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Researchers have covered robotic fingers with a new artificial skin that allows the hand to grasp fragile pencil lead and pull away from a needle before it punctures the covering. Both actions depend on more than sensitive sensors. The robot must also receive and interpret their…
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“Your touch lights me up” sounds like quite the romantic figurative statement, doesn’t it? Well, not anymore. Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an ultrathin, flexible electronic skin that lights up when touched, revealing exactly where pres…
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Intel says that it and SAP are 'closing the loop' between enterprise workflows and autonomous robots by linking business IT and robots.
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Comau is boosting the development of AI-enabled robotics and automation solutions for industrial applications with Nvidia technologies. By combining Comau’s deep experience in robotics with Nvidia physical AI simulation libraries and accelerated computing, the companies are pavi…
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German supermarket group Edeka is expanding the automated logistics solution at its meat-processing facility with two Pick-it-Easy robots from Knapp. The AI-powered robots improve the efficiency, flexibility and resilience of the retailer’s supply chain, laying the foundation fo…
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Omron has agreed to acquire US industrial computer manufacturer OnLogic and its parent company Interlogic for $675 million, as the Japanese automation group expands its capabilities in edge computing and physical AI. The all-cash transaction will make Interlogic a wholly owned s…
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Qualcomm Technologies has agreed to acquire robotics software company PickNik, the longtime steward of MoveIt, one of the most widely used open-source frameworks for robot manipulation. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Qualcomm’s robotics software capabilities and make…
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Charl-Pol, a heavy equipment manufacturer in Canada, and Storvik, a Norwegian mechanical and technology company, have announced the creation of Alumotion, a joint venture specializing in the development of automation and robotics solutions for Canadian aluminum smelters. By comb…
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Bedrock Robotics has secured $600 million to scale autonomous heavy equipment and combat construction labor shortages.
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OMRON will add industrial computing from OnLogic to its industrial automation expertise to serve data- and AI-intensive applications.
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