If you have an interest in robot safety of industrial robots, you don’t have to search far to find videos of industrial robots flawlessly stopping upon collision with various obstacles – this could be anything from people to water bottles or balloons. The common message is along the lines of “see how safe our robot […]

Researchers at Meta AI and Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) have been working with Boston Dynamics‘ Spot quadruped to push the robot to new heights. Their research resulted in two significant breakthroughs toward creating general-purposed embodied AI agents that are capable of performing challenging sensorimotor skills.  The post Inside Meta’s research with Boston Dynamics’ Spot appeared […]

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a robot that can swim under the sand and dig itself out. The robot has two front limbs that mimic the oversized flippers of turtle hatchlings.  The post This turtle-inspired robot can dig through sand appeared first on The Robot Report.

A research group at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute has developed a suite of robotic systems and planners that enable robots to explore unknown and treacherous and unknown environments more quickly and create more accurate and detailed maps. The Autonomous Exploration Research Team’s systems allow robots to explore completely autonomously, finding their way and creating […]

The Ukrainian Efarm.Pro company developed an unmanned solution for demining farm fields ahead of the upcoming planting season. Efarm.Pro is a manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, precision farming systems and has been integrating the latest technologies in the agricultural sector since 2014. The company designs and manufactures auto-steering solutions for tractors in the agtech […]

ASTM International’s F45 Committee on Robotics, Automation and Autonomous Systems recently approved the creation of a new subcommittee for legged robots.  The post ASTM announces legged robotics subcommittee appeared first on The Robot Report.

Boston Dynamics has deployed more than 1,000 Spot quadrupeds in 35-plus countries. The company claims it has more quadruped robots deployed in industrial applications than any other vendor. The company has received more media attention for Spot than just about any other robot in recent years, and Spot continues to be a hit with the […]

The newly unveiled Sanctuary AI Pheonix humanoid robot is the sixth generation of solutions from Sanctuary AI. The company was formed in 2018 with the mission to develop a general-purpose humanoid robot, in a form factor similar to an average-sized human. The company started with the development of the hand and iterated the platform to […]

Industrial robot sales in India have reached a new record with 4,945 units installed in 2021, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). This is a 54% increase compared to 2020 when 3,215 units were installed.  The post India’s robot installations hit an all-time high appeared first on The Robot Report.

Avidbots announced the launch of the Neo 2W, a cleaning robot designed specifically for warehouses and manufacturing environments to improve cleaning quality, efficiency and productivity.  The post Avidbots releases floor-scrubbing robot for industrial spaces appeared first on The Robot Report.