HowToRobot merges with Gain & Co., brings in investment
HowToRobot is combining its marketplace with Gain & Co.’s expert advice. Credit: Adobe Stock HowToRobot.com ApS, a provider of a global automation market platform, and Gain & Co., a robotics...
View ArticleForcen closes funding to develop ‘superhuman’ robotic manipulation
Forcen says its technology will help robotic manipulation advance as vision has. Source: Forcen Forcen last week said it has closed a funding round of CAD $8.35 million ($6.1 million U.S.). The...
View ArticleCarbon Robotics raises funding to destroy weeds on farms
Carbon Robotics Laserweeder is a smart implement that autonomously destroys weeds. | Credit: Carbon Robotics Seattle-based Carbon Robotics has raised new funding for its Laserweeder smart implement...
View ArticleWayve raises $1.05B for autonomous driving technology
Wayve has developed hardware-agnostic foundation models for autonomous driving. | Source: Wayve Wayve yesterday announced it closed a $1.05 billion Series C funding round. The London-based developer of...
View ArticleTerraClear pulls in $15M in funding for rock-clearing robots
TerraClear is expanding partnerships with OEMs to make its technology more accessible. | Credit: TerraClear TerraClear has received a significant boost in its path to commercialization with an...
View ArticleFormer Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt launches new venture
Kyle Vogt, then president and CTO of Cruise, delivered a Robotics Summit & Expo keynote in 2019. Source: WTWH Media Kyle Vogt, the co-founder and former CEO of autonomous vehicle developer Cruise...
View ArticleXTEND extends funding for drone, robot ‘common sense’ with $40M
Robots and drones need “common sense” to navigate dynamic environments, according to XTEND. The company this month said it has raised $40 million in Series B funding to further develop its proprietary...
View ArticleHyundai picks up some Aptiv shares of Motional for $448M
Motional is shifting from deploying robotaxis and to developing and generalizing its driverless technology. | Source: Motional Aptiv PLC and Hyundai Motor Group have completed their ownership...
View ArticleGausium raises $50M for global cleaning robot expansion
Phantas is a small commercial cleaning robot that can pass through narrow aisles and under-table areas. | Source: Gausium Gausium last week announced a strategic investment that brings its cumulative...
View ArticleRealtime Robotics gets Series B funding from Mitsubishi Electric
Realtime is working with Mitsubishi Electric to develop its motion planning software. Source: Realtime Robotics Manufacturing can benefit from increasingly intelligent robots as much as any other...
View ArticleRobotics investments top $466M in April 2024
Figure 1: Global Robotics Investment – Trailing 12 Months. Robotics investments reached at least $466 million in April 2024, the result of 36 funding rounds. The April investments figure lagged recent...
View ArticleThe inside scoop on food manufacturing with Chef Robotics
The Robot Report Podcast · The inside scoop on food manufacturing with Chef Robotics In Episode 152 of The Robot Report Podcast, editors Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman discuss the news of the week. Our...
View ArticleInvestor Dean Drako acquires Cobalt Robotics
The Cobalt mobile robot features autonomous driving technology, allowing it to navigate through various terrains and obstacles with ease, ensuring constant vigilance without human operation. | Credit:...
View ArticleFloatic raises $3.8M for AMRs to tackle e-commerce picking
Floware includes AMRs, fleet management software, real-time performance dashboards and more. | Credit: Floatic Korea-based Floatic, a warehouse robotic solutions provider, raised $3.8 million in a...
View Articlecoboworx raises $12M to make robotics more accessible
coboworx offers robotic solutions for machine tending and palletizing. | Source: coboworx coboworx last week brought in €11.4 million (about $12.2 million) in funding. The company plans to use the...
View ArticleWaabi raises $200M from Uber, NVIDIA, and others on the road to self-driving...
The Waabi Driver includes a generative AI stack as well as sensors and compute hardware. Source: Waabi Autonomous passenger vehicles have hit potholes over the past few years, with accidents leading to...
View ArticleVecna Robotics raises more than $100M, hires COO to expand warehouse automation
Vecna offers warehouses robotic tuggers, lift trucks, and pallet jacks. Source: Vecna Robotics WALTHAM, Mass. — Although investment in robotics dipped in the past year, suppliers with proven products...
View ArticleGrayMatter raises $45M Series B to ease robot programming for manufacturers
GrayMatter automated manually intensive tasks at Lawrence Brothers. Source: GrayMatter Robotics Like businesses in other industries, U.S. manufacturers face widening labor shortfalls and need...
View ArticleRonovo Surgical closes Series B round for Carina modular platform
The Carina surgical robot platform. | Source: Ronovo Surgical Ronovo Surgical this week announced that it has closed a Series B funding round worth $44 million to commercialize its Carina Platform in...
View ArticleFormic brings in $27.4M to expand its global fleet, increase support network
Formic Stack address labor shortages with automated palletizing, while Formic Pack automates placement of prepacked goods into containers. | Source: Formic Technologies Formic Technologies Inc. today...
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