Robotics

Deformation control volumes are set for the front sensor, front-side sensor, roof sensor, and rear-side sensor, which affect the aerodynamic drag coefficient. The sensor shapes can be modified by adjusting the control points. Credit: Yiping Wang Thanks to the rapid progress of information technology and artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicle technology has been taking off. In…

The Simbe Spot camera is designed to be located in a fixed location over a section of the store. | Credit: Simbe Robotics Simbe Robotics Inc., maker of the Tally mobile robot for retail inventory, has launched the Tally Spot camera to expand the visibility of real-time inventory management. According to Simbe co-founder and CEO…

Deere & Co. today announced four new products at CES 2025. The biggest announcement is the addition of full autonomy to the 9 Series tractors, the largest and most powerful tractors in the John Deere portfolio. The Moline, Ill.-based company also released a fully autonomous sprayer for orchards, announced pilot testing of an autonomous articulating…

Robotics investments topped $7.4 billion for the month of October 2024, the result of 77 funding rounds. The investment total was led by Waymo’s $5.6 billion raise, which is the largest single round of the year through November. October’s total was the largest through the first 10 months of the year. The previous monthly high…

The third-generation Serve Robot is designed to be more rugged, safer, and capacious. Source: Serve Robotics Serve Robotics Inc. today said it secured $86 million in December, bringing its total gross proceeds raised in 2024 to $167 million. The Redwood City, Calif.-based autonomous delivery company said it now has enough financial runway through the end…

RobotLAB Inc., which offers robots as a service, or RaaS, is now selling and servicing drones from Vision Aerial. The Bozeman, Mont.-based drone manufacturer is the first of its kind to join RobotLAB’s portfolio, which currently includes mobile robots for restaurants, hospitality, floor scrubbing, and sidewalk delivery. Southlake, Texas-based RobotLAB has local franchises, with more…

A series of humanoid robot announcements at the end of the month dominated our top 10 stories in December 2024. In addition, large funding rounds and forward-looking forecasts grabbed our readers’ attention.  Here are the 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report in the past month. Subscribe to The Robot Report Newsletter and listen to The Robot Report Podcast to stay…

Focal One focuses high-intensity ultrasound waves on affected areas, destroying cancer cells in the gland without damaging the healthy surrounding tissue. | Source: EDAP Earlier this year, EDAP TMS SA announced the full results of a HIFI study evaluating the high-intensity focused ultrasound, or HIFU, treatment of localized prostate cancer. The study compared the French…

 Humanoid robots are getting more agile and potentially more useful. LimX Dynamics Inc. today released a video (see above). It shows a full-sized humanoid lying down, doing parallel squats, rotating at the waist, and lifting itself into a standing position by rotating its legs in a way that human hips cannot. “With ongoing advancements…

Navigantis is developing a surgical robot for a wide range of neurovascular indications, including acute ischemic stroke. | Source: Navigantis Navigantis Inc. last week announced the first successful clinical procedures performed with its Vasco surgical robot for patients suffering from neurovascular disorders. The interventional cases involved patients undergoing diagnostic cerebral angiogram, brain tumor embolization, and…