S. respondents were more wary than averaage.
Designing robots for manufacturability; inside Jibo’s revival
Welcome to Episode 21 of The Robot Report Podcast, which brings conversations with robotics innovators straight to you. Join us every week for discussions with leading roboticists, innovative robotics companies, and other key members of the robotics community. Listeners can subscribe to The Robot Report Podcast on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Google Play, and…
Toyota Research Institute shows service robot prototypes in virtual open house
Toyota Research Institute demonstrated its research into machine learning, simulation, and manipulation in a virtual open house, which included a ceiling-mounted kitchen gantry robot.
Amazon’s security drone, life-size Gundam & robotic-assisted surgery
Welcome to Episode 18 of The Robot Report Podcast, which brings conversations with robotics innovators straight to you. Join us every week for discussions with leading roboticists, innovative robotics companies, and other key members of the robotics community. Listeners can subscribe to The Robot Report Podcast on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Google Play, and…
Robot gardening startup, Tertill, names Helen Greiner CEO
We don’t often cover personnel moves, but this one is too important to pass up. Helen Greiner today was named CEO and Chairman of Tertill Corporation, which was formerly known as Franklin Robotics. The North Billerica, Mass.-based startup develops the Tertill weeding robot for vegetable and flower gardens. Of course, Greiner co-founded iRobot in 1990, alongside…
iRobot adds lower-cost Roomba i3+ with self-emptying bin
iRobot introduced the Roomba i3+ today, its lowest-cost robot vacuum that features a self-emptying cleaning base. It also features iRobot’s new Genius Home Intelligence Platform for personalized cleaning control. The iRobot Roomba i3+ robot vacuum is available now in the U.S. ($599) and Canada ($749) at iRobot’s online store. It’ll hit retailers in September. The…
Soft Bubble Gripper a step toward domestic robots, says Toyota Research Institute
The Soft Bubble Gripper developed by a Toyota Research Institute team combines sensors and advanced materials to more safely handle objects in a step toward household robots.