Top 10 robotic tales of 2022

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In 2022 we noticed large actions within the robotics business, from high-profile lawsuits to large acquisitions to thrilling new robots and deployments, there was no scarcity of stories to cowl this 12 months. 

Here are the highest 10 hottest tales on The Robot Report in 2022. Subscribe to The Robot Report Newsletter or hearken to The Robot Report Podcast to remain up to date on the robotics tales that you must learn about.

10. How Amazon developed precision autonomy for Proteus

Early this 12 months, Amazon unveiled its first-ever autonomous cellular robotic (AMR) Proteus. The firm first entered the cellular robotic area in 2012, when it acquired Kiva Systems for $775 million. Kiva Systems supplied automated guided automobiles (AGVs) which have been at work in Amazon’s warehouses since. Read More 

9. Boston Dynamics suing Ghost Robotics over quadruped design

Boston Dynamics is suing competitor Ghost Robotics for patent infringement. Boston Dynamics claims Ghost Robotics infringed on seven patents associated to its Spot quadruped robotic. According to the grievance (PDF) filed in Delaware federal court docket, Boston Dynamics mentioned Ghost Robotics’ Vision 60 and Spirit 40 quadrupeds each comprise infringing capabilities. Read More

8. Boston Dynamics delivering a fleet of Stretch robots to DHL

Boston Dynamics has landed the primary buyer for its Stretch case-handling robotic. DHL Supply Chain is spending $15 million with Boston Dynamics to additional automate warehouses in North America. Boston Dynamics will ship a fleet of Stretch robots to a number of DHL warehouses all through North America over the following three years. Read More

7. Ghost Robotics responds to Boston Dynamics lawsuit

Ghost Robotics has responded to the patent infringement lawsuit lately filed by Boston Dynamics. Earlier this 12 months, we discovered that Boston Dynamics is suing competitor Ghost Robotics for allegedly infringing on seven patents associated to the previous’s Spot quadruped robotic. Filed in Delaware Federal court docket on November 11, 2022, Boston Dynamics takes subject with each Ghost Robotics’ Vision 60 and Sprint 40 quadrupeds. Read More

6. Intel provides short-range ActualSense D405 depth digicam

Yes, you learn that headline accurately. There is a brand new Intel ActualSense depth digicam in the marketplace. The Intel ActualSense D405 Depth Camera ($259) is a short-range stereo digicam that the corporate mentioned gives sub-millimeter accuracy. The Intel ActualSense D405 Depth Camera is designed for robotics functions that require “close-range depth sensing.” Read More

5. 9 superb images from Mars Perseverance rover

Earlier this 12 months, we celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Perseverance rover touchdown on Mars. It touched down on Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021, and is looking for indicators of previous life on Mars. During its journey, Perseverance can also be taking some unimaginable photographs of Mars. Below are a few of the extra memorable images taken by Perseverance over the previous 12 months. Read More

4. NASA releases first science picture from James Webb Space Telescope

NASA launched the primary science picture from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) throughout a press convention with US President Joe Biden. The picture was of SMACS J0723.3-7327. What you see within the picture is an space of area that features the faintest objects ever noticed within the infrared. This slice of the huge universe covers a patch of sky roughly the dimensions of a grain of sand held at arm’s size by somebody on the bottom. Read More

3. Hyundai launches Boston Dynamics AI Institute

Hyundai Motor Group (Hyundai) introduced the launch of the Boston Dynamics AI Institute. Hyundai and Boston Dynamics are making an preliminary funding of greater than $400 million to make elementary advances in synthetic intelligence (AI), robotics and clever machines. The institute can be led by Marc Raibert, founding father of Boston Dynamics. Read More

2. Watch Disneyland’s Spider-Man robotic crash throughout a stunt

Since it was unveiled as a part of the Avengers Campus on June 4, 2021, Disneyland’s Spider-Man robotic has efficiently carried out its stunts numerous occasions. On June 9, 2022, nevertheless, robotic Peter Parker momentarily misplaced its Spidey-Sense. The Spider-Man robotic failed in mid-air and crashed into the W.E.B. facility that’s a part of the stunt setup. And it was all caught on video. You can watch the incident under. Read More

1. RoboTire installs its first system at Discount Tire

RoboTire introduced that it’s put in and began working its system at a Discount Tire in Fountain Hills, Arizona. The system can exchange 4 tires on a passenger automobile in lower than 25 minutes. At the Discount Tire, the RoboTire System will take away, elevate and set up tire and wheel assemblies. RoboTire hopes that its system will scale back technician accidents that may be attributable to repetitive heavy lifting. Read More