From funding rounds worth tens of millions of dollars to more mobile robots being rolled out in unique use cases, there was no shortage of mobile robotic news to cover in April.
Here are the 10 most popular robotics stories on The Mobile Robot Guide in April 2023. Subscribe to The Mobile Robot Guide Newsletter to stay updated and have the news delivered straight to your inbox.
10. Robust.AI brings in $20M to scale robot deliveries
Robust.AI brought in $20 million in Series A-1 funding, according to reporting from Tech Crunch. Robust offers an autonomous warehouse cart that pairs with its autonomous mobile robot (AMR) software suite. Prime Movers Lab led the funding round, which also included participation from Future Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, JAZZ Ventures and Playground Global. Read More
9. ULC launches AUSMOS robotic system for underground utility damage prevention
ULC Technologies LLC, a provider of robotics development and robotics-as-a-service for the energy, utility and industrial industry, announced their latest underground location and detection technology in collaboration with UK gas distribution network SGN and Transport for London (TfL) – the Automated Utility Service Mark Out System (AUSMOS). Read More
8. Geek+ deploys 27 robots at a CEVA facility in Beligum
CEVA deployed 27 Geek+ P-series picking robots and five workstations at its Grobbendonk warehouse. Geek+’s P-series is made up of its P40 autonomous mobile robot (AMR), which can lift items up to 700 mm, and its P500, P800 and P1200 robots, which slide underneath shelves to pick them up and move them across warehouses. Read More
7. Cartken, Uber Eats begin deliveries in Virginia
Cartken and Uber Eats have expanded their sidewalk delivery service to Fairfax, Virginia. The latest deployment builds on Carkten’s successful pilot of autonomous deliveries in Miami, Florida. Cartken and Uber are offering deliveries from select merchants in the Mosaic District, a shopping and dining district owned and operated by EDENS that is home to more than 40 restaurants. Read More
6. Bear Robotics and M2MTech work together to improve robot-to-elevator integration
Bear Robotics, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of indoor service robots, is continuing its advancements in the robotics and artificial intelligence space. The company just announced a strategic investment to fund its Korea-based partner, M2MTech, which specializes in IoT convergence for smart remote and predictive systems with elevators. Read More
5. Carbon Robotics raises $30 million in series C funding to scale LaserWeeder platform
Carbon Robotics closed $30 million in Series C financing from new lead investor Sozo Ventures along with existing investors Anthos Capital, Fuse Venture Capital, Ignition Partners, Liquid2 and Voyager Capital. The funding will be used to expand sales regions in North America, optimize and scale manufacturing, develop new software and hardware products, and launch into international markets. Read More
4. Keenon Robotics partners with Wyndham Hotel Group
Keenon Robotics announced that it has entered into strategic cooperation with Wyndham Hotel Group. The Group made Keenon Robotics its designated supplier of commercial service robots in the Asia-Pacific region. Keenon also has partnerships with other big hotel chains, like Dongcheng Hotels and Jinjiang Hotels. Read More
3. Comau developing mobile manipulator
Comau has been developing a mobile manipulator that is being applied within three different EU projects. The company’s Mobile Robotic Arm involves a robotic arm mounted on an autonomous mobile platform. The system is integrated with Comau’s Racer-5 collaborative robot (cobot), a six-axis articulated robotic arm that can work at speeds of up to 6 m/s when human operators aren’t present. Read More
2. ABB transforms AMR performance with the launch of Visual SLAM technology
ABB Robotics is adding Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (VSLAM) technology to its Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs). This enables ABB AMRs to make intelligent path-planning and obstacle-avoidance decisions based on their surroundings. Read More
1. Maturi Jagadish discusses product development at Brain Corp
Maturi Jagadish (Jag) is the Director of Product Management for Brain Corp. We sat down recently for a conversation about the current state of product development at Brain Corp, and a look at the future roadmap. Read More
