Robots for Home, Work & Entertainment
Robots, like humans, generally use two different sensory modalities when interacting with the world. There’s exteroceptive perception (or exteroception), which comes from external sensing systems like lidar, cameras, and eyeballs. … Read More
Epson released an updated version of the T3 SCARA robot shown above. | Source: Epson Robot Epson Robots announced updates to its T-Series line with the T3-B and T6-B All-in-One … Read More
Helmut Schmid is the new CEO for AMR provider AGILOX. | Credit: AGILOX AGILOX makes new top management appointments. Helmut Schmid takes over as CEO in January 2022, as successor … Read More
Eckhart, a Wisconsin-based robotic systems integrator, has been acquired by private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners. LFM Capital sold Eckhart to Arsenal Capital for an undisclosed amount. Eckhart offers engineering, … Read More
A custom hexapod from PI was used to place the segments of the telescope’s mirror. | Source: NASA Last week, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope began preparing for a three-month … Read More
The US Space Force (USSF) became an official branch of the US military on December 20, 2019. In the two years since its launch, the USSF has begun to recruit … Read More
The FANUC M-1000iA FANUC America, a supplier of CNCs, robotics and ROBOMACHINEs, introduced the M-1000iA robot capable of handling heavy products including automotive components, construction materials and battery packs for … Read More
Addverb Technologies’ ASRS system uses a shuttle to transport items. | Source: Addverb Technologies Reliance Retail Ventures, the retail unit of Reliance Industries, acquired a 54% stake in Addverb Technologies … Read More
Powermat Technologies today unveiled a wireless charging solution designed for fleets of various types of service robots used for commercial cleaning, delivery, warehouse operations, medical operations, and more. It develops … Read More
Wayve, a London-based developer of autonomous driving technology, today raised $200 million in Series B funding. Wayve has now raised more than $258 million since it was founded in 2017. … Read More
Exotec raised $335 million in Series D funding to scale its automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) technology. The round, which was led by the Growth Equity business within Goldman … Read More
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for … Read More
CES 2022 has wrapped up with over 40,000 in person attendees. Our editorial team perused CES virtually this year and still found no shortage of new robots and technologies to … Read More
Unitree Robotics, well known for providing affordable legged robots along with questionable Star Wars-themed promotional videos, has announced a brand new, custom-made, 6-degree-of-freedom robotic arm intended to be mounted on … Read More
It’s not often that we see a home robot that manages to be both relatively affordable and realistically technologically achievable while also solving a clear and widespread need. The iRobot … Read More
This is a sponsored article brought to you by Avidbots. The days of having single-purpose robots for specific tasks are behind us. A robot must be multi-functional to solve today’s … Read More
Polimove team gets the check for winning the 2022 Autonomous Challenge @CES. | Image credit: IAC Autonomous vehicle history was made in the first week of January 2022. Two major … Read More
RE2 Robotics is creating an underwater robot to autonomously neutralize underwater mines for the U.S. Navy. RE2 Robotics, a 2021 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award winner, shared a recap of what … Read More
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We’ll also be posting a … Read More
The Innoviz360 LiDAR sensor. | Source: Innoviz Technologies Innoviz Technologies, a provider of high-performance, reliable and affordable LiDAR sensors and perception software, introduces a sensor to its product line – … Read More
I’ve learned to basically ignore the “home robots” hyped each year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). This year is more of the same, except for two new robots from … Read More
We already recapped the most popular, most important and most memorable stories of 2021. In fact, you can find all of The Robot Report‘s 2021 Year in Review coverage here. … Read More
What a month it was for robotics. Whether it was China revealing its five-year plan for robotics dominance or Toronto banning sidewalk robots, there was no shortage of robotics stories … Read More
Elbit Systems develops robotics for the military and commercially. | Source: Elbit Systems Oftentimes, autonomous robots operate in human-free environments, like logistics centers or automated production lines. It can be … Read More
The ultimate purpose of robotics is to improve the human condition. Our bodies are vulnerable to damage and disrepair. In the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the entry on “care robots” … Read More
The key to this robotic hand’s grip are at the ends of its fingers. It’s unique adhesive pads help it to grip objects with little force. | Source: Stanford University … Read More
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for … Read More
By Pradeep Deshmane (principal engineer) and Manoj Pujari (lead engineer) at Portescap Whether moving or positioning objects, accessing dangerous environments, handling hazardous materials like medical waste or simply helping out … Read More
Tiny Mile’s robots have operated in Toronto for over a year, but were pulled from the streets last week. | Source: Tiny Mile Today, the Toronto City Council voted to … Read More
This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. Each “step” for an inchworm may be small, but the diversity of terrains and … Read More
