A looming U.S. surgeon shortage—projected to reach up to 19,900 unfilled positions by 2036, per AAMC data—is set to collide with an aging population and frequently crumbling rural healthcare infrastructure. Rural communities face the sharpest edge of this predicament: 136 rural hospitals closed between 2010 and 2021, leaving 60% of non-metro counties lacking adequate surgical […]

NRF 2025 (National Retail Federation) showcased a variety of technologies for retail operations, including maturing robots and shelf intelligence system. The post Robots show tenacity in retail appeared first on The Robot Report.

The global market value of industrial robot installations has reached an all-time high of $16.5 billion (U.S.), according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. Future demand will be driven by a number of technological innovations, market forces, and new fields of business, it predicted. The post IFR predicts top 5 global robotics trends […]

Two of the hottest technologies — humanoid robots and artificial intelligence — are converging. Boston Dynamics Inc. and the Robotics & AI Institute announced a partnership to advance humanoids through reinforcement learning. The post Robotics & AI Institute, Boston Dynamics to make humanoids more useful with reinforcement learning appeared first on The Robot Report.

The robotics industry started the year with large funding rounds, new product releases, and well-known brands finding new homes. If January is any indication, 2025 will be a nonstop year for the industry.  Here are the 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report in the past month. The post Top 10 robotics developments of January 2025 […]

With 2024 in the rearview mirror, we’re looking back at some of the biggest robotics trends of the year. While the year was full of exciting innovations and new technologies, we also saw the industry weather dips in funding and slower sales. Here are our five biggest trends for 2024: The post 5 biggest robotics […]

The humanoid robot market experienced remarkable growth in 2024, with Goldman Sachs Research projecting that it will reach $38 billion by 2035, up more than sixfold from its previous estimate of $6 billion. The post How 2024 reshaped the humanoid robotics landscape appeared first on The Robot Report.

Factories worldwide are continuing to adopt more robots, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. The new global average robot density reached a record 162 units per 10,000 employees in 2023 — more than double the 74 unit average measured only seven years ago. The post In just seven years, the global robot […]

In a world where convenience and promptness are crucial, customers expect quicker deliveries. Consequently, businesses have been compelled to reconsider their plans to find more economical and effective methods, including drone logistics.  The post Beyond ground transportation: The rise of drone logistics appeared first on The Robot Report.

MassRobotics recently hosted the “Robotics in Age & Assistive Tech” event in collaboration with The Grid and Harvard’s Move Lab. Held at the Harvard Science & Engineering Complex, the event brought together a diverse group of stakeholders to discuss the challenges and solutions in the rapidly growing field of robotics and assistive technology. The post Robots making a […]