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DoorDash and Coco Robotics partner to launch new sidewalk delivery robot

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DoorDash, a local commerce platform, and Coco Robotics, a food delivery robotics company, have expanded their partnership to offer sidewalk robot delivery for DoorDash customers in select US markets.

This builds on an existing pilot program with Wolt – DoorDash’s international arm – where Coco robots have been making deliveries in Helsinki since earlier this year.

The US rollout is now live in Los Angeles and Chicago, where eligible customers can see the availability of Coco’s fleet of emissions-free sidewalk robots and may have one assigned to their order from nearly 600 participating merchants through the DoorDash app. [Read more…] about DoorDash and Coco Robotics partner to launch new sidewalk delivery robot

Dyna Robotics raises $23.5 million to commercialize embodied AI with ‘low-cost robots’

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Dyna Robotics has closed a $23.5 million seed round, co-led by CRV and First Round Capital. The startup says to was to “bring embodied AI into the real world with cost-effective, easy to deploy robots for businesses of all sizes”.

Dyna’s robots master one task at a time, starting with tasks like folding and food preparation that can be done using an affordable pair of stationary robotic arms.

This allows embodied AI models to learn and improve in production environments as the company works toward the ultimate goal of achieving general-purpose embodied AI. [Read more…] about Dyna Robotics raises $23.5 million to commercialize embodied AI with ‘low-cost robots’

Stäubli to unveil ‘world’s first’ mobile pharma robot

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Stäubli Robotics says it is about to unveil what it claims is “the world’s first mobile pharma robot”.

Sterimove, from Stäubli Robotics, is said to be the world’s first cleanroom mobile robot, and will make its North American debut at Interphex 2025 in New York City.

The annual event, coming to the Javits Center April 1-3, attracts industry leaders and professionals from the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sectors worldwide. [Read more…] about Stäubli to unveil ‘world’s first’ mobile pharma robot

How to Automate Your Food Business

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Just like all sorts of other types of enterprise, the food business is going through a heavy period of automation. Unless you are willing and ready to keep up with the crowd, it is more than likely that you are going to get left behind.

It is not enough to simply automate in any and every area without much of a clear strategy in place. Instead, you need to have a targeted approach that you are using, taking on board new types of tech whenever it becomes available and useful. Let’s look at a few of the most common ways that you have available to automate your food business. [Read more…] about How to Automate Your Food Business

Starship Technologies and Topanga partner to offer reusable packaging with campus food orders

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Starship Technologies, a builder and provider of autonomous delivery robots, and Topanga.io, a reusable packaging management platform, are partnering to offer reusable packaging for food orders at US campuses.

George Mason University will be the first Starship campus to introduce the ReusePass integration and the first university to offer a fully integrated reusables experience for kiosks.

There are plans to expand the service to additional Starship campuses. Initially available for mobile pickup and kiosk orders, it will be available for robot deliveries after the launch. [Read more…] about Starship Technologies and Topanga partner to offer reusable packaging with campus food orders

How Robotics is Revolutionizing Agriculture

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Farmers across the world are currently faced with some significant challenges, including labor shortages, an increased demand for food, and the need for sustainable solutions.

To address these numerous challenges, farmers are turning to advanced technologies to make their farms more efficient.

As a result, agriculture is undergoing a profound transformation as robotics and automation reshape traditional farming. These technologies are not only optimizing resource usage but also making a smaller impact on the environment. [Read more…] about How Robotics is Revolutionizing Agriculture

MassRobotics partners with Chewy to launch $30,000 prize competition

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MassRobotics, in collaboration with Chewy, a pet food and care products retailer, has launched the CHAMP (Chewy Autonomous Mobile Picking) Challenge.

This innovation challenge invites robotics developers and innovators to tackle a pressing issue in warehouse automation: designing a system that efficiently grasps, lifts, and places heavy, awkwardly shaped items in confined warehouse spaces.

The CHAMP Challenge focuses specifically on the challenges of grasping and picking large, bulky items, such as bags, boxes, and pails of dog food and cat litter. [Read more…] about MassRobotics partners with Chewy to launch $30,000 prize competition

US FDA grants authorization for Distalmotion surgical robot

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Distalmotion has been granted De Novo approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Dexter Surgical Robot for adult inguinal hernia repair.

This significant milestone marks another step forward in Distalmotion’s mission to empower robotic surgery excellence by expanding access and improving care with robotic assisted surgery in the hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgery centers (ASC’s) where over 90 percent of inguinal hernia repairs are currently performed in the United States.

With more than 1,300 patients successfully treated in Europe, Distalmotion’s extensive experience has paved the way for bringing this innovation to the US market. [Read more…] about US FDA grants authorization for Distalmotion surgical robot

Starship Technologies’ autonomous robots deliver from three University of Minnesota eateries

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities community members will see food delivery robots — powered by Starship Technologies — rolling around campus.

They are part of the first University-run food delivery service on the Twin Cities campus and are the first technology of this kind approved in Minneapolis.

Via the Starship app, students, faculty, staff and visitors can order delivery to almost anywhere on the East Bank from Panda Express, Starbucks and Erbert & Gerbert’s in Coffman Memorial Union. [Read more…] about Starship Technologies’ autonomous robots deliver from three University of Minnesota eateries

Flytrex achieves 100,000 drone deliveries

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Flytrex, an airborne food delivery service, says it has made 100,000 drone delivery across its locations in North Carolina and Texas, making it “the largest operation of its kind in the United States”.

As the only company to achieve 100,000 commercial food deliveries by drone, Flytrex has seen 70 percent of the households in their delivery areas use the service.

By putting the most beloved food brands in America in customers’ hands, Flytrex is specifically tailored for on-demand deliveries in the underserved suburban market where the majority of Americans live. [Read more…] about Flytrex achieves 100,000 drone deliveries