Basil Street
People love pizza. People love convenience. Boom, a pizza vending machine!
Not so long ago that would have sounded like a joke, but kiosk concepts are proliferating amid a wave of investment in touch free food concepts. Basil Street, whi…
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A team led by University of Maryland mechanical engineering Professor Ryan Sochol has created a soft robotic hand agile enough to manipulate a game controller.
A team of engineers at the University of Maryland has built a three-f…
The global surgical robotics market is expanding rapidly and may soon be worth $120B. But is the medical training ecosystem ready for the shift to robot-assisted surgeries?
As more surgeons use robots in the OR, the approach for training on them and u…
Kespry
Industrial drones are nothing new, but the growth curve and pace of adoption is pretty astounding. The adoption of industrial drone programs by industry is expected to increase at a 66.8% compound annual growth rate over the next yea…
Seoul Robotics
A foundational technology in autonomous vehicles, lidar is steadily making its way into a broader range of robots thanks to plummeting prices. Case in point, a company called Seoul Robotics just launched a ready-to-go, plug-a…
A massive effort is currently underway to try and future-proof supply chains from the next major disruption. From the pandemic and ongoing product shortages to the blockage in the Suez Canal and natural disasters, companies are frantically contending …
In line with futurists’ forecasts, robots are increasingly showing up in workplaces around the world due to their ability to operate faster and more efficiently than the humans they replace.
But a collision between three robots at a cutting-edge facili…
Otto Motors
The explosion of sectors like warehouse logistics and fulfillment have brought unheralded attention to the Last Mile, that crucial link where products finally reach customers. And why not? Amazon has built the world’s most efficient busin…
There’s a new role that is becoming an integral part of many warehouses, distribution centers and factories globally: the robot expert. As labor shortages strain the manufacturing and supply chain sectors, business leaders need to realize the value of…
Here’s a head scratcher: You’ve got a space ship and you’ve just left earth’s orbit. There’s a space station around here somewhere, but how do you navigate to it?
Using a surprisingly cumbersome set of tools and onboard sensors, it turns out. In an a…