PASADENA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Impossible Metals reveals its roadmap for the harvesting of polymetallic nodules from the seabed with the best Environmental Social Governance (ESG) performance and the lowest costs. Regulations, currently in draft, for seabed mining issued by the ISA and domestic regulators BOEM, SBMA, etc., require the use of “best available technology/techniques.” “6K Energy is hyper-focused on enabling […]

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nimble, an autonomous logistics and AI robotics company, today announced the appointment of Marc Raibert to its board of directors. This appointment further demonstrates the company’s unwavering dedication to inventing the next generation of intelligent robotic systems. “Marc is an icon in the robotics world and he has been an inspiration to me […]

Foxglove Studio now supports ROS 2 data with IDL-defined message schemas. You can now use .msg or .idl definitions to load ROS 2 data into Foxglove Studio, without any other changes to your workflows. While ROS 2 users typically define message types using the .msg schema encoding, ROS 2 also supports a subset of the OMG IDL spec for compatibility across ROS and non-ROS components. If you’ve […]

Silicon Valley Robotics joins forces with Circuit Launch to showcase some of the latest robotics technologies in a hands-on deeptech co-work and classroom space.  The Silicon Valley Robotics’ Robot Block Party is an annual tradition in the Bay Area during National Robotics Week. Now in its 14th year, this year’s Block Party will showcase plenty […]

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RobotLAB, an award-winning robotics integrator that delivers impactful business innovations and solutions for brands across many industries, has been tapped by B2B technology leader LG Business Solutions USA to support the expanded integration of LG’s state-of-the-art robots in commercial venues across the United States. RobotLAB will support two key robot models in LG’s […]

FRANKFURT, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The automotive industry has the largest number of robots working in factories around the world: Operational stock hit a new record of about one million units. This represents about one third of the total number installed across all industries, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). “Today, robots are playing a vital […]

With AI at its tipping point, AI-enabled computer vision is being used to address the world’s most challenging problems in nearly every industry. At GTC, a global conference for the era of AI and the metaverse running through Thursday, March 23, NVIDIA announced technology updates poised to drive the next wave of vision AI adoption. These […]

NVIDIA announced today at GTC that Omniverse Cloud will be hosted on Microsoft Azure, increasing access to Isaac Sim, the company’s platform for developing and managing AI-based robots. The company also said that a full lineup of Jetson Orin modules is now available, offering a performance leap for edge AI and robotics applications. “The world’s largest industries make physical things, but they […]

CORVALLIS, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Agility Robotics is excited to unveil the next generation of Digit, the first human-centric, multi-purpose robot made for logistics work. Digit is designed from the ground up to go where people go and do useful work safely in spaces designed for people, starting with bulk material handling within warehouses and distribution centers. “We’ve […]

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ProMat 2023 (Booth #S647) – Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator at the front line of business with solutions and partners that deliver a performance edge, is launching Zebra Picking Plus, an Application Programming Interface (API) for SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), designed to help organizations run their warehouse operations more efficiently. At ProMat 2023, the […]

SAN FRANCISCO, March 15 (Reuters) – Self-driving trucking startup Gatik will double its workforce by year end, a top executive said, after it announced a deal on Wednesday with grocer Kroger Co (KR.N) to transport goods within its Dallas, Texas network. Gatik, which operates traditional mid-sized trucks fitted with its autonomous technology, aimed to expand to 15 […]

SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ivanti Wavelink, the supply chain business unit of Ivanti, and Zebra Technologies Corporation, an innovator at the front line of business with solutions and partners that deliver a performance edge, today announced it will integrate Ivanti Wavelink and Zebra autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in warehouse and manufacturing facilities. The combined solution will increase […]

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nimble, an autonomous logistics and AI robotics company, announced today that it has raised $65 million in a Series B financing round led by Cedar Pine, with participation from existing investors DNS Capital, GSR Ventures, and Breyer Capital, among others. The additional funds bring total capital raised to $115 million. “Our robust due diligence process showed that […]

ZURICH, March 15 (Reuters) – ABB (ABBN.S) is expanding its main US robot factory as its customers there in the automotive, packaging and machinery industries confront a tight labour market as they bring production back home. The Swiss engineering company, which competes with Japan’s FANUC (6954.T) and Germany’s Kuka (KUKAF.PK), is spending $20 million boosting capacity at its Auburn Hills […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and GREENEVILLE, Tenn., March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a leading self-driving trucking company, today announced a dedicated agreement with Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ: FWRD) (“Forward”), a leading asset-light provider of transportation services across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Through this agreement, Kodiak and Forward are operating autonomous freight service 24 hours per day, six days per week (24/6) […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Zipline today unveiled its new platform that provides quiet, fast and precise autonomous delivery directly to homes in cities and suburbs. The company’s next generation home delivery platform is practically silent (designed to sound like wind rustling leaves), and is expected to deliver up to 7 times as fast as traditional automobile […]

LAS VEGAS, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Polymath Robotics and HARD-LINE are proud to announce their collaboration on a solution for autonomous dozing. In line with this collaboration, HARD-LINE has been added to Polymath’s network of hardware integration partners, and Polymath has joined HARD-LINE’s software integration ecosystem. HARD-LINE is a leading supplier of automation, teleoperation, and remote-control […]

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ouster, Inc. (NYSE: OUST), a leading provider of high-performance lidar sensors, and Fieldin, a leading AgTech company with a smart farming platform and autonomous technology, announced the largest known deployment of retrofit autonomy kits for autonomous tractors in the agricultural industry1 following the signing of their multi-year supply agreement. Fieldin has already deployed dozens of kits […]

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE: BJ), a leading operator of membership warehouse clubs, announced today its partnership with Simbe to roll out the company’s business intelligence solution, Tally, to all club locations across the company’s footprint. Incorporating Simbe’s AI-powered solution into chainwide operations will provide greater visibility into club conditions and deeper business insights, […]