RobotPlusPlus, a Beijing-based company, launched the HighMate C20 cargo hold cleaning robot at the SMM 2024 conference in Hamburg, Germany. The robot ensures reliable and efficient operations in most sea conditions, reaching up to 95% of the hold's surface. It aims to enhance cargo hold cleaning, a crucial part of bulk carrier operations, to prevent cargo damage, noncompliance with regulations, pollution, and delays.
RoboticsRobotPlusPlus | Rating: 51 | 2024-09-05 02:38:27 PM |
Mobilicom Ltd., a company based in Shoham, Israel, has launched its 8-inch Controller Pro, a compact ground control station. The product aims to address the growing market demand, which is expected to experience a compound annual growth rate of 22% between 2023 and 2030. Oren Elkayam, co-founder and CEO of Mobilicom, believes the product has the potential to be transformative for the uncrewed systems and robotics sector.
TechnologyMobilicom | Rating: 51 | 2024-09-04 08:57:45 PM |
In July 2024, robotics companies raised approximately $1.3 billion through 47 investments. This figure is slightly higher than the 12-month trailing average of $1.2 billion. The total investments for the first seven months of 2024 reached $9.7 billion, surpassing the $8 billion total for the same period in 2023. The investments will be a major topic at RoboBusiness, which will take place on October 16-17 in Santa Clara, California.
RoboticsRobotics | Rating: 53 | 2024-09-04 04:57:43 PM |
Beckhoff Automation LLC has opened a new regional office in the greater Atlanta area, spanning over 5,000 sq. ft. The facility will boost the company's sales, support, and training capabilities, featuring a training room and a research and development room for customer meetings, seminars, and proof-of-concept validation.
IndustryBeckhoff | Rating: 42 | 2024-09-04 04:27:44 PM |
Dave Coleman, co-founder of PickNik Robotics, will share his experiences and observations of what works and what doesn’t when starting a robotics business at RoboBusiness 2024. He was CEO of PickNik Robotics for nine years until he stepped aside in August.
RoboticsPickNik | Rating: 53 | 2024-09-04 03:57:51 PM |
Michael Zampano, a product engineer from mk North America, discusses the Versaflex AP10, a flexible pallet conveyor solution that can be configured to fit the part-feeding requirements of any industrial robotic work cell. The solution is highly durable and can be reconfigured as production evolves. It is designed for medium-duty pallet-handling applications, including automotive components, larger battery cell applications, machining center operations, inspection, and testing centers.
Roboticsmk | Rating: 51 | 2024-09-03 09:07:49 PM |
Luxolis, a company founded in 2020 in Chuncheon, South Korea, provides advanced 3D vision cameras, industrial automation, and 3D collaboration tools for robot perception. Its technology enables industrial and collaborative robots to perceive their surroundings and tasks with high levels of precision. Luxolis 3D Capture uses Sony's IMX566PLR time-of-flight sensor for sub-millimeter precision real-time depth imaging, and Luxolis 3D Connect allows users to upload and manage 2D and 3D images.
AILuxolis | Rating: 62 | 2024-09-03 08:37:41 PM |
Swiss-Mile, a company spun out of ETH Zurich, has raised $22 million in seed funding for its wheeled quadruped robot, which is based on ANYbotics' ANYmal quadruped. The robot can walk, drive, and stand upright on two legs, and manipulate packages with wheeled end effectors. The company has spent the last year running pilots for customers, including last-mile delivery in smart cities and security for critical infrastructure.
RoboticsSwiss-Mile | Rating: 62 | 2024-09-03 07:07:41 PM |
BMW Group tested the Figure 02 humanoid robot from Figure AI on a production line at a plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, for a two-week pilot. The robot successfully fitted sheet-metal parts into precise fittings. This was the first time BMW used humanoid robots in production.
RoboticsBMW | Rating: 51 | 2024-09-03 06:27:42 PM |
Sergey Levine, co-founder of Physical Intelligence and an associate professor at UC Berkeley, will deliver a keynote at RoboBusiness. He will discuss foundation models in robotics, exploring whether general-purpose models trained on diverse datasets can outperform narrowly tailored specialist models in robotic tasks.
AINVIDIA | Rating: 62 | 2024-09-03 06:27:42 PM |