In 2023, Rufus, first roofing system from Renovate Robotics, applied asphalt shingles three times faster than a human roofer.

To date, General Motors has invested more than $8 billion into Cruise, and in 2023 alone, the company lost $3.48 billion.

coboworx will use the funding to expand its team of robotics experts and software engineers, grow its product range, and tap into new markets.

Omniverse Cloud Sensor RTX can generate synthetic data for robotics, says NVIDIA, which is presenting over 50 research papers at CVPR.

Korechi Innovations says its new robot can reduce labor, expense, and energy usage for golf course managers.

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.

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

igus says its acquisition of Atronia will enable cost-effective series production of smart plastics for predictive maintenance.

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.

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

CyberTractor Challenge encourages college students to hack the cloud-based solutions and physical hardware from AGCO, CNHI, John Deere and more.

Learn how FarmWise overcame the challenges of developing a weeding robot with linear slides, computer vision, AI and more.

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

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.