Day: September 29, 2023
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Navigating software launches: The power of MVP development
There are many aspects that stay unknown and hidden when you are just starting a new software project. You can’t know whether the final product will be embraced by users and function as intended. This is where MVPs can make the whole difference. They’re like a test for your ideas, helping you gather user feedback…
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Fernride raises $50 million in Series A funding to scale autonomous yard trucking
Germany-based autonomous trucking innovator Fernride has closed a further $19 million in its Series A funding, pushing the total round amount to $50 million. This comes as the company strengthens its focus on advancing the transition towards automated and sustainable logistics by creating the world’s leading human-machine collaboration technology. The funding increase will further cement…
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Sphere Entertainment unveils humanoid ‘spokesbot and storyteller’ as guide at new venue
Aura the Robot, claimed by its makers to be “the world’s most advanced humanoid robot”, will permanently reside in the grand atrium of Sphere in Las Vegas. The announcement was made by the feminoid Aura herself. Serving as the venue’s spokesbot Aura will interact with guests at the next-generation venue, and serve as an integral…
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Toyota Research Institute unveils ‘breakthrough’ in teaching robots new behaviors
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) says it has achieved a “breakthrough generative AI approach” based on Diffusion Policy to quickly and confidently teach robots new, dexterous skills. This advancement significantly improves robot utility and is a step towards building “Large Behavior Models (LBMs)” for robots, analogous to the Large Language Models (LLMs) that have recently revolutionized…
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Agility Robotics set to open ‘world’s first factory for humanoid robots’
Agility Robotics, creator of the bipedal humanoid robot Digit, says it is planning to open what it calls “RoboFab”, the company’s robot manufacturing facility in Salem, Oregon with the capability to produce more than 10,000 robots per year. Initial construction of Agility’s 70,000 square foot robot factory began last year, and it is set to…
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Badger Technologies and Stop & Shop stores upgrade Marty the robot
Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil and provider of robots for retail automation, has teamed up with Stop & Shop, an Ahold Delhaize USA company, to expand its use of Marty the Robot at more than 300 Stop & Shop stores throughout the Northeast. The robot now conducts product checks to help ensure greater…
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Boxbot raises $12 million in Series A financing round
Boxbot, the vertical automation solution that sorts and stores packages for last-mile carriers, says it has raised $12 million in its Series A funding round, led by Playground Global. Maersk Growth (the venture arm of A.P. Moller), Toyota Ventures, Pear Ventures, and Artiman Ventures also participated in the round, which brings the company’s total funding…
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ABB plans stunning new robotics hub in Sweden as part of $280 million investment in Europe
Industrial power and automation giant ABB is planning to invest $280 million to expand its manufacturing footprint in Europe and build a stunning new state-of-the-art facility in Västerås, Sweden – the ABB Robotics European Campus. The Campus will serve as the hub for ABB Robotics’ offering in Europe, providing customers with AI-enabled collaborative and industrial…
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Vicarious Surgical agrees strategic development plan with Intermountain Health
Vicarious Surgical, a developer of surgical robotics, has signed a strategic development agreement with Intermountain Health, a leading US healthcare system. Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 33 hospitals, 385 clinics, medical groups with some 4,300 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division – Select Health – with more than one…
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Autonomous yard trucks market predicted to grow at more than 50 percent a year
The global market for autonomous yard trucks market is forecast to grow at more than 50 percent a year. This is according to a report by technology intelligence firm ABI Research. The installed base of artificial intelligence-enabled cameras in the yard will reach 11.2 million globally by 2030, and the uptake of autonomous yard trucks…