Some of the biggest mobile robotics stories this month included news from companies like Locus Robotics, FireFly Automatix, Apptronik, and more.
Here are the 10 most popular robotics stories on The Mobile Robot Guide in July 2023. Subscribe to The Mobile Robot Guide Newsletter to stay updated and have the news delivered straight to your inbox.
10. Locus Robotics passes 2 billion units picked milestone
Locus Robotics announced that its AMRs have now picked more than two billion units, reinforcing the company’s position as a leading robotics provider for the warehouse and logistics industry. This new milestone comes just 11 months after reaching the industry-first landmark of 1 billion picks in 2022. Read More
9. Serve Robotics brings in $30M, lands reverse merger
Serve Robotics, a leading autonomous sidewalk delivery company, raised an aggregate of $30 million in financing, bringing the company’s total funds raised to over $56 million. Concurrent with the raise of new capital and conversion of existing convertible notes, Serve also completed a reverse merger with Patricia Acquisition Corp., a public Delaware corporation. Read More
8. KEENON unveils DINERBOT T10 and KLEENBOT C30 at Beijing WRC 2023
KEENON Robotics recently showcased its latest innovations at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, unveiling the next-generation multifunctional delivery robot, DINERBOT T10, and the cutting-edge cleaning service robot, KLEENBOT C30, in China. It also provided an opportunity to share KEENON’s journey, and industry insights and present the remarkable advancements, culminating in a captivating robot show. Read More
7. Jungheinrich acquires AMR provider Magazino
Jungheinrich, a Hamburg-based intralogistics company, acquired all shares of the robotics company Magazino from the founder and previous co-shareholders. These shareholders include Cellcom, Fiege Logistik, and Körber. Read More
6. ResGreen assembles BigBuddy AGVs for leading automotive supplier
ResGreen Group International, a next-gen mobile robot and software solutions company, is assembling 10 bidirectional BigBuddy AGVs for delivery next month to a Tier One automotive supplier. The new system, which includes the open-architecture BotWay software, will be used for the line-side delivery of materials and the movement of finished products to a staging area. Read More
5. Burro releases new software features in update v4
Burro Robotics is an early pioneer in the development of smaller form factor, outdoor AMRs. The company name is derived from the concept of a mechanical beast of burden to help move smaller loads around a farm. Read More
4. Apptronik unveils Apollo humanoid robot
Apptronik launched its Apollo humanoid robot. The company joins a growing list of robotics companies in the race to commercialize a humanoid. Until now, the company has had a low profile, working primarily on research and development projects with exoskeletons and bipedal locomotion for the U.S. government and the Department of Defense (DoD). Read More
3. VIAM and SCUTTLE Robotics partner on new AMR platform
VIAM unveiled a collaboration with SCUTTLE Robotics LLC, an innovative open-source robotics platform founded by roboticist David Malawey. The SCUTTLE project was developed alongside the teaching curriculum for the first course in the Multidisciplinary Engineering degree program, which opened up in 2018 at Texas A&M. Read More
2. McCoy’s deploys Badger robots to improve on-shelf availability
Badger Technologies is rolling out in-store robots at McCoy’s Building Supply to elevate operational efficiencies and bolster customer-service excellence following a successful robotics pilot. As a result, Badger Technologies multipurpose, autonomous robots empower McCoy’s stores to detect out-of-stock (OOS) and incorrectly priced products with more than 95% accuracy. Read More
1. FireFly Automatix launches autonomous 100-inch mower: M100-AV
FireFly Automatix, Inc. debuted its M100-AV mower. This commercial reel mower cuts a 100-inch width, adding to FireFly’s line of autonomous mowers. The M100-AV is FireFly’s first all-electric vehicle (EV), promising energy savings and environmental benefits. Read More
