During RoboBusiness, GITAI will examine what a labor-abundant space industry will look like with robotics at its center.
Woolworths Group acquires Takeoff Technologies’ assets for grocery fulfillment
After initiating the Chapter 11 process in May, Takeoff Technologies has now found a buyer for its micro-fulfillment assets.
New Waymo robotaxi offers better performance at lower cost
Waymo’s vehicles are already serving over 100,000 paid trips every week across its deployment sites using its 5th-generation system.
Rick Hansen Foundation announces strategic partnership with A&K Robotics
A&K Robotics and the Rick Hansen Foundation say the strategic partnership will aim to advance accessibility and inclusivity.
Window Hero to deploy Lucid Bots window cleaning drones
Window Hero showcased the Lucid Bots drone-cleaning service at Ambassador Christian School as the market for such services grows.
Allison Thackston to speak at RoboBusiness’ Women in Robotics Luncheon
At the event, attendees will have the opportunity to learn from Thackston’s experience and get to know other women in the industry.
Top 10 robotics stories of July 2024
Humanoids continued to grab our readers’ attention in July 2024, with four of our top 10 stories centering on the topic.
How robotics can optimize every step of the growing cycle
CNH has over 180 years of experience working with farmers, and now provides automated farm equipment to make farms more efficient.
Alphabet commits to $5B multi-year investment into Waymo
Waymo currently runs commercial, fully autonomous robotaxi operations in San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles.
Canvas’ new compact drywall finishing robot fits into smaller construction spaces
A more compact robot allows Canvas customers to use its technology in smaller spaces, like multi-family and tower construction projects.
UC San Diego, MIT researchers create Open-TeleVision, an immersive teleoperation system
Robotic manipulation and teleoperation have advanced in the past few years, but researchers at MIT and UC San Diego have developed Open-TeleVision to overcome limitations.
Top 10 robotics stories of June 2024
From exciting deployments and humanoid robotics developments to emerging partnerships, there was no shortage of robotics news to cover in June 2024.
Maja Matarić’s work with socially assistive robotics earns her the Athena Lecturer Award
Matarić is the Chan Soon-Shiong Chair and Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at USC, and a Principal Scientist at Google DeepMind
Autonomous vehicle legislation withdrawn from California senate
SB 915 would have allowed California municipalities to restrict and tax AV companies, similar to how taxi companies are regulated in the state.
Formic brings in $27.4M to expand its global fleet, increase support network
Since its previous funding, Formic’s fleet of robotic equipment has completed 100,000 production hours at more than 99% uptime.
GM invests another $850M into Cruise as it expands manual operations
To date, General Motors has invested more than $8 billion into Cruise, and in 2023 alone, the company lost $3.48 billion.
NASA spinoff Seatrec offers a new power source for underwater robots
Seatrec says its technology can allow robots to work in the open ocean indefinitely and without any intervention.
Waymo updates software after robotaxi drives into telephone pole
Software update corrects an error in the software that “assigns a low damage score” to telephone poles and updates the company’s map.
Waymo expands Phoenix service area; Zoox starts testing in Austin and Miami
Waymo plans to widen its robotaxi service area, while Zoox said it will begin testing autonomous vehicles in two more cities.
Chinese automaker to use UBTECH humanoid
Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor says UBTECH’s Walker S humanoid will be performing various tasks in its car manufacturing process.
Top 10 robotics stories of May 2024
In May, exciting events, like the Robotics Summit & Expo and Automate, brought a batch of new product releases and partnership announcements.
ETRI develops omnidirectional tactile sensors for robot hands
ETRI is introducing a tactile sensor fits into a robotic finger with stiffness and shape similar to a human finger.