The Husky A300 uncrewed ground vehicle from Clearpath includes features for both expert robot developers and non-expert users.

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

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

The MC600 is designed to handle heavier payloads for mobile manipulation using Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots technology.

Collaborative Robotics unveiled its Proxie mobile manipulator, which is designed to work with people for warehouse workflows.

New Edge Edition cobots offer remote power on/off control, allowing for control from the mobile robot controllers or a PLC

Diligent Robotics marked more than 100,000 elevator trips with Moxi, which is conducting autonomous deliveries in hospitals.

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.’

Brightpick plans to use the funding to further expand its U.S. operations, which will make up 50% of the company’s 2024 revenue.

evoBOT from Fraunhofer IML has a seemingly simple design that doesn’t resemble any other mobile robot on the market today.

Nimble aims to develop an intelligent general-purpose warehouse robot that is capable of performing all core fulfillment functions.

The University of Illinois researchers said the project’s person-centered, goal-oriented approach was beneficial in narrowing down tasks.

In this week’s podcast, we connect with the founder of Kinisi Robotics to learn about the future for wheeled humanoids.

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

GXO is working with robotics providers including Reflex Robotics to test mobile manipulator capabilities in tasks such as omnichannel fulfillment.

MoveIt Pro 6 has new features from PickNik to speed robotics development, helping companies like HiveBotics focus on their value proposition.

KUKA introduced three new mobile robots in 2023: the KMR iisy mobile cobot, KMP 1500P, and KMP 600-S diffDrive.

A more compact robot allows Canvas customers to use its technology in smaller spaces, like multi-family and tower construction projects.

Skild AI will use the funding to build its model and training datasets for commercial deployment. It’s also hiring across AI, robotics, engineering, operations, and security.

Realtime Robotics is bringing its motion planning for industrial and collaborative robots to market with Mitsubishi Electric.

Agility Robotics has added Daniel Diez as chief strategy officer, named Melonee Wise chief product officer, and appointed Pras Velagapudi as CTO.

Humanoid robots can help cross the islands of automation normally filled by people to help address the continued labor and skills gaps.