Category: The Robot Report
iRobot sues SharkNinja for patent infringement
iRobot Roomba i7+ Robot Vacuum. iRobot is once again fighting to protect intellectual property related to its popular Roomba robot vacuum. iRobot filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in […]
Sawyer Black Edition debuts as Rethink Robotics gets a new CEO
Sawyer Black Edition. Source: Rethink Robotics GmbH Rethink Robotics GmbH today announced that it has updated the Sawyer collaborative robot. Sawyer Black Edition is available for pre-order. In addition, the […]
Realtime Robotics raises $11.7M for collision avoidance technology
Realtime Robotics RapidPlan processor. | Credit: Realtime Robotics Realtime Robotics, a Boston-based startup developing responsive motion planning for robots and autonomous vehicles, closed a $11.7 million Series A round. The round […]
Rubik’s Cube gets single-handed robotic solution with OpenAI training
Most robotic grippers do not closely resemble human hands because they are designed for a limited range of functions or high precision and repeatability. However, human hands can be very […]
Gita robot gets revisions, rolls onto consumer market
BOSTON — From running errands locally without having to get into a car to carrying items hands-free, mobile robots could make urban and suburban life easier. Piaggio Fast Forward Inc. […]
Official ROS driver launches for UR cobots
There is now an official Robot Operating System (ROS) driver that is compatible with Universal Robots collaborative robots. Third-party developers have created ROS drivers for UR, but the world’s leading […]
Electrically controlled soft actuators could make soft robots less bulky
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a way to build soft robots that are compact, portable and multifunctional. The advance was made possible by creating soft, […]
How Mabu the robot helps patients manage chronic illness
Catalia Health uses a personal robot assistant, Mabu, to help patients managing chronic diseases. | Credit: Catalia Health Editor’s Note: Catalia Health Founder and CEO Cory Kidd will be speaking […]
Electrothermal actuators propel small robot like an inchworm
Researchers at the University of Toronto have used electrothermal actuators to create a small robot that can crawl like an inchworm. The engineers said that the materials technology could have […]
Nanobots promise to change the future of medical treatment
Scientists have touted nanotechnology, or extremely small-scale devices, as a promising method for assessing patient health, delivering medicine, or potentially even repairing damaged tissue or fighting cancerous cells. However, nanobots […]