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Restaurant operator Cali Group has announced that it is expanding its use of certain technologies in an effort to minimize employee and customer exposure to COVID-19. These technologies include kitchen automation from Miso Robotics Inc., entry-screening systems, and...

For many in the robotics ecosystem, the COVID-19 pandemic is the best of times and the worst of times. On one hand, the robotics industry is seeing huge interest as the world comes to appreciate the power and potential of robotics in overcoming current and emerging...

Robotics researchers at ETH Zurich designed this tactile sensor prototype. | Credit: ETH Zurich Robotics researchers at ETH Zurich have now developed a tactile sensor that could come in handy in just such an instance – and marks what they see as a significant step...

Giving and taking objects to and from humans are fundamental capabilities for collaborative robots in a variety of applications. NVIDIA researchers are hoping to improve these human-to-robot handovers by thinking about them as a hand grasp classification problem. In a...

The COVID-19 pandemic has renewed and expanded interest in non-surgical healthcare robots worldwide. A growing number of hospitals and healthcare providers is realizing that robots can offer significant improvements in the delivery of care, laboratory efficiency, and...

Diligent Robotics plans to use its funding to scale its Moxi mobile manipulation system to a wider customer base and to expand its hardware and software product development. The post Diligent Robotics raises Series A funding to scale Moxi hospital robot appeared first...

RE2 Robotics, a Carnegie Mellon spinoff and developer of robotic mobile manipulator arms, is making face shields for healthcare workers on the front line against the COVID-19 fight. RE2 is working with PPE Connect PGH and its coalition of local universities and...

Designing for ease of use has long been a mantra of the robotics industry. It is key to getting new industries and companies to adopt automation. And due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ease of use is perhaps more important than ever for robotics companies. The post...

The Intelligent Surgical Unit uses artificial intelligence to enable the system’s camera to automatically move for a surgeon during a procedure. It can respond to commands and recognize certain objects and locations in the surgical field. Research Triangle Park,...

A perfect storm of disruptions to supply, demand and workplace practices has turned the world of manufacturing and supply chains upside down. Social distancing and isolation are the order of the day, and manual tasks normally undertaken by humans are suddenly out of...

The global COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented public health, economic, and logistical challenges for the world. As billions of people shelter in place in hope of vanquishing the novel coronavirus, they’re turning to technology to adapt to the new normal –...

Numerous robotics innovators and vendors claim to be joining the fight against COVID-19. Sometimes, the robots involved take a less-obvious path. For example, Santa Clara, Calif.-based Celltrio Inc. is supplying robotic freezers that automatically store and retrieve...