Dexterity picks up $95M in funding for container unloading robots
More robots powered by artificial intelligence could soon be unloading trucks. Dexterity Inc. has closed a $95 million funding round, bringing its total valuation to $1.65 billion. Redwood City,...
View ArticleSEER Robotics offers SRC controllers, portfolio to accelerate robot building
The SRC safety robot controllers as part of SEER’s extensive hardware and software portfolio. Source: SEER Robotics Learning to build a robot in one week and deploying robot software in another may...
View ArticleWhen will we get the ChatGPT of robotics? The future of embodied AI is bright
Google’s RT-X is an example of a general-purpose robotics model that can control many different types of robots and perform basic reasoning about complex tasks. Source: Google DeepMind With the success...
View Articlemaxon showcasing High Efficiency Joint 90 actuators at Robotics Summit & Expo
maxon, a global leader in precision drive systems, is proud to announce the launch of its latest innovation, the High Efficiency Joint 90 (HEJ90). This compact, integrated drive system is designed to...
View ArticleDexterity launches Mech dual-armed mobile manipulator for truck loading
Mech can lift up to 130 lbs (around 59 kg) – 65 lbs (29 kg) per arm – and place boxes as high as 8 feet (2.4 m) in the air. | Source: Dexterity Dexterity Inc. Monday announced the launch of Mech, an...
View ArticleSanctuary AI uses NVIDIA Isaac Lab to accelerate robot training
Sanctuary has demonstrated sim-to-real transfer of learned manipulation policies for its hydraulic hands. | Source: Sanctuary AI Sanctuary AI this week shared that it uses NVIDIA Isaac Lab to simulate...
View ArticleBota Systems gets hands-on with haptic teleoperation at Robotics Summit
Bota Systems, a provider of force sensing technology, will be exhibiting at the Robotics Summit & Expo, the premier event for robotics developers. The event takes place April 30-May 1, 2025 at the...
View ArticleTeradyne Robotics, NVIDIA show latest AI Accelerator toolkit at GTC
The AI Accelerator features an embedded NVIDIA Jetson Orin box combined with PolyScope X. | Source: Universal Robots At NVIDIA GTC 2025 last week, Teradyne Robotics unveiled a suite of artificial...
View ArticleContoro picks up $12M to scale container unloading robots
States Logistics in California was an early user of Contoro’s truck-unloading robot. Unloading trailers and containers is a labor-intensive task that has been difficult to automate, but a number of...
View ArticleAI advances lead to more nimble humanoids, greater autonomy at NVIDIA GTC
NVIDIA GTC 2025 featured many leading developers that embed NVIDIA products in their robots. | Credit: The Robot Report I spent the majority of Day 3 at NVIDIA GTC exploring the expo floor, learning...
View Articleigus reaches $1B in sales and continues innovation, global expansion
The entire igus campus in Cologne, where it researches, produces, and tests, now covers around 218,000 sq. m (2.3 million sq. ft.). Source: igus GmbH From motion plastics to humanoid robots, igus GmbH...
View ArticleFlexxbotics updates FlexxCORE to help robotic companies scale production
FlexxCORE has been updated for longer unattended production, increased capacity, and improved product quality. | Source: Flexxbotics Flexxbotics today announced the latest release of FlexxCORE, the...
View ArticleTorc debuts physical AI for long-haul trucking at NVIDIA GTC 2025
Torc Robotics Inc. recently announced that it is collaborating with Flextronics International Ltd. and NVIDIA Corp. to develop a scalable physical artificial intelligence compute system for autonomous...
View ArticleKollmorgen releases SFD-M high-resolution encoder with multi-turn absolute...
The SFD-M high-resolution encoder offers multi-turn absolute feedback. | Source: Kollmorgen Kollmorgen Corp., a developer of motion control and automation systems, this week introduced the Smart...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson MedTech launches Dualto generator that will work with...
The Dualto surgical energy system. | Source: Johnson & Johnson MedTech As with other robotics applications, there is always room for improvement in power and usability for surgical systems. Johnson...
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