Just in time for holiday shopping: Black in Robotics have just launched the BiR Store whose funds support our outreach activities https://blackinrobotics.org/store And we have two new funding opportunities for students, these are listed under BiR Resources on the homepage (https://blackinrobotics.org/) along with the resume book (signup code: BiRSignUp2022) and reading list. As new resources […]
Accelerating the robotics revolution by Adrian MacNeil I’m happy to announce our $15M Series A funding led by Eclipse Ventures. It’s an exciting time for Foxglove – thousands of robotics engineers use our software, and our user base has grown by over 8x in the past 12 months alone! But before we jump into details, I […]
THE IMTS ROBOTICS PAVILLION WILL HOST DELEGATIONS FROM SILICON VALLEY ROBOTICS, MASS ROBOTICS AND SATX ROBOTIX AND WILL FEATURE THE LATEST INNOVATIONS OF THE US ROBOTICS INDUSTRY WHO / WHAT IMTS 2022 marks the first time that three of the largest robotics clusters from around the nation will exhibit together as part of […]
OhmniLabs’ Ohmni Robots are being used to equalize access to STEAM education in underserved communities. Thanks to the magic of telepresence, a group of 40 Indigenous youth in Calgary, Canada “traveled” to OhmniLabs’ 3D printing facility to learn more about robotics. InidgeSTEAM owns a fleet of robots that they use with Urban and On-Nation Indigenous Youth […]
June 27, 2022 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time CAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Relay Robotics, Inc., a leading supplier of service robots to the hospitality, healthcare, and real estate industries, is exhibiting its Relay+ Service Robot, the hospitality industry’s most advanced delivery robot, at the 2022 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC), June 27-30, at the Orange […]
The Rizon 10 earned the best of the best distinction at this year’s Red Dot Awards for its ground-breaking design and precise balance between form and function June 22, 2022 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Flexiv, the world’s leading general-purpose robotics company, has been granted the “Red Dot: Best of the Best” […]
Robotics Industry Pioneer, Melonee Wise, Joins the TAILOS Board of Directors AUSTIN, Texas, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Tailos today announced Melonee Wise, founder of Fetch Robotics, has been elected to Tailos’ board of directors. Wise will bring decades of experience in industry-leading robotics development and building innovative companies, including a long track record of leading innovative and diverse […]
Three robotic bagging systems to be deployed at Zenni’s Northern California customer fulfillment center; job description calls for visual acuity, precision, dexterity — and tireless work ethic June 22, 2022 06:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OSARO™, a global leader in the development and deployment of advanced robotics for e-commerce, has partnered with Zenni®, the […]
Using dynamic coordination software & collaborative productivity, Grace & Carter will enable robots to better work with and understand people. June 21, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Robust.AI, the company transforming how robots work for people, has unveiled its first software suite product, Grace, as well as a hardware product concept, […]
First mention must go to Mike Dooley and Labrador Robotics, winner of the inaugural Engelberger Foundation Grant and one of the only commercially viable home robots for the ‘aging in place’ demographic that exists. As you can see from the picture, the Labrador ‘Retriever’ is an affordable autonomous mobile robot capable of lifting and lowering […]
We can now offer you a telepresence robot tour of the ICRA 2022 expo hall, competitions and poster sessions, thanks to generous support from our friends at OhmniLabs. OhmniLabs build human-centric robots that elevate quality of life for billions of people worldwide, and they build all the robots right here in Silicon Valley using advanced […]
McLean, Va. (May 5, 2022) – AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology is excited to announce Silicon Valley Robotics has become a part of AMT. The two organizations stand at the forefront of their fields, and this alliance will enrich their member companies as well as the larger manufacturing technology community. Andra Keay, SVR’s […]
BOSTON, Mass. / May 3, 2022 – MassRobotics, Pittsburgh Robotics Network and Silicon Valley Robotics have formed the United States Alliance of Robotics Clusters (USARC). USARC supports the development, commercialization and scaling of robotics for global good by collaborating with government and industry stakeholders. The organization will develop and drive U.S. robotics mandates to deliver: […]
FIRA, the Agricultural Robotics Event, launches its U.S. edition in Fresno, California on Oct 18-20 2022 and Silicon Valley Robotics is pleased to be one of the event partners. FIRA USA 2022 will bring together specialty crop growers, robot manufacturers, industrials, academics, technologists, startups and investors for 3 days of problem-solving, decision making and planning. The […]
Reposted from an Open Robotics post with permission. March 22nd, 2012 is the day it all began. That’s the day we officially incorporated the Open Source Robotics Foundation, the origin of what we now call Open Robotics. The prospect of starting a company is both scary and exciting; but starting an open-source company in a […]
Silicon Valley Robotics joins forces with Circuit Launch to showcase some of the latest robotics technologies in a hands-on deeptech cowork and classroom space. The Silicon Valley Robotics’ Robot Block Party has been running since 2009 and is an annual tradition in the Bay Area during National Robotics Week. There will be plenty of robots […]
What we can expect from the Fourth Industrial Revolution – from Foxglove The robotics industry is at an inflection point in its history. Whereas robots up until now have been deployed mostly in controlled environments like factories and assembly lines, we’re now reaching a stage where advancements in artificial intelligence and computer vision are helping robots […]
RIOS Intelligent Machines, Inc., leader of end-to-end AI-powered robotic workcells for factory automation, announced today that it has raised $28 million in Series A equity funding and debt financing. This new round of funding, together with a $5 million venture round announced back in 2020, raise RIOS’ total capitalization to $33 million. The oversubscribed Series […]
Learn how Rajant Corporation, PBE Group, and Australian Droid + Robot – as part of a #MSHA (U.S. Department of Labor)-backed mine safety mission – achieved a historic unmanned underground mine inspection at one of the US’ largest underground room and pillar limestone operations in this comprehensive IM report. Using ten ADR Explora XL unmanned […]
Seeing the robots at ICRA 2022 through the eyes of a robot
Accessbility@ICRA2022 and OhmniLabs provided three OhmniBots for the conference, allowing students, faculty and interested industry members to attend the expo and poster sessions. The deployment of telepresence robots was greatly appreciated by everyone, from people with medical conditions or visa issues preventing them from attending, to people who were able to sample a little bit […]