Ottonomy offers Contextual AI 2.0, putting VLMs on the edge for robots

The Robot Report Staff 2025-01-08 09:58:00 www.therobotreport.com Ottobots use Contextual AI 2.0 with embodied VLMs in edge robotics. Source: Ottonomy...

RoboForce raises $10M to deploy mobile manipulators

The Robot Report Staff 2025-01-08 11:59:00 www.therobotreport.com RoboForce’s RF-04 dual-armed mobile manipulator. | Source: RoboForce RoboForce on Monday emerged from...

Pollen Robotics debuts Reachy 2 humanoid at CES 2025

Mike Oitzman 2025-01-08 10:25:00 www.therobotreport.com Reachy is a modular platform designed for research. | Credit: Pollen Robotics LAS VEGAS —...

Symbotic names robotics pioneer James Kuffner CTO

Steve Crowe 2025-01-07 15:58:00 www.therobotreport.com Symbotic CTO James Kuffner. James Kuffner, a pioneer in robotics, has been named chief technology...

Autonomous vehicle sensors don’t have to be a drag, find researchers

American Institute of Physics 2025-01-07 11:00:00 www.therobotreport.com Deformation control volumes are set for the front sensor, front-side sensor, roof sensor,...

John Deere harvests the seeds of large vehicle autonomy

Mike Oitzman 2025-01-06 13:30:00 www.therobotreport.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us0q5jVVOo8 Deere & Co. today announced four new products at CES 2025. The biggest announcement...

Serve Robotics raises $86M for last-mile delivery expansion

The Robot Report Staff 2025-01-06 10:47:00 www.therobotreport.com The third-generation Serve Robot is designed to be more rugged, safer, and capacious....

RoboSense to show lidar sensors, humanoid platform, and more innovations at CES 2025

The Robot Report Staff 2025-01-05 08:30:00 www.therobotreport.com RoboSense unveiled its new product line, including lidar sensors and a humanoid platform....

LimX Dynamics demonstrates latest humanoid robot motions

Eugene Demaitre 2025-01-03 15:29:00 www.therobotreport.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nwuyCSXvYQ Humanoid robots are getting more agile and potentially more useful. LimX Dynamics Inc. today...

Top 10 robotics stories of December 2024

Samsung increases stake in Rainbow Robotics, establishes Future Robotics Office

The Robot Report Staff 2024-12-31 12:38:00 www.therobotreport.com The RB-Y1 dual-armed mobile manipulator was announced this year. Source: Rainbow Robotics Samsung...

Voyant Photonics launches Carbon FMCW lidar sensor

The Robot Report Staff 2024-12-31 10:46:00 www.therobotreport.com The Carbon FMCW lidar sensor weighs just 250g. | Source: Voyant Photonics Voyant...

STMicroelectronics boosts AI at the edge with NPU-accelerated microcontroller

The Robot Report Staff 2024-12-30 18:35:00 www.therobotreport.com The STM32N6 offers 600 times more machine-learning performance than a high-end STM32 microcontroller...

AgiBot releases humanoid manipulation dataset to enable large-scale learning

The Robot Report Staff 2024-12-30 14:54:00 www.therobotreport.com The AgiBot World humanoid manipulation dataset includes foundational models, standardized benchmarks, and a...

Zebra Technologies to acquire vision unit from Photoneo Brightpick Group

Eugene Demaitre 2024-12-30 08:31:00 www.therobotreport.com The founders of Photoneo Brightpick Group, which is separating its vision and robotics units. Source:...

Figure AI ships Figure 02 humanoid robots to a paying customer

Eugene Demaitre 2024-12-29 08:31:00 www.therobotreport.com The F.02 humanoid is already at work at a Figure AI customer site. Source: Brett...

EngineAI releases PM01 humanoid robot for commercial, educational use

The Robot Report Staff 2024-12-27 17:38:00 www.therobotreport.com The SE01, left, and the new PM01 humanoid robot. Source: EngineAI Robotics Scarcely...

Top 10 robotics developments of 2024

Brianna Wessling 2024-12-27 08:28:00 www.therobotreport.com The humanoid frenzy that began in 2023 continued throughout 2024. This year, six of our...

Pudu Robotics launches PUDU D9 humanoid robot

The Robot Report Staff 2024-12-26 17:08:00 www.therobotreport.com The PUDU D9 humanoid robot includes he DH11 advanced manipulators. Source: Pudu Robotics...

Navigating the world of manufacturing logistics

Mike Oitzman 2024-12-26 17:23:00 www.therobotreport.com In Episode 179 of The Robot Report Podcast, we feature an interview with Anders...

Massimo Motor adds mobile robots to production line for UTVs

The Robot Report Staff 2024-12-26 11:57:00 www.therobotreport.com Massimo Motor’s new production facility with automated guided robots in Garland, Texas. Source:...

How Waste Robotics, Greyparrot are enhancing sorting robots

Brianna Wessling 2024-12-22 08:00:00 www.therobotreport.com Waste Robotics uses FANUC robot arms to enable reliable and precise picking, it said. |...

Matternet adds ANRA’s UTM tech to expand drone delivery

The Robot Report Staff 2024-12-21 10:00:00 www.therobotreport.com Matternet’s M2 Drone can carry payloads of up to 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds)...

Helm.ai upgrades generative AI model to enrich autonomous driving data

The Robot Report Staff 2024-12-20 13:08:00 www.therobotreport.com Helm.ai’s GenSim-2 allows users to modify video data using generative AI. | Source:...

Alimak Group, Skyline Robotics create autonomous building maintenance unit

The Robot Report Staff 2024-12-19 08:00:00 www.therobotreport.com Ozmo, Skyline Robotics’ flagship robot, uses force sensors to calculate how much pressure...

Symbotic buys healthcare robot maker OhmniLabs

The Robot Report Staff 2024-12-19 14:10:00 www.therobotreport.com OhmniLabs offers UV disinfection robots and telepresence robots. | Source: Ohmnilabs Symbotic has...