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Mobile manipulators: Flexibility through mobility

Mobile robots are now a key element in various factories, responsible for transporting raw materials, moving items between work stations, and delivering finished goods to storage or dispatch areas. These adaptable platforms can carry tools, components, and entire assemblies.

Walker S2 - The World's First Humanoid Robot Capable of Autonomous Battery Swapping

Imagine a humanoid robot that walks as you do... and never stops working. The World's First Humanoid Robot Capable of Autonomous Battery Swapping. Meet UBTECH New Generation of Industrial Humanoid Robot Walker S2.

The Future of Work: How Humanoid Robots Will Revolutionize Industries

Advanced humanoid robots are not destined to replace human workers entirely. Instead, they are poised to revolutionize industries by complementing human skills and addressing critical labor shortages in hazardous environments.

Wearable Robotics and Exoskeleton Technology

Through onboard intelligence and cloud connectivity, Exia delivers personalized support, injury prevention, and ergonomic optimization – essentially becoming a smart, adaptive partner for physical work.

The Human + Robot Workforce: How Collaborative Robotics Are Solving the Labor Crisis

Collaborative robotics like person-to-goods or 'pick assist' AMRs are intelligently designed to work with people, not replace them. Adoption of AMRs for automated order fulfillment is turning this challenge into a competitive advantage.

Inspection of critical infrastructure using intelligent drones

A research group at the University of Klagenfurt has designed a real-time capable drone based on object-relative navigation using artificial intelligence. Also on board: a USB3 Vision industrial camera from the uEye LE family from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH.

Upgrade Your Mezzanine Flooring While Avoiding Timely and Costly Replacement

Mezzanine floors are important in many facilities. They provide extra space for storage or work without taking up more ground space. However, they often face heavy use from equipment and people. Over time, this can cause the floor to wear down.

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Bedrock Robotics Emerges from Stealth with $80M in Funding for Autonomous Construction Technology

Ex-Waymo leaders deploy heavy machinery equipped with autonomous technology to address America's building crisis as demand for new infrastructure surges

RealSense Completes Spinout from Intel, Raises $50 Million to Accelerate AI-Powered Vision for Robotics and Biometrics

The new capital will fuel RealSense’s expansion into adjacent and emerging markets and scale its manufacturing, sales and go-to-market (GTM) global presence to meet increased demand for humanoid and autonomous mobile robotics (AMRs).

Filics secures €13.5M in financing to expand and roll out its robotics platform

The ā€œFilics Unitā€ is the first product and consists of two omnidirectional robots that have been specially developed for handling Euro pallets. The system moves autonomously through the warehouse, traveling under pallets and transporting them.

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igus Introduces Iggy Rob: An Affordable Humanoid Robot for Industrial and Service Applications

The motion plastics specialist igus has unveiled its first humanoid robot, Iggy Rob, designed to support industrial production, service environments, and transport tasks. The robot, offered at a market-disruptive price of approximately $54,500, presents a cost-effective entry point into humanoid robotics for companies seeking automation solutions.

Pudu Robotics Launches PUDU T600 Series to Redefine Heavy-Payload Industrial Delivery

Pudu Robotics, a global leader in service robotics, today announced the launch of the PUDU T600 Series, a next-generation lineup of industrial delivery robots purpose-built for high-payload, autonomous goods handling in complex industrial environments.

Future in Motion: Ati Motors Product Day 2025 Marks a New Era in Industrial Automation

Ati Motors hosted Product Day 2025 to unveil the SHERPA 10K and SHERPA MECHA, two next-generation autonomous robots designed to advance industrial automation. The event marked a milestone as the SHERPA AMR fleet approaches 1 million autonomous missions annually. Ati continues to lead in intelligent, high-performance robotics for global industries.

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Meet Me uniquely brings talent and technology together: providing end-to-end process efficiency and enabling accurate and continuous fulfillment workflows. Proprietary Pyxis technology uniquely orchestrates picker and Lumabot AMR workflows independently, delivering fast, accurate, and efficient fulfillment from induction to pack out. Learn more about Meet Me Automation: Download Overview Brochure

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Harmonic Drive LLC

Harmonic Drive LLC (HDLLC) designs and manufactures precision servo actuators, gearheads and gear components. Harmonic Drive® gears play critical roles in robotics, medical diagnostics and surgical robotics. We work with industry-leading customers and companies of all sizes to provide both standard product and custom-engineered solutions. The majority of the products sold by HDLLC are proudly made at our US headquarters and manufacturing facility in Massachusetts.