Beep discusses its pilot of Miki shuttles with Sustainability Partners and the Honolulu DoT at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.

Seatrec says its technology can allow robots to work in the open ocean indefinitely and without any intervention. 

Industrial robot shipments are similar to levels seen in 2022, although the average price of industrial robots decreased last year.

ASTM International’s Aaron Prather will chair the IEEE humanoid study group, which is open to other standards development organizations.

The agreement designates Realbotix as an official developer partner and facilitates collaboration and integration with ROBOTIS’ technology. 

Collaborative Robotics has established a foundation models AI team and partnered with the University of Washington on research.

May Mobility’s pilot will run six days per week, and operate across 68 stops in 11 square miles of downtown Detroit. There will be human safety operators inside each vehicle.

Instock has taken an unusual approach to automated storage and retrieval systems with suspended mobile robots for retrieving totes.

Korea-based Floatic plans to extend its R&D efforts and commercialize its warehouse robotics system in 2024.

Pringle Robotics says it worked closely with Aramark Facilities Management to evaluate, pilot, and deploy the robots. 

Software update corrects an error in the software that “assigns a low damage score” to telephone poles and updates the company’s map.

According to A3, North American companies purchased 8,582 robots from January through March for a total of $494 million.

Zimmer Biomet says it anticipates introducing a custom TMINI System to select markets in the U.S. in the second half of 2024. 

Opteran commercialized its vision-based approach to autonomy by releasing Opteran Mind.

Levita, whose surgical robots work with magnets, AI, and AR, is using Real-Time Innovations communications technology.

SMAC says its linear rotary actuators can be used for precision screw insertion and tightening in automated manufacturing.

Mitsubishi’s ARIA is a cost-effective system that aims to address labor and productivity challenges across a multitude of industries. 

The ARM Robotics Manufacturing Hub offers no-cost assessments and prototyping, as the organization releases its Future of Work study.

A Belgian hospital has conducted a minimally invasive kidney operation through a single incision with the da Vinci SP robot.

Simbe Robotics’ Tally robot helps store managers track inventory, saving time and improving customer service, according to a survey.

Asensus Surgical has agreed to be acquired by KARL STORZ, an endoscopy expert that will continue developing its robotic systems.

Waymo plans to widen its robotaxi service area, while Zoox said it will begin testing autonomous vehicles in two more cities.