Category: The Robot Report
FedEx launches sorting robot with DoraBot
Fedex and Dorabot’s DoraSorter can sort packages for up to 100 destinations simultaneously. | Source: FedEx FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx, announced that it has collaborated with DoraBot to […]
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin acquiring Honeybee Robotics
Blue Origin, the sub-orbital spaceflight company founded by Jeff Bezos, is acquiring Honeybee Robotics for an undisclosed amount. The deal is expected to close in mid-February, and Honeybee Robotics will […]
Boston Dynamics delivering fleet of Stretch robots to DHL
Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robot. | Credit: Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics has landed the first customer for its Stretch case-handling robot. DHL Supply Chain is spending $15 million with Boston Dynamics […]
Vecna Robotics raises $65M in Series C funding
Vecna Robotics creates autonomous mobile robots for warehouse solutions. | Source: Vecna Robotics Vecna Robotics today raised $65 million in Series C funding led by Tiger Global Management, along with […]
101 years ago: origins of the word ‘robot’
A scene from the 1938 BBC adaptation of R.U.R. | Source: Wikimedia Commons It’s been 101 years since the Czech play R.U.R., which stands for Rossum’s Universal Robots, premiered on […]
Wandelbots raises $84M for no-code robotics programming
Wandelbots Teaching allows robots to be programmed in minutes. | Source: Wandelbots Wandelbots brought in $84 million in Series C funding, bringing the company’s total funding to $123 million. The […]
SRI on the future of robotics
In 1995, SRI International created a spin-off company, Intuitive Surgical, that licenses SRI technology. Futuristic robots and artificial intelligence (AI) are advancing at a breakneck pace, and some exciting innovations […]
Softbank Robotics America names new head of product
SoftBank Robotics America (SBRA), the North American arm of Softbank Robotics, named Jordan Sun as head of product, design and engineering. Sun most recently served as the chief innovation officer […]
Schaeffler expands robotics portfolio with Melior Motion acquisition
Melior Motion’s planetary gearboxes are used in industrial robots with medium to high payload capacities. | Source: Melior Motors Schaeffler Group, an automotive and industrial supplier, signed an agreement to […]
How 11 cobots help assemble the Fiat 500 electric car
Stellantis N.V. is a Dutch multinational automobile manufacturer established through a merger between PSA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The company installed 11 collaborative robot arms from Universal Robots (UR) at […]