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Luminar founder and CEO Austin Russell after the company went public via SPAC on Dec. 3, 2020. CBS MarketWatch declared 2020 the year of the SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation). A record 219 companies went public through this fundraising vehicle that uses a...

Telesurgery architecture designed for the U.S. Army. Source: Energid Telerobotics — the area of robotics focused on controlling robots from a distance — will play an increasingly important role in society in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Telerobotics lets a...

For many applications, traditional cellular communications, including 5G, are suboptimal for data-intense autonomous vehicles, UAVs, and robotics systems. What is required is new cellular communications solutions that provide seamless connectivity and unlimited range...

TyBot in the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation River Bridge project. Source: Advanced Construction Robotics Inc. According to McKinsey, the construction industry is one of the largest sectors of the global economy. About $10 trillion is spent every year on...

Ava Robotics’ new UV disinfection robot. | Credit: Ava Robotics Ava Robotics, the iRobot spinout known for its telepresence robots, is expanding its product portfolio with the introduction of an ultraviolet (UV) disinfection robot for corporate offices, warehouses,...

This third-generation UVD robot can help COVID-19 disinfection. | Credit: UVD Robots COVID-19 has accelerated demand for robotics in supply chain and healthcare applications. Robotics suppliers switched from citing labor shortages to the need for social distancing as...

Self-driving cars and trucks, as well as sensors, artificial intelligence, and other enabling technologies, rode off with the biggest investments in robotics and automation in 2020. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic affected automotive demand and manufacturing,...

2020 has been a year unlike any other. If the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t enough, several other world-shifting events dominated headlines, including wildfires, an impeachment trial, a racial justice movement, and an unprecedented U.S. election. While most people are...

Roboat II, MIT’s latest autonomous boat, is 2 meters long and capable of carrying passengers. | Credit: MIT The feverish race to produce the shiniest, safest, speediest self-driving car has spilled over into our wheelchairs, scooters, and even golf carts. Recently,...

Concept of the adaptable Wheel-and-Leg Transformable Robot being developed by Texas A&M researchers. | Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Kiju Lee A team of researchers is creating mobile robots for military applications that can determine, with or without human...

After nearly a decade of research and development, soft wearable robots are leaving the laboratory and are being deployed across a range of exciting application areas, according to Conor Walsh, a professor at Harvard University. The members of his multidisciplinary...

The Covid-19 pandemic has broadened the use case for food and grocery delivery services, and enhanced their value proposition. The same can be said for autonomous food and grocery delivery, but significant, business, technological, social and political challenges...