Top 10 robotic tales of January 2023

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The robotics trade kicked off 2023 with a bang. From Boston Dynamics’ thrilling movies showcasing the most recent talents of its robots, to the biggest client electronics occasion on this planet, CES, going down in Las Vegas, there was no scarcity of issues to cowl this month. 

Here are the highest 10 hottest tales on The Robot Report in January 2023. Subscribe to The Robot Report Newsletter or take heed to The Robot Report Podcast to remain up to date on the robotics tales it’s good to find out about.

10. Built Robotics acquires Roin Technologies to speed up building robotics roadmap

San Francisco-based Built Robotics has acquired Roin Technologies. Roin is a three-year-old engineering firm that has designed and constructed a number of robotic concrete ending options, together with a shotcrete robotic and a concrete trowling robotic. Built Robotics CEO and co-founder Noah Ready-Campbell mentioned the acquisition is primarily an acqui-hire that may allow Built to speed up its present roadmap of automated building gear. Read More

9. United Robotics Group acquires cell robotic developer Robotnik

United Robotics Group (URG) has acquired a majority stake in Robotnik Automation, a Valencia, Spain-based supplier of applied sciences in cell service robotics. Financial particulars of the acquisition weren’t disclosed. Robotnik has a 20-year monitor report in creating cell robots and cell manipulators. The firm has a presence in markets resembling Korea, Japan, China, Singapore, the USA, France, Germany and Italy. Read More

8. Orbbec, Microsoft launch 3D imaginative and prescient digicam

3D digicam producer Orbbec launched its newest product, the Femto Mega, at CES 2023. Femto Mega was in-built partnership with Microsoft. The depth digicam makes use of Microsoft’s time-of-flight (ToF) know-how for exact scene understanding over a large 120 levels discipline of view and a broad vary from 0.25m to 5.5m. Read More

7. 8 notable robotics acquisitions in 2022

This 12 months, we lined practically 50 mergers and acquisitions value billions of {dollars}. The SPAC craze of 2021 seemingly got here to a crashing halt, however there was nonetheless loads of M&A exercise. This article particulars the ten robotics acquisitions, in chronological order, that stood out to us in 2022 and two notable mergers. Take a glance again on the notable acquisitions of 2021. Read More

6. What is a Robotic Service Provider?

As the variety of functions and the marketplace for robotic options grows, robotic service suppliers (RSP) are rising as an possibility for working business robots. So what’s a robotic service supplier? The reply begins by understanding the distinction between the standard capital gear promoting cycle and the idea of a subscription service promoting mannequin. Read More

5. Robots at CES 2023

CES 2023, the biggest client electronics present on this planet, is going on this week in Las Vegas. Thousands of trade people from all over the world are attending the occasion to see the most recent know-how. The present options greater than 60 robotics know-how distributors, with every little thing from robotic toys to autonomous autos. Read More

4. 2023 robotics predictions from trade consultants

We already recapped probably the most memorable and hottest tales of 2022, in addition to the foremost acquisitions. You can discover all of The Robot Report‘s 2022 Year in Review coverage here. With 2023 just underway, we asked some of the robotics industry’s main minds to look to the longer term. Here’s what they’ll be keeping track of in 2023. This article can be up to date if further consultants weigh in. Read More

3. Watch Boston Dynamics’ Stretch unload a DHL trailer

Boston Dynamics is formally placing its Stretch robotic into the hand of its clients. Its first business utility is with DHL Supply Chain. DHL Supply Chain was Boston Dynamics’ first Stretch buyer again in January 2022, when the corporate introduced a $15 million cope with Boston Dynamics, and now a 12 months later, we take a look at these robots being put to work in DHL warehouses. Read More

2. Editor’s Picks: greatest robots of CES 2023

The client electronics present (CES) is the biggest occasion for client product launches on this planet. I had the chance to attend CES for the primary time this 12 months, and it was an amazing expertise. With over 3,200 distributors, there’s a lot to see that it might be inconceivable for one particular person to see and expertise every little thing. That’s the place pre-event analysis is essential to distill the seller checklist all the way down to a manageable measurement. I wished to see over 60 robot-related merchandise at CES 2023, and I solely had two days to take action. Read More

1. Watch Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid work at a ‘construction site’

Boston Dynamics by no means disappoints when it releases a video exhibiting new capabilities for its robots. And it simply launched a video, “Atlas Gets a Grip,” by which the humanoid performs a slew of latest strikes at a simulated building website. A “construction worker” atop a scaffold conveniently forgot some instruments down on the bottom. Instead of hopping all the way down to get the instruments himself, Atlas brings the instruments to him. And that is the place the magic occurs. Read More